AARP 4/18 前免費協助報稅

AARP FOUNDATION TAX-AIDE WILL PROVIDE FREE TAX ASSISTANCE AND PREPARATION THROUGH APRIL 18th 即日起至2017年4月18日 AARP基金會提供免費報稅及稅務協助 To find a Tax-Aide location near you offering assistance in other languages, visit www.aarp.org/findtaxhelp or call 1-888-AARPNOW 通過以下方式找到您附近有提供其他語言協助的Tax-Aide報稅站， 網站：www.aarp.org/findtaxhelp  電話：1-888-AARPNOW  Tax-Aide volunteer Elaine Tran speaks three Asian languages—Vietnamese, Mandarin and Cantonese—in addition to English. Read more about how Tax-Aide volunteers strive to meet language needs.  Tax-Aide義工Elaine Tran除了英文之外，更通曉普通話、粵語及越南語三種亞洲語言。了解Tax-Aide義工如何努力滿足民眾的語言服務需求。 Photo by Beck Diefenbac. WASHINGTON, March 23, 2017 – Until April 18, AARP Foundation is providing free tax assistance and preparation through its Tax-Aide program. AARP Foundation Tax-Aide, in its 49th year, is the nation’s largest free tax assistance and preparation service, offering free tax preparation help to anyone, especially those who are 50 and older, who cannot afford a tax preparation service. Some locations offer assistance in additional languages, including Chinese, Tagalog, Korean, Japanese and Vietnamese. For more information or to locate an AARP Foundation Tax-Aide site, visit aarp.org/findtaxhelp or call 1-888-AARPNOW (1-888-227-7669). An appointment may be required.  “Our bilingual volunteers generously give their time to help taxpayers who don’t speak English or speak English as a second language prepare their returns,” said Daphne Kwok, AARP Vice President of Multicultural Leadership, Asian American and Pacific Islander Audience Strategy. “We need more bilingual volunteers so if you can help translate, please join our Tax-Aide volunteer team so that we can expand our services to Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.” Tax-Aide, which is offered free of charge, is available to AARP members and non-members and includes more than 5,000 locations in neighborhood libraries, malls, banks, community centers and senior centers nationwide. Since 1968, Tax-Aide has helped nearly 50 million low- to moderate-income taxpayers. In 2016, AARP Foundation Tax-Aide volunteers helped 2.7 million people navigate complicated tax codes, ensure proper credits and deductions and file their federal and state tax returns. Taxpayers who used AARP Foundation Tax-Aide received $1.41 billion in income tax refunds and more than $240 million in Earned Income Tax Credits (EITCs). AARP Foundation Tax-Aide is offered in conjunction with the IRS.   【華盛頓哥倫比亞特區2017年3月23日訊】直到2017年4月18日，AARP基金會將再次通過旗下的“Tax-Aide計劃”提供免費稅務協助及報稅服務。AARP基金會Tax-Aide計劃至今已有49年歷史，是全國最大型的免費稅務協助和報稅服務。此項目面向所有民眾，尤其是50及以上並且無力支付報稅開支的人士最能受惠。 部份報稅站提供包括中文、菲律賓文、韓文、日文及越南文在內的其他語言協助。如欲了解詳情及尋找AARP基金會Tax-Aide報稅站地點，請瀏覽網站 www.aarp.org/ findtaxhelp 或致電1-888-AARPNOW（1-888-227-7669）查詢。報稅服務或需預約。 “我們的雙語義工無私奉獻他們的寶貴時間，來幫助不會說英語或英語作為第二語言的人們報稅。”AARP多元文化引領亞太裔受眾副總裁Daphne Kwok（郭為婉）說，“我們還需要更多雙語義工，如果您能夠幫助翻譯便請加入Tax-Aide計劃行列，讓我們深入亞太裔社區提供協助。” Tax-Aide計劃不單免費，而且無論是AARP會員或者非會員都能參加。此項目有超過5,000個報稅站遍佈全國各個社區的圖書館、商場、銀行、社區中心和老人中心。自1968年以來，Tax-Aide計劃已經幫助接近5,000萬低收入及中低收入納稅人免費報稅。 單在2016年，AARP基金會Tax-Aide計劃的義工們便幫助多達270萬人次處理複雜的稅務問題，確保他們在申報聯邦與州稅時獲得應得的扺稅額和免稅額。納稅人通過AARP基金會Tax-Aide計劃合共獲取了14.1億元所得稅退稅，以及超過2億4000萬元“工作所得抵稅”（Earned Income Tax Credit ，簡稱EITC）。

