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Application for “Youth Ambassador” Trip to China :
We offer subsidized summer tour of China to middle and high school students in the Greater Sacramento Region.  It is a great opportunity for worthy Sacramento students to get to know Jinan and explore the wonders of China . Student participants will attend the International Youth Festival in Jinan .  At the Festival, our students will meet peers from Jinan 's other sister cities from over 20 countries. Teachers and family of students and teachers are encouraged to apply to be chaperons for the students during the trip. 

 

Chinese New Year Festival:
Feb 6, 2010, Sat 10am – 10pm, Sac State Student Union.  As the Chair Organization of the Sacramento Chinese New Year Culture Association (CNYCA), we spearhead the effort in organizing the Chinese New Year Festival this year.  We are proud to be part of a thirteen-year tradition in the Sacramento Chinese American community and pass on the culture heritage to future generations.

 

Ongoing Programs and Projects

  - “Youth Ambassador” Programs that offer scholarship and subsidized trips for Sacramento and Jinan students
          and teachers to visit each other or study in each other’s city

  - Video Conferencing in classroom settings between Grant High School and Jinan Foreign Languages School
  - Academic Exchange between universities in Sacramento and Jinan

  - Organizing biannual Friendship Trips to China led by elected officials from Sacramento
  - Hosting official Jinan delegations in Sacramento  
  - Sponsoring and participating in events promoting Chinese culture and friendship in the local community

 

Event List for 2010  

DATE

EVENT

VENUE

DESCRIPTIONS

01/27, Wed, 6:30pm

JSSCC Annual Banquet & General Membership Meeting

Rice Bowl Restaurant

2378 Florin Road

Sacramento , CA 95822

(916) 421-8492

Our annual meeting kicks off year-long celebration of our 25th anniversary and rolls out our plan for 2010.  A nine-course dinner will be served along with entertainment and video presentation of our ‘Youth Ambassador’ trips to China by students.  $10/student, $20/member, 25/non-member, 200/table (members or non-members).

2/5, Fri

Deadline to submit application for ‘Youth Ambassador’ summer trip to China .

Email: info@jsscc.org

Tel: 916.685.8049

Download the application package above. We offer subsidized summer tour of China to middle and high school students in the Greater Sacramento Region.  This subsidized trip is a great opportunity for worthy Sacramento students to get to know Jinan and explore the wonders of China .

2/6, Sat

Chinese New Year Festival

Sac State Student Union

(6000 J Street,

Sacramento, CA 95819)

We proudly chairs this event this year.  Come join us for a day of fun. Program includes entertainment, children’s game, vendor booths and product exhibition and ballroom dancing, etc.

2/28 Sat

Deadline to submit application for ‘Gardens of China’ trip scheduled for May 2009

Email: info@jsscc.org

Tel: 916.685.8049

· Visit the World Expo in Shanghai

· Tour the 7th International Garden & Flower Expo in Jinan

· Attend ‘City Culture Week’ of the Expo as VIP guests

· Visit over 70 gardens on the Expo site including one modeled after the Rose Garden at the California State Capitol

· Learn about gardens, culture and history of China

· Climb the Great Wall of China

· See Giant Pandas in Beijing Zoo

March

Preparation for the summer trips

Email: info@jsscc.org

Tel: 916.685.8049

Prepare gifts, speech and performance for the ‘Youth

Ambassador’ trip and the Garden trip.

April

Jinan official delegation to visit Sacramento

The City Hall, etc

Jinan city officials meet Mayor Johnson and city council members, and discuss plans to deepen sister-city relationship.

April

Orientation meetings for summer trips

Email: info@jsscc.org

Tel: 916.685.8049

Distribute trip guide and checklist, collect passports for Chinese entry visa processing, and answer any questions tour participants may have.

5/23, Sun

Pacific Rim Festival

Old Sac

Stop by our booth and get a customized JSSCC bookmarker.  We also have souvenirs we acquired through trips to China and other exhibits to showcase the Chinese culture.

Jun

‘Youth Ambassador’ trips to China

 

Student participants will attend the International Youth Festival in Jinan .  At the Festival, our students will meet peers from Jinan 's other sister cities from over 20 countries. This promises to be an eye-opening experience and a life-changing trip.

Jul

Chinese students to visit Sacramento

Email: info@jsscc.org

Tel: 916.685.8049

Host family needed.  Please contact us if you’re interested.

Aug

Trip Reunion and Membership Drive Potluck

Virginia ’s House (TBD)

Past China trip participants get together and ‘show and tell’ about their trip.  Welcome members and their family and friends and anyone who’s interested in our program to join us.

9/19

Chinatown Mall Fair

3rd – 5th and I to J St. Sacramento

JSSCC continues to support the Fair.  Welcome to drop by our booth.  Get a customized JSSCC bookmarker and other souvenirs from China . The festival celebrates Chinese culture, arts, and heritage.

Oct

Participate in the China National Day celebration

 

JSSCC continues to support the China National Day celebration event in Sacramento

Nov

Discussion of plans for 2011

 

JSSCC board to discuss plans for 2011.  Welcome suggestions and comments.

Dec

Determination of programs and projects for Year 2011

 

JSSCC board to determine programs and projects for 2011.