JOIN US IN CELEBRATING OUR 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!

Featuring:
Thank you for your support. The Gala is SOLD OUT. However, if you have previously committed to a ticket with an FHF staff member, please pay for it by clicking on the image below. We appreciate your continued support and donations. FHF's programs would not be possible without your help!
Heidi Kühn, Keynote Speaker
Saigon Chamber Ensemble, Classical Music
Dat Phan, Comic
Hue Traditional Music
Children's Traditional Fashion Show
Also featuring Superbowl Friendly flat screens at the bar and rear of ballroom
 

The Friends of Hue Foundation presents:

Charity Gala: 10 Years of Excellence
Sunday, February 7, 2010

The Ranch Golf Club
4601 Hill Top View Lane
San Jose, CA

Tickets:

Students/Volunteers: $50
Individual: $75
Individual plus 1 guest: $120
VIP: $100
One table (10 tickets): $500

Past Event: FHF’s Healthy Step Spring Hike-a-thon!

FHF’s Healthy Step Spring Hike-a-thon!

The hills were covered with wild flowers and the air was crisp fresh! Over 90 people came out of their winter hibernation to take healthy steps for themselves and to give hope to orphans and unfortunate children on Sunday, April 19, 2009!

Over 60 adult and children participated in this exciting hike led by our expert hiking volunteers Tuan, Paul and Katie while others took a map and chartered their own course through the sunny green hills of the Joseph D. Grant County Park.

We would like to thank the following individuals for their careful planning and execution:

Our Executive Director, Thien Nhien, who tirelessly puts her energy into everything she does and manages multiple projects well. Behind every successful woman there is a supportive and patient spouse, and we want to thank our friend Chris Vu for his support and holding down the fort of three toddler children while Thien Nhien takes the FHF's burdens over her shoulders.

We can't thank our new board member Spencer Ton enough for his dedication and support of all the projects Thien Nhien is working on. We love the business cards Spencer!

There is also our newest recruit who has been absolutely phenomenal with assisting Thien Nhien with planning the hike-a-thon. We would like to deeply thank our friend Lauren (Lan Anh) Hoang who made the signs which help drivers to find where we were at the park, made multiple fruit salad trays, two ginormous seafood salads, and picked up a huge tub of chow mein to help feed the hungry mass of hikers.

To our other chefs Huan Nguyen and Debbie Nghiem who brought a delicious pasta salad and delicious marinaded chicken for grilling, respectively.

Much thanks to the incredible work of Yen Chi and Duc Nguyen who kept our children occupied with great arts and craft activities in the shades. Great thanks to this donation from Yen Chi's Children's Garden for preschoolers and kindergartner children. Go Yen Chi!!

Great thanks to Sandy and Barry who are always there for us through thick and thin. Not to forget sisters Kim, niece Helen and Mom who readily lend helping hands any time. You guys are great!

I would also like to mention Thien Nhien's cousins, Hoang and Huy, who were absolutely fantastic in helping to make sure the event ran smoothly!

Ai-Minh, thanks for always being there and rallying the masses to support FHF's event!

Thanks to many VAPA friends and families who came out for a VAPA reunion and support of FHF!

Kudos to Anh Huan from Google for being a companion and strong supporter of FHF for many years and donated nearly 1/3 of this year's hike-a-thon funds raised!

Last but not least, many thanks to Arthur Bao for barbequeing under the baked hot sun of 90 plus degree!

Finally, under the grilling sun, one cannot live without delicious ice cream, gelato of 18 different flavors, frozen ice cream and crepes filled with fresh fruits and ice cream at Coolicious www.cooliciouscreamery.com made possible by the generosity of Dean Do who offered Gift Certificates to raffle away.

The biggest prize give-away was to the Internationally renown Seahorse Resort for a lucky winner who got a 3-day and 3-night get-way at the premium luxury resort in Mui Ne, Vietnam. Thank you to Allen Nguyen for making this dream get-away for that lucky winner!

Thanks our friend Paul Huang for these great pictures of the hike and picnic.

Past Event: Comic Care 2

Thank you to all of those who have come to attend our Comic Care 2 Fundraiser. Although the economy has taken a hit our event still managed to bring out the crowd. Great thanks to our generous artists, donors and sponsors. Yes, our featured talent, Mr. Sheng Wang donated all of his honorarium back to the Friends of Hue Foundation and Joe Nguyen was also very generous.

