Community Service and Philanthropy

In 2023-24, Square and Circle Club designated Hawaiʿi Community Foundation (HCF)’s Maui Strong Fund as the Club’s Centennial Beneficiary and raised over $5,000 during the year. This donation will help the thousands of people who lost their homes and loved ones due to the Maui wildfires in 2023. Pictured holding S&C’s donation check are HCF […]

To conclude a very active year, Square and Circle Club made three worthwhile donations to the following nonprofit organizations: On Lok Square and Circle Club donated $1,500 to support On Lok’s programs that served the elderly. They held their “Celebrates” Gala at Pier 27 in San Francisco on May 2024. Francisco Middle School Relief Fund

The second Senior Photo Session assisted by Square and Circle Club was held on March 26, 2024 at the On Lok Center in Chinatown/North Beach. Four S&C members (left to right), Ginger Tam, Sylvia Lam, Nancy Jee, and Sophie Tom, volunteered to help with the event. They greeted the seniors with a lei and helped

On October 2023, Square and Circle Club donated $500 to the Chinese Congregational Church to commemorate their 150th Anniversary, and in loving memory of S&C’s late elder, Elaine Jang. The Church is considered the “birthplace” of Square and Circle. It was on their balcony in 1924 where S&C’s seven founders met and decided to form

On September 29, 2023, Chinatown Community Development Center (CCDC) celebrated their 46 years of service through its anniversary gala, “Chinatown Is Home.” In support, S&C has donated to support their SRO (Single Room Occupancy) Families Fund. CCDC created the SRO Families Fund in April 2023. This program helps SRO families who are relocating to suitable

Pillowcase Project S&C’s Pillowcase Project ended with the delivery of thirty-three pillowcases to East Bay Heritage Quilts (EBHQ). Club members and family members sewed these items in partnership with EBHQ, who provided the required fabric and directions to the sewists. The pillowcases will be given to Bay Area foster youth to hold their belongings, as

On Lok To celebrate On Lok’s annual “Celebrates Gala 2023” on May 19, Square and Circle Club presented them with a donation in support of their tireless service and mission “to help all seniors stay healthy, active, and connected to their community.” Half Moon Bay Square and Circle Club responded to the call to support

Square and Circle Club continued to cosponsor and serve as fiscal agent for the APIA (Asian Pacific Islander American) Heritage Month Celebration at the San Francisco Main Public Library. This year’s 9th annual celebration was entitled “Fighting for the American Dream: APIA WWII Military Gold Medalists.” The event commemorated the three Asian American groups of

The Chinese American Citizens Alliance (CACA) began a national campaign to identify and document Chinese American World War II veterans when the latter were collectively granted the Congressional Gold Medal on December 20, 2018. Square and Circle Club answered that call as a service project for the community and country. Five Square and Circle Club