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United Way
Ding Hao Chinese School
Radnor, PA
for English-speaking families
who wish to learn Chinese
Dear Parents, Members, and Friends of CCAGP:
Without the Chinese Cultural Association of Greater Philadelphia (CCAGP) our MingDe and DingHao schools would simply not exist. As their umbrella organization and foundation CCAGP plays a vital role in supporting teachers, cultural activities, and families. To continue this support we need your support when you fill out your 2007 United Way pledge form.
CCAGP’s mission reaches beyond scholastically promoting Chinese language and culture to helping to deepen mutual understanding between our community and its ethnic Chinese residents. It began in 1961 with the launch of the Main Line Chinese School for Chinese families (MingDe); and we have since established in 1997 the DingHao program to offer Chinese language and culture to children in the wider community. Over the years we have become a truly multicultural organization, sponsoring a wide range of cultural and service activities in our community: the Main Line Chinese festival, English classes for older and new Chinese immigrants, after-school Chinese language programs in the public schools, a Chinese art festival at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, visits to homeless shelters and retirement homes, the MingDe Chorus, and a variety of public seminars.
In the coming year we will continue to sponsor curriculum development and teacher training, as we enrich our students’ learning experience both in the classroom and outside. In the last few years we have organized a number of special classes in Tai Chi, Chinese yo-yo, folk dance, Kung Fu, and yoga. This year we have added instruction in a number of traditional Chinese instruments: Guzheng, Pipa, Yangqin, and Erhu.
All of these activities rely on contributions from our members and friends. To help us continue in this rich tradition, we are asking for your support when you fill out your 2007 United Way contribution designation form. Please use the United Way Donor Choice option to earmark a pledge to CCAGP, option number 7277 for United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania. If you are a donor who uses another United Way program (in New Jersey or Delaware, for example), then the option number will change. Please check online to find the appropriate donor option number in such a case.
Chinese Cultural Association of Greater Philadelphia
PO Box 79, Villanova, PA 19085
And if you wish to have your contribution allocated to a specific school or activity, please drop us a note.
Thank you very much for your support.
Dr. Harrison Chao, President CCAGP
Dr. Eugene Kroch, Fundmanager, CCAGP
