TAFSD presents annually a Taiwan Trip Award to a student selected from the Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair in March. The Award winner will receive up to $2,000 for a sponsored trip to Taiwan. The Award offers the winner an excellent opportunity to learn the richness and diversity of the Taiwanese culture.

2007 Taiwan Trip Award Winner:
James Zhang (Torry Pines High)

TAFSD has recently established a memorial fund to provide assistance to children with cerebral palsy in the greater San Diego area. The “Mao-Chan memorial fund” will award $700 cash each year to one cerebral palsy suffering child under 14, or an organization engaged in the therapy, caring, or education of children with cerebral palsy. The deadline for application is April 15 th, 2005. The application form can be obtained from TACC or downloaded from the website: www.taiwanceter.com

2006 Mao-Chan Memorial Fund was awarded to United Cerebral Palsy, San Diego.

In 2002, TAFSD established a “Kuan Chen Memorial Fund” and began to grant a $2000 cash award annually to a deserving special mother in the Greater San Diego area. The recipient of the Award will be honored at the 2007 Mother’s Day celebration. The selection criteria are as follows:

1)      Must be female who has children of her own or has played a mother’s role in a family.
2)      Must have such remarkable achievements as a mother that she is easily recognized as a role model for other mothers.
3)      Must be of Taiwanese descent.
4)      Must be a resident in Greater San Diego.
5)      Must have two letters of recommendation.

2007 Mother of the Year was awarded to Ms. Esther Chen

The invaluable contribution from volunteers is the key factor for the success of TAF. Every year this committee honors volunteers at Taiwanese American Community Center.