Date: October 25, 2003
Time: Noon - 3:00 PM
Location: Crowley Park, South Pavilion
Cost: Free for APEX Dallas members, $5 for non-members

Contact Person: shirley@apexdallas.org

Enjoy a nice Sunday picnic and softball with APEX Dallas out at Crowley Park in Richardson. Food and drinks and fun provided!

Please RSVP to Shirley Yu at shirley@apexdallas.org so we can get a headcount for food.

Directions from Dallas:

Crowley Park @ Lookout Road (from Highway 75, East on Campbell, Left on Jupiter, Right on Lookout; Park will be on left)

COMMUNITY EVENTS...
10/24: An Ahn-forgettable Evening with the Ahn Trio

Date: October 24, 2003, Friday
Time: 7:00 PM reception; 8:00 PM concert
Location: Palace Theatre, 300 South Main Street, Grapevine

Cost: $50 general admission ticket with cash bar, $80 VIP ticket and private reception with the Ahns.

Tickets are available at the Arts Council - Bedford Boys Ranch (Forest Ridge & Harwood) Special Thanks to the our Sponsors! Star-Telegram, North Hills Hospital, The Palace Arts Center Please mail or fax your order form to the Arts Council at 817 283 5522. Tickets will be mailed or available at the Box Office before the concert.

For directions to the theatre, please go to www.palace-theatre.com

The Ahn Trio is managed by Joanne Rile Artists Management, Inc. www.ahntrio.com

COMMUNITY EVENTS...
10/18: Asian American Forum, 2003 Leadership Insitute

Date: October 18, 2003
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Location: University of Arlington

The Asian American Forum and The University of Texas at Arlington Presents
Asian American Forum, 2003 Leadership Institute
Great Speakers and Workshops to advance your career and your community

Noon Keynote Speaker

Duy-Loan Le
Senior Fellow - Texas Instruments, Houston, Texas

Morning Speaker

J.D. Hokoyama
President and CEO of Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics (LEAP), Inc., Los Angeles California

Eight Workshops

The Message and The Media
Understanding Your Cultural Values
Assertiveness Training
The Entrepreneurial Option
Way Cool Presentations
Risk Taking: Making Changes Happen
Managing the Asian Pacific American Career
Interviewing Skills

For Details 2003 : Leadership Institute October 18, 2003, http://www.asianamericanforum.org/2003%20Institute.htm

For Registration : Mail or FAX Registration click here, http://www.asianamericanforum.org/2003registrationfaxormail.htm
or On-Line registration click here, https://www.123signup9.com/servlet/SignUp?PG=17242182300&P=1724219119100

COMMUNITY EVENTS...
Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure

When: October 18, 2003 earliest run starts at 7:45am
Where: NorthPark Center (75 and Park Ln)
Costs: -Standard Entry Fee: $20 for Adults & $15 for Children under 12 - Prior to Oct 10
-After Oct. 11 - $25
-Race Day Entry - $30

Contact:Sharon Tow
Administrative Outreach Coordinator
Asian Breast Health Outreach Project
Richardson Regional Medical Center
(972) 498-8601
email: sharont@richardsonhealth.com

Join the Asian Breast Health Outreach Project
team in the local Race for the Cure. Here is
where you can register with them: http://www.active.com/register/index.cfm?event_id=1071566&subevent_id=261780&team_id=117865

or check out the website: www.komen-dallas.org

EVENTS:
-Women's 5K Race for the Cure (Only timed event optional timing fee $2.00. Survivors timed free.) 8:00am
-Family Co-Ed 5K Fun Run/Walk (Open to the entire family. This event is not timed.) ? 8:15am
-One-Mile Fun Run/Walk 7:45am
-Spirit Runner NEW THIS YEAR (Non Race participants Race T-shirt provided)

Proceeds from the Komen Race for the Cure Series help fund important breast cancer research as well as breast health initiatives on a local level.

Dear OCA-DFW Friends, Supporters, and Members:

You and your friends and family are invited to attend the annual chapter meeting and picnic on Sunday, October 5, 2003 at Bob Woodruff Park in Plano from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

There will be plenty of food, including Chinese take-out, hamburgers, and hot dogs. Soft drinks will also be served.

The picnic is no cost to adult members and their children, and $3 picnic fee per person for non-OCA-DFW members who are 4 years old or above. Non-members who pay the 2004 OCA-DFW membership fee at the annual meeting will be exempted from the picnic fee.

Please RSVP to William Tong at William.C.Tong@Citigroup.com, or leave a message at 972.281.4157, with your name phone number, and number of adults (13 years old and above) and children (4 to 12 years old) who will attend the annual picnic in your party.

Please make a dessert and bring it to the picnic to enter the home-made dessert competition. The top three best desserts judged by a panel will receive prizes.

On behalf of the Board of OCA-DFW, thank you for your support this year and I look forward to meeting you at our annual picnic meeting.

COMMUNITY EVENTS...
Greater Dallas Asian American Chamber of Commerce

Greater Dallas Asian American Chamber of Commerce
Thursday, October 2, 2003
6:00p - 8:00p
11171 Harry Hines Blvd. #115 Dallas, TX 75229

**Come get your entree and dessert of the business world at Greater Dallas
Asian American Chamber of Commerce. Find out from successful business owners
how starting a business or franchise could be the best thing for you. You
will also learn how to make your business stand out.

Featuring speaker: Maurine Dickey, Owner of Dickey's Barbecue
Featuring speaker: Kevin Lee: Co-founder of Cool Enjoys, the rising star of
the health conscious ice cream.

Light dinner will be served.
You can also taste the amazing ice cream from Cool Enjoys!

RSVP Required. $5.00 fee for non-GDAACC members, Free for APEX members
For RSVP, call (972) 241-8250 or email info@gdaacc.com

Date: Every Thursday Evening
Time: 6:30 PM (meeting begins promptly at 7 PM) - 8:15 PM
Location: Texins Activity Center at TI

Contact Person: james@apexdallas.org

For more information as well as meeting location,
please visit http://www.apaypo.org/toastmasters

Date: Every Sunday Evening
Time: 5 PM - 7 PM
Location: Radio AM 1150

Contact Person: radio@purplesignal.com

Chinese Radio has arrived to the Dallas / Forth Worth Metroplex.
Tune into Radio AM 1150 Every week on Sundays from 5 PM to 7 PM

For more information, please visit http://www.purplesignal.com