Preparatory meeting for the third Mid-Autumn Festival Gala of ten groups in Phoenix City

> Preparatory meeting for the third Mid-Autumn Festival Gala of ten groups in Phoenix City (Alberta Times) At noon on August 14, ten groups from the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala in Phoenix City had a meal at the Red Pot Buffy...

Preparatory meeting for the third Mid-Autumn Festival Gala of ten groups in Phoenix City (Alberta Times) At noon on August 14, ten groups of the Phoenix Mid-Autumn Festival Gala held their third preparatory meeting at the Red Pot Buffy Restaurant. Nearly thirty contact persons from ten groups attended the meeting, and they discussed in detail the arrangements for the moon-viewing dinner, entertainment programs, raffles, and dance activities. After discussion, the division of labor was clear among the participants, and they all expressed their willingness to work together to implement various activities and celebrate a warm and happy holiday together. The meeting was chaired by Guan Zhaofeng, vice president of the Kaiping Association. Elder Zhen, president of the Kaiping Association and editor of the Alberta Times, proposed four specific contents of the activities to be discussed: moon appreciation dinner, entertainment program, lottery and dance. The first item is the moon viewing dinner. Fengcheng Restaurant has said that it will launch the best summer refreshing meal. The standard meal fee per person is 20 yuan. Individuals only pay 15 yuan, and the other 5 yuan is subsidized by each group. If the group is unable to subsidize the event, it will be subsidized from the preparation fees donated by ten groups and several enthusiastic individuals. This fund will not only cover the moon cakes and necessary meeting expenses for organizing the performance, but if it is insufficient, we will ask enthusiastic people and groups to sponsor it. Each table is based on 10 adults. If there are children under 12 years old attending the table, there will be no more than three or four people per table. There will be no extra charge. The mooncakes and dishes will remain the same. It will be a matter of mutual help and give-and-take. The second item is theatrical performances. The division of labor was specifically organized by Gu Yayu, head of the Alberta U.S.-China Cultural Exchange Association. She revealed that there will be a variety of special programs, including Peking opera, Cantonese opera, pop songs, chorus, solo singing, dance, martial arts, Sichuan's unique face-changing skills, live painting performances by painters, etc. Chen Zhigang, who serves as the stage manager, said that professional theater lighting should be used as much as possible to create the scenery and atmosphere. And I also hope to spend the least amount of money as possible to produce the best program, and strive to be close to professional level. The third item is lucky draw. Guan Zongren, honorary president of the Kaiping Association, donated ten silver coins. As a valuable gift. In addition, Zhang Huafang, He Gongbai and others not only took the lead in donating free meal coupons, but Guan Zhaofeng and He Guisen also actively collected prizes from good friends. I believe the prizes this time will be valuable, plentiful and very attractive. The last item, the ballroom dance. It will be organized by ballroom dancing enthusiasts Situ Xian, Huang Huansheng and his wife, and Zhu Jiayou and Wang Weiting. It will be warm and comfortable for those who love dancing. Finally, Lu Lihua, the principal of New Oriental Art School, said that we really like to participate in this popular cultural and entertainment event and will provide wonderful programs for the party. Representatives of all the delegations present at the meeting expressed their hope that this Mid-Autumn Festival Gala, jointly sponsored by ten mass organizations and jointly organized for the first time, would be actively attended by many overseas Chinese and folks, making it a festive gathering that the Chinese people love to see, and it would be wonderful and successful.