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• Hope Charity Concert

. Sichuan Earthquake Photo Exhibition

Click HERE for more pictures
Time:      Tuesday     05/27/08 10:00am - 4:00pm
               Wednesday 05/28/08 10:00am - 4:00pm

Location: Library Walk

Plan:

        Olympic Photo exhibition is postponed, and there will be a Sichuan Earthquake photo exhibition instead.

         It's more important to raise the whole UCSD community's awareness than simply collect donation.  Once they know more about the Sichuan Earthquake, they will reach more hands to offer their help.

        Topics include:

            (1) General Description of the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake

            (2) Destruction

            (3) Government Quick Response

            (4) Rescue Actions

            (5) Panda Rescue

            (6) Hand Stories

            (7) Heros

            (8) Survivors, Miracle of Live

            (9) Hope

. Fundraising in Zion Supermarket

Time:      Saturday  (05/23/08)   

                09:00am-6:00pm

Location: Zion Supermarket

4611 Mercury St
San Diego, CA 92111
(858) 268-3300

Update1: [Saturday 05/24/08]

          We received $968 in total today.

Plan:

         We contacted  Zion Supermarket and got the permission to hold fundraising inside the store during this weekends.

        One rule: We can't park in supermarket since they don't have enough parking lot. Street parking is always available. If a vehicle, which belongs to our group, is found in either parking lot, we will be asked to stop the fundraising and leave the premises immediately.

        At least 10-15 volunteers are needed. Time shift will be applied. Each volunteer takes a 3 to 5 hours' shift. Since this time we can stay inside a building, sunlight will not be a problem. folded tables and chairs will be supplied by market.

        Zion is a popular supermarket among Chinese and other Asian group, we believe this fundraising will be more than successful.

. Urgent Need for Tents  and Medicine

Update3:  [Saturday 05/24/08]

        The first 34 tents have been sent to East West CFS inc, and will be sent back to China on coming Tuesday or Wednesday by China Link Express Inc.

        http://losangeles.china-consulate.org/chn/news/topnews/t438859.htm

        Receipt will be available once those tents are checked by China Link.

Update2: [Friday 05/23/08]

        响应大使馆的号召。国内急需一些可以净化饮用水的消毒药品。希望有人或者公司团体可以捐出一些。

Update1: [Thursday 05/22/08]

        We will send the first 27 tents to LA consulate this Saturday, if you have some more, please contact us as soon as possible.

Another 7 tents were sent to us. Thanks to Mr Fu, Mrs Zhao and Mr Xie.

Urgent Call:

        L.A. consulate is calling for supplies donation, especially tents and medicine.

        China Link Express Inc can ship all tents for free. Due to some policies, only brandy new tent be can exported to china. All we can do are
1) find some good tent sources with reasonable quality.
2) find some nice people or group who can help donating some new tents.
Sometimes, donate something in urgent need is more important than donating money.
 
If you have any information, please contact sheusheu@gmail.com, junewine@gmail.com or fg4889@gmail.com

. Announcement and fundraising  in Icenter

Time:      Friday     05/23/08  Lunch Time

Location: International Center Cafe

Update2: [Friday 05/23/08]

          During the lunch, we received $257.00 in total. The amount of donation is not big, but we raised more awareness, that is more important.

        Volunteer Jingqiao Gao gave a very touching announcement. check the full announcement HERE.

Update1: [Wednesday 05/21/08]

        Unfortunately, none of the proceeds from international center's Friday Cafe can be donated to the earthquake relief. We are told that the proceeds actually can not cover the cost, so actually there is no profit. Fortunately we are allowed to give an announcement and collect the donation during the lunch.

        No volunteer is needed now. Thanks for sending us your email and offering your help.

Plan:

         International Center Cafe supplies lunch every Friday. We can have a person to announce the fundraising efforts at the event, and get more awareness.  We can also set up some donation box and flyers there as well.

. Fundraising on Library Walk

Time:      Monday  05/19/08 11:00am - 3:00pm
               Tuesday  05/20/08 11:00am - 3:00pm

Location: Library Walk 1970-1972

Update4:  [Wednesday - Friday]

                Chinese Union will continue the fundraising on the library walk. We set up two donation boxes and flyers in this event.

Update3: [Tuesday 05/20/08]

          In those two day we received $5,025.13 in total ($300 donation direct to ACCEF, $1060 checks, 140 HK dollars, and 100 RMB).  Thanks to all participated volunteers and organizations.

       More than 30 volunteers came and got involved.

       The donation list is increasing all the time, it has not been finalized. We will upload it once it's done.

        Check the photos HERE.