About AARP Foundation AARP Foundation works to ensure that low-income older adults have nutritious food, affordable housing, a steady income, and strong and sustaining bonds. We collaborate with individuals and organizations who share our commitment to innovation and our passion for problem-solving. Supported by vigorous legal advocacy, we create and advance effective solutions that help struggling older adults transform their lives. AARP Foundation is the affiliated charity of AARP. 關於AARP基金會 AARP基金會的工作是致力確保低收入長者獲得充足的營養食物、可負擔住房、穩定收入、以及建立堅實和長久的社交關係。我們與在創新思維有相同承諾、及在解決問題有相同熱誠的志同道合者和組織合作。並在強而有力的法律倡導支持下創造和推進有效的方案，以幫助處境困苦的長者改善他們的生活。AARP基金會是AARP附屬慈善機構。

"四面來風"音樂會3/25 感謝支持推出$1門票

中華表演藝術基金會  Foundation For Chinese Performing Arts               3 Partridge Lane, Lincoln, MA 01773 ChinesePerformingArts.net Foundation@ChinesePerformingArts.net  To show our appreciation to your continuous support, a special $1 ticket is set up just for YOU.  Click the " ticket" icon and enter promote code: 4winds.  This offer is valid till 2 pm on concert date: Saturday 3/25.  Don't miss it !    The program notes, composers,  and a video clip of the performance of No. 6 are posted on http://www.chineseperformingarts.net/contents/season/20170325/index.html Saturday, 3/25/2017, 8 PM NEC's Jordan Hall FOUR WINDS  四面來風 Music Dialogue and Cooperation (Series 5) with Meng-Chieh Liu 劉孟捷,piano  Borromeo String Quartet  and   The Forbidden City Chamber Orchestra 紫禁城室內樂團    Meng-Chieh Liu, piano Faculty at both the New England Conservatory and  the Curtis Institute of Music Recipient of the Avery Fisher Career Grant  "faultless, discreetly balanced pianism"  (Chicago Classical Review). Updated Program 1,  Jackdaws play in the cold water 寒鴉戲水  Ancient Tune from the Han Dynasty  漢調古曲  2,  With the lilies, the song, and the stars 百合、歌謠和星辰  --- for xiao, strings, and piano  by David Ludwig 3,  See Without Looking 不見而明 by Daniel Walker World Premiere (  世界首演 ） 4 The Bright March 光明行 by Xiaogang Ye 葉小綱 --- for piano and Eastern and Western instruments  World Premiere of the chamber music version （室內樂版本世界首演）    5, Prelude and Dance for solo piano     by Anlun Huang 黃安倫  also known as  "Chinese Rhapsody No.2" 6, Ten Changes and Five Variables 十變五化  --for Chinese ensemble and string quartet by Hang Zou 鄒航    Borromeo String Quartet http://www.borromeoquartet.org/ Nicholas Kitchen and Kristopher Tong, violins Mai Motobuchi, viola Yeesun Kim, cello A Trio of String Quartets, from Wearisome to Sublime The Borromeo String Quartet is simply the best there is on this planet; every appearance they make is an Event  - The Boston Globe Winner of the 2007 Avery Fisher Career Grant Winner of Lincoln Center's Martin E. Segal Award (2001) Winner of the Cleveland Quartet Award (1998) Forbidden City Chamber Orchestra  紫禁城室內樂團,  form China Conservatory of Music,  is composed of eleven classically trained musicians, which interpret elements of Chinese traditional music. Established in 2008, it has appeared and received critical acclaim worldwide. It is remarked as "the embodiment of the elegance of Chinese traditional music and the charm of contemporary music," LIU Shun 劉順, music director and conductor  YANG Jing 楊靖, director and founder, pipa  SHEN Cheng 沈誠, huqin ZHANG Zunlian 張尊連, huqin ZHAO Chengwei 趙承偉, sanxian JIAO Shanlin 焦山林, percussion YANG Lin 楊琳, Guzheng  LUO Yuan 羅媛, dulcimer WANG Hua 王華, flute and xiao WANG Yang 王洋, sheng DI Yang 邸揚, ruan and liuqin UPCOMING EVENTS ----------------------------           Sat. 3/25/2017, 8 PM NEC's Jordan Hall FOUR WINDS Music Dialogue and Cooperation (Series 5) 四面來風 with Meng-Chieh Liu 劉孟捷, piano  Borromeo String Quartet The Forbidden City Chamber Orchestra  紫禁城室內樂團    Sat. 5/13/2017, 8 PM NEC's Jordan Hall Eric Lu, piano   April 15, 2017 (submission deadline) The 26th Annual Chinese Brush Painting and Calligraphy Competition 第二十六屆全美青少年國畫書法比賽      painting by: 2016 Silver (Group C: 14-17 yrs) Jered Yuan 袁浩云, age 15, Ichen Art Academy, CA 加州宜真美術學院   calligraphy by: 2016 Gold (Group B: 10-13 yrs) Samdrea Hsu 許維庭, age 12, Tang Hao Calligraphy Studio, CA加州唐昊畫室  (Four-panel 條幅/ 一套4張） 2017胡桃山音樂營 The 26th Annual Walnut Hill Music Festival 2017  Application deadline  April 10, 2017 date: 7/20/2017 check in, 8/13/2017 check out.       Concerto 2017:  Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini We Need Your Support Support us make a Donation www. ChinesePerformingArts.net     Your tax-deductible donation enables us  to continue presenting the best artists,  maintaining low admission and free student tickets.   Please support us especially at this time 現今社會動盪，人們生活中充滿不安。文化藝術安定人心的重要性， 在此時更為明顯。 但經費來源卻更艱難。 您的免稅捐款， 可使我們繼續舉行高水準音樂會， 提供最低票價，及免費學生票。 並鼓勵青年才俊在古典音樂、 傳統中國書畫、 及民族國樂樂器各方面學習傳承。 希望您慷慨解囊， 大力支持。 Your Donation is  appreciated: http://chineseperformingarts. net/donation/   Order Ticket Online:  www.ChinesePerformingArts.net Email: Foundation@ChinesePerformingArts.net Foundation For Chinese Performing Arts Cathy Chan 譚嘉陵, Founder and President

