Wu Yee Childrens Services

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Looking for a gift? Interested in supporting Wu Yee?
Consider purchasing a gift box of 10 assorted note cards featuring artwork by Wu Yees children. Cards are $15 per box or $25 for two, plus postage and handling.To order, please call Christine Loong at 415.230.7510 or christine@wuyee.org

Where: Empress of China Restaurant in San Francisco's Chinatown (838 Grant Avenue)

Join us and over 200 of the Bay Area's business, community, and non-profit leaders at Wu Yee's premier annual fundraiser, Butterfly Social, to celebrate Wu Yee's achievements in the past year and enjoy an evening of award presentation ceremony, a lion dance performance by Wu Yee Lok Yuen children, silent auction, live auction, raffle drawing and much more!
All proceeds from the event will support Wu Yee's mission to create opportunities for children to be healthy, for families to thrive, and for communities to become strong.

TO PURCHASE A TICKET ONLINE
For event sponsorship opportunities, to make a silent auction donation or to volunteer at the event, please visit the 2010 Butterfly Social event page or contact Christine Loong at 415.230.7210.

About Our Award Recipients:
Rotary Club of San Francisco Chinatown - Community Service Award
Ms. Patti Lew - The Lillian Lew Dea Volunteer Award
About Our Emcee - Claudine Wong, KTVU Channel 2 News:
Bay Area native Claudine Wong is currently assigned to report for the "KTVU Channel 2 Morning News," "Mornings on 2," and the "KTUV Channel 2 News at Noon." She covers a range of stories from breaking news to high profile cases. Wong has been recognized for her work at KTVU with a prestigious Peabody Award and two Emmy Awards nominations.

About Our Silent Auction: Over sixty items ranging from sports, fine dining, wineries and family's favorite past time will be packaged into silent auction items at the Butterfly Social. Below are some of our featured silent auction items:
* Haircut & styling services at diPietro Todd Salon

Wu Yee's Children's Fair Celebrated the Week of the Young Child on April 16
Wu Yee's Family Services Department presented the Children's Fair with over 250 children and adults in attendance at St. Mary's Square in Chinatown celebrating the Week of the Young Child on April 16, 2010.
Working along the theme of the 2010 Week of the Young Child which is Early Years Are Learning Years, Wu Yee's Children's Fair was filled with engaging learning activities such as a petting zoo, story-telling time, children's arts & crafts as well as a face and hand painting sessions with the goal to provide resources and exposures for the young children attended to learn more about domestic farm animals.
Snapshots from the Children's Fair:
Wu Yee's Children's Fair 2010
Wu Yee in the 2010 Southwest Airlines Chinese New Year Parade
On February 27, 2010, a lovely rain-free evening, Wu Yee proudly rang in the Year of the Tiger by participating in the annual Chinese New Year parade. The Wu Yee float, which was sponsored by UPS, featured children from the community dressed in festive Chinese-themed attire and tiger outfits performing classical Chinese dance to Hold That Tiger, the Clemson University fight song. An audience of over three million people watched the parade live and on television.
The float was a Wu Yee family project. Former staff member Ben Wong guided the event with his many years of parade experience. Board member Debbie Chang choreographed and taught the dance routine to the 27 children performers. Most of the young stars were children of staff and clients. A cadre of dedicated volunteers helped to prepare the childrne's make up, dress them in their festive attire and oversees the event logistics. Gung hay fat choy!
Snapshots from the Parade:

Leveling the Early Childhood Education Field: Identifying Strategies to Supporting Family Child Care Providers
Family Child Care Provider Study press release, 11/3/2009
For more information, please contact Wu Yee's Provider Services Department at 415.230.7537 or joanne@wuyee.org. The study will be available in Chinese in December, 2009.

Looking for Child Care?
In partnership with Early Head Start/Head Start and California Department of Education, Wu Yee's Child Development Department offers full day, full year care to eligible families throughout San Francisco. Our programs primarily serve children between ages 0-5 as well as pregnant mothers and the entire family. Childcare options include 6 center-based programs, homebased services, and placement with family child care providers.
Our Family Services Department assists families find child care information and referrals and connect to programs that help subsidize child care. In addition, Wu Yee partners with First 5 San Francisco on the Preschool for All program, whose goal is to provide universal access for all San Francisco families to free part-day preschool.

Interested in Becoming a Child Care Provider?
Our Provider Services Department offers education and support to over 1400 providers of early childhood care and education annually. With professional development and start-up scholarships, ongoing trainings and workshops, and individualized technical assistance, our resources serve license-exempt, family child care, and center-based providers. Our services are available in English and Cantonese.