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COVID-19 Community Relief Effort

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COVID-19 Community Relief Effort Updates

We hope our members & friends are staying safe & well amid the challenging times we are all facing due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Earlier this month, we set up a COVID-19 Community Relief Donation Drive. Monies raised go toward purchases of needed items to be donated to the brave frontline heroes in our community. Click HERE to see a letter from our chapter president, Laura Lee.

Thank you to our chapter's members & friends who have generously donated to this cause! We are truly grateful for your support & generosity! So far, our COVID-19 Community Relief Effort committee has made drop-offs to 4 hospitals in some of the hardest hit areas in NJ.

We are continuing to work on finding hospitals to donate needed items to & expanding to include "Food Pantries" & "Senior Homes" in our area that are impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Please donate to this effort if you haven't already done so. If you would like to mail in your donation, please make checks payable to: OCA-NJ Chapter
Mail to: OCA-NJ Chapter, COVID-19 Community Relief Effort, 2 Heather Court, Dover, NJ 07801.

 



COVID-19 CHINATOWN HOMELESS RELIEF INITIATIVE

Photos of OCA-NJ board members making purchases & dropping off essentials (clothing donations, hats, scarves, blankets, thermos bottles, tarp, etc.) to the homeless & those in need in New York City Chinatown. Thank You to Terri & Steve Chan, Bun & Fern Chan & Edmond Moy for their generous monetary donations that made the purchases of these essentials possible!

Photos include OCA-NJ board members, Henry Lee, Laura Lee, John Tan & Theresa Chan, long time friends of OCA-NJ Terri & Steve Chan, Corky Lee the legendary 'unofficial Asian American photographer laureate who recently passed away due to complications from Covid-19 & Patrick Mock, the Chinatown hero & manager of 46 Mott Street Bakery who initiated this relief effort in Chinatown.

OUR COVID-19 RELIEF EFFORT COMMITTEE'S FIRST 3 DROP-OFFS TO OUR FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE HEROES IN NEW JERSEY

~ Holy Name Medical Center ~ Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston ~ St. Joseph Wayne Hospital ~

 

 

MORE DONATION DROP OFFS

DELICIOUS MEALS DROPPED OFF TO OUR NJ FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE HEROES

 ~ Jersey City Medical Center ~ Hackensack University Medical Center ~ Clara Maas Medical Center ~

 

FOOD DONATIONS DROPPED OFF TO NORTHERN NJ LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES 

THANKS AGAIN TO OUR COVID-19 RELIEF EFFORT COMMITTEE & TO OUR CHAPER MEMBERS & FRIENDS WHO DONATED TO THIS CAUSE!!
  ~ MCFOODS, Middlesex County Food Organization & Outreach  ~ Toni's Kitchen at St Luke's Episcopal Church in Montclair ~ First Reformed Church of Boonton Food Pantry ~

 

 

2020 APA Heritage Essay Scholarship Virtual Graduation Celebration Summary

By in Announcement, Scholarships & Internships

Saturday, June 20, 2020 

OCA-NJ APA Heritage Essay Scholarship Graduation Celebration
Summary

OCA Advocates New Jersey Chapter held a virtual Asian Pacific American Heritage Celebration on June 20th to present the Class of 2020 OCA-NJ Scholarship Awards. The event was postponed from the long planned Annual Luncheon that was originally scheduled for May 17th. This year's Essay Topic was designed to challenge each applicant to choose an APA topic that was important to them and to design a way to engage their peers to take action. As expected, the entries were competitive , but OCA-NJ's dedicated Scholarship Committee was able to select 6 recipients for this year's honors.

* The Robert E. Wone Memorial Scholarship $2,500
Francesca Fierro-Clifton High School attending Barnard College in the Fall

 * The Dr. Ferdinand J. Gajewski, Jr. Memorial Scholarship $2,000
Harvey Wang-Parsippany Hills High School attending Princeton University in the Fall

* The Linda Lee Memorial Scholarship $2,000
Skylar Lee-Montville Township High School attending University of Pittsburgh in the Fall

* The Edwin and Aurora Len Memorial Scholarship $1,000
Caitlin Crooker-Parsipanny High School attending Savannah College of Art & Design in the Fall

* The OCA-NJ Gold Scholarship $800
Dillon Shin-Wayne Valley High School attending Rutgers University in the Fall

* The Willie Lau Memorial Scholarship $500
Devin Shin-Wayne Valley High School attending Rutgers University in the Fall

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Willie Lau Memorial Fund

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OCA-NJ Chapter is deeply saddened to inform that Mr. Willie Lau, a long time member, supporter, past president & dear friend passed away on Sunday, October 20, 2019. He will be dearly missed by all those whose lives he has touched. To view Willie's obituary & details of the viewing & funeral services, please click HERE. The Lau Family has set up a Memorial Fund in Willie's name at OCA-NJ Chapter that is dedicated to providing scholarships to college bound students residing in the state of New Jersey. Please join OCA-NJ Chapter in extending our sincerest condolences to the Lau Family. If you would like to make a donation to the Willie Lau Memorial Scholarship Fund, please use the DONATION BUTTON below.





Willie Lau Scholarship Donation Page

By in Scholarships & Internships

Our chapter is deeply saddened to inform that Mr. Willie Lau, a long time member, supporter, past president & very dear friend of OCA-New Jersey Chapter passed away on Sunday, October 20, 2019. He will be dearly missed by all those whose lives he has touched. To view Willie’s obituary & details of the viewing & funeral services, please click HERE. The Lau Family has set up a Memorial Fund in Willie’s name at OCA-NJ Chapter that is dedicated to providing scholarships to college bound students residing in the state of New Jersey. If you would like to make a donation to the Willie Lau Memorial Scholarship Fund, please use the DONATION BUTTON below.


Ongoing Toiletries Drive

By in In & Around NJ, Program Announcements

OCA-New Jersey Chapter is conducting an ongoing toiletries drive to collect for the underserved in our State. If you are fortunate to be able to travel and stay in hotels, consider taking the free toiletries for the benefit of someone who cannot easily obtain such basic items as soap/body wash, shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, or even feminine hygiene products.

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