理事会致会员公开信

敬爱的东北同乡会会员:

本协会第四届理事会于 2022 年 12 月 18 日进行了换届选举的预备会。经过理事们讨论并全票通过选举 条例如下:

1. 会员选举资格:入会三个月及以上者。

2. 参选人资格,以下两条必须同时满足:

a) 入会满一年且参与过两次及以上协会义工活动并起到重要作用;

b) 至少由两名现任理事推荐

3. 理事选举结果:由过半数理事会成员参与投票,获票过半数以上通过。

4. 现任理事连任:现任理事主动提出连任意愿可自动连任。

5. 会长选举:选举大会当日成立新一届理事会,理事会成员可自荐,由理事会成员不记名投票,末位淘汰制选出新任会长。

6. 副会长,Treasurer, 秘书:

a) 会长决定副会长人数(不超过 6 人)及秘书;

b) 副会长和 Treasurer 本人自荐,理事会投票产生。理事会需半数以上参与,票高者当选。

本协会于 2023 年 1 月 8 日进行了第五届理事会换届选举。经过到场会员投票,第四届理事会全体成员 连任,车翰东先生全票当选成为东北同乡会第五届会长。协会的 bylaw 规定,选举大会要提前 15 天向 全体会员发通知,但由于当时年底圣诞节和元旦连过,很多场地的联系人都休假,联系不上,再加上种 种不可控的原因,开会场地迟迟没办法定下来,没能及时通知会员。1 月 8 日的早上八点,在协会微信 一群和第二届网络美食大赛群发出通知。有个别会员在选举当天结果产生后申请入理事会,在没得到令 她/他满意的答复以后,实名举报到东北同乡会监事会并希望重新选举,与此同时她/他还以语言暴力, 威胁理事会成员。

2023 年 1 月 28 日,东北同乡会全体理事(第四届)关于此事举行理事会,讨论并以多数票通过:根据 特殊情况特殊处理原则,决定不重新选举,承认第五届选举结果有效。

在经过慎重考虑后高原(前会长)向会员朋友们正式道歉。由于她工作不到位,没打好提前量,导致选 举大会场地迟迟不能落实,没能提前 15 天向大家发出通知。这些天她也承受了很大压力,并做了深刻 地自我检讨与反省,恳请大家能原谅她的过失。 人非圣贤,孰能无过。所有的理事和家属们这些年为 了东北同乡会的工作都任劳任怨,付出了大量自己的时间,精力,无私奉献,都是为了协会能发展的越 来越好。我们希望大家能众志成城的把这种暂时的,不好的局面挽回过来,为东北同乡会的将来出份力, 加把油。

本着会员对我们的信任与支持,以及理事会对会员权利的尊重,也为了进一步取得会员们的原谅、理解 与支持,东北同乡会在这里希望您能投上宝贵的一票。

 Dear member:

The Calgary Chinese Dongbei Association (CCDA or the Association) hosted a pre-election board meeting on Dec 18, 2022. The board unanimously passed the following terms and conditions:

 1. Members’ voting rights: Any person who has been a member of the Association for 3 months

 or longer.

2. Board member candidate eligibilities (both “a “and “b” conditions must be met):

 a) Any person who has been a member of the Association for at least 1 year, volunteered at

 least twice and has played important roles in the volunteering events, AND

b) Two current board members shall nominate the board member candidate.

 3. Voting process: more than half of the board members must participate in the voting, each board

 member has one vote in a secret ballot, new director shall win by majority vote of the board.

4. Current board members: current board members shall express the intention to run for another

term, they shall become the new board members by acclamation.

5. President election: the newly formed board shall host the election for the new president. The

candidate shall express his/her interest in running for the presidency. The board members shall vote in secret ballots. The president shall win by the exhaustive ballot voting method.

6. Vice presidents, treasurer, and secretary:

  a) The president shall decide the number of VPs (max 6 VPs and 1 treasurer) and appoint the

 secretary.

 b) Board members shall express their interest in taking VP and treasurer positions, each board

member has one vote, more than half of the board members must participate in the voting, the VPs and treasurer shall win by highest vote.

 On Jan 8th, 2023 the board held the election meeting. The result was: all board members were re-elected by acclamation. The new board then unanimously elected Handong Che as the new president. According to the

 bylaw, the board shall give 15 days notice to the members for the upcoming election. However, due to the holiday season (Christmas and New Year), the past president Julia Benson can’t secure a location for the board meeting. The date and time were communicated via board’s chat group, but the location was unknown. On the morning of Jan 8th, 2023 at 8am, Julia posted the election notice in the Association’s main chatroom and the second CCDA online cooking contest chat group. Please note, for the past four elections by the Association, only one non-board member showed up for any election meeting. After the election result was announced, there was one member who attended the meeting in person, expressed his/her interest in joining the board. She didn’t get a definite answer for her request. She then blew the whistle on the past president regarding not following the 15 days’ notice bylaw requirements. She threated to sue the past president and she stated that as a result of being involved in a legal battle, the past president may lose her job.

