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February 11, 2012
"BCA China Care Lunar New Year Festival" Rescheduled Once Again to Saturday, February 11, 2012
Due to scheduling conflicts with multiple other events, "BCA China Care Lunar New Year Festival" will be rescheduled once again to Saturday, February 11, 2012. Our sincerest apologies for the multiple postponements. Please RSVP for this new date by clicking here. We hope to see you there!
– Jenny Chen and Elise Xue, Co-webmasters 2011-2012
"BCA China Care Lunar New Year Festival" Rescheduled to Saturday, February 4, 2012
On Saturday, January 21, 2012, there is to be an accumulation of 4 to 7 inches of snow starting from Friday evening to Saturday afternoon. Due to this inclement weather, BCA China Care's Lunar New Year Festival has been postponed to Saturday, February 4, 2012. Please RSVP for this new date by clicking here. We hope to see you there!
– Jenny Chen and Elise Xue, Co-webmasters 2011-2012
"BCA China Care Lunar New Year Festival" on January 21, 2012
We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday break and a very Happy New Year. This year, we will kick off with the annual Lunar New Year Festival on January 21, 2012 from 11AM-2PM, in celebration of the Year of the Dragon. There will be food, games, crafts, and many performances, including Lion Dancing, Martial Arts and more! If you are attending, please RSVP by clicking here. We hope to see you there!
Also, best wishes to our former Co-Presidents of BCA China Care: Rebecca Wong and Vivian Gao. Rebecca has begun her college career at Georgetown University and Vivian at Princeton University. Best wishes to them both!
– Jenny Chen and Elise Xue, Co-webmasters 2011-2012
"BCA China Care Awarded for Outstanding Community Service: Playgroup Program" on June 2, 2011
Just recently, the China Care Foundation awarded Bergen County Academies China Care for having an outstanding Dumplings playgroup program. We thank all who made it possible to keep Dumplings up and running, whether by donating or volunteering. Click here for more information. We hope to see you at our next Dumplings Playgroup on June 18!
– Jenny Chen, Webmaster 2010-2011
"BCA China Care's Lunar New Year Festival A Success!" on February 20, 2011
Yesterday, BCA China Care held its annual Lunar New Year Festival. There were numerous fun activity booths, delicious food, and fantastic performances. The proceeds will help fund a surgery for a little boy named Chun, who has Spina Bifida. We thank all the volunteers who made the festival possible and successful, and all the families who attended the festival. We hope you had fun and look forward to seeing you at our next dumplings session on March 19th!
If you have time, please fill out this survey and give us some feedback about yesterday's festival by clicking here.
– Jenny Chen, Webmaster 2010-2011
"BCA China Care's Annual Lunar New Year Festival This Coming Saturday!" on February 13, 2011
Next Saturday, BCA China Care will be hosting its annual Lunar New Year Festival. There will be activities, crafts, food, and music! All proceeds will go to the China Care Foundation. Not only will you have fun and eat great food, but you will also help save the life of a Chinese orphan. We hope to see you there!
– Jenny Chen, Webmaster 2010-2011
"Happy New Year!" on January 1, 2011
BCA China Care would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year. We hope this year will be as great or even better than the previous ones. May you continue to be healthy and prosperous! Our next dumplings playgroup will be on January 15; Hope you all can make it!
– Jenny Chen, Webmaster 2010-2011
"First Dumplings of 2010-2011 A Success!" on October 19, 2010
This past Saturday, BCA China Care held its first dumplings playgroup of the 2010-2011 school year! The children made traditional chinese headdresses and learned about the Chinese Ghost Festival and Imperial China. This was topped off with story time and Chinese snacks. We thank everyone for their participation and cooperation that made this so enjoyable for everybody. We look forward to seeing you guys again at our next dumplings playgroup!
– Jenny Chen, Webmaster 2010-2011
"Welcome Back!" on October 3, 2010
Now that the school year is one month in, Dumplings playgroups will resume soon. The next scheduled playgroup will be held on October 16, 2010 and it will feature the Chinese Ghost Festival. So mark your calendars and don't miss it! Also, the dates for this year's Dumplings playgroups are all posted on the Dumplings page. Just access it by clicking the Dumplings tab above. We hope to see you all at the next Dumplings playgroup on October 16th!
Also, best wishes to our former Co-Presidents of BCA China Care: Jessica Wang and Tianqi Wang. Jessica has begun her college career at Cornell and Tianqi at Washington University in St. Louis.
We look forward to yet another great year!
– Jenny Chen, Webmaster 2010-2011
"Academy Idol Another Success!" on April 23, 2010
Today, BCA China Care hosted its annual Academy Idol held at the Bergen County Academies at 6:00PM. From this event, $1,400 was raised! Thank you to all the volunteers, the singers, our advisor (Mr. Samarakone), the teacher panel, and everyone who attended!
