2022 HEART OF THE COMMUNITY DIM SUM BREAKFAST
2022 Photos
By Mel Taing and Lee-Daniel Tran
🎶 If you enjoyed the music from the event, listen to the playlist below!
EVENT DETAILS
Friday, June 3rd, 2022
10 am - 11:30 am
Pao Arts Center
99 Albany Street
Boston, MA 02111
Please note that the entrance is located on Albany Street. Navigation applications may direct you to access the Pao Arts Center from Hudson Street, one street over.
Meet the 2022 Dim Sum Honorees
ACDC is thrilled to welcome esteemed community heroes at this year’s event!
Inspiration Award
We will honor the founders of Project Restore Us, Dr. Marena Lin, Chef Irene Li, Chef Tracy Chang, and Lily Huang, with the Inspiration Award, celebrating their inspiring mission to support food security and local businesses during the pandemic. In March 2022, the James Beard Foundation honored Chef Irene Li with an esteemed Leadership Award, which recognizes "the visionaries responsible for creating a healthier, safer, and more equitable, and sustainable food system.” Irene is the youngest person to win the Beard Award for leadership.
Neil Chin Community Service Award
We will also have the pleasure of honoring Dr. Ashish K. Jha with the Neil Chin Community Service Award to commend his crucial, public promotion of science-based information about the pandemic.
Volunteer Appreciation Award
In 2021, ACDC volunteer John Lian coordinated over $200,000 in aid distribution to hundreds of families seeking support to pay for housing, groceries, and other necessities. We are excited to recognize his efforts to support the community during the pandemic. Over the last two years, ACDC spearheaded a collaborative Asian Community Emergency Relief Fund (ACERF) to raise and distribute over $500,000 in direct financial aid to hundreds of working-class immigrant households.
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Update: We have sold out of tickets! You can still support the event through a donation or a program ad. If you’re still interested in sponsoring, but don’t plan to attend, please email us.
Since 1987, ACDC has built and preserved hundreds of affordable homes for working-class and immigrant families across Greater Boston, fostered youth and resident leadership and civic engagement, and advocated for policies to advance economic, racial, and housing justice. During the pandemic, in addition to these programs, ACDC and their partners supported 600+ families with over $500,000 in direct financial aid and leveraged over $3.4M in housing relief for 700+ families facing eviction or foreclosure.
By supporting this event, you’re supporting impacts like these and more!
REGISTER ONLINE TODAY
Update: We have sold out of tickets! You can still support the event through a donation. If you’re still interested in sponsoring, but don’t plan to attend, please email us.
See full list of sponsorship benefits on the sponsor form linked above.
Please consider making a donation.
Select “Dim Sum Breakfast” from the optional drop-down menu under your donation amount on the next page.
SPONSORS
Thank you to our generous supporters!
Community Builder $10,000
Healthy Home $5,000
Good Neighbor $3,000
Groundbreaker $1,500
Friend $500
Supporters
COVID-19 SAFETY POLICY
Guests will be asked to present proof of full COVID-19 vaccination, OR a recent negative PCR COVID-19 test result. Please arrive with one of the documents below via the original document, a photocopy, or a photo on your phone. Photos of test results must be time-stamped. All ACDC staff are vaccinated and boosted.
Masks are required indoors except when eating or drinking.
We are asking attendees to stay at home if you are feeling sick.
Fully vaccinated means a person has received all recommended doses in their primary series of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Acceptable Proof:
a CDC vaccination card
a digital image of your CDC card
an image or printout of any official immunization record
a City-designated app containing a digital image of any official immunization record, or
another COVID-19 vaccine verification app
Negative results of PCR COVID-19 test 24 hours prior to entry
