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2018 Calendar of Events

2018 CALENDAR OF EVENTS & PROGRAMS

2018 CALENDAR OF EVENTS & PROGRAMS

January 12-14
OCA National Board Meeting

San Diego, CA

Saturday, January 27
OCA-NJ Exec Board Meeting ~ 10AM-1PM
First Installment of OCA-NJ Film Festival
“CANTON ARMY IN THE HIGH SIERRAS” ~ 1-2PM
Girl Scout Office, Paramus, NJ
300 Forest Ave, Paramus, NJ 07652
Sunday, January 28, 11AM
OCA-NJ Stamp Ceremony

Palisades Postal Center
Palisades Mall
1000 Palisades Center Dr.
West Nyack, NY 10994 

Saturday, February 10
FCC Lunar New Year Luncheon

Buffet 23, 600 Route 23 N, Pompton Plains, NJ

Saturday, March 3, 5:30PM
OCA-NJ Lunar New Year Banquet

Noodle Wong Restaurant
770 Route 46 West
Parsippany, NJ 07054

Saturday, March 17, 4-7PM
Film Viewing, “WHO KILLED VINCENT CHIN?” & Pot Luck

Mosaic Lodge
129 Main St, Ridgefield Park, NJ

Saturday, March 31 (Cancelled)
OCA-Advocate APA-Y Program

Robert Galdon Sr. Center
19 Mt. Hope Road, Rockaway NJ 07866

April 7-10
JACL/OCA Leadership Summit

Washington D.C.

Tuesday, April 10
OCA-NJ Executive Board Meeting

Phone Conference

Saturday, April 21
National Board Meeting

St Louis, MO

Friday, April 27
* Deadline to submit Applications for OCA-NJ Essay Scholarships
* Deadline to submit Applications for OCA-NJ inaugural E.L.I.T.E. (Emerging Leaders In Training Excellence) Program

Saturday, May 12 (CANCELLED)
Third Installment of OCA-NJ Film Festival

Place: TBD

May 13, 2018
Postmark Due-Date to Submit Application for
OCA-NJ 2018 Internship Program 

Sunday, May 20, 2-5PM
OCA-NJ Asian American Heritage Scholarship Awards Luncheon

Flaming Grill & Buffet
92 NJ-23, Riverdale, NJ  
Friday, June 1 (CANCELLED)
ELITE Scholar Organizational Meeting

Place & Time: TBD

Saturday, June 16, 8AM-7PM (CANCELLED)
Father’s Day @ Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom

Deluxe Motor Coach departs from Girl Scout Service Center, Paramus, NJ at 8:00am. Leave park at 5:00pm; with return to Paramus at 7:00pm.

June 30, 10AM-2PM
OCA-NJ Executive Board Meeting

Dragon Lion Gear Studio ~ 6 Industrial Rd, Pequannock, NJ, 2nd FL

July 19-22
OCA National Convention

Washington D.C.

Saturday, August 25 (CANCELLED)
ELITE Scholar Program/OCA-NJ Film Fest4

Time & Place: TBD

Sunday, September 9, 11AM – 4PM
FCC/OCA 4 Chapters Picnic-
Host:OCA-WHV

Van Saun Park, Paramus, NJ

Sunday, September 30, 9:30AM-4:30PM
FCC/OCA Asian American in 2018 One Day Convention/Expo

PS 124, 40 Division Street, New York, NY 

Saturday, October 6 (CANCELLED)
ELITE Scholar Program

TBD

Saturday, October 20, 12 Noon
OCA-NJ Executive Board Meeting & General Meeting: Election of New Board Members. Lunch & Film Festival Immediately Following: “Finding Samuel Lowe” 

Girl Scout Service Center
300 Forest Avenue, Paramus, NJ 07652

Saturday, November 10 (CANCELLED)
ELITE Scholar Program

TBD

Saturday, November 24, 10AM-2PM
OCA-NJ Wrapping Session

Girl Scout Office, 300 Forest Avenue, Paramus, NJ

Saturday, December 1, 6PM
OCA-NJ 2018 Holiday Ball

Bethwood~38 Lackawanna Ave, Totowa, NJ 07512

Saturday, December 8 (CANCELLED)
OCA-NJ and CBWCHC Holiday Party

CBWCHC, New York, NY
168 Centre St, New York, NY 10013
Time TBD
 

A Special Program ~ Film Viewing of “Who Killed Vincent Chin” & Pot Luck!

Join OCA-NJ Chapter for a Special Program ~ Film Viewing of, “Who Killed Vincent Chin”, an Academy Award Nominated Documentary, Directed by Christine Choy & Renee Tajima-Pena & A Pot Luck!!

