Monday, April 16, 2012

2012 Los Angeles Thingyan Photos & Thank You Note

Dear All,


The Southern California Burmese Association wants to send a big Thank You to everyone who encouraged, supported, participated in and showed up at our 2012 Los Angeles Thingyan event on Sunday! Congratulations on the great success of our event! Thank you for putting on such an inspiring event this past weekend, we hope you feel your efforts were worth it and be sure they are sincerely appreciated. We look forward to have such an excellent team of collaborators on our 2013 LA Thingyan!


We would like to give specific Thanks to:


Authorities
Honorable Congresswoman Judy Chu
Monterey Park City Mayor David Lau


Guests
Delegations from Las Vegas, San Francisco & out-of-state

Hosting Venue
Alhambra Unified School District
Mark Keppel High School

Committees
Burmese Language Class, Principal, Teacher, Parents and Students
All other So. Cal. Burmese Associations' Presidents who participated in the openning ceremony

Sponsors
(Prizes, Award Donors & Sponsors)
Airline Tickets
SCBA T-shirts
Ipad 3
Outstanding Student Award
Sport Trophies
Gifts for Beauty Pageant participants
Volunteer's Food Donations
"Sathudida" Free Food Donations
All the excellent Burmese food vendors


Presenters & Entertainment
MC, Orchestra,
Music & Band,
Singers & Dance Teams
Games by Pyi Thu Gonye's group
Water Throwing - Organized by Tin Tut & SCBA Ping Pong group
Videographer & Photographers
Live Ustream by Paul Lahpai


Beauty Pageant Organizers, Judges & Participants

Raffle Ticket Donors and Organizers

Volunteers
To every single one of you who volunteered their valuable time to make this 2012 Thinyang unforgettable!


Also, below are the photos of the event, please feel free to navigate through any of these links & thanks again!

Please enjoy photos taken by Henry Kao of this year 2012 Los Angeles Thingyan

Please enjoy photos taken by Kavan Lee of this year 2012 Los Angeles Thingyan

Please enjoy photos taken by Christopher Wong of this year 2012 Los Angeles Thingyan

Please enjoy photos taken by Alex... of this year 2012 Los Angeles Thingyan

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Reminder for SCBA Los Angeles Thingyan 2012

Dear All,

We would like to remind everyone that SCBA Los Angeles Thingyan 2012 is just around the Corner, make sure you do not miss out!!!
We will have performances in the Main Auditorium, this year will be much more comfortable to sit and enjoy watching all Entertainment we have prepared for you. Families including Senior Citizens will enjoy the luxury of watching performances in a theatre. We will try to include Burmese Saing Waing / Pat-Waing Performance / Traditional Burmese Orchestra, Meh Thingyan Ma Ma (Beauty Pageant Competition), Outstanding Student, Sport Tournament Award Ceremony, RAFFLE TICKETS DRAWINGS!!!
Raffle Tickets ($1 per ticket): DO NOT MISS OUT!!! HOT ITEMS WILL BE RAFFLED!!!
1. Ipad 3 "The New Ipad"
2. Air Line Ticket from US to any Asian Country
3. $50 Amazon Gift Card 


Event Start Time: 9am
End Time: 4pm
Date: April 15th Sunday
Location: Mark Keppel High School (501 E. Hellman Ave. Alhambra Ca 91801)
Please visit www.socalburmeseassociation.com to see what you will want to bring, what activities to expect, what delicious foods will be available
If you are in need of directions Please Call:
Alex (Ko Yin Htwe) : 951 - 808 - 7018
Michael Chen : 626 - 227 - 5751
Sharon Wu : 626 - 592 - 5650

Driving directions to Mark Keppel High School at 501 E Hellman Ave, Alhambra, CA 91801
From nearby freeways as follows
From the West (i.e. Westside):
1. Merge onto I-10 E (signs for San Bernardino Fwy/San Bernardino)          
2. Take exit 24 for New Ave        
3. Turn right onto N New Ave    
4. Take the 1st right onto E Hellman Ave               
5. Turn right. Destination will be on the right.
From the East (i.e. Pomona):
1. Merge onto I-10 W toward Los Angeles           
2. Take exit 24 toward New Ave               
3. Keep left at the fork to continue toward N New Ave 
4. Keep right at the fork to continue toward N New Ave               
5. Turn right onto N New Ave    
6. Take the 1st right onto E Hellman Ave               
7. Turn right. Destination will be on the right.
From the North (Glendale-Burbank):
1. Merge onto I-5 S toward Los Angeles
2. Take exit 135B for I-10 toward San Bernardino              
3. Merge onto San Bernardino Freeway               
4. Merge onto I-10 E      
5. Take exit 24 for New Ave        
6. Turn right onto N New Ave    
7. Take the 1st right onto E Hellman Ave               
8. Turn right. Destination will be on the right.
From the South (OC):
1. Merge onto I-5 N toward Los Angels 
2. Take exit 130C on the left to merge onto I-710 N toward Pasadena     
3. Take exit 22 for I-10/San Bernardino Fwy toward San Bernardino         
4. Merge onto I-10 E      
8. Take exit 24 for New Ave        
9. Turn right onto N New Ave    
10. Take the 1st right onto E Hellman Ave            
11. Turn right. Destination will be on the right.
From the South (Long Beach):
1. Merge onto I-710 N   
2. Take exit 22 for I-10/San Bernardino Fwy toward San Bernardino         
3. Merge onto I-10 E      
4. Take exit 24 for New Ave        
5. Turn right onto N New Ave    
6. Take the 1st right onto E Hellman Ave               
7. Turn right.Destination will be on the right.

Short URL
Sincerely,
Organization Committe
Southern California Burmese Association