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PRESS ROOM
ASIAN AMERICAN COALTION ANNOUNCES 24th ANNUAL LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATION SATURDAY MARCH 3RD AT HYATT REGENCY O’HARE ”ROAR WITH THE BOAR 2007/4605”
TICKET SALES OPEN WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25TH
COMMUNITY LEADERS INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN CALENDAR OF MEETINGS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 21, 2006
CONTACT:
GENERAL: info@aacchicago.org or (312) 326-5320
MEDIA: info@enericom.net or (312) 635-0888
TICKETS: tickets@aacchicago.org
CHICAGO, IL - - The Asian American Coalition of Chicago is pleased to announce that it will host its 24th Annual Lunar New Year Celebration, “Roar With the Boar 2007/4705” on Saturday, March 3, 2007 at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare, 9300 West Bryn Mawr Avenue in Rosemont. Cocktails begin at 5:30 p.m.; opening ceremonies are at 6:30 p.m., with dinner show including entertainment and an awards ceremony following. Ticket sales open Wednesday, October 25, 2006 for this popular star-studded event. The gala is usually sold-out, attracting over 1,100 people. Tickets are available on a first-funded, first-seated basis. Purchase information follows below and appears on the website www.aacchicago.org, which will be frequently updated with program planning details, meeting schedule, forms and announcements.
Every year a different Asian community takes turn playing host of the Lunar New Year gala. This year it is the Chinese American Community, which has thrice before (1984, 1991 and 1999) held the gavel for the Asian Pacific American community's most important event of the year.
"We are honored to host the Annual Lunar New Year Celebration once again,“ said Leonard M. Louie, 2007 Chair of the Asian American Coalition of Chicago. “The Chinese American community welcomes everyone to come to our meetings and share in the planning process. Our goal is to further coalesce the Asian Pacific American community towards becoming a more vocal group, as we continue to grow in political empowerment.”
Taking the helm as The 2007 Host Committee’s five sponsoring organizations are: the Chicago Chinatown Chamber of Commerce, Chinese American Civic Council of Chicago, Chinese American Service League, Inc., Chinese Mutual Aid Association, and the Organization of Chinese Americans, Inc., Greater Chicago Chapter.
Well-known Chicago on-site artist Grace Lai has been named the official artist for “Roar with the Boar 2007/4605.” A beautiful painting especially created for this year’s event will grace the Coalition’s creative materials. Lai previously served as the cover artist for the Coalition’s 1992 and 1999 Celebrations (“Year of the Monkey” and “Year of the Rabbit”).
An event held on this grand of a scale only once a year, Lunar New Year is traditionally the single largest organized annual event in Chicago's Asian American community. According to the latest Census, the Asian Pacific American population in Illinois numbers approximately 428,213, or 3.4% of the statewide population. Numerous dignitaries traditionally attend the festivities, including the Asian consular corps, elected and appointed governmental officials, political candidates, top business and corporate leaders, decision-makers at Chicago's major media press outlets, and everyone who considers himself or herself a mover and shaker in and around, or for, the Asian Pacific American national movement.
CALENDAR OF MEETINGS / SUBSCRIPTION CALL TO STAY ON E-LIST
This year’s calendar of meetings has been set as follows: The AACC 2007 Planning Committee is scheduled to meet monthly on Wednesdays, at the Chinese American Service League, Inc. CASL Senior Housing Center, 2108 South Princeton Avenue, Chicago, Illinois from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. (This building is directly across the street from the CASL Kam L. Liu Building, where the Asian Festival 2006 meetings were held.) There is no parking allowed in the adjacent parking lot, which is reserved for TENANT PARKING ONLY. Entrance to the meeting hall is through the gate on Princeton Avenue.
The meetings are scheduled for October 25, 2006, November 15, 2006, December 13, 2006 (tentative), January 17, 2007 and February 21, 2007 (tentative); with the February 28, 2007 on-site walk-through and rehearsal scheduled at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare, 9300 West Bryn Mawr Avenue, Rosemont, from 6 p.m. – 10 p.m.
Light refreshments will be provided at meetings from 6 to 6:45 p.m. The meetings will begin at 6:45 p.m. and will adjourn as soon as related items on the agenda are discussed and approved. RSVP’s for the October 25, 2006 meeting go to info@aacchicago.org. Those interested in staying on the AACC meeting notice e-list should please e-mail info@aacchicago.org with name, affiliation, phone number and preferred e-mail address, stating “SUBSCRIBE” in the subject line.
AWARDS
The Coalition plans to award the recipients of its 2007 Community Service Awards and its prestigious Pan Asian American Ping Tom Memorial Award that evening. The Coalition renamed its Pan Asian Award in 1996 after the late legendary Chicago civic leader Ping Tom. Ping Tom was also one of the original founders of the Asian American Coalition.
The nomination process for the Coalition's annual Community Service Awards, the Pan Asian American Ping Tom Memorial Award and its Grand Asian Award, which is periodically presented to a friend of the Asian Pacific American community of non-Asian descent, is currently underway.
Awards nominations for Community Service, the Pan Asian American Ping Tom Memorial Award, and the Grand Asian awards are due December 13, 2006. Nominations must also be sent electronically, including bio and photo attachments. Nomination forms and instructions will be available for downloading on the website http: www.aacchicago.org . No exceptions will be made for incomplete nominations, which will not be considered.
TICKETS
For ticket reservations, please contact tickets@aacchicago.org by e-mail. Ticket sales are usually brisk, and advance purchase is required. Tickets are $700.00 per table of ten. They are being distributed through community outlets as well as directly from the Coalition. They are first funded, first seated.
Ticket sales will open for the gala on Wednesday, October 25, 2006 during the AACC Planning Committee Meeting being held at CASL Senior Housing Center starting at 6 p.m. (2108 South Princeton Avenue, Chicago). Tickets are being sold in rounds of ten, at $700.00 per table.
As in years past, a drawing will be held to determine the table placement selection order for everyone present with checks, when sales open October 25th.
CHECKS
All checks should be made payable to: Asian American Coalition of Chicago 2007.
SPONSORSHIPS
Sponsorship rates and packages are priced as follows: $10,000.00 Global Sponsor; $5,000.00 Pan-Asian Sponsor; $3,000.00 Community Sponsor and $1,500.00 Coalition Sponsor. To inquire about or to reserve sponsorships, please contact info@aacchicago.org.
ADVERTISEMENTS
In addition, advertisement space reservations in the Souvenir Program Book are available at $500.00 for a full page (size 8-1/2” x 11”) and $300.00 for a half-page (8-1/2” x 5-1/2”). Non-profit full-page ads (8-1/2” x 11”) are available at a discounted rate of $300.00. Checks, insertion orders, and camera-ready black and white artwork creative for 2007 ads are due no later than January 17, 2007. Ads must be funded by that deadline in order to run.
AACC... WHO WE ARE
According to the latest Census, the Asian Pacific American population in Illinois numbers approximately 428,213, or 3.4% of the statewide population. Approximately 71,469 Asian Pacific Americans reside in DuPage County, comprising 7.9% of DuPage County's population, with the bulk of the other 262,731 residents of Cook County, comprising 4.8% of Cook County's population. The 2000 Census shows that Asian Pacific Americans reside in Chicago in communities including West Rogers Park, Albany Park, Uptown, Armour Square and Bridgeport, and in suburban Cook County in communities including Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates and Skokie.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Sponsor, ad and general inquiries should be directed to info@aacchicago.org (e-mail preferred) or c/o the Chinatown Chamber of Commerce office at (312) 326-5320 during business hours.
MEDIA
ENERI Communications again has been named the agency of record for this year’s Lunar New Year Celebration, and has received the assignment to coordinate media relations, TV station/media company participation and celebrity emcees. All media requests may be directed to ENERI Communications at info@enericom.net or (312) 635-0888.
FOR: 2007 Asian American Coalition of Chicago Planning Committee
THE AACC 2007 HOST COMMITTEE
Leonard M. Louie, Chair
C.W. Chan, Co-Chair, Programming
Irene Cualoping, Co-Chair and Director of Communications
Barton Moy, Co-Chair
Susan Ng-Harroun, Co-Chair, Outreach
Woon-Wah Siu, Co-Chair, Fundraising
Esther Wong, Co-Chair, Program Book
CASL, Treasurer
David Wu, Secretary
Jean Ng, Ticket Committee Chair
