You are invited to the 2022 Lantern Festival Gala. For this year’s in-person Gala, we will come together to restore and empower Asian and new immigrant families. We are bringing back the Chinese 10 course banquet! The banquets will take place in different venues around Boston Chinatown to support more local businesses and to give guests a more intimate experience. 

** Due to overwhelming interest, we have reached capacity for the Gala. Please consider making a contribution to help us reach our fundraising goal. **

Contact: events@bcnc.net

Schedule

5:00 pm – At Pao Arts Center, sponsors will enjoy a VIP reception with refreshments.
6:00 pm – All guests will gather at the iconic Chinatown Gate for celebratory musical and dance performances and a magical lantern lighting ceremony. Then guests will be escorted to their designated restaurant.
6:30 pm – Guests will feast a traditional 10 course Chinese banquet at 1 of Chinatown’s restaurants.

Your gift will directly:

help immigrant youth from low-income families go to college,
assist adult students in learning English and getting jobs,
provide high-quality, in-person childcare for preschool and school-age children, and
help immigrant families deal with challenges and build their lives in the US.

We are asking attendees to present proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or recent negative COVID-19 test result and wear masks indoors. Read more here.

Special thanks to our generous sponsors (last updated 5/2/2022):

PRESENTING: Comcast

PLATINUM: State Street Corporation, Tufts Medical Center

GOLD: Capital One, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Point32Health, Riemer Braunstein, Rockland Trust, South Cove Community Health Center, TJX

SILVER: Nancy W. Adams and Scott A. Schoen, Bernard Chiu, Selina and Joe Chow, First Republic, The Simshauser Family, Rachel Somer

BRONZE: Ada Chu, Boylston Properties, The Boston Foundation, Eastern Bank Foundation, Jenny Hong, Jeannette Hsu, Agustina and Yuchun Lee, Helen Lin, The Lynch Family, Nellie Mae Education Foundation, Oxford Properties, Theresa and Bill Mock, Miranda and Amy Yanqing Meuse, Emily Sy, Tai Tung Pharmacy, James S. Lee and Marian A. Tse, Verrill, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Waichi Wong

CRYSTAL: Anonymous, Anonymous, Berkshire Bank, BJ's Wholesale Club, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Boston Financial Investment Management, Bunker Hill Community College, Chan Insurance Agency, Inc., Paul K. Chan, Julia K. and Steven T. Chen, Peter & Rosana Chow, Shirley Chung and Erik Dubovik, Clark Lau LLC, The Davis Companies, GBH and World Channel, Gilbane Building Company, Honorcraft, Sarah Kim, MIS Alliance, People's United Bank, Santander Bank, Brooke Sikora and Lars Gehre, Trinity Financial, Tufts University

JADE: Anonymous, David Ambach, Paul Bi, David Brown, Cabot Properties, Inc., Carmen Chan, Chenelle Chin, Eleanor and Brian Chu, Michael Geden, John and Megan Grugan, Bartholomew and Grace Young Jae, Jeff, Kim, and Jade, Geoff Kronik and I-Min Lee, San San Lee and George Ellsworth Turnbull, Lily Leung, Eugene and Jody Mahr, marlo marketing, Shari W. Narva, Charles and Diana Nickerson, Betty Szeto, Stanley Tam, Madeline and Howard Wan, Karen Wong & Phil Wedo, G. Perry Wu and Grace Kao

Honorary Gala Co-Chairs

The Honorable Michelle Wu, Mayor, City of Boston

The Honorable Thomas Koch, Mayor, City of Quincy

Board of Directors

Eugene Mahr, President

Sandee Simshauser, Vice President

Theresa Mock, Treasurer

Shari Narva, Clerk

Nancy Wang Adams

Paul Bi

Patrick Cahill

Selina Chow

Ada Chu

Jenny Hong

Jeannette Hsu

Bartholomew Jae

Sarah Kim

San San Lee

Emily Sy

Betty Szeto

Ellen Wang

Karen Wong

Board of Ambassadors

Nancy W. Adams, co-chair

David Brown

Paul K. Chan

Liz Cheng

Peter Chow

Ellie Chu

Shirley W. Chung

Sherry Dong

Stephanie Fan

Frank Ho

Jeannette Hsu, co-chair

Edwina A. Kluender

Millie Liu

Rebecca Pearson Lo

Mabel Wong Lynch

Margaret McNeill

Christopher Oddleifson

Grant A. Pattison

Meichi Peng

Rachel Somer

Karen SooHoo

Stanley Tam

Marian Tse

Lein Tung

Waichi Wong

G. Perry Wu

Janet E. Wu

About Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center (BCNC)

Since 1969, BCNC empowers Asians and new immigrants to build healthy families, achieve greater economic success, and contribute to thriving communities through innovative programs and services. During these challenging times, your support is more important than ever to help Asian and new immigrant families thrive.

BCNC 2022 Lantern Festival