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Issue: 1027 Date: 4/29/2010
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卅年義工服務 國際機構Ann Rynearson退休
華裔社區同聲祝福 美華協會贈磚留念
Ann Rynearson Retires; She is 30-Year Veteran of International Institute
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國際機構Ann Rynearson博士(中)榮退，華人社區給予祝福，左起美華協會會長林倚玲，臺灣之友會翁秀蕙，國際機構總裁Anna Crosslin及董事尹世珍
left: Eling Lam, OCA President; Showay Chang, Friends of Taiwan President; Ann Rynearson; Anna Crosslin, Institute President & CEO; and Grace Yin Lo, Institute Board of Directors
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【時報訊】服務移民難民之聖路易國際機構文化社區發展副總裁Ann M. Rynearson博士在義工服務近卅年之際，於四月二十三日國際機構年度社區報告會議中正式宣佈退休。深受聖路易華人社區敬愛的Rynearson博士在年度會議中受到多位華裔社區人士祝福。聖路易美華協會亦以Ann Rynearson博士名義購買一塊國際機構建築紀念磚刻上她的名字以為永久留念。
Rynearson博士在年度社區報告會議中接受表揚，肯定她在文化、藝術、多元化領域中之貢獻和促進族裔間暸解融合，她是國際機構國際嘉年華會共同創始人之一，是這項嘉年華會在Queeny Park公園舉行了十四年，之後會址移到目前舉行之Tower Grove公園，也舉行了十一年之久。Rynearson博士曾是2008年、2009年國際嘉年華會的主席。
Ann Rynearson博士自1980年起進入國際機構，首先擔任英語教師義工，1987年她在國際機構創辦研究發展部門，也就是現在的社區發展部，2009年她自華盛頓大學人類學系研究員退休後，全職在國際機構工作，專注嘉年華會之舉辦和成長，至目前為止，國際嘉年華會每年吸引遊客來賓十二萬五千人。
國際機構總裁Anna Crosslin表示，“Ann Rynearson博士對國際機構之成長著有貢獻，她對每一項目盡心盡力”。
聖路易國際機構華裔董事尹世珍女士，台灣之友會翁秀蕙，聖路易美華協會會長林倚玲(Eling Lim)、前會長唐振飛都出席了國際機構年度報告會及Ann Rynearson博士退休會。美華協會並捐贈美金200元，以Ann Rynearson名義購置該機構建築紀念磚，作為永久紀念。
Ann Rynearson Retires; She is 30-Year Veteran of International Institute/
St. Louis, MO - Ann Manry Rynearson, Sr. Vice President for Culture and Community, at the International Institute of St. Louis is retiring after nearly 30 years at the helm of the Institute's arts programs.
Rynearson was honored as part of the International Institute's Annual Report to the Community, held on April 23. More than 125 St. Louisans including members of the St. Louis Chinese Community turned out to recognize Rynearson's importance in promoting ethnic arts and cultural diversity. At the event, the Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA) presented a check to purchase a brick in the Institute's entryway in honor of Rynearson.
Among Rynearson's many achievements is serving as co-founder of International Folkfest which operated for 14 years in the Greensfelder Complex at Queeny Park and, more recently, the International Institute's Festival of Nations, now in its 11th year at Tower Grove Park on our City's Southside. She served as Festival director in 2008 and 2009.
Rynearson began her work at the Institute in 1980 as a part-time vocational English instructor for newly arriving refugees. In 1987, she created the agency's research and development department, which eventually grew to a division with events, research grants, community crime prevention and safety projects, and community outreach. She retired from fulltime work at the beginning of 2009; preferring to focus exclusively on building the Festival of Nations which had grown exponentially, by then attracting 125,000 visitors annually.
"Ann Rynearson has been a significant factor in building the International Institute to the organization it is today," said Anna Crosslin, Institute President & CEO. "She has ensured that our programs operate effectively and efficiently and also with a heart."
For more than 90 years, the International Institute has been helping to strengthen community bonds by providing integration services to new Americans and fostering cross-cultural understanding. Annually, more than 7,000 immigrants and refugees from 100 countries learn English, find jobs, and receive other adjustment services at the Institute. The agency also provides interpretation and translation services for 500 local businesses and other non-profits, and hosts Festival of Nations, our region's largest multicultural celebration, this year to be held on August 28 and 29.
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| 美華協會會長林倚玲，前會長唐振飛與Ann Rynearson合影 |
美華協會會長林倚玲與Ann Rynearson合影 |
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