This Thanksgiving CALex members and their families continued the tradition of previous years and again participated in the food delivery of the Lexington Lions Club to the senior apartments and other senior residents in the town. The seniors were very happy to see children coming to deliver meals. A few seniors also gave out some…
After CALex members participated in the Quock Walker Day Hike for Freedom organized by ABCL on July 10th, CALex members again testified in the public hearing to support Bill H.3117 / S.2059 (An Act designating July 8 as Massachusetts Emancipation Day a.k.a. Quock Walker Day) proposed by Rep. Michelle Ciccolo and Senator Cindy Friedman. Here are their speeches.
Students, parents, and CALex volunteers gathered in Lexington on Nov. 6 to grant President’s Volunteer Service Awards to LexYouth volunteer teachers. Five students received a Gold Award, two students received a Silver Award, and eight students received a Bronze Award.
Everyone is welcome to attend the meeting with writer Charles Yu that will be held at Lexington High School on November 3rd. Charles Yu’s novel Interior Chinatown won the 2020 American Book Awards. CALex is one of the co-sponsors of this meeting.
Thanks to the folks who have already shared the pictures. The children and adults’ costumes were very creative. Link to the photo exhibition: http://lexyouth.org/?page_id=939. Special thanks to the sixth grader Eric Gu for suggesting and promoting this event. Here is the video Eric made for the Exhibition.
With winter just around the corner, the Lexington Lions Club is collecting winter coats for families in need. Just like past years, a CALex core member assisted in organizing and publicity.
CALex and LexYouth participated in the Re-Discovery Day in Lexington.
CALex members participated in the National AAPI Solidarity 5K Walk in Boston to oppose discrimination against AAPI members.
Called by CALex and other organizations, a large number of people participated in the public hearing against the third data disaggregation bill H3115. There were more than 40 speakers who opposed it, with only 10 supporters. Another 70 did not specify position when registering, but most of them should be against the bill (there are…
CALex invited several enthusiastic parents and students to introduce Lexington elementary and middle schools to new parents in the form of questions and answers.
