Chinese Friendship Club will be at Multicultural Fest
GOLDEN AGE FOUNDATION EVENTS
The Chinese Friendship Club will perform at the Golden Age Foundation’s (GAF) Multicultural Festival on July 18 at the Amphitheater, starting at 7:30 p.m.
The Chinese Friendship Club was formed in 1995 to promote friendship within the community. The club organized activities such as Mahjong games and lunch gatherings to celebrate the various traditional Chinese festivals. The group also invites scholars and professors from outside to speak on various topics from the Chinese culture and history.
During the festival, the Chinese Friendship Club will perform Tai Chi, a low-impact, mind-body exercise often described as “meditation in motions.”
Tai Chi offers various health benefits for seniors such as:
• Improving balance and reducing falls; helping seniors to build confidence, coordination, and stability.
• Improving flexibility, strengthening muscles and increasing mobility.
• Reducing blood pressure, arthritis and chronic pain, .
•Promoting mental and emotional well-being.
The team will perform the Tai Chi 24 form, in the yang style. Originally, it was used as a self-defense system and then evolved into a popular meditative exercise for health, balance and longevity.
Tai Chi was originally a philosophical term. The first known written reference of it appeared in the Book of Changes, “I Ching” over 3,000 years ago during the Western Zhou Dynasty (1100-1221 B.C.). It was based on the ancient Chinese philosophy of Taoism, which stresses the natural balance in all things. Everything is composed of two opposites, but entirely complementary. Elements of yin and yang are working in a relationship which is in perpetual balance. Yin and yang are polar opposites and are found in all things in life. In nature, everything tends toward a natural state of harmony.
The earliest well-documented practice of Tai Chi originated with the Chen family in Henan Province, around 1670. It was known as the Chen Style, and combined the slow, soft movements with fast, explosive power.
The Multicultural Festival, will feature 90 minutes of entertainment. Residents of Hawaiian, Filipino, Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese and Americans decent will perform.
For more information, text 562-301-5339.
••• Shredding Service July 14 The shredding service will be in the Clubhouse 2 parking lot on Tuesday, July 14, from 10 a.m.-noon. To ensure a smooth service day, residents are asked to adhere to the following rules:
• Do not tie bags with documents to be shredded closed; leave them open.
• Do not bring documents in boxes.
• Stay in the car; GAF volunteers will get the bags from the car’s passenger side.
• Do not arrive earlier than 10 a.m., no one will be there to guard dropped off documents.
• All shareholders are asked to drop off items and leave immediately to keep flow of traffic going.
• The GAF will only accept plastic or brown paper bags.
• There will be no chairs for people to sit at the event, and no line will be allowed.
•Magazines or newspapers will not be accepted. The shredding service program is sponsored by the GAF to help the community dispose of their personal information safely and securely.
••• GAF Board Meeting June 24 The GAF will meet on Wednesday, June 24, at 2 p.m. in GRF Conference Room B.
All GAF members are welcome to observe the meeting. This is a great opportunity to catch up on the latest news and learn about upcoming projects.
The GAF board meets on the fourth Wednesday of the month. For more information, call Anna Derby at 562-301-5339.
—Anna Derby
