Category: Youth Volunteer

Chinese-American Friendship Association of North Carolina

May 10 – CAFA Annual Picnic 华联古风游园会

5/10 华联古风游园会 穿古装入场免费(游戏免费、午餐免费、还有多多奖品任您赢)。如果有兴趣参加游园会摄影比赛,可以上传您的照片到这里 https://photos.app.goo.gl/qzRTyG2pvgQGJgw78 。 详情请阅读最后一部分内容。 少年逐风-儿童马拉松🏃3-5岁欢乐跑🏃🏻‍♀️大唐军营-投壶争锋🏹背媳妇运军粮赛跑🏃‍➡️摇呼啦圈跑步🏃‍♂️夕阳红倍多fun(钓鱼-夹玻璃球)👵古装走秀比赛🧚‍♀️还有摄影作品前20名奖励华联2027年会员 母亲节甜蜜爱心花墙拍照打卡点早到的50位妈妈将会获得一朵康乃馨,剩下50朵将由家人做游戏换积分获取,看您的宝贝娃愿意将积分换玩具,还是换一朵花送给妈妈呢?🤭 少不了的还有多多美食 下面是游园会停车场信息。P4,P5是大家主要停车场。志愿者和赞助商可以停P1. 现场不接受免费群众,付费$20/位。下面是主要活动时间和场地安排地图。 一场所有工作人员以及义工都穿古装的游园会,等待您的共同fun甘同味。 “古韵芳华”摄影比赛征稿 为记录北卡华联古风游园会的精彩瞬间,古风游园会特举办主题摄影大赛,面向所有到场参与者征集活动精彩瞬间,欢迎大家踊跃参加! 📸 参赛规则拍摄主题:5月10日北卡华联古风游园会现场每人最多上传 3张照片照片请保持原始真实,可适当调色、裁剪请勿添加水印、边框或Logo📤 投稿方式 请将作品上传至官方 Google Photos Album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/qzRTyG2pvgQGJgw78 上传后,请务必在照片评论(Comment)处留下: 作者姓名电子邮箱 (方便后续联系获奖者) 🏆 奖项设置 所有参赛作品将由北卡摄影协会专业评委统一甄选评审,最终评选出 20张最佳游园会摄影佳作。 入选20张最佳作品的获奖者,每人可获赠:🎁 1年CAFA会员资格一份尊享会员专属权益。 ⏰ 投稿截止时间 2026年5月15日(周日) 欢迎大家拿起手机、相机,定格古韵游园美好瞬间,踊跃参赛赢取会员好礼! 北卡华联(CAFA)2026年5月

Summer Jordan Lake Cleanup

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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Spring Jordan Lake Clean Up

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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CAFA 2025 New Year Banquet Interview

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 at Cary, NC

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.

CAFA Youth Volunteer Summer Python Programming Course Successfully Concluded

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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CAFA Youth Volunteers Return to Jordan Lake for Cleanup, Collecting a Truckload of Trash

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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New Butterfly Garden Blooms at Chapel Hill Community Center Park

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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CAFA youth volunteers volunteer during Lunar new year

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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