Dear alumni and friends, The long awaited Chinese Moon Festival and Chinese National Day celebration party of 2004 will be on this coming Saturday, Oct. 2. PKUAANC, along with more than 70 other Bay Area Chinese organizations has been very actively preparing this event in the last few months. PKUAANC's volleyball team will again participate in the National Day Cup competition, to be held in the same park. Our team has been playing at this tournament and won the championship in 2002 and No.3 in 2003. Here is some more information about the event: Chinese News Release http://www.pkualumni.org/files/2004SVNDF_CN.doc Flyer http://www.pkualumni.org/image/2004SVNDF_Flyer.jpg On that day, PKUAANC will have a table in the park to serve our alumni. Please look for the Beida flag and PKUAANC banner. Hope to see you all on Saturday! PKUAANC ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dear friends, The long anticipated Chinese Moon Festival and Chinese National Day celebration party of 2004 is coming! This annual event has become a tradition since the fall of 2000 and has met with great success. Compared to previous years, this year's festival (organized by the North California Chinese Alliance National Day Committee) will be larger in scale and provide more excitement. Better yet, admission is FREE! Date: Saturday, Oct. 2, 2004 Time: 10 AM to 6PM Place: Kennedy Community Park in Union City Address: 1333 Decoto Rd, Union City, CA 94587 The North California Chinese Alliance National Day Committee comprises about 70 active Chinese organizations and community groups. The festival will commence with the raising of both the Chinese and American flags, a symbolic illustration of the friendship between the two countries. Thereafter, an exciting collection of performances will be shown. You will enjoy various performances from traditional to modern by local groups and artists. Highlights will include a “Face Changing” performed by Mr. Zhang Jiandong, a professional acrobatic presentation conducted by Mr. Xia Kemin, a dragon dance, children's performance, singing, dances and various sports events including volleyball. That's not all! The event organizers are also inviting local retailers and restaurants to come and join the event. You'll be able to enjoy a wide variety of attractions, souvenirs, foods and snacks. The festival is ideal for friends and family, so come and have a great time together! We feel gratitude to our sponsors for their generosity and support to this event: UTStarcom (http://www.utstar.com/) Mr. Wang Zhengben Mr. Min Zhu (WebEx) Cybercalling.com (http://www.cybercalling.com/) Northern California Chinese Alliance Note: PKUAANC is one of the leading organizations in Northern California Chinese Alliance