Dear Friends & Supporters,
Thank you for stepping forward and demonstrating your leadership by
helping United Iu-Mien Community carry out its mission. Your financial
support and personal dedication to UIMC will underwrite our ability to
realize the dream of Mien to share in our common desire to be full
citizens – contributing to the community.
On a personal note, we have been successful in keeping our programs
running smoothly but it’s been quite challenging. Time to apply for
grants and seek sponsors in addition to monitoring programs and
communications of all natures is also scarce for UIMC as we are an
all-volunteer agency (save for our part-time Senior Social Group
coordinator).
Certainly we share similarly full lives as we make a living, engage in
our children’s schoolwork, music, art and sports, volunteer and
hopefully find time for personal rest and exercise. You can see that to
be effective in our mission, we truly require a director and to
stabilize funding for services. We only started to reach beyond our own
community this last year, so we are in our infancy for raising funds.
As UIMC builds relationships with other communities and overcomes
obstacles-language, literacy, health access and use of the criminal
justice systems – Mien will become less of a mystery and more a familiar
neighbor.
We look forward to your friendship and support – financial and moral –
as we collaborate now to put the “common” in community. UIMC is grateful
for your serious consideration and your generous sponsorship.
Chiem-Seng Yaangh, PH.D
Board President
United Iu-Mien Community, Inc.
| Senior Social Group awarded $9K Kaiser Permanente Grant...Our very successful Iu-Mien Senior Social Group, which meets every Wednesday from 9AM-12PM, recently received a $9,000.00 grant from the Kaiser Permanente foundation. Linda Lee, a Kaiser representative, recently visited the Senior Social Group to award the amount to the agency and its participants. With their continued support, the Senior Social Group will be funded for another calendar year.Without Kaiser's generous support, the 60-80 seniors who attend each week would have less support and resources. The seniors interact with a light breakfast, an exercise session, and monthly celebrations of brithdays and other special events. If you would like to attend this weekly group, please contact: Kao Chio Thun, Program Coordinator, (916) 383-3083 >>Click here for upcoming meetings/events<< |
UIMC, Inc. recruiting new Board members... The United Iu Mien Community, Inc. is currently seeking experienced community leaders to join our Board of Directors. If you are highly motivated in working with an at-risk Southeast Asian refugee population in the Greater Sacramento area, we are looking for you! If you are interested and would like more information, please contact: Dr. Chiem-Seng Yaangh, Board President, csyaangh@unitediumien.org >>Click here for upcoming meetings/events<< |
| Senior Social Group New Year 2009... The Senior Social Group will be celebrating their annual New Year on Saturday, February 14th, 2009. This wonderous event will be held at SMHA, 6000 Lemon Hill Avenue, Sacramento, CA from 9AM-1PM. Sacramento Mutual Housing Association has been a huge support in providing a place for our Iu Mien seniors to gather each week. There will be a New Year Procession, guest speakers, entertainment, and food. We invite all of our Iu-Mien seniors in to join us on this special occasion, for event details click here... | UIMC, Inc. Thailand/Laos Goodwill Trip... Former Board President, Tony S. Lee and UIMC,Inc. completed their goodwil trip to Thailand and Laos which promoted cultural unity through education and sports. On this trip, we reached out to our Iu Mien brothers and sisters in the country of our parents. >>Click here for Mien Sports Tournament Video<< |
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