China AIDS Orphan Fund
3rd Annual Peony Festival ∙ 2-5 p.m. Saturday, June 23, 2007
Coffman Memorial Union, University of Minnesota East Bank
300 Washington Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455

 

Peony Festival 2007 will feature an exciting market experience where guests will be magically transported by the smells, sounds and tastes of China. It will feature Chinese cuisine, a silent auction, and provide an opportunity to participate in traditional Chinese cultural activities. The event will be educational and fun for people of all ages.

It will be held in Coffman Union's Great Hall at the University of Minnesota on Saturday, June 23 from 2-5 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for children. All proceeds will benefit the China AIDS Orphan Fund. Given that the event will occur shortly, please feel free to just e-mail your RSVP to info@chinaaidsorphanfund.org anytime and just show up and pay on the day of the event!

Please mark your calendars! Invitations are now available. If you are interested in receiving one and are not on our mailing list, please provide us with your name and address via e-mail at info@chinaaidsorphanfund.org.

invitation, parking card, reservation card

We would like to thank and acknowledge the following generous sponsors and supporting organizations:

Gold Sponsors - $500

Echo Huang, CFP®, CPA

601 Carlson Parkway, Suite 1100  
Minnetonka, MN 55305
(952) 693-2630
www.theadvocategroup.com

Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.
225 South 6th Street, Suite 3500
Minneapolis, MN 55402
(612) 604-6400
www.winthrop.com

Andrew and Florence Wong

 

Silver Sponsors - $250

Quirk Enterprises, Inc.
4662 Slater Rd
Eagan, MN 55122
651-379-6200
www.quirks.com

Ho Ho Gourmet
1985 Old Hudson Road
Saint Paul, MN 55119
(651) 731-0316

Zhiling Cai and Lifang Xu

Thomas & Daisy Haung

 

Bronze Sponsors - $100

Ruzhao Cheng, China Tribune
566 Snelling Avenue N.
Saint Paul, MN 55104
(651) 644-4294

Michael J. McGuire, Aflac
515 Chandler Ct
Shoreview, MN 55126
651-330-8035
www.aflac.com

Na Huang

Media Sponsors
Asian Pages
Asian Media Access
China Insight
China Tribune
www.minnesotachinese.com

Supporting Organizations
University of Minnesota, China Center
Chinese American Association of Minnesota (CAAM)
Chinese American Ballroom Dance Association (CABDA)
Chinese American Business Association of Minnesota (CABAM)
Minnesota Chinese Dance Theater (MCDT)
Twin Cities Chinese Dance Center (TCCDC)

 

 

Past Events

1) The Minnesota Timberwolves' Asian American Heritage Night was held on 11/15/2005, when the Timberwolves hosted Yao Ming and the Houston Rockets.  CAOF was selected as one of three China-related charity organizations to share $5.00 of the profits from each ticket sold via this promotional effort. Click here for the flyer .

2) Peony Festival  Thursday, May 26, 2005. Radisson Plaza Hotel Minneapolis, 35 South Seventh Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402 Invitation

3) The World AIDS Orphan Day Conference  Saturday, May 7, 2005, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, Cowles Auditorium, 301 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota Brochure   Flyer  

4) Peony Festival 2006 – The second annual fund raiser to benefit the China AIDS Orphan Fund ( CAOF) held on Thursday, May 25, 2006

5) Dr. Gao Yaojie's Visit, March 23, 24, 2007