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張欽棠任命Rachel Skerritt出任波士頓拉丁學校校長

BPS SUPERINTENDENT TOMMY CHANG NAMES NEW HEADMASTER OF BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL

Former BLS Student, Teacher and District Leader to Become the First Person of Color to Head the Historic School

BOSTON - Thursday, March 23, 2017 - Boston Public Schools (BPS) Superintendent Tommy Chang announced today that he has chosen veteran school leader and former BPS chief of staff, Rachel Skerritt, as Boston Latin School's 28th headmaster. Ms. Skerritt, who graduated from Boston Latin School (BLS) in 1995 and taught English at her alma mater, will become the first person of color and the third woman to lead the institution in its 382-year-history. Ms. Skerritt, a Dorchester native who is currently the deputy chief of leadership development for the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS), was selected by a school-based screening committee that unanimously recommended her to Superintendent Chang. "We would be hard pressed to find another educator better suited to lead Boston Latin School than Rachel Skerritt. Rachel's passion for her alma mater, her deep familiarity with its traditions, and her commitment to equity make her uniquely qualified for this role," Mayor Martin J. Walsh said. "We are grateful she has chosen to return to Boston and serve the students of our city." Superintendent Chang said Ms. Skerritt is the ideal school leader to advance the mission of Boston Latin and the ongoing work to make BLS a welcoming and inclusive learning environment. "Rachel's life and professional experiences are tailor-made to lead Boston Latin School into its next chapter of excellence and equity for all," Dr. Chang said. "She is a champion of providing rigor and opportunities for every single student in her care, and she is someone who will not compromise when it comes to the education of young people." Michael O'Neill, chairperson of the Boston School Committee and a BLS alumnus, hailed the appointment of Ms. Skerritt, describing her as an "immensely qualified" lifelong educator who will move Boston Latin School forward. "The entire Boston School Committee applauds the Superintendent's appointment of Ms. Skerritt. We thank the work of the search committee, the BLS community and the Superintendent in finding this exceptional leader," Mr. O'Neill said. "Ms. Skerritt, whose passion for education was instilled in her as a student at Boston Latin School, has succeeded at every step of her extensive career due to her focus on building a great culture, hiring and supporting a strong team, connecting with students and families, and being an excellent instructional leader.  We are delighted that she is returning home to her city and her alma mater." After graduating from Boston Latin School, Ms. Skerritt attended the University of Pennsylvania, where she earned a bachelor's degree in three years and received a master's degree in education the following year. In 1999, she returned to BLS as a 7th-grade English teacher, a role she expanded to include instructing English literature each year to 150 students in 7th, 10th and 12th grades. In 2006, she received the Crystal Award for excellence in teaching, an honor given out by the school's students. During her seven years teaching at BLS, she co-chaired its Faculty Steering Committee during a two-year strategic planning and self assessment process for accreditation from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. The committee authored the school's current mission statement. She also headed a subcommittee of "Optimizing Student Outcomes," a group that worked to recruit and retain more Boston Public School students, particularly students of color. Following a one-year principal fellowship in which she received administrative training and interned at Another Course to College (ACC), Ms. Skerritt was appointed headmaster of ACC in July 2007. While leading the BPS pilot high school for two years, ACC's graduation rate increased by 11 percent, earning it a bronze medal from U.S. News and World Report. In August 2009, then-BPS Superintendent Carol Johnson appointed Ms. Skerritt chief of staff. In addition to serving as the primary liaison between the central office, the Mayor's Office and the School Committee, she also co-authored the district's "Acceleration Agenda," a five-year strategic plan. Ms. Skerritt left Boston Public Schools in November 2010 to become principal of Eastern Senior High School. One of the oldest high schools in Washington, D.C., Eastern