On Jan 28, 2023, CCDA board of directors (4th board) held a special meeting discussing the matter regarding the whistleblower and the 15 days’ notification requirement. By a majority vote, we decided that the error was made due to unforeseen circumstances beyond anyone’s control, the new election result still stands.

The past president, Julia Benson would like to offer a formal apology to the members. Because she should have started the election preparation process ahead of the holiday season, the mistake would have been avoided. She has realized that she didn’t give enough notice to the members as the bylaw required. She’s been facing tremendous amount of pressure in the past month and feeling extremely sorry for the mistake she has made. She sincerely asks the members to give her another chance to atone for her mistake. All the board members and their families have chosen to dedicate their time efforts and skills to help our organization to grow and thrive. We hope we can work together as a big family, overcome this little bump in the road, and look forward to creating a bright future ahead.

We value your opinion and would like to get your vote on the following matters:

1,  因为一些不可控制的因素造成了没有提前 15 天向会员发出通知的失误,可不可以取得您的谅解? Because of unforeseen and uncontrollable circumstances, we didn’t provide you with 15 days notice for the election. We would like to ask for your understanding and forgiveness:

□ 可以谅解

Yes, I can forgive this mistake

Yes, I agree, they are the new board.

□ 不可以谅解

2, 您是否承认 2023 年 1 月 8 日的选举结果有效? Will you agree with the election result on Jan 8, 2023?

□ 承认

No, I can’t forgive this mistake

□ 不承认

No, I disagree, they are not the new board.

会员姓名(拼音): Name (print) ______________________________________________________

会员签名: Signature______________________________________________________

家庭地址: Home address______________________________________________________

联系电话: Telephone______________________________________________________

电子邮件: Email______________________________________________________

Calgary Chinese Dongbei Association

Mailing Address: 9018 Edgebrook Dr. NW Calgary, AB T3A 5M5

Email: ccda.board@gmail.com Website: http://www.calgarydongbeiren.org

2019-卡城东北同乡会参加公园河道清理活动纪实

经历了连绵的春雨,卡城终于迎来了春意盎然的蓝天。5月26日星期天上午9:00,东北同乡会的义工们陆续来到Nose Hill公园,参加第52届卡城公园小路与河道清洁义务劳动。大家已经是第七次参加这个活动了。由于刚刚下过两天雨,今天的空气显得格外清新,草上的灰尘也已被冲刷干净。公园里随处可见晨练的男女老少和活蹦乱跳的狗狗。

8:30,负责协会义工组织的理事李宏伟首先来到公园,在集合地点插起了协会的会旗,摆好了桌椅。随着义工们的陆续到来,公园里逐渐热闹了起来。大家互致问候,签到登记,分发工具,做着出发前的准备。

会长王吉林欢迎并感谢大家来参加今天的义务劳动。李宏伟向大家介绍了参加活动的注意事项,尤其是安全问题,并强调了带儿童参加活动的家长一定要照顾好自己的孩子。

迎着和煦的春风,大家上路,开始清理公园和停车场周边的垃圾。

今天来参加义务劳动的还有三位小朋友,理事余振嘉的两个女儿和理事王威的女儿。她们随时第一次见面,但马上就成了好朋友。她们不时穿梭在队伍的前后,清理掉的垃圾一点都不比大人少。

大家明显感到,公园进出口处停车场周围的垃圾远比公园内部道路附近的垃圾多得多。这是我们清洁时捡到的部分垃圾。

劳动结束,大家返回集合地点休息,喝着咖啡、吃着甜点、唠着家常,享受着劳动后的快乐。非常感谢两位带病参加活动的义工,吕宝铃和王晨,而且王晨还兼做了今天的摄影义工,记录了大家愉快的劳动场面。

小朋友们领到了自己的义工证书。可以看出她们做了义工后心中的那种自豪的喜悦。

由于天气原因造成的日期推迟,本来计划了5月5日来参加活动的部分会员因今天已有了出行安排,很遗憾没能参加活动,表示明年再来。

辛苦了,义工朋友们!再见了鼻子山公园,明年我们再为你洗簌打扮!

2019卡城东北同乡会新年饺子宴纪实

新年伊始,万象更新,卡城东北同乡会会员聚餐1月12日在卡城文化社热热闹闹地开始了!欢欢喜喜迎新年,开开心心吃饺子!

看大家的表情就能体会到他们的热情❤️

男女老少各显神通,充分体现了东北人团结友爱的协作精神。   夫妻档

母子俩配合默契

娃儿们也不甘示弱

饺子包好啦!展示一下吧!

煮饺子的帅哥大厨们辛苦啦!

