萬錦市第六區長者協會舉辦歡慶母親節活動

5月14日萬錦市第六區長者協會在熱情洋溢的氣氛中，舉辦了歡慶母親節的聯誼活動。毌親節慶祝活動分上下午舉行，上午張玉潔和屠劍榮二人為七位老人家免費理髮。雖然早上下雨天氣轉涼，但長者熱情不減。下午有80多位老人蔘加了母親節日聚會，長者協會會長蘇太首先發表了真情感人的講話。

On this wonderful celebration which took place on Saturday, May 14, 2016.  Despite of the cold and rainy weather, all senior members from the community have enjoyed this fabulous day. Over 80 seniors gathered together to celebrate this event starting with a warm and touching speech from Mrs. So.

 因為母親的偉大，母愛的神聖，尊敬的移民廳長陳國治先生、萬錦市長薛家平先生、市議員楊綺清女士、律師江邦固女士也滿懷喜悅參加了聚會，並分別講話，均大贊長者對社區付出的努力。又讚揚萬錦市第六區長者協會不單只為長者作為聲音橋梁，亦帶來了很多歡樂！把長者聚在一起，不愁寂寞！市長和江律師的精彩表演贏得熱烈掌聲！為了今天的聚會，不少老人家放棄休息自己製作紙花，會上蘇太會長代表大家向80歲以上母親代表和貴賓敬獻了胸花。

For this special occasion, Minister Michael Chan, Mayor Frank Scarpitti and Councillor Amanda Collucci joined us in presenting a speech to our community, giving thanks to all the volunteers who organized this event and acknowledged their commitments towards the senior community.  Also a special thanks to the Ward 6 Seniors Association as a platform representing the voice of seniors in the neighborhood, bringing the seniors together to avoid any isolations.  To celebrate this event, many seniors have also prepared a set of amazing performances and displayed a variety of hand-made artwork.

誰都有母親，只不過有的已經在天堂。無論遠在天邊，還是近在身旁。心中都有想對媽媽說的兩句話！在場的所有人在司儀的指揮下，共同大聲喊出：“媽媽辛苦了！媽媽我愛你！”很多母親眼眶濕潤了……

To express the heart-warm feelings to all the mothers, everyone was loudly singing and dancing with joy!

 多倫多畫中人旗袍協會的美女們，在會長丁丁的帶領下，冒著春寒為老人家奉獻了精彩的模特表演。丁丁高歌“女人花”，贏得了大家陣陣掌聲。長者協會的老人家做起了老人操，吸引了不少人興趣和參與；梁天安先生的太極拳出神入化，彰顯專業水準！大家即興表演了很多很好的節目。

The spectacular performances of dancing in Chinese QiPao as well as demonstrating Tai Chi exercises have won a lot of applauds from the audiences.

 最讓人感到高興的是音樂傳花！花傳到誰手，誰就可以得到一份禮物！這就是長者們的與眾不同吧！母愛如一杯濃濃的香茶，饑渴時給我們帶來芳香；母愛如一道五光十色的彩虹，失落時給我們帶來希望；母愛如一輪火紅的太陽，嚴寒時給我們帶來溫暖；母愛如一盞明亮的路燈，迷失時給我們指明方向。

Feelings expressed through music and laughter. Mothers recognized for the love and care they provide to their family and friends.

可能是被大家的熱情所感動，下午太陽露出了燦爛的微笑，給我們的聚會錦上添花。大家依依不捨，相約不久再相聚！ 在此對贊助商地產經紀鄭永麟夫婦、Love Me Sweet-日式輕奶酪蛋糕店 洪筠皓老闆、大鵬地產丁丁老闆、地產三兄妹表示真誠謝意！(文/屠劍榮，張玉潔)

Once again, thank you for all the organizers sponsors and volunteers who participated this indescribable event and inviting the community to celebrate with each other.

市議員楊綺清女士的母親 - 楊太和萬錦市長薛家平先生的合照。

Mother of Councillor Collucci – Mrs. Yeung pictured with Mayor Frank Scarpitti.