was significantly underperforming and had cycled through 13 leaders in 12 years before it was gradually phased out and reopened. Ms. Skerritt relaunched the turnaround school, recruiting a talented instructional team that instituted a new academic program for 300 9th-graders in August 2011. Under her leadership, the school, which added one grade level of students each year and 40 additional staffers each spring, earned the second highest proficiency rate among comprehensive high schools in the District of Columbia Public Schools. By 2016, the school's graduation rate soared to 79 percent - 10 points higher than the district average. That June, 85 percent of Eastern's graduates enrolled in postsecondary institutions. Ms. Skerritt, who re-started the school's theater program and launched study-abroad service-learning trips for students to Africa and the Caribbean, ultimately helped lead Eastern out of the equivalent of turnaround status in 2015. While serving as the full-time leader of Eastern, Ms. Skerritt participated in the "Principal Ambassador Fellowship" with the United States Department of Education for two years. She was among a group of full-time principals chosen to be part-time advisors to Secretary Arne Duncan, convening focus groups to assess how the department can better support school leaders in an era of high-stakes accountability, and speaking nationally on the department's behalf regarding turnaround schools, Common Core standards, and other key initiatives. In June 2016, she was appointed deputy chief of leadership development for DCPS, overseeing the district's professional development programs for school leaders and aspiring principals. "I am incredibly excited to serve as headmaster of my alma mater, an institution that has shaped me as a learner and a leader," said Ms. Skerritt. "I look forward to collaborating with staff, students, parents, alumni, partners, and the community at large to ensure that Latin School's mission of college preparedness, and responsible and engaged citizenship is realized for all of our students." Michael Contompasis, interim headmaster of BLS, praised Ms. Skerritt as a talented, dedicated educator and skilled bridge builder. "I was headmaster at Boston Latin School when I first met Rachel Skerritt as a newly enrolled 7th grader. Even at that young age, Rachel demonstrated extraordinary promise," said Mr. Contompasis, who later, as BPS superintendent in 2007, appointed Ms. Skerritt to lead Another Course to College. "Exceptionally brilliant, passionate and thoughtful, Ms. Skerritt earned the reputation in Boston as someone you could always rely on for insight, vision, and good sense." Mr. Contompasis, who served as BLS headmaster from 1976-1998, said Ms. Skerritt's ability to engage and inspire diverse constituencies sets her apart.   "She is masterful in bringing people together. But above all, she puts the needs of her students first," he said. "As proud as I was to have appointed Rachel Skerritt to her first school leadership position, I am even prouder and more gratified today to turn the reins over to this exceptionally accomplished and dynamic educator - one who will undoubtedly have profound and lasting impact on the entire Boston Latin School community." BLS 10th-grade student Perrin Price, who served on the headmaster screening committee, lauded Ms. Skerritt for her student-centered approach. "Her beliefs and values in bringing direction to Boston Latin is just what this community needs," she said. "I love how dedicated and committed she is. Just knowing that she wants to listen to students is so important. I believe that she will listen to us, and put our needs first. I am so excited to get to know her." Peter G. Kelly, president of the Boston Latin School Association, said Ms. Skerritt's steadfast service to public education, her exceptional educational and professional experience and her longstanding devotion to the students and alumni of BLS make her an outstanding choice to lead the historic institution. "A more successful preparation for the headmastership of Boston Latin School you will not find than in Rachel Skerritt's extraordinary career. She is the right leader for this time and she would be an outstanding leader at any time for Boston Latin School," Kelly said. "Rachel is a quintessential Latin School success story. She continues the strong tradition of exceptional leadership at the school and will no doubt elevate not only BLS but also the entire district through vision, aspiration, and confidence in the children of Boston."