2026 Olympia Chinese New Year Gala a Resounding Success
The 2026 Chinese New Year Gala was held on February 14th at Capital High School, drawing over 500 guests, sponsors, Chinese community members, and the general public to celebrate the Chinese New Year.
Washington State Governor Bob Ferguson and U.S. Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland delivered New Year greetings via video. Tumwater’s mayor Leatta Dahlhoff sent a handwritten congratulatory letter, while Governor’s outreach manager Jim Kopriva, City of Olympia council members Clark Gilman and Robert Vanderpool, as well as City of Lacey council members Ryan Siu and Maren Turner attended in person to speak to the audience. Council member Gilman also presented a Lunar New Year Proclamation signed by Olympia Mayor Dontae Payne, highlighting the community’s support for Chinese cultural events.
The evening began with a sumptuous dinner, followed by opening remarks from OACA President Zhang Fan. The gala also featured the inaugural Toy Kay Outstanding Contribution Award to the families of Alexander Mar & Barbara Chin and Myint & Juliet Lwin), 2025 Alexander Mar Community Service Award, and 2025 Bite L&I Certificate, honoring volunteers for their dedication to the community.
Spectacular performances then took the stage, including a lively lion dance, graceful dances by Fang Li and the Qi Qi Dance Teams, charming acts from the children of the local Chinese school, and thrilling face-changing and acrobatic performances. The event concluded with a heart warming red envelope giveaway for children, leaving everyone with joyful memories.
We extend our sincere thanks to this year’s sponsors:
Diamond Level Sponsors: Dr. Terence Mah with Olympia Endodontic Group; EcotreeNW Tree Service.
Platinum Level Sponsors: Olympia Chinese Christian Church; Jin's Painting Company; Yijun Liu with J&J Realty; Gundersen Dental Care; Xinglong Seafood; Appliance 4 Less-Lacey Store.
Gold Level Sponsors: Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club; Alex Gardner with Van Dorm; Super Buffet; Montessori Academy at Spring Valley; Main Buffet; YMCA.
Silver Level Sponsors: NOVA Middle School; Sukjoo Sohn with Van Dorm; Yao Pan with Skyline Properties Inc.; Nisqually Trout Farms; The Lemon Grass & Red Lantern Restaurant; 85 C Bakery; Costco.
Individual Sponsors:
Toy Kay family, Alexander Mar and Barbara Chin Family, Guorong Liu, Emily Locke, Biying Chen, Micheal Freer, Xinyao Guo, Chun Wang, Lin Crowley, Wendy Seid, Maung Lwin, Yi Xu, Michelle Brusselback, Mingta Lin.
We look forward to welcoming everyone back in 2027 to celebrate the Year of the Fire Goat!
Greetings from US Congresswoman, WA Governor, invited guests, OACA board members & Chinese School
Representatives from Governor's Office, City of Olympia, Tumwater, Lacey, along with OACA President Fan Zhang and Vice President Alex Ge
Toy Kay Outstanding Contribution Award and Alexander Mar Community Service Award
2026年奥林匹亚华人春节晚会圆满成功
2026年奥林匹亚华人春节晚会于2月14日在Capital High School成功举办，吸引了500余位嘉宾、赞助商、华人社区成员及公众，共同庆祝农历新年。
华盛顿州州长BobFerguson与美国联邦众议员MarilynStrickland通过视频送上新春祝福。Tumwater市市长Leatta Dahlhoff寄来了手写贺信，州长对外联络负责人Jim Kopriva，奥林匹亚市议员Clark Gilman与Robert Vanderpool及Lacey市议员Ryan Siu与Maren Turner亲临现场发言。议员Gilman还代表奥林匹亚市长Dontae Payne颁发了春节宣言书，彰显社区对华人文化活动的支持。
晚会以丰盛晚宴开场，随后由OACA会长张帆致欢迎辞。今年晚会首次颁发了Toy Kay杰出贡献奖给Alexander Mar & Barbara Chinand Myint & Juliet Lwin家人，2025Alexander Mar社区服务奖，2025Bite L&I 奖状, 表彰志愿者多年来为社区服务的付出。
接下来的精彩表演让现场观众目不暇接：热闹的舞狮表演、李芳舞蹈队与淇淇舞蹈队的优雅舞蹈、中文学校孩子们的可爱才艺展示，以及惊艳的变脸与杂技表演。晚会在温馨的压岁红包环节中落下帷幕，为孩子们留下了欢乐与美好的回忆。
特别感谢以下赞助商对本次晚会的大力支持：
企业赞助：
Diamond Level Sponsors: Dr. Terence Mah with Olympia Endodontic Group; EcotreeNW Tree Service.
