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The South Pasadena Chinese-American Club (SPCC) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that provides valuable services to our local community, schools and libraries. We believe in making our community an even better place to live by contributing to our local schools, promoting cultural awareness and reaching out to the community at large.

Year after year, the South Pasadena Chinese-American Club is one of the most active organizations in our community.  Just within the last year, we received two prestigious awards – the South Pasadena Image Award, an annual award given to organizations, businesses, or individuals who promote a positive image of the City beyond its borders and the South Pasadena Rotary’s Service Above Self Community Service Award. 

The list below gives you a sampling of the many contributions that the South Pasadena Chinese-American Club is making:

SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS: SPCC awards nearly $15,000 each year to South Pasadena schools and students, supporting programs such as:

• Arroyo Vista – Asian language books to the library
• Marengo – Poetry writing lessons for 3^rd & 4^th graders; Holiday Workshop; Dual language books
• Monterey Hills – Kleankanteen Project, Earth Science minerals, 2^nd grade memory books, playground project
• SPMS – Math Field Day, Field trip to see Terra Cotta Warriors Exhibit at Bowers Museum
• SPHS – 2 HD Camcorders for digital media and stage class, two $2,000 Scholarships to graduating seniors, and two $500 Scholarships “Most Improved Student in Chinese Language” awards of $500; Boosters Tiger Run

CULTURAL EXCHANGE: SPCC organizes and supports the learning and teaching of the Chinese language, culture and arts at events such as:

• Moon Festival – Chinese food, arts and crafts, music and entertainment
• Chinese New Year celebration meal for 100+ Seniors and traditional food baskets for City and schools
• Translation services for schools, PTA’s Police and Fire Department, and the City

COMMUNITY OUTREACH: SPCC has been co-sponsored and participated in many activities such as:

• South Pasadena Public Library – Summer Reading Program, Speaker Forums; Film Series
• With the Chamber of Commerce – welcome reception for Mark Rocha, new Pasadena Community College President and Linda Wah, PCC’s new Board of Trustee for Area 5 (South Pasadena, Temple City and San Marino); South Pasadena High School Juried Art Show
• Major donor to South Pasadena Educational Foundation’s Parti Gras,  South Pasadena Elementary School Fun Fair, Huntington Library’s Chinese Garden, American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life
• Union Station Foundation – providing and serving dinner every month for the Adopt-A-Meal Program
• July 4^th Festival of Balloons Food Booth

This year we are celebrating our 22^nd year of service to the schools and the community.  Please help make our year successful as we continue to enrich South Pasadena through our programs.  I am certain that with the reach of the South Pasadena Chinese-American Club, we have made a difference on someone you know. 

The goal of our Club this year focuses on increasing membership.  We, as a Club, will aim to do a better job of communicating all the wonderful things that we do and get more people involved either through direct participation or by becoming a member.

With your membership donations, you will enable us to continue our work in supporting our schools and improving our community.  With your membership, we will email you our quarterly newsletter, keeping you up-to-date on the worthy causes your donation helps make possible.

If you would like to get involved in our Club, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me at www.southpasadenachineseamericanclub@yahoo.com.

 Warmest Regards,

Jessica Yee