Event to be held:
Saturday, March 17, 2018 
4:00 – 7:00pm 
MASONIC LODGE
129 MAIN ST. RIDGEFIELD PARK, NJ 

POT LUCK – BRING A DISH TO SHARE WITH 6 OTHERS 
Water & Iced Tea Supplied 

– LIMITED SEATING
RSVP ASAP to: Sherylchin.ocanj@gmail.com

Please also see below flyer!

Download (PDF, 595KB)

PROGRAM CANCELLED – OCA ADVOCATE ~ APA-Y PROGRAM SAT 3/31/18

EXPLORE AAPI IDENTITY.

BUILD LEADERSHIP SKILLS.

BECOME A BETTER ADVOCATE.

JOIN US AT OUR OCA-ADVOCATE, APA-Y PROGRAM ON SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2018 AT:

The Robert Galdon Senior Center
19 Mount Hope Road
Rockway Township, NJ07866
10: 00 am – 3:00 pm

Attendees of the APA-Y program will receive 30% of the Judging Criteria toward the Annual OCA-NJ Scholarships & 35% Judging Criteria toward the Newly formed OCA-NJ E.L.I.T.E. (Emerging Leaders In Training Excellence) Scholars Program!

DON’T MISS THIS WONDERFUL PROGRAM!! SEE BELOW FLYER OR
SIGNUP & LEARN MORE AT: BIT.LY/OCAAPAY

Download (PDF, 2.21MB)

OCA-NJ is proud to announce our inaugural “E.L.I.T.E.” Scholars Program!

OCA-NJ IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE OUR INAUGURAL E.L.I.T.E. (EMERGING LEADERS IN TRAINING EXCELLENCE) SCHOLARS PROGRAM FOR 2018!

THIS PROGRAM IS OPEN TO ALL NEW JERSEY FRESHMAN & SOPHOMORE STUDENTS OF ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC DESCENT. IT IS DESIGNED TO DEVELOP CONFIDENCE, LEADERSHIP & PRESENTATION SKILLS AND ALSO OFFER A FOUNDATION TO BUILD A SUCCESSFUL COLLEGIATE/CAREER PATH.

Please read all instructions & requirements on the below forms very carefully! All Essays, Applications & Required Paperwork must be Postmarked by April 20, 2018 & Mailed to:

OCA–NJ ELITE Scholars
Laura Lee
7 Lyle Ave.
Wayne, NJ 07470

Scroll down within the window below to view &/or to download & print all 5 documents.

Download (PDF, 2.19MB)

 

2018 OCA-NJ Essay Scholarships

THE 2018 OCA-NJ ESSAY SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION IS NOW AVAILABLE! Please read all documents below carefully for instructions & requirements! Please keep scrolling within this post to view all 5 documents. All Essays, Applications and Required Paperwork must be Postmarked by April 20, 2018 & Mailed to:

OCA–NJ Essay Scholarship
L. Ray Lee
16 Meadow Lane
Verona, NJ 07044

Scholarships will be awarded at the May 20, 2018 OCA-NJ Asian American Heritage Luncheon (Place TBD) ~ Attendance at this luncheon is required to be awarded the scholarships!

Download (PDF, 2.39MB)

 

 

 

IMPORTANT NOTICE: EVENT CANCELLED!! – Father’s Day Outing @ Dorney Park, June 16

IMPORTANT NOTICE!!

It is with regrets to announce that due to a lack of interest, the June 16, 2018 OCA-NJ Chapter Father’s Day Outing at Dorney Park & Wild Water Kingdom is now CANCELLED!! All payments made to OCA-NJ will be returned or refunded to those who sent in payments. Thank you to everyone who have RSVP’d & Apologies to those who had planned on attending this event!

COME CELEBRATE FATHERS DAY AT DORNEY PARK & Wildwater Kingdom WITH OCA-NJ CHAPTER ~ SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 2018 ~ See Flyer for More Info!

Download (PDF, 627KB)

There’s still time to RSVP to 2018 OCA-NJ Lunar New Year Dinner & Celebration!

IT IS STILL NOT TOO LATE TO RSVP TO OUR LUNAR NEW YEAR DINNER & CELEBRATION!! The deadline to receive your RSVP to our March 3 Lunar New Year Dinner & Celebration is TODAY, February 23, 2018!! You can still RSVP by clicking on the following link to respond on our Google Invitation & then go online to our website to pay securely via PayPal or Major Credit Cards.

Link to RSVP on Google Invitation: https://goo.gl/N4Ss1G
To pay online via PayPal or Major Credit Cards from our website: https://www.oca-nj.org

DO NOT miss this opportunity to attend our Festive & Delectable Lunar New Year Dinner & Celebration!

 

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