Platinum Level Sponsors: Olympia Chinese Christian Church; Jin's Painting Company; Yijun Liu with J&J Realty; Gundersen Dental Care; Xinglong Seafood; Appliance 4 Less-Lacey Store.
Gold Level Sponsors: Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club; Alex Gardner with Van Dorm; Super Buffet; Montessori Academy at Spring Valley; Main Buffet; YMCA.
Silver Level Sponsors: NOVA Middle School; Sukjoo Sohn with Van Dorm; Yao Pan with Skyline Properties Inc.; Nisqually Trout Farms; The Lemon Grass & Red Lantern Restaurant; 85 C Bakery; Costco.
个人赞助：
Toy Kay家族, AlexanderMar and Barbara Chin 家族,Guorong Liu, Emily Locke, Biying Chen, Micheal Freer, Xinyao Guo, Chun Wang, LinCrowley, Wendy Seid, Maung Lwin, Yi Xu, Michelle Brusselback, Mingta Lin.
我们期待在2027年再次与大家相聚，共同庆祝火羊年！
2026年奧林匹亞華人春節晚會圓滿成功
2026年奧林匹亞華人春節晚會於2月14日在Capital High School成功舉辦，吸引了500餘位嘉賓、贊助商、華人社區成員及公眾，共同慶祝農曆新年。
華盛頓州州長BobFerguson與美國聯邦眾議員MarilynStrickland透過視頻送上新春祝福。Tumwater市市長Leatta Dahlhoff寄來了手寫賀信，州長對外聯絡負責人Jim Kopriva、奧林匹亞市議員Clark Gilman與Robert Vanderpool及Lacey市議員Ryan Siu與Maren Turner親臨現場發言。議員Gilman還代表奧林匹亞市長Dontae Payne頒發了春節宣言書，彰顯社區對華人文化活動的支持。
晚會以豐盛晚宴開場，隨後由OACA會長張帆致歡迎辭。今年晚會首次頒發了Toy Kay傑出貢獻獎给Alexander Mar & Barbara Chinand Myint & Juliet Lwin家人，2025 Alexander Mar社區服務獎，和2025Bite L&I 奖状，表彰志願者多年來為社區服務的付出。
接下來的精彩表演讓現場觀眾目不暇接：熱鬧的舞獅表演、李芳舞蹈隊與淇淇舞蹈隊的優雅舞蹈、中文學校孩子們的可愛才藝展示，以及驚艷的變臉與雜技表演。晚會在溫馨的壓歲紅包環節中落下帷幕，為孩子們留下了歡樂與美好的回憶。
特別感謝以下贊助商對本次晚會的大力支持：
企業贊助：
Diamond Level Sponsors: Dr. Terence Mah with Olympia Endodontic Group; EcotreeNW Tree Service.
Platinum Level Sponsors: Olympia Chinese Christian Church; Jin's Painting Company; Yijun Liu with J&J Realty; Gundersen Dental Care; Xinglong Seafood; Appliance 4 Less-Lacey Store.
Gold Level Sponsors: Steamboat Tennis & Athletic Club; Alex Gardner with Van Dorm; Super Buffet; Montessori Academy at Spring Valley; Main Buffet; YMCA.
Silver Level Sponsors: NOVA Middle School; Sukjoo Sohn with Van Dorm; Yao Pan with Skyline Properties Inc.; Nisqually Trout Farms; The Lemon Grass & Red Lantern Restaurant; 85 C Bakery; Costco
個人贊助：
Toy Kay家族, AlexanderMar and Barbara Chin 家族,Guorong Liu, Emily Locke, Biying Chen, Micheal Freer, Xinyao Guo, Chun Wang, LinCrowley, Wendy Seid, Maung Lwin, Yi Xu, Michelle Brusselback, Mingta Lin.
我們期待在2027年再次與大家相聚，共同慶祝火羊年！