Update2: [Monday 05/19/08]

          In the first day we received about $ 2,700 in total, including $300 donation direct to ACCEF and $560 checks. We will send all donation to Chinese Red Cross through Chinese General Consulate in L.A.

       More than 20 volunteers came and got involved in this fundraising. It was very warm today, and they stood on library walk for 4 hours under the strong sunlight. Many thanks to them.

        Other participated organizations are Golden Dragon Kung Fu School and San Diego Chinese Hometown & Choir.

        Check the photos HERE.

Update1: [Sunday 05/18/08]

        There will be Two Performances During our Donation Event!!

        1) A Chorus
        we will sing some songs related with love-china and loving-lives together. we are looking for more volunteers to sing on the library walk. you don't need to sing great. If we sing louder, we can get more attention and more      donation as well. many thanks to Uncle Sam from San Diego Chinese Hometown & Choir.

        2) A Kung Fu show
        We invited Golden Dragon Shao Lin Kung Fu Center to give us a professional Kung Fu Show in the beginning of our  Donation Event. Many thanks to Kung Fu Center President Mr JinLong Ma. 
 
        Donate More, Save More! Come and Join us for the earthquake fundraising.

Plan:

        Try to encourage the whole UCSD community to donate for earthquake victims in China. Please remember to bring your check or cash with you, and try to spread this information to your friends.

        Thanks to UCSD Price Center Reservation Office, especially to CSSA advisor Marcia Strong. They made exceptions for our event. Usually we have to make reservation three weeks before any donation event.

        Our CSSA website will be updated and records every single donation you made, unless you want to keep the donation anonymous. If you want to know more details about the donation, Please click HERE for pdf file. original file is available HERE.

. Donation in Ranch 99

.New donation account is open!

In order to simplify the process of donation for UCSD students. we create a donation account. send your check to one of our principles home address. Once we received your check, we will send you back an confirmation email, and transfer all donation to Chinese Red Cross through Chinese Consulate in L.A.. Please check our new flyer for detailed information.
 

. UCSD学生寻找接待家庭申请计划

                  —— A new host family plan

在陈波同学的努力下，我们和当地的华人社区共同拟定了一个新的host family plan。这个plan的主要目的在于更有效地帮助刚来到UCSD的大陆新生更快的适应美国生活。这是一个免费的一对一帮助计划，包括接机，提供临时住处，熟悉新环境等。

这有别于international center的family plan，我们提供帮助的都是当地华人，没有语言和生活习惯的障碍。我们希望这是一个一对一的长期帮助关系，而不是仅提供短期的食宿。如有兴趣，请下载此表格，并按照表格的说明寄给联系人。

. 圣地亚哥首届佳音杯华人卡拉OK大赛

承办单位: UCSD CSSA，圣地亚哥中国老乡俱乐部, 格林豪泰酒店, 21世纪侯佳音房地产，人人卡拉OK, 圣地雅歌川渝同乡会等团体。

时间: 2008年2月17日（初十一）星期日下午二时

地点: UCSD Price Center Ballroom

资格: 所有圣地亚哥华人业余歌唱爱好者

报名: 2月15日前将报名表Email: sumeu2006@yahoo.com;fei3@msn.com;

联络电话: 1-858-334-9208, 1-619-913-5075, 1-858-368-9961

比赛方式: 以卡拉OK形式，设美声，民族，通俗一二三等奖。获奖者奖金，奖品，奖状，参加纪念品等。

评委名单：（按字母排列）鲍晋书（中央音乐学院），范毓久（四川音乐学院），王勇（武汉音乐学院），平新童（天津音乐学院），扬声（武汉音乐学院）。

比赛过程：将有多次幸运大抽奖，包括价值$80以上奖品，到奥林匹克期间北京格林豪泰酒店住宿五天四夜价值$1200特别大奖。

其他事项：免费进入会场观看，免费报名比赛，但是不能参加抽奖；UCSD校园星期天停车免费；我们这儿贴出的事项只适合UCSD的学生，请校外参加者参考主办方张贴的广告这里，或者直接联系主办方．

. UCSD CSSA春节联欢晚会

时间: 二零零八年二月九日星期六晚上五点

地点: Multi-Purpose Room, ground floor in Student Service Center (click here to get map and parking information)

活动内容:

  第一部分：

      提供小吃，饮料；

      表演及游戏，包括：

          钢琴表演；

          棋牌类游戏；

          比手划脚游戏；

          奥运知识竞猜；

          小型卡拉OK比赛；

          跳舞毯比赛（WII）；

  第二部分：

      提供晚餐；

  第三部分：

      观看中央电视台春节晚会。

注意事项:

      UCSD学生可以凭借学生证免费入场，所带一

位家属也可免费，其余来宾每人收取$5元成本费。

      游戏采用分队进行的方式，积分最高的队伍

有精美奖品。

      由于经费有限，鼓励喜爱下厨的同学带上自

己的拿手好菜。

      由于场地有限，活动人数上限200人，请尽量

提早入场。

      如果您想展示自己的特殊才艺，请尽快跟我

们联系（gaojj2000@hotmail.com)。

. Immigration Seminar & One-on-One Evaluation

Time: Saturday, Feb 2nd, 2008: 5: 00 pm to 8:00 pm

Location: San Barbara /Los Angeles Room，Price Center(2nd Floor)

To help our members to know updated USCIS policies and regulations so as to plan your career earlier, CSSA is hosting an immigration seminar. Mr. Scott Warmuth and Mr. Mike Shi from Law Offices of Scott Warmuth will be there with you to address the latest immigration issues that concern us the most. Free food and drink will be provided through the courtesy of the Law Office of Scott Warmuth. One-on-one case evaluation after the seminar will be scheduled.

The seminar will cover some hot and most related topics of your interest including:
    1. The employment-based immigration, definitions, and requirements.
    2. Two important steps for a green card application: I-140 and I-485 for Chinese and the current issues involved.
    3. Labor Certification Application (PERM): Who, why, and how?

The seminar will be delivered in Mandarin Chinese, or English if a considerable number of international audience are present.
 

. 2007 UCSD CSSA “老正兴”中秋&新生聚会

中秋节又要来了。在海外，这一年一度的中国节日，不断提醒着我们的文化身份，在西方节日和假日的另一面，是唯独我们自己才可以牢记的节日。今年，UCSD-CSSA在Price Center的Ballroom举办“老正兴”中秋Party，将让大家相聚一堂，结识朋友，欢度中秋！
 

时间: 2007年9月29号（星期六）11:00AM ~ 3:00PM

地点: Price Center Ballroom (http://maps.ucsd.edu/Default.htm)
          住在校外需要接送的新生，请联系gaojj2000@hotmail.com或者zhuhecrane@yahoo.com
          注意星期六在UCSD校园内可以free parking.

活动项目:

• 免费零食和午餐！
• 嘉宾节目表演！
• 游戏，优胜者将获得有趣纪念品！
• CSSA Fellow颁奖！
• 猜灯谜

赞助单位:

• 老正兴酒楼（shanghai City）
• Law Offices of Michael Brooks and Associates
• UCSD Graduate Student Association
• Sunrise Super Buffet
• 重庆川味
• Crazy Seafood Buffet
• Friend House
• Korean Noodle Town
• PHO Convoy Restaurant (Vietnamese Noodles House)

活动照片: http://picasaweb.google.com/glasswortucsd/UCSDCSSAParty2007

. Call for Participation

SW-CSSA (Chinese Students and Scholars Associations of Southwest America) will hold a seven-hour-long Karaoke Contest and Cultural Fair on Saturday, October 6, 2007 from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m., to celebrate the 2007 Chinese Mid-autumn Festival. We welcome participation from any Chinese Students and Scholars Associations in Southern California and everyone who is willing to share with us his passion and talent as the performer or volunteer at this biggest SW-CSSA annual celebration event.

When: Saturday, October 6, 2007, 4:00 pm - 11:00 pm
           (Drink and Light Food will be provided to our members for free)

We are looking for any one who are good at
( 1 ) singing
( 2 ) Artistic performance, e.g., vocal ensemble or solo, group or solo dancing, etc.
( 3 ) Skit or Xiang Sheng
( 4 ) Musical instrument

We may carpool with singers from SDSU or rent a bus to UCLA then.

Anyone interested please
E-mail to: ucsd_cssa@yahoo.com with the following information:

Name:
Phone Number (home, office or cell):
Affiliation: like UCSD
Performance type or any help you can offer:
Stage requirements (if anything special):
Brief description of your stage performance

Registration deadline: Friday, September 28th, 2007.

Awards: Certificates or small gifts recognizing your contribution to the SW-CSSA community at Cultural Fair 2007.
 

. Free telephone PIN numbers for newcomers

Please Click here to see the details. The free pins are donated by "loudclear", whose website is www.loudclear.com. These pin numbers are reserved for NEWCOMERS.

. UCSF exchanges website link with us

. July, 2007 CSSA 07/08 committee term begins

Misson of 06/07 CSSA Committee is finished. Gao, Jianjian will be the new President and reorganize the committee. More details can be found here. Heartful thanks to Jin, Yuzhe and all the old committee members for their dedication and excellent work.