Good news! KCCAA will host another education seminar in August.  With school starting next week, some kids will begin high school this fall. Everyone knows high school is not easy.  How do you help your kids get prepared?  Dr. Da-Ming Zhu will talk about the things parents should know about high school life and will answer your questions.

When: Saturday Aug. 19th, 2017

Time: 2:30pm – 3:30pm

Where:   Emmanuel Chinese Baptist Church, Room 101

10101 England Dr Overland Park, KS 66212

Presenter: Dr. Da-Ming Zhu

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When: Saturday, April 15, 2017, 1:30 – 3:30pm

Where: Emmanuel Chinese Baptist Church, 10101 England Dr, Overland Park, KS 66212
Service Items: Chinese visa only (no Chinese passport, or travel certificate, etc.)

For visa information and required documents for each visa type, please refer the information listed in the Consulate General’s website:

http://www.chinaconsulatechicago.org/eng/ywzn/qzhz/qz/

Visa and Service Fees: The required visa fees are $140 for US Citizen, and $90 for non-US Citizen. In addition to the visa fee required by the Consulate General, service fee of $40 for member and $50 for non-member per passport/applicant will be collected by KCCAA.

Please combine the required visa fee (to Consulate General) and service fee (to KCCAA) together and make one payment to “KCCAA”. Cash or personal checks are accepted. Credit cards are NOT accepted.

No need for return envelope, and the passport/visa will be distributed to you by KCCAA in two (2) weeks. Please come and bring your receipt to pick up your passport/visa on Saturday 29, 2017, 1:30 – 3:30pm.

2017春季堪城中美联合会中国签证活动的通知

时间: 周六, 二零一七年四月十五日, 下午 1:30 – 3:30

地点: 以马内利华人浸信会, 10101 England Dr, Overland Park, KS 66212
服务项目: 只受理中国签证 (不受理中国护照, 旅行证, 及养老金资格审核的服务)

为方便社区, 堪城中美联合会(KCCAA)将代办赴华签证。具体申请材料及收费要求, 请参照中国芝加哥总领馆网页如下:

http://www.chinaconsulatechicago.org/chn/qzhz/qz/

签证及服务费用: 除了领事馆要求的签证费($140美国护照,$90其他非美国护照)以外, 堪城中美联合会将对每本护照/申请人收取相应代办手续费, $40 (会员），$50 (非会员）.

请将签证费和代办手续费一起付给堪城中美联合会(KCCAA), 接受现金或个人支票付款,不收信用卡。然后由堪城中美联合会统一支付领事馆要求的签证费用.

申请人不需要回邮信封.签证办完后, 堪城中美联合会将派人赴中国驻芝加哥总领馆领取护照及签证, 并统一发放. 请于二零一七年四月二十九日下午 1:30 – 3:30凭办理收据来领取护照/签证.

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In 2010, the Kansas City Chinese American Association (KCCAA) established an annual KCCAA Community Service Award to encourage primary and secondary school students in the greater Kansas City area to develop stronger awareness of public service and to participate actively in community service. In the past several years we have seen an increasing number of young students engaging in volunteer work, particularly under the leadership of KCCAA Youth Hope Fund. More and more of our young people have come to know the personal satisfaction of helping others. In order to honor the unselfish efforts of these young people and, in hopes of encouraging others to follow their examples, KCCAA will offer recognition to some of the most outstanding efforts by the young people in our community to help others. To emphasize the intrinsic rewards of community service, the awardees will be given plaques, scholarships (amount to be determined), and will be honored on stage at this year’s Spring Festival Gala.

This award may be offered to any primary or secondary school student in the greater Kansas City area and any qualified student may apply.

Requirements: an applicant must:

1. Be an elementary or secondary school student (grades 1 through 12).
2. Have participated in some form of voluntary work or community service (without compensation) during the past year.

Evaluation criteria for awards:

Service activities that emphasize service to others in need will be valued over experiences that are designed primarily as learning experiences for the student. Quantity of hours of service will not necessarily be more highly valued than quality but consistent patterns of service to others will be valued by the judges. Initiative and (age-appropriate) leadership and organization in group efforts to serve others will also be noted. Fundraising activities to benefit others will be viewed as worthwhile but (age-appropriate) direct service to others may, in some cases, be viewed as having more enduring significance for the student applicants.

Application procedures: Submit a one to three page application letter by email to kccaa.award@gmail.com by January 20, 2017. The application statement should include the student’s name, school, and their school’s contact information; a list of the student’s community service experiences during 2016, with a description of each community service experience; the student’s perspective of the benefit of the service to those served, and the student’s reflections on lessons learned from his or her service experience(s). Please …

All tickets have been sold out. Thank you all. Looking forward to seeing you at the show.

Purchase Standard/Non-Membership Tickets Only 

CNY Gala Ticket plus KCCAA Membership

Purchase/Renew KCCAA Membership Only (no tickets) 

All the tickets purchased online will be available to be picked up on Saturday Jan. 28th, 2017 from 5:00pm – 7:00pm at JCCC.

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