17Feb 2019 by Katherine Wang

Dear UCA IL friends,

Happy Chinese Lunar New Year, the Year of Pig!

The tremendous success of the 2019 Lunar New Year Charity Jiaozi Festival, brought together more than 700 people of all ages to experience the most important celebration in Chinese culture. In the new year spirit, this well-received event created a strong sense of community as Government Officials, Business Leaders, Non-Profit Organizations, Friends and Family Members shared in the time-treasured holiday customs of food, art, calligraphy, music and fun.

Our heartfelt thanks to the 200 volunteers, over 60 organizational and individual sponsors, special guests, and last but not least, the event planning committee members under the leadership of Ms. Hongbo Wang who helped to make this event possible.

We appreciate the news stations and journalists that shared this event with the broader community. We encourage you to view the attached program book ( with all volunteer and sponsors’ names listed so they can be recognized), and read/watch over 12 media reports by opening this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16Xdkx9PKgJBiVKsjSd7FJFUZkxRFmXwmxeOPJdoTsIw/editor you can go to il.ucausa.org.

We are so inspired by the tremendous support from our community, and would love to have you join the UCA family. Your trust and investment in building a stronger community will make a lasting impact . Please see attached information about United Chinese Americans UCA , and be part of the UCA family. You are invited to visit our website to learn more about Membership: https://ucausa.org/membership/