Greetings
Cambodian Community Center
An open letter to the community....
Greetings, fellow Cambodians, Community Members, and
Supporters:
On behalf of CACO and its
Community Center Committee (CCC), we would like to invite you to take part in
supporting our Community Center Project. As a community member, your strong
support will enable us to move a step closer toward our “collective dream” of
building a community center to serve and benefit everyone in the State of
Oregon. This will be YOUR community center!
Our immediate goal now is to
gather a strong public support and also raising enough funds to start building a
center that we all can be very proud of within the next five years. Without
your kind generosity and strong support, it would be difficult for us to fulfill
our dream of having a community center of our own. Therefore, we encourage you
to join us in making this dream a reality for all of us. YOU can make a
difference!
This
community center will allow us to accomplish the following objectives:
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An
office, a meeting and gathering place for the community.
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Cultural preservation by
showcasing and sharing our rich Khmer heritage, culture and custom.
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Annual Khmer Heritage
Celebration, ceremonies, and other traditional festivals.
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Classrooms for basic
Khmer language and culture classes for our children (and some adults), as
well as ESL and basic English literature classes for adults.
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Authentic Khmer cooking
classes.
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Traditional folk and
classical music, dance, and singing classes.
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Traditional dress making,
sewing, and other art and craft classes.
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Folk tale and story
telling classes where our elders and youth can interact and share
experience.
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US citizenship course.
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Specialized training
courses, such as basic and advanced computer courses and small business
courses.
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Conference and open
public forum on issues affecting the community.
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A Killing Fields Memorial
to honor the victims and its survivors.
Thank you in advance for your
kind consideration. We are looking forward to your enthusiastic contributions
in terms of time, encouragement, ideas, and money toward this important
project. To contribute, please contact us.
Sincerely,
Chanly Bob
Chairman of Cambodian-American Community of Oregon
Chairman of Community Center Committee
ChanlyBob@cacoregon.org
(503) 577-6362
Ronnie Yimsut
Vice Chairman of Community Center Committee
RonnieYimsut@cacoregon.org
(541)383-4720
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