CPB EVENTS
Chinese New Year continues with spring dinner
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 Photo by Steven Der-Garabedian
Hao Guangfeng from the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China addresses the 500 guests gathered at the Emerald Chinese Restaurant last night.
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As far as Chinese New Year celebrations go, the best may have been saved for last.
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The Mississauga Board of Chinese Professionals and Businesses (CPB) held its first spring banquet dinner last night at the Emerald Chinese Restaurant in Mississauga.
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Though Chinese New Year festivities have typically ended by now, that wasn’t the case last night. About 500 guests enjoyed a 10-course meal, participated in raffles, silent auctions, lucky draws and karaoke singing.
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The event was in celebration of not only the Chinese New Year, but also in support of the Yee Hong Community Wellness Foundation, a geriatric care facility that will receive part of the proceeds raised last night to improve services.
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The CPB is a non-profit organization that has been representing Chinese professionals and businesses in Mississauga for over a decade. It provides public speaking programs, networking seminars and other services. It also often acts as a bridge for Chinese organizations that want to establish themselves in Mississauga.
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Audrey Chiang, chair of CPB, said the organization is greatly involved in the community and raises funds for a number of initiatives. Over the past few years, the CPB has donated over $1 million to The Yee Hong Foundation, the Chinese Cultural Centre of GTA, Credit Valley Hospital, Trillium Health Centre, and the University of Toronto at Mississauga.
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"It’s important to give back because we are here living in Mississauga, a great city, and it’s our job to build our society. We have a good living in Mississauga; we have a good diversity of people here and one of the things that we’ve done is give back to the community," said Chiang.
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VIP guests in attendance included Mayor Hazel McCallion, The Mississauga News publisher Ron Lenyk, Dr. Joseph Wong of the Yee Hong foundation and Peel Regional Police Deputy Chief Paul Tetzlaff.
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Items that were up for bid in the auction included jewellery, wines, travel coupons and dinner certificates.
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