Date and time: 2:00pm-10:00pm August 7, 2010
               2:00pm-6:00pm August 8, 2010
Location: King St. (between James and Alexander)

Program: Stage performances include musical instrument show, Chinese martial arts, Chinese folk dances, chorus, lion dance, band performance and much more!
There will be a Children’s Area at China Garden.

2009 Charity Line Dance Workshop

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Winnipeg China Town, the Winnipeg Chinese Cultural and Community Centre (WCCCC) has cordially invited Winnie Yu, the “Charity Line Dance Queen” renowned Line Dance Choreographer & Instructor, and her team instructors Winnie Ho & Agnus Ng to lead the Charity Line Dance Workshop on Sunday, August 2 at the WCCCC, Winnipeg. Ms. Winnie Yu also donates 100 sets of the Charity Line Dance DVD to WCCCC. All the proceeds will be donated to WCCCC

Charity Line Dance Workshop
Date: Sunday, Aug 2, 2009
Time: 1:00pm to 5:30pm
Location: 2nd Floor – 180 King St.
Fee: $20.00

Welcome Banquet
Date: Sunday, Aug 2, 2009
Time: 6:30pm
Location: Golden Terrace Restaurant (245 King St)
Fee: $28

Both tickets are available at the Winnipeg Chinese Cultural and Community Centre. If you are interested, please contact Kevin at 943-2627.

2009 Winnipeg Chinatown Centennial Pageant

In order to celebrate the Winnipeg Chinatown Centennial anniversary, a pageant will be hosted by the Winnipeg Chinese Cultural and Community Centre and Purple Pearl Dancing Club. The contestants will not only compete for beauty, but also talent as well as knowledge. We hope the Winnipeg general public will notice the inside beauty of Chinese girls/women and learn more about the Chinese Culture through this event.

The contestant must be a female of Chinese ancestry in Winnipeg (including Internation Student). The deadline for application is May 8th, 2009. The pageant consists of a screening interview, a preliminary competition and the final contest. The final pageant will be held in a hotel in Downtown area in October 2009. The media will be invited to report the event. The winner sponsored by the Winnipeg Chinese community will represent Winnipeg to attend the Candian national Chinese beauty contest.

The application form is available at the Winnipeg Chinese Cultural and Community Centre and University of Manitoba ICS office. You can also download the form from wcccc.ca and/or winnipegchinese.com.

Application Form

Poster     Program

NEWS RELEASE by Malinda Lee

For Immediate Release:

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Winnipeg, MB – Since the Sichuan Earthquake Disaster one month ago, the Winnipeg Chinese Cultural and Community Centre and its many community partners have been working together tirelessly with the Canadian Red Cross to raise funds to go towards the relief efforts.Many events and fundraising efforts have taken place since news of the earthquake broke.An emergency town-hall meeting took place at the WCCCC auditorium on May 17, 2008 to discuss and plan what efforts were necessary from the Winnipeg community at large.

After several weeks of hard work and volunteerism, the WCCCC along with its community partners from the Manitoba Great Wall Performing Arts, Canadian Sichuan Association of Greater Manitoba, Manitoba China Times, Manitoba Chinese Medical Association, Manitoba Indochina Chinese Association, Yellow River Chinese Association, Canada-China Friendship Association of Manitoba, Manitoba Chinese Tribune, Manitoba Chinese Benevolent Association, Chinese Dramatic Society and the Jewish Foundation (among many more supporters) are pleased to announce that over $60,000 has so far been collected for the Red Cross to send to the Sichuan Earthquake appeal.Before Saturday, June 14, 2008’s free Traditional Cantonese Opera benefit show by the Chinese Dramatic Society, the WCCCC executive board and representatives from other Chinese community organizations will present Guy Yerama from the Canadian Red Cross – Prairie Region a cheque for the total amount received.

The show and cheque presentation will take place at Saturday, June 14, 2008 at the Winnipeg Chinese Cultural and Community Centre Auditorium. The show runs from 2:00pm to 4:00pm, and the cheque will be presented at 2:30pm.Admission for the event is free.

The Winnipeg Chinese Cultural and Community Centre is a not-for-profit organization run by the community.From 200 inhabitants in the early part of the last century, to its 20,000 current Winnipeg residents, the Chinese-Canadian community is an important part of the city's ethnic landscape. An active group, the WCCCC presents many events, including community banquets, speakers, movies, dance and language lessons and other programs to raise cultural awareness to Manitoba.

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For more information, please contact:

Malinda Lee, Communications Volunteer     Grace Ling, Program Coordinator

Telephone:(204) 228-7892                  Telephone:(204) 943-2627

Email:malinda@mts.net                     Email:wcccc@mts.net

China Earthquake Fundraiser

China has suffered a 7.8-magnitude earthquake. Latest official figures indicate that over 34100 people are feared dead, over 245100 are injured, buried or missing, and 4.8 million people have been displaced.

This event is to raise awareness and funds for those affected.

Winnipeg Chinese Cultural Centre
2nd floor, 180 King Street
Saturday, May 24
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Be prepared for fantastic Chinese dance, kung fu, and musical performances. Sample some of the foods from various Chinese restaurants in our great city.

