Written by By Cuong Tran (Board of Advisors)

One of the goals of Sunflower Mission is to provide opportunities for younger members to step up and take on larger responsibilities. The Annual Social was that chance. Serving as a first time mentor, I was concerned about my own abilities. Could I corral an energetic young group into some type of constructive order?

Over 100 friends, members and supporters of Sunflower Mission (SM) gathered on Saturday Dec. 13, 2008 at the Dao-Le 's residence to celebrate Christmas holidays. All of us were able to put aside our worries and uncertainties in this extraordinary economic environment to enjoy a well- planned social event with family and friends.

At 7:45am, many of our summer work camp participants arrived at the gate of The Dao-Le residence. Some of them drove straight from out of town at 4am and some of them flew in from other states. They were so punctual it was refreshing and it demonstrates their enthusiasm. One shared with me that he arrived at 7am but did not ring the gate because too early.

Location: Washington D.C area

Post event update

The event was a successful one. The organizers estimated that 160 people attended and $574 was raised for the Sunflower Mission. Once again, we would like to thanks the following organizations:

• 20s & 30s Asian Going Out Group
• Vietnamese Professionals
• Org. for Chinese Americans

This year, Sunflower Mission hosted the annual beach retreat in Galveston. When the first group arrived at the beach house, we had the usual problem with unlocking the door to get in.

Once again, about 80 friends and members of Sunflower Mission (SM) gathered on Saturday Dec. 10, 2005, at the residence of Anh Tuan and Chi Duy-Loan, to celebrate SM’s third annual Christmas holiday.