Also, don't forget that we have our monthly dumplings playgroup tomorrow! We hope to see you all there!
– Jenny Chen, Webmaster 2009-2010
"Spring Festival A Success!" on March 23, 2010
This past Saturday, BCA China Care held its annual Spring Festival. We would like to thank everyone for their participation in this successful event, which helped raise $410. This money will be donated to the Beijing Children's Home for orphans with special medical needs. Again, we hope everyone had fun and look forward to seeing you soon at our next dumplings playgroup!
– Jenny Chen, Webmaster 2009-2010
"Help China Care Win $100,000 or even $1 million!" on January 17, 2010
Help China Care win $100,000 or possibly $1 million by simply voting for China Care on the Chase Community Giving contest on Facebook. China Care has already made it past the first round. This is as simple as a click of a mouse and it costs you nothing. Tell your friends and relatives about this as well!
– Jenny Chen, Webmaster 2009-2010
"New Design!" on January 15, 2010
The BCA China Care website has been redesigned! However, several pages are still under construction. Please bear with us as information is organized and put up. Keep in mind, the next dumplings playgroup will be this Saturday (01/16/10) from 10AM - 12PM. We hope to see you there! If you have any questions, comments and concerns regarding the website, please email Jenny Chen at jenche@bergen.org.
– Jenny Chen, Webmaster 2009-2010
"Happy Holidays!" on December 26, 2009
BCA China Care would like to wish everyone a wonderful break. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! We hope to see you again in January.
– Jenny Chen, Webmaster 2009-2010
"First Dumplings Playgroup of 2009-2010 A Success!" on October 17, 2009
Today, BCA China Care held its first dumplings playgroup of the 2009-2010 school year! With a variety activities ranging from abacus-making to a classic game of duck-duck-goose and a delicious array of food, today's playgroup was a success. We thank everyone for their participation and cooperation. We hope everyone had fun and we look foward to seeing you at our next playgroup (TBA).
Also, best wishes to Kevin Mu, former president of BCA China Care, who has started his college career at Princeton University this year.
We look foward to yet another great year!
– Jenny Chen, Webmaster 2009-2010
"Even More Pictures!" on July 28, 2009
A new link has been made! At the "toolbar" at the top of the page, a tab labeled "Pictures" is now accessible. Within this, pictures from dumplings of 2008-2009 and before plus many other China Care activities have been posted! Take a look by clicking the tab, or just click here!
*Note that the pictures in the link from the last post are no longer accessible; they have been transferred to this new page.
– Jenny Chen, Webmaster 2009-2010
"The Pictures are now up!" on Jun. 27, 2009
Pictures from recent playgroups have been posted here.
See you next October!
– Rebecca Wong, Webmaster 2008-2009
"Benefit Festival Announcement" on Jan. 28, 2009
BCA China Care is pleased to announce that we will be holding our first annual benefit lunch on Saturday, February 7 from 11:30am to 2:00pm. Food is being provided from the Grand Buffet at 875 State Rt 17 # 12 in Ramsey, NJ.
All proceeds will go to an orphan who was abandoned in Shanxi province. He is a 4-year-old boy who has spina bifida and a deformed right foot. BCA China Care is seeking to raise money for surgery to correct his foot, which will enable him to walk and run more easily and normally. Click here for more information.
Check back here for more information about the event.
– Rebecca Wong, Webmaster 2008-2009
"Welcome Back" on Sept. 06, 2008
School has started again, and that means Dumplings Playgroups will also begin soon! Please check back here to find out when the next playgroup will be held. Hopefully, we will be able to hold future playgroups in our new cafeteria!
Best wishes to Simon Li, former president and co-founder of BCA China Care, who is starting his college career at the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at NYU this year.
Our elections have concluded and the new executive board has been posted. Under this new leadership, we hope to achieve many great things. Also note that many pages on this website have been updated with more information. We look forward to a great year!
– Rebecca Wong, Webmaster 2008-2009
"New Design" on Dec. 09, 2007
The new BCA China Care website is up! Thank you to everyone who helped to make this possible!
Unfortunately, the re-structuring of the site has left many pages under construction, so please bear with me as they are updated and new features are added. Until that time, feel free to browse around. The site is fully functional, and all important and relevant information have been uploaded and are available for your viewing.
For Firefox, Safari, and Opera users, there seems to be a problem with a background image. I am working on fixing that at the moment, so please use Internet Explorer for optimal viewing.
If you have any questions, comments, or critiques about this website, please email the new webmaster at rebwon@bergen.org.
– Shuran Fan, Webmaster 2007-2008