Are you looking for ways to give back? Come support Project: VISION’s after school programs, serving youths in the Chinatown & Bridgeport neighborhood.
It’s going to be a great night – open bar, food, DJ, and a silent auction – so please come join us!
Great items up for auction including:
-5-Course Dinner for 2 at Oceanique
-Kindle Fire
-Dinner for 2 at Table Fifty-Two
-Private Wine Tasting Party for 6 at Lush Wine & Spirits
-Private Jewelry Party for 10 at Erin Gallagher Jewelry
-Original art work
and much more….
Tickets are $30 in advance or $35 at the door. Proceeds will benefit our after school tutoring program, college prep workshops, and service learning projects.
Project: VISION is a nonprofit organization that provides teens in the Chinatown and Bridgeport communities with free after school programs like homework tutoring, college-prep workshops, and service learning opportunities.Are you looking for ways to give back? Join TAP-Chicago to support Project: VISION’s after school programs which help underprivileged kids in the Chinatown & Bridgeport neighborhood.
It’s going to be a great night – open bar, food, DJ, and a silent auction – so please come join us!
Great items up for auction including:
-5-Course Dinner for 2 at Oceanique
-Kindle Fire
-Dinner for 2 at Table Fifty-Two
-Private Wine Tasting Party for 6 at Lush Wine & Spirits
-Private Jewelry Party for 10 at Erin Gallagher Jewelry
-Original art work
and much more….
Tickets are only $30 in advance or $35 at the door. Proceeds will benefit PV’s after school tutoring program, service learning projects, and college prep workshops.
RSVP and purchase tickets from their website: http://
Project: VISION is a nonprofit organization that supports underprivileged youth in the Chinatown and Bridgeport communities with resources for educational, personal, and civic development,.
More information on Project: VISION can be found on their website and Facebook page.
Thanks so much for supporting TAP-Chicago and attending our first membership bruncheon on Saturday! We really enjoyed meeting everyone. It is an exciting time for us as we are looking to invite dedicated members to join our committees and organize a pool of general volunteers, so we thank you in advance for your interests, enthusiasm, and energy.
Breakfast, anyone?
Info session about TAP-Chicago’s history, different committees, and the ways you can get involved.
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Brainteasers
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Special thanks to
Patty, who provided us with the venue
Anny, who planned the whole event
Hauwei, for his support
Grant, for the amazing icebreakers
and of course,
to all new and old members who attended.
We are always looking for volunteers, so check out our team page to see the types of committees we have and e-mail Anny (anny@tapchicago.org) with your interest or questions!
Do you love attending TAP-Chicago’s social, cultural, professional development, community service, and athletics events, and now want to be a part of an energetic team that makes it all happen?
Come join us for a fun bruncheon to meet current board members, make new friends, and learn more about the organization and the exciting ways you can get involved.
Space is limited to 25-30 attendees and subject to availability, so please RSVP ASAP with Anny Chou: anny@tapchicago.org | 617 459 2155. Feel free to call or email with questions as well.
Cost: We will have a potluck-style brunch with mimosas. We’d love for you to bring a dish to share, such as muffins, scones, bagels, etc. Once your RSVP is confirmed, a food list will be circulated to attendees to help better plan the selection.
Transportation: 10-minute walk from CTA Grand Blue line stop; easy-to-find street parking.
We are looking forward to your joining us and to meeting you at the bruncheon!
[Photo credit:Fresh & Easy]
TAP-Chicago would like to thank all of you who came out to the urban farming event at Chicago Lights last Saturday! We had an awesome tour of the farm grounds, watered plants, harvested tomatoes and green beans, helped with composting, and even discovered what a worm egg looks like! Below are some pictures to share with you in case you missed out.
Laura Lynn, one of the farm staff members, giving us a tour of the grounds.
There are vegetable plots not only for their farm stand but also for summer camp kids and neighbors in the community, a green house under construction, and enormous compost bins.
We helped with watering.
We harvested,
gathered tons of beans,
and helped with composting.
Worm pie, anyone?
It was work, but it was fun.
To thank our members for participating, we had a drawing for the gift certificate to Chilam Balam, a delicious Mexican small-plates restaurant in Lakeview and a strong supporter of sustainable agriculture and local farmers. Congrats to Jay for winning. We hope you enjoy the hard-earned meal!
Special thanks to Henry Y. So and Autumn Chim for organizing this event, to everyone who came out, and of course, to Chicago Lights for teaching us so much and spending time with us.
Please join us for our next community service event at the Asian Youth Services on September 15, 11:00am – 2:00pm, where we’ll be tutoring, mentoring, playing basketball, etc., for at-risk youth!
Join TAP-Chicago for a day of volunteer work with the children at Asian Youth Services (AYS), a non-profit organization that supports low-income children and youth. Volunteers will be paired up with children from AYS and do anything from helping with homework and developing reading skills to playing basketball and socializing. While the responsibilities are flexible and can be tailored to the volunteer, this is an opportunity to spend quality time with at-risk youth who may otherwise have limited exposure with positive role models and to support an underfunded local non-profit.
Originally founded to support children of South East Asian refugees families escaping from genocide or oppression, AYS has now expanded to serve children from all low-income families in the Albany Park neighborhood. AYS only has 1 full-time employee and relies on volunteers like us to provide essential services to children, so your time this day will be greatly appreciated by the community and the children.
Requirements: All volunteers MUST arrive on time at 11:00am for orientation
Cost: Free. But please pre-register on WePay so we know how many volunteers we have.
Getting There:
1. Ample street parking
2. 8 min walk from CTA Brown Line – Rockwell
Questions? Email or call
Henry So 607.279.9528 | henry@tapchicago.org
Autumn Chim 773.677.1715 | autumn@tapchicago.org
More about Asian Youth Services: http://www.asianyouthservices.org/
[Photo courtesey of Asian Youth Services (AYS)]
Hungry to help? Join TAP-Chicago as we help eliminate hunger by providing emergency food relief to the Lakeview community.
WHAT WE’RE DOING
We will be meeting at Lakeview Pantry EAST to repack bulk food for distribution through their Home Delivery Program. Volunteers pack around 130-150 bags on average, 2 per client.
WHERE
Please make sure to come to the East site (3831 N. Broadway), which is a short walk from the Sheridan Red Line stop. Free and metered street parking are also available.
WHEN
Training starts promptly at 9:00 am so please arrive 5-10 minutes early to sign in.
HOW
Register through WePay so we know you’re coming! Due to the size of the Pantry, space is limited and advance registration is required.
QUESTIONS? Contat
Autumn Chim 773.677.1715 | autumn@tapchicago.org
Henry So 607.279.9528 | henry@tapchicago.org
About Lakeview Pantry
Lakeview Pantry is one of the longest-lived food pantries in Chicago. It opened in 1970 with the mission of providing food to people living below the poverty level. Today, they not only distribute groceries, but also help clients address the issues that often lead to food insecurity, such as unemployment and housing instability. http://www.lakeviewpantry.org/
More about TAP-Chicago
http://tapchicago.org/
Join TAP-Chicago as we get down and dirty at Chicago Lights Urban Farm, a 1-acre sustainable vegetable garden in the middle of our midwest concrete jungle.
Chicago Lights Urban Farm empowers youth and community residents in the Cabrini-Green neighborhood to have increased economic opportunities through access to organic produce and nutritional education while also providing a safe sanctuary for children and youth to learn about urban agriculture.
This is a FREE TAP-Chicago event, but Chicago Lights Urban Farm asks for a $10 cash donation per volunteer upon arrival to help support the farm. Please arrive 5-10 minutes early as orientation starts promptly at 10am.
Members who are on-time with a cash donation will automatically be entered into a drawing for gift certificates donated by various restaurants that support the farm:
Chilam Balam (owned by the former sous chef of Frontera Grill) –http://www.yelp.com/biz/chilam-balam-chicago-2
Closed-toe shoes are required. Please wear clothes you don’t mind getting dirty and bring water, sunscreen, and gloves. Dress for harvesting, planting, weeding, picking, etc, and be sure to bring your own water bottle and lunch.
Street Parking: ample street parking and a parking facility at 600 W. Chicago
Public Transportation: Brown Line Franklin and Chicago stops
Questions? Contact:
Autumn Chim at autumn@tapchicago.org | 773.677.1715
Henry So at henry@tapchicago.org
Join TAP-Chicago to lend a helping hand/paw to man’s best friends as we walk dogs from the Chicago Canine Rescue! The shelter is a 5 minute walk from the Forest Glen Woods preserve, so this is a great opportunity to get exercise and fresh air while giving back to the community.
Chicago Canine Rescue was founded in 2001 to help find permanent homes for dogs considered too young, old, ill, or have special needs that would otherwise be euthanized at local shelters. There are currently 80 or so dogs at the Rescue that would love to your attention and care!
REQUIREMENTS:
1. Volunteers must be at least 18 years of age and must bring photo ID
2. You will be asked to fill out a volunteer waiver form
3. All volunteers MUST arrive on time at 2:00pm for mandatory orientation and dog handling instructions
COST:
1. Free, but we ask that you reserve a free ticket so we know if we have the right number of volunteers to help our four-legged friends:
https://www.wepay.com/events/
2. Please consider donating to the Chicago Canine Rescue as they have mentioned that they are desperately short of funding.
TRANSPORTATION:
1. Ample street parking
2. Metra Forest Glen Station on Milwaukee District/North Line. (12:35pm from Union Station arrives an hour early at 12:57pm)
3. CTA Jefferson Park Blue Line (25 min from the Loop and a 15 min walk)
Questions? Email or call
Henry So 607.279.9528 | henry@tapchicago.org
Autumn Chim 773.677.1715 | autumn@tapchicago.org
More info about Chicago Taiwanese American Professionals (TAP-Chicago):
http://www.tapchicago.org
TAP will be hosting the November Happy Hour at the Godfrey Hotel on November 15th, 2018 6-9pm. This will be a canned food drive event, and the requirement for entry would be to bring 3 canned good items. These goods will be donated to a local shelter to help feed the less fortunate. Look forward to seeing everyone at the happy hour event.
Come join TAP-Chicago and cute middle school students from Project Vision to clean up Chinatown’s Ping Tom Park!
Ping Tom Park was created in 1999 and spans 17 acres, 6 of which are developed. It has accumulated much trash over the years, so TAP-Chicago, Project Vision, …and CASL are teaming up to restore the park to its original state of cleanliness.
Project Vision is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide educational, professional, and interpersonal development support to the youth of Chinatown and Bridgeport. Each TAP-Chicago volunteer will get to partner up with a student during the park cleanup, the goal of which is to spark interest in mentoring/tutoring for Project Vision.
This is a FREE event!
Supplies and baked goods will be provided by CASL.
Bubble tea provided by a Chinatown establishment – TBD.