This is a free event and all participants are volunteers. We only ask that you consider donating to the Red Cross, who will be on-site. The Canadian government will match individual donations to the China Earthquake Fund and tax recipients will be issued for donations over $10.

UPDATE:

On May 24 an event at the Winnipeg Chinese Cultural and Community Centre was held to raise awareness and funds for those affected by the China Earthquake.

Over $6,200 was raised and this was before the government match of individual donations. Thank you so much for your generous support!

Please note the following groups/individuals who made this event possible:

Ace Burpee & HOT103;

Canadian Red Cross;

Chinese Dramatic Society;

Chris & his staff at Toro Security;

Dr. Joseph Du & the Winnipeg Chinese Community United Disaster Relief Fundraising Committee;

Filip Roth & his staff at Roth Marketing;

Golden Terrance Restaurant;

Great Wall Dance Academy of Canada;

HanFeng Chinese Chorus;

Kum Koon Garden Restaurant;

Anita Lee;

Dr. Hermann Lee;

Eva Luk;

Maxim Bakery;

Vivian McKenzie;

Noodle Express;

RedMantis Athletic Association;

Sun Fortune Restaurant;

Xiao Nan Wang; and

WCCCC staff.

Poster

By Mr. Stephen Wang

Benefit Performance

by Winnipeg Chinese Community United Disaster Relief Fundraising Committee

Please note the following:

1. The buyer must leave name, address, postal code, and phone number, so the Canadian Red Cross can issue charitable tax receipt accordingly;
2. If the buyer uses cheque to purchase the ticket(s), the cheque must be wrote to “Winnipeg Chinese Cultural and Community Centre” or “WCCCC” with re/memo “China Earthquake”, as the Winnipeg Chinese Cultural and Community Centre needs to pay for all the expenses of the benefit performance in advance. The proceeds after deducting all expenses will go to Canadian Red Cross.

Poster

Proposal of China Earthquake Relief Fund

Dr. Joseph Du, president of the Winnipeg Chinese Cultural and Community Centre (WCCCC), proposes in his Proposal of China Earthquake Relief Fund that people make a generous donation to the Canadian Red Cross Society for the victims in the Sichuan earthquake, which happened in May 12, 2008. WCCCC will accept the donations made to the Canadian Red Cross for this matter at its General Office, and then forward all the donations to the Canadian Red Cross Society. Dr. Joseph Du also announces that there will be a emergency meeting at 2:00 pm, May 17, 2008 at the Winnipeg Chinese Cultural and Community Centre to discuss how to generate more relief fund. Please click here to read Dr. Joseph Du's Proposal of China Earthquake Relief Fund.

Make Your Donation to China Earthquake Appeal via Canadian Red Cross

• Online at www.redcrosss.ca
  Toll-free at 1-800-418-1111
  In person at any Red Cross Office
• By mailing a cheque or money order to Canadian Red Cross, 1111 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3G 0S8. Re/Memo: China Earthquake.

Detailed InformationSource: Canadian Red Cross.

International Style Latin & Ballroom Dance

The Winnipeg Chinese Cultural and Community Centre is planning to have the International Style Latin & Ballroom Dance Classes instructed by Mr. Simon Siu starting from May 2008. Mr. Siu is the associate of the International Dancing Teacher’s Association (U.K.), member of Hong Kong International Professional Dance Sports Council, and member of Hong Kong Creation Dancing Academy. Mr. Siu has won the Champion at Hong Kong Latin Dance Contest. He was also honored the Top Teacher Award at 2000 Alberta Winter Dancesport Classic. His students participated in a lot of contests and won many awards. The schedule and fee of the classes are as followed (Group Dance & Int'l Style Latin & Ballroom start on May 15; Youth Classes start on May 24):

Wing Chun Kung Fu Class

The Winnipeg Chinese Cultural and Community Centre is going to have Wing Chun Kung Fu Class instructed by Mr. Simon Siu starting from May 2008. Mr. Siu is the Head Instructor at Hung Sing Koon Martial Arts School. He specializes in Wing Chun Kung Fu, Choy Lee Fut Kung Fu & Kickboxing. Wing Chun Kung Fu is a scientific method of combat that cares little for the niceties of fair play and good taste. One of its aims is to wipe out an attack lethally, and the other is to initiate – the art that has no superfluous techniques, nor does it embrace a myriad of different weapons. This Kung Fu is quick and effective, and produces instant results. The schedule and fee of the class is as followed:

Taiji 24-Form Class by Mr. Shao Lei

Time: 1:00 - 2:00p.m, Saturday (starting from May, 2008)Place: Winnipeg Chinese Cultural and Community Centre (2nd Floor,180 King Street)Fee: $30.00/monthAbout Taiji 24-FormTaiji 24-Form is a simplied routine based on the movements of the traditional Yang style form.It was developed by the National Physical Cultural and Sports Commission of the People's Republic of China.It was designed for all age groups and all levels of fitness. It is also a good form for the beginners. About Mr. Shao Lei and His ClassesPlease click Shao Lei Taiji