About the Event

On Saturday, April 7th, 2018, AYC hosted our 2nd Annual Rubber Ducky Carnival and Duck Design Contest at our facilities at 232 W. Clary Ave in San Gabriel. The event featured carnival game booths, an art design contest, resource booths for parents and families, raffles, and more! The event attracted over 250 people, even with the chance of showers!

The event program was MCed by the Honorable Mike Eng. During the program, the Suk Ching Leung Scholarship, Cheou Wang Scholarship, and May L. To Excellence Award were given to 14 youth to pursue college or secondary schools. The Cheou Wang Scholarship was presented by Michelle Freridge, AYC Executive Director. The May L. To Excellence Award was presented by special guests Alex To, husband of May L. To, the late founding Executive Director of AYC, and Dr. Gay Yuen, AYC Board Member and Past-President. Certificates from Assemblymember Ed Chau (49th District) were presented to the scholarship awardees by representative Cristina Correa. Pranav Sharma, Board Chair of Network for Asian Americans (NAPA), a Business Resource Group at Warner Bros also spoke about their partnership with us throughout the year - volunteers from NAPA were instrumental to making this event and last year's event a huge success! 

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​The event featured a Duck Design Contest where youth ages 5-14 created and submitted dioramas using a rubber ducky and their imaginations. The top three design submissions were Fatima (1st Place), Leonel (2nd Place), and Sophia (3rd Place). Special guest judges for the Duck Design Contest included Julie Ho (AYC Secretary), Chief Eugene Harris (AYC Board Member), and Ken Tcheng (Former AYC Board Member and Past-President.)

Duck Design Contest Winners Left to Right: Sophia (3rd Place), Fatima (1st Place), and Leonel (2nd Place) with Ken Tcheng, Chief Harris, Julie Ho, and Michelle Freridge

​All funds raised will go toward AYC's after-school and summer programs for youth in grades K-8, including Project NEO.

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Click on the links to view media coverage of the event by Chinese News USA, NTD TV, and 中旺電視ZWTV.

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Congratulations to our 2018 Scholarship Recipients

2018 Cheou Wang Scholarship Recipients:
Deyuan Sun
 Wanda Hua

2018 Suk Ching Leung Scholarship Recipients:
Zhaotian (Tim) Guo
Zhihao (Jason) Lin

​2018 May L. To Excellence Award Scholarship Recipients:
Kim Chan
Sophia Lee
Janelle Dang
Giselle Huerta
Eden Lin
Caitlyn Nguyen
Elvis Ho
Michaela Henry
Janet Han
Dean Ha

Special thanks to our friends from NAPA at Warner Bros. for volunteering to read and score the applicant essays!

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Big Gratitude to All of Our Sponsors

Gold Sponsors
Exact Tax, Inc.
Network for Asian Pacific Americans (NAPA) at Warner Bros.
Rosemead Kiwanis Club & Foundation

Silver Sponsors
Shakas Hawaiian Flavors/The Chicken Koop

Bronze Sponsors
Asian Professional Exchange (APEX)
Dream Vacations - Getaways Made Easy
Josephine Yang, Coldwell Banker
Renewal by Andersen
Robert L. Gin
San Gabriel Rotary Club

Other Donors
Anonymous
Copyfree Document Imaging and Solutions
Lecards.com
Nothing Bundt Cakes - Pasadena
San Gabriel Kiwanis Club
Steven's Steak and Seafood House

Special Thanks to our Community Resource Booths

Anthem Blue Cross
Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Los Angeles
Asian Pacific Counseling & Treatment Centers
Asian Pacific Health Care Ventures
Asians for Miracle Marrow Matches (A3M)
California Telephone Access Program
Care1st Health Plan
Chinatown Service Center
Citrus Valley Health Partners/Gem Project
Edward Jones Financial
Holy Vine Church in LA
IYF- Dance Group
La Casa de San Gabriel Community Center
Learning Rights Law Center
Los Angeles County Bar Association
National Asian Pacific American Families Against Substance Abuse
New York Life Insurance Company
Royal Business Bank