The sixth charity dinner of the Asia-Pacific Health Promotion Association (picture)

The sixth charity dinner of the Asia-Pacific Health Promotion Association (picture) At 5:30 pm on April 23, in Scottsdale, Do…

The 6th Charity Dinner of the Asia Pacific Health Promotion Association (photo) The 6th Charity Dinner of the Asia Pacific Health Promotion Association was held at 5:30 pm on April 23 at Doubletree Paradise Valley Resort in Scottsdale. Senior overseas Chinese leader Yu Wenjin, Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee member Gao Zhizhong, Chinese doctors Liao Feng, Wang Xinxin and other members of the medical association were present to congratulate and fully support the Asia-Pacific Health Promotion Association founded by Chinese doctor Xu Kailai. Nearly 400 people attended the event that night. The first part of the dinner was a charity sale. Many handicrafts, daily necessities, calligraphy and painting works with oriental characteristics are on the display stand to meet buyers directly. These charity items come from China, Japan, India, Thailand, Myanmar and other places. During the auction, the painting of a horse created by Sichuan painter Li Cheng attracted the attention of many buyers and was eventually auctioned for more than 600 US dollars. The charity dinner that night was the highlight of the event. In addition to delicious food, there were also many touching real stories, making the guests spend a special night. In 2011, the Asia Pacific Health Promotion Association named the ASU Nursing Scholarship after volunteer Evita Saquilayan. Every year, a student with excellent academic performance receives this scholarship. Evita Saquilayan joined the APCA Board of Directors in 2008. She immediately became APCA's most active volunteer. She appears most frequently in APCA activities, works the hardest, and receives a lot of praise. She unfortunately passed away in 2010 and left us. In order to commemorate Evita Saquilayan and her spirit in APCA, APCA established this special nursing scholarship to encourage more Asian students to devote themselves to medical nursing services like Evita Saquilayan. At the reception, the students who received the Evita Saquilayan scholarship in 2011 came to the scene to accept this scholarship of special significance. Microchip Technology Company donated funds to support the medical expenses of Chinese World War II veterans and Chinese community volunteer Dennis and his wife. That night, Chip's CEO, Steven (Steve Sanghi) came to the dinner, and APCA founder Xu Kailai presented Steven with a medal of honor. Steven used his own personal experience to tell everyone a story about how in the United States, where there is a dream, there is hope. Steven was born in a legal family in India. His parents were judges and lawyers. No one in the family majored in engineering. However, Steven fell madly in love with the new technologies at the time. He chose to work and came to the United States to study. He participated in technology competitions among American college students and found the starting point of his career development. A few years later, when he saw those young children in the technology arena, he thought of himself at that time. He has been working hard with his dream in mind and has made outstanding achievements in the industry. Now he finally has the ability to support science, technology, education and medical care. He thanked the United States for giving ethnic minorities a platform to realize their dreams and that he could come here to help friends in need. Steven's speech received warm applause from the audience. The most touching moment of the entire dinner was when four gray-haired World War II veterans walked up to the podium to receive their awards. They are all heroes of the country. From the moment they stood up and walked slowly onto the stage, the entire dinner venue burst into thunderous applause. When they were young, they sacrificed their lives and blood for the benefit of the country. Now that they are older and in poor health, APCA can contact supporting units to help them solve their health and medical problems. Mr. Yu and Mrs. Yu, the sponsored Chinese community volunteers, have volunteered to serve Chinese international students for decades. Now the international students affectionately call them Father Yu and Mother Yu. Their unremitting efforts have created a more friendly community for us, and they are admired by the Chinese community for this. On this day, storytellers and storytellers are connected to a group of people, all staff and volunteers of the Asia Pacific Health Promotion Association. The Asia Pacific Health Promotion Association is an Asian health charity organization that raises funds for medical funds through charity sales and dinners every year. This is the sixth year. The charitable funds they raise are used to popularize medical information and health knowledge for Asians, and provide some free medical services. In the past few years, APCA has done a lot of work in screening for diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hepatitis B, etc., and has established medical nursing scholarships to allow more people to join the medical career.