U.S. HQ Celebrates with New World Yee
President Damon Yee
Sunday,
January 23rd World Yee President, Damon Yee, celebrated his
election by inviting Yee Fung Toy Family HQ board of directors
to a
party, along with the Hop Wo board of directors, Sacramento Yee, Yee
Shew
Yan Benevolent, and the Damon and Angie family. In attendance was
Assemblyman
Leland Yee, Speaker Pro Temp, who remarked that President Damon Yee
told him to just come and enjoy the wonderful dinner. And he was right,
it
was a
great
dinner!
Western
Grand President Art Yee, HQ's VP Phillip Yee, Mrs. Angie Yee, World Yee
President Damon Yee, HQ's President Wesley Yee
Advisor
Larry Yee,
Advisor Joseph Yee, Sacramento President Sherman Yee, Advisor Frank
Yee, Western Vice Grand President Gene Yee, Western Grand President Art
Yee, Mrs. Angie Yee, World Yee's President Damon Yee, Elder Jack Yee,
Past Vice Grand President Shui Young Yee, Hop Wo President Jak Min Yee,
HQ's President Wesley Yee, Advisor Paul Yee, HQ's VP Phillip Yee
U.S. HQ hosts Spring Banquet in
San Francisco
The Yee Fung Toy Family Association headquarters in San
Francisco celebrated our annual spring banquet on March 20, 2005 on
nice sunny Sunday. Our celebration started at headquarters with our
traditional ceremony of honoring our ancestor “Ah Goong” at 12 noon.
Afterward, there was a lion dance performance also honoring our
ancestor on the fourth floor and the dangerous lion dance stilt walk in
front of headquarters. Our luncheon had over 350 people in attendance
that provide them with opportunities to meet families and friends
throughout the United States and Canada. We had family members from New
York, Boston, Detroit, Phoenix, Sacramento, Los Angles, Seattle, Salt
Lake City, Stockton, and Canada.
The Yee Fung Toy Gala Spring Banquet was celebrated by over
1,200
people with San Francisco’s dignitaries in attendance. California
Assemblyman Leland Yee PhD.
Speaker pro Tempore, the highest elected
Chinese official in California introduced our Mayor Gavin Newsom who
presented Certificate of Achievement to Damon Yee, President of the
World Yee’s; Peter Yee,
Eastern Grand President; Art Yee,
Western Grand
President and Wesley Yee,
President of Yee Fung Toy Family Association
HQ. Following the mayor was San Francisco Board of Supervisors
President Aaron Peskin, along
with former Assemblyman Lou Papan
who
said he has attended four Yee’s spring banquets. We also had in
attendances, California Board of Equalization, District One member Betty Yee and District
Attorney Kamala Harris’s representative Sean Do.
We were treated to the Yee Fung Toy’s musical group
performing for the first time, singing in unison and dressed in
wonderful
outfits. The group was led by our English secretary Gene Yee who spent
countless hours rehearsing the group. Karaoke sing was excellent and
everyone had a great time.
San Francisco Yee Fung Toy Family Association HQs would like
to thank our cousins Ma’s and Der’s, all the community leaders,
volunteers, attendees, distinguish guests, families and friends for
coming to our annual spring banquet. In the Year of the Rooster, we
wish everyone a happy, healthy, prosperous, and peaceful year. See
everyone next year!