精神饱满诱人的饺子们

吃饱了喝足了蹦蹦跳跳消化一下

会长王吉林讲话,欢迎会员们,介绍理事们及赞助商。

小演员唱得好棒哦!

两位美女合唱”相约九八”字正腔圆

感谢会员们的参与,感谢社会各界大力支持,让我们祝愿东北同乡会越来越红火,祝福老乡们2019诸事顺意,大吉大利 也让我们共同期待2月17号盛大的元宵晚会的到来!

2017-卡城东北同乡会 – 加拿大150周年庆 花絮(三)

2017年7月7日,卡城牛仔节开幕式的大游行把加拿大150周年的庆祝活动又推向了一个新的高潮。牛仔节组委会为此特意组织了一个由多国族裔组成的150人的”联合国”方块队,编号#33,取名Canada 150, 以此体现加拿大的多元文化和多民族团结的风范,并为成员国代表准备了祖籍国的国旗。这在卡城牛仔节游行史上可谓是先例。

卡城东北同乡会受邀派出12人代表中国人参加了这支队伍,让五星红旗飘扬在了牛仔节游行的行列中。华人社团方队出现在历年牛仔节的游行中不足为奇,但以五星红旗作为中国和中华民族的象征出现在牛仔节的游行中尚属首次,意义非凡。许多华人观众看见五星红旗的时候激动得热烈鼓掌欢呼,竖起大拇指,为游行的队员加油。

七一国庆前夕,东北同乡会获悉牛仔节组委会想组建一个150人的”联合国”方块队,且参加”国”的队伍只能派出10人。理事会讨论后欣然决定接受这个任务,组队参加。

 报名后,组委会陆继发来通知,要求参加”国”的人员要穿着自己国家的民族服装或加拿大特征的服装。游行中要表演自己民族的传统文化歌舞,并与观众互动,活跃气氛。

参加牛仔节游行,对东北同乡会来说是首次。要在短短的一周时间内,仅用10人来表现如此丰富内含的游行表演,的确是一个挑战。这个重担责无旁贷地落在了东北同乡会艺术团的肩上。会长王吉林,团长周胜智,指导教师周胜杰几经讨论和尝试,在游行的前两天定出了出场的最终方案。服装选用了中国的唐装,旗袍,东北民族服和牛仔服。表演以东北的手绢秧歌和旗袍走秀来表现华夏民族热情奔放的性格与优美高雅的气质。队员由艺术团的主持人,演员及老师组成。这时给大家留下的练习时间,只有一个晚上了。

当天早晨7:30前后,队员们就陆续来到了出发的集合地点整装待发。

游行的全程有五公里多,要走一个多小时。这对走旗袍秀的队员王燕晓,王娜,苏辉,杨小薇来说,穿高跟鞋走这么久,脚受得了吗,心里的确没有把握。团长前一天决定,选4位旗袍秀队员,2人走上半程,另2人接班走下半程。可出发前,大家觉得2个人上场显得太单薄,效果不够好。于是,4人决定我们一起上,要以最佳的阵容出场。

五位表演东北秧歌的队员堪称是艺术团的精英了,有团长周胜智,指导老师周胜杰,队员杨红和周红。因为不能带音乐,会长王吉林用腰鼓为她们伴奏。

顶着似火的骄阳,经过一小时二十多分钟,队员们走完了全程。嗓子喊冒烟了,胳膊举酸了,汗水把防晒霜冲进眼睛里煞得睁不开眼,高跟鞋把脚挤得酸痛,还有一直饿着肚子行进的,…… 。队员们的确很是辛苦,但沿途来自观众尤其是同胞们的喝彩和热烈掌声,使大家倍受鼓舞,为自己能够代表中国人游行而自豪。

 今年五月刚入会的队员王娜深有感触地说: ”来村里一年,特别感谢能遇到同乡会的每一位亲人,有机会参加集体活动。今天的活动更是让人终生难忘,感谢会长,五姐六姐顶着大太阳,带我们豪迈地行进,看到同胞们为咱们呐喊助威,谢谢大家!连老外听了我是 in the parade,都对咱们中国人刮目相看呢,中国人,棒棒哒!”

李文杰,艺术团里的舞蹈演员。游行的队员们上场后是她负责保管大家换下来的衣物,化妆用品,饮水等。她带着东西一直在场外跟着大家,还不时地给大家喝彩,照相。她的辛苦一点也不亚于游行的队员。大家感谢她,赞扬她的任劳任怨。而她确说今天是我看牛仔节游行最开心的一次了。这种快乐,是因为她不再仅仅是一名观众,还参与了其中,一名”幕后英雄”!

 8月7日,东北同乡会艺术团还将参加在市政府门前的Olympic Plaza 公园举办的传统文化节演出,再次与卡城各族裔市民一起庆祝加拿大建国150周年。敬请各位关注。