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Care Bank 15th Anniversary
Letters from supporters
The Hon. Tim Hodgson, P.C., M.P.
Melisssa Lantsman, M.P.
2025年9月2日晚，爱心银行 (Care Bank) 十五周年庆典暨安吉儿《用歌词点亮时光》《Lyrics As Light 》新书发布会在多伦多新动力传媒演艺中心隆重举行。庆典活动由“爱在云天 AngelSky Music 第二届原创演绎会”助力，三级政要、社区嘉宾、艺术家及数百名观众欢聚一堂，共同见证这一温馨而难忘的时刻
庆典在热烈的安塞腰鼓表演中拉开帷幕
爱心银行创始人贺