We would like to thank the following sponsors who made our event possible: Platinum Sponsor @ $2,000. Gold Sponsor @ $1,000. Gold Sponsor @ $500

• Viet Liberty Media: Vietnam Television (VTV), Viet Liberty News (Bao Vietnam Tu Do) Mimi Duong & Manh Nguyen
• KTSF, Chanel 26, Vietnamese Program, Tony Nguyen
• VTimes Newspaper, De Tran
• Nha Magazine, Tina Tien
• Craig Hosoda

Honorable Mention:

John Demorest of Event Architects, Inc.- selflessly volunteered his company's services to us every single year so that we can put our savings back into the program we do in Hue Vietnam.

Event Architects, Inc.
1940 Lafayette St., Suite I
Santa Clara, CA 95050
john@eventarchitectsinc.com
(408) 260-7699, Office
(408) 260-7698, Fax
(408) 234-8437, Cell

Sponsors of Shelter’s Children @ $500 per child per year:

• $2,000, Huan D. Nguyen • $500, Lieu Dang
• $1,760, Thom Chin & Friends • $500, Thien­Nhien & Chris Vu
• $1,500, Uyen Nguyen • $500, Sandy & Barry Concklin
• $1,000, Bich­Ngoc Nguyen • $500, Phuoc Le
• $1,000, Kevin Le, Network PCB • $450, Linh Vu
• $1,000, Robert ShiffBauer
• $1,000, Dan & Jenny Do
• $500, Global Supply Co./Thom Chin
• $500 Justin & April Gaynor

Sponsors of Vocational Training for Children @ $100 per child per year:

• $2,000, Ascenx Technologies, Inc., Tung Bach
• $300, Christine Lebrun
• $50, Kenneth Colson

Sponsors of Mobile Health Clinic @ $450 per medical mission per month:
• Jan. 2008: $300 Huu D. Nguyen, $100 Hung D. Nguyen, $100 LienHanh Nguyen
• Feb. 2008: $50 Trang Truong, $50 Khanh Vu, $200 Tuan Nguyen, $200 Chi Nguyen

On behalf of the recipients of your sponsorships, we sincerely thank you! Friend of Hue Foundation family

Introducing New Gift Giving Programs:

Charity gift giving enriches many lives!

There is nothing more rewarding than requesting instead of gifts this year, for your birthday or Christmas, your family and friends can donate a certain amount to benefit others half the world away.

You can also make a special dedication to someone you love. Give a memorable gift through charity gift giving for your special occasions in 2008. All gifts are 100% tax deductible.

 

PAST EVENTS

Party 54/Studio 54, Awaken your inner disco freak.

Great fun and success! Thanks to all who shared in the celebration of Thom's big birthday and thanks for those who donated to the Friends of Hue Foundation. Donations are still continuing to come in and we greatly appreciate your support.

When:    Sunday, August 31, 6:00PM
Where:  Coconut Bay Restaurant, 1300 Howard Ave, Burlingame, CA US
Featured: great food, exotic drinks, 70's-80's music, and disco, soul train or slow train dances

Drakes Bay Oyster Farm Picnic

Great fun and great food. Thank you everyone for joining us on that chilly coastal spring day. Your presence warms us. (Every body say: "Awww!")

When:    Sunday, March 23, 2008
              9:00AM – 2:00PM

Where:    Drakes Bay Beach, Point Reyes Station

Badmington Tournament
Successful tournament with lots of fun, prizes and raised money for the Vocational Training Center in Hue

Where:    Smashcity (Milpitas)
1191 Montague Expressway
Milpitas, CA 95035

First Annual Comic Care
We are proud to announce the Comic Care fundraising event featuring Dat Phan & Ali Wong was a great success!

This successful event Raised over $40,000 for Orphans, Mobile Health Clinic and Vocational Training programs.

Special thanks to the generosity of our friends at the San Jose City College notably Ms. Mai Huong Le and Ms. Nancy Wolfe.

We would like to also acknowledge our very supportive local civil servants

• the Honorable Pete McHugh, Santa Clara County Supervisor
• the Honorable Kansen Chu, San Jose Councilman
• the Honorable Otto Lee, Sunnyvale Mayor

A great shout out to all of our volunteers and most importantly every single one of our supporters, sponsors and donors who made this event a great success!

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