Chinese-American Friendship Association of North Carolina
On August 24, 2025, about 35 volunteers from the CAFA Youth Volunteer group and AYLUS Chapel Hill branch returned to Jordan Lake near Apex, NC, for their regular cleanup. From 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM, youth and parents worked together to clear trash along the lakeshore after a long summer season. The volunteers found many…
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On April 27, 2025, about 60 volunteers from the CAFA Youth Volunteer group and AYLUS Chapel Hill branch gathered once again at Jordan Lake near Apex, NC, for their spring cleanup. Starting at 10:30 AM, the group—made up of youth and their families—worked along the roadside and lakeshore to collect scattered trash. Because the local…
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The annual CAFA Spring Gala Dinner, a prestigious event that brings together distinguished guests, community leaders, and dedicated volunteers, served as a platform for celebration, networking, and reflection. This year, our CAFA Youth Team had the unique opportunity to engage with several distinguished guest speakers and our dedicated volunteers at the highly anticipated 2025 CAFA…
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CAFA Youth Volunteers helped voter registration during dragon boat festival event at Cary, NC, on Sep 28, 2024. A group of CAFA youth volunteers helped thirteen dragon boat festival visitors to complete or update their voter registration, while the general election is just a little over a month after.
由北卡华人联合会（CAFA）等48个华人社团及商家共同发起的飓风灾后物资捐赠活动已顺利完成。昨天，从五个不同地点收集的捐赠物资最终汇集到北卡佛光山，并装载到一辆20尺的U-Haul卡车和另外三辆小型卡车上，今日已经成功送达由北卡农业厅组织的捐赠点——State Farmers Market。 这些物资将由北卡农业厅组织车辆于明天送往灾区山区，帮助受灾民众重建生活。 与此同时，Gofundme的募捐活动也即将划下句号，目前捐款金额已达到五万美元。如果还有准备捐款的朋友，请尽快通过以下链接捐赠：https://gofund.me/f1283abe。 我们衷心感谢各大团体、商家、个人以及广大志愿者的积极参与和大力支持！这一切离不开大家的共同努力和爱心奉献！
The CAFA Youth Volunteers successfully held a one-week introductory Python programming course for primary and secondary school students this summer. The course was held from July 22 to 26 and was taught online through the ZOOM platform, aiming to enrich the children’s summer break life and stimulate their interest in programming. All the tuition income…
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On August 25, 2024, a group of 60 volunteers from the CAFA Youth Volunteer group and AYLUS Chapel Hill branch returned to Jordan Lake near Apex, NC, for a cleanup effort. The volunteers, including youth and their parents, had previously cleaned a major section of the lake on February 3, 2024. To their dismay, they…
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On Saturday, August 24, 2024, Chapel Hill Community Center Park welcomed a new butterfly garden, thanks to the efforts of the Chapel Hill Park and Recreation Service and more than 18 youth volunteers from the CAFA group. The garden, designed to attract and support monarch butterflies, features newly planted milkweed, a vital food source for…
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The Chinese New Year, also called lunar new year celebration, is an especially important event in many East Asian cultures. It is based on the lunar calendar, which has 13 months each with 28 days. This year, the lunar new year was on Saturday February 10th. Usually, on this auspicious occasion, Chinese families would be…
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To celebrate the Lunar New Year, on the first day of the year of Tiger, CAFA volunteers delivered about 400 donated meals to the people in need in Raleigh, Cary and Chapel Hill.
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