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www.vnlac.org
[email protected]
703-672-1920
CFC Code 37953
United Way # 8423
OUR MISSION
• VLAC is a non-profit organization founded by
a group of writers and artists in 2000.
• VLAC’s mission: preserving and promoting
Vietnamese culture in the greater
Washington DC area through education,
organization and participation in cultural
events and community activities.
Activities
• Encouraging and nurturing future writers with
children and youth writing contests,
• Publishing new and old Vietnamese literary works,
• Organizing and participating in cultural events and
community activities as Music class (guitar, violin); Traditional
Dance group; Vietnamese class and After school programs
Activities (cont’d)
Tu Sach Tieng Que Huong
(Voices of my homeland
bookcase)
has published about 54 books
from well known authors. These
books are available for the public
to purchase and some are
complementary to members.
Book launching party are held
regularly for current writers are
well attended by the community.
Activities (cont’d)
• Long stories, short stories, poems, songs and essays will be
published on the Ky Nguyen Moi (New Era) Magazine, Tu Sach
Tieng Que Huong (Voices of my homeland bookcase) and
www.vnlac.org.
• They will be our means of communication with literary and
arts loves. They will also serve as documentation and
reference for the next generation
• VLAC’s members and non-members have attended at
Community Center about 150 – 250 people for introducing
new books and discussing with the authors.
Oct 17, 2010:
Introduce the book
“Nhung Canh Hoa Dai
Mau Vang” by Hong
Thuy, a member of the
Vietnamese Literary &
Artistic Club – in the
Washington DC
Metropolitan Area at
Jewish Community
Center-Annandale, VA.
Vietnamese
Cooking
Classes
Lớp Làm Trái
Cây bằng Đậu
Xanh.
Introduce the books of Phan Thị Ngôn Ngữ & Lê
Thị Nhị at Jewish Community Center, 8900 Little
River Turnpike, Fairfax, VA 22031 on July 10, 2011
September 11: Support the concert of
“Ode to Freedom” at NOVA College –
Alexandria Campus.
Accomplishments
Besides hosting classes and events such as TET (Vietnamese
New Year) celebrations with performances by children,
Vietnamese Cultural Center also dedicated itself to helping
those in need, especially serving the less fortunate in their
surrounding communities.
Vietnamese Cultural Center volunteers meet monthly to
provide and serve food to the people at the homeless shelter
at Bailey Crossroad’s in Falls Church, Virginia. They also
conduct regular visits to local senior center.
Shelter Meals Caterer (Saturdays, Sundays and holidays)
Volunteer groups of up to 10 are needed to prepare and serve meals to the 60 - 100 residents of
Bailey’s Crossroads Community Shelter. VOLUNTEERS MUST SUPPLY ALL FOOD
INGREDIENTS FOR THE MEAL.
Vietnamese Cultural Center has been a supporter of the shelter and continues to actively support
the shelter through donations of food, clothing and funds.
Oct 01 – Dec 31, 2011: Collect donation Vital Meal for
“Nourish the Children” at Eden Center by Vietnamese
Cultural Center. Each Saturday from 11:00AM – 16:00PM
American Accent Reduction
Class For Vietnamese
Speakers classes
Vietnamese Writing Contest & Youth Talent Show
at James Lee Community Center, Falls Church on June 4, 2011
Since Tết (Lunar New
Year) is a culturally
important holiday, we give
CHILDREN Tết gifts. We
also distribute lì xì or so
called lucky money and
treat them with Traditional
Vietnamese foods
Celebrated Vietnamese New Year 2011 at
Vietnamese Cultural Center, Falls Church, VA
Vietnamese Cultural Center
“Tet Team” wish you and your family a New Year filled
with happiness, peace and abundant blessings.
CHUC MUNG NAM MOI!!!
Viet Fest on June 23, 2012 at GMU
Nha Viet Nam (Vietnamese Cultural Center) acts as a
home for the local Vietnamese-American to meet and
learn Vietnamese, cooking, music, feng shui, dancing
and arts. It is currently located at
308 Hillwood Avenue, L-1, Falls Church VA 22046
Vietnamese Cultural Center intends to offer more
classes and events at the Vietnamese Cultural Center
to serve the growing need of the community but are
unable to due to the current location’s limited facility.
Vietnamese Cultural Center is actively conducting
fundraising events and seeking funding support from
different sources.
Vietnamese Cultural Center is supported by parent fund-raising as well as by
donations from alumni and other friends. We are a tax deductible 501(3)C
organization and we participate in the United Way Combined Federal
Campaign. Please designate # 8423 Vietnamese Literary & Artistic Club
(VLAC) if you would like to make a donation through United Way, or
designate # 37953 to make a donation through the Combined Federal
Campaign (CFC).
37953
8423
The Vietnamese Cultural Center depends on donations from generous
individuals and groups to fulfill its mission.
Or make checks payable to VCC/Nha Vietnam and send to:
Vietnamese Cultural Center/Nha Vietnam
3701 Rose Lane, Annandale, VA 22003
VLAC is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit corporation. All contributions are tax
deductible to the extent allowed by law.
THANK YOU
To all those who contributed and supported to
Vietnamese Cultural Center, please accept our sincere
thanks.
Nha Viet Nam
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