2015羅德島州龍舟賽暨台灣日節慶 9/5

駐波士頓台北經濟文化辦事處與羅德島州黑石谷旅遊局(Blackstone Valley Tourism Council, Rhode Island)聯合舉辦的「2015羅德島州龍舟賽暨台灣日節慶」，將於9月5日(週六)上午11點至下午4點在羅州普塔吉市（Pawtucket）普塔吉河（Pawtucket River）畔舉行。

經文處新聞組組長朱永昌表示，今年的”羅州龍舟賽台灣日“活動內容豐富，不但有將近25支隊伍參加划龍舟比賽，還一整天都有民俗舞蹈表演及手工技藝展示。

今年以來在大波士頓地區更加活躍的華人青年協會（CYPN），也將有一隊龍舟參賽。這將是該會今年繼波士頓，紐約之後的第三度參加龍舟賽。

當天中午的吃餃子大賽，頭獎為長榮航空贊助的紐約至台北來回機票一張。之後地吃西瓜比賽將為聯誼性質。

經文處希望這一活動能增進本地主流社會人士對台灣文化的瞭解，更有興趣到台灣觀光，促進台灣與美國的關係。

羅州龍舟賽比賽地點地址為98 Tim Healy Way, Pawtucket, RI 02680。

              查詢訊息，可上網至羅德島州黑石谷旅遊局網站 www.dragonboatri.com，或電話:401-724-2200查詢。

敦煌文化中心慶成立五週年

羅德島州敦煌文化服務中心日前慶祝成立五週年，邀得羅州克蘭斯頓市市長馮偉杰等嘉賓出席，共二百多人歡聚一堂。

敦煌文化服務中心設在羅德島州最多華人聚居的克蘭斯頓市（Cranston），由陸威婷，黃鳳池，伍麗英，葉陳綺云，陳毅文等人創辦，是個主要為移民提供翻譯，找工作，租房子，講解社會福利，提供語言訓練，生活所需諮詢等各項服務，以及培養生活興趣的機構。

前述創辦人，各司其職，陸威婷負責教育，黃鳳池管財務，伍麗英做外交及市場行銷，葉陳綺云辦老人每月活動，陳毅文支援各個項目的分工合作。

成立五年來，敦煌中心除了前述各項服務外，還在每個月的第二個週日，舉辦講座，為很多老人家提供增廣見聞，學習新知，聯絡交誼的機會。

陸威婷等創辦人表示，走過5年，60個月，260個星期，有如一座里程碑。他們能堅持到現在，全靠許多辛勤的老師，無怨的義工，以及幫助他們的許許多多個人，企業，集團，讓他們得以在教育，健康，文化，語言等方面，為亞裔，尤其是華裔社區提供服務，幫助新移民儘快融入所處身社會，也幫助有困難者或低收入家庭。申請各項政府福利，為中小學生提供健康的課後活動及學習場所。

敦煌中心的教育項目，包括中文，數學，SAT，繪畫，鋼琴，以及今夏恢復的“英文閱讀與寫作”。參加活動者來自克蘭斯頓市，沃維克（Warwick），普域敦斯，西沃維克，約翰斯頓（Johnston）等市鎮。

羅德島州克蘭斯頓市認可該中心為社區所提供的服務，曾撥給“社區發展補助金（CDBG）“。

克蘭斯頓市市長馮偉杰當天特地親自出席慶祝會，送上一份表揚狀，嘉許該中心服務社區。

當天出席的其他嘉賓包括，達文西中心（DaVinci Center）的John Deluca，麻州南岸老人服務中心外展協調員潘鑒成。

慶祝會上的大獎是40寸的三星平板電視一台，另有無聲拍賣，學生作品展示，二人三足，和氣球同行等遊戲。

圖片說明：

            馮偉杰頒獎表揚敦煌文化服務中心成立五週年。左起，潘鑒成，陳毅文，馮偉杰，陳任卓，葉陳綺云，Doris Early，陸威婷，黃鳳池，伍麗英等人。（圖由敦煌文化服務中心提供）

            陳毅文，陸威婷等人慶祝敦煌文化服務中心成立五週年。（圖由敦煌文化服務中心提供）

            慶祝成立五週年，會場人多，很熱鬧。（圖由敦煌文化服務中心提供）

            家長及小朋友分坐，欣賞節目。（圖由敦煌文化服務中心提供）

羅德島2015龍舟節台灣日 9/5

Explorer Riverboat tours will be available from the Festival beginning at 10am.

2015 Event Schedule

10:30am
Lion Dance
Rhode Island Kung Fu Club

11:00 ~ 11:30pm
Opening Ceremony

11:30am ~ 12:30pm
Chinese Folk Art Workshop, Inc.
Beating of Drums齊鼓震天
Plum Blossom 紅梅花開
Kung Fu Dance 功夫少年
Song of Beauty 琴牽美人吟
Yoyo Sensation 轟動舞鈴
Red Lanterns 紅燈籠
Peacock Dance吉祥孔雀
Yoyo Sensation II 扯鈴
Joyful Celebrations絹花飛舞
Flying Ink 墨舞笛飛

12:45 ~ 1:15pm
Dumpling Eating Contest

1:15pm ~ 1:30pm
Salsa Dance
The NIA technique certified teacher: Hsiu-Hui Chen.

1:30pm ~ 2:.30pm
Chinese Folk Art Workshop, Inc.
Beating of Drums 鼓威
Wings of Dreams 夢的翅膀
Handkerchief Dance 冬去春來
Yoyo Sensation 轟動舞鈴
Junior Yoyo 從鈴開始
Red Lanterns 紅燈籠
Heroine耀武揚威
Lotus in rain 雨中青荷
Adoring Homage to Taiwan 戀念台灣

2:30pm ~ 3:00 pm
Watermelon Eating Contest

3:00pm ~ 3:15pm
Salsa Dance
The NIA technique certified teacher: Hsiu-Hui Chen.

3:15pm ~ 4:00
Chinese Folk Art Workshop, Inc.
Yoyo Sensation 轟動舞鈴
Song of Beauty 琴牽美人吟
Joyful Celebrations絹花飛舞
Heroine耀武揚威
Junior Yoyo 從鈴開始
Sword and Sleeve劍與水袖

4:00
Award Ceremony

On The River

10:00am
Special Olympics Race

11:45am
Public Officials Race

1:00pm
Breast Cancer Ceremony and Race

All Day Under The Tent

Taiwan’s Traditional Folk Sports Exploration
Diabolo 扯鈴
Jump Rob 跳繩
Colorful Ribbon 彩帶
Top spinning 陀螺
Shuttlecock kicking踢毽子

Taiwan’s Traditional Arts and Crafts
Dough Figurine捏麵人
Paper Lantern 紙燈籠製作
Chinese Calligraphy書法書籤
Panda Mask面具製作
Glove Puppetry布袋戲偶
Aboriginal Head Ornament 原住民頭飾
Face Painting 畫臉

2015 Teams

22 Dumplings - Johnston, RI CCCRI Row Models - Lincoln, RI CYPN Storm - Waltham, MA Fire on the Water - Rumford, RI Southeast Asian Dragon Boat Fed. - Philadelphia, PA Lenox Realty Group - Providence, RI Narragansett Boat Club - Providence, RI New England Top Gun - Fitchburg, MA Ocean Spray Cranberry Cruisers - Lakeville, MA Ocean State Dragon Boat Club - Warwick, RI One Fun Crew - Pawtucket, RI Pawtucket Couch Dragons - Pawtucket, RI Rhode Island Nakalath, Woonsocket, RI RIVA - Burrillville, RI United Dragons - Forest Hills, NY Wellness Warriors Boston - Dedham, MA

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