The 2009 Elk Grove Chinese Association’s annual meeting was held on Saturday, June 20 at Elliot Ranch Elementary School in Elk Grove. Over one hundred members attended the meeting. It started with a potluck dinner. After the dinner, Secretary Sharon Zheng served as an MC to call the order of the meeting.
President Jane Liang and Vice President Tao Huai presented award trophies to the winners of this year’s table tennis and badminton tournaments. The winners who went onto the stage to receive the trophies are:
- Allen Ding, man’s single champion, 2nd Table Tennis Tournament, 2009
- Dongmin Luo and Allen Ding, man’s double champion, 2nd Table Tennis Tournament, 2009
- Wayne Zhuang, man’s single champion, 2nd Badminton Tournament, 2009
- Tingjuan Gao, woman’s single champion, 2nd Badminton Tournament, 2009
After the award ceremony, President Jane Liang gave the annual council report. She summed up the activities of the past year, which were mainly aimed at enriching members’ leisure lives and developing friendship.
Treasurer Waiman Leung gave annual financial report with council member Pat Eng serving as a translator for Mandarin. Mr. Leung reported that the association achieved a balanced budget, in contrast to the budget crises from the federal and state to local county and city governments.
Following the treasurer’s report, there was the annual election, lead by this year’s election committee members Wendy Zhao and Tony Huang.
The meeting ended with a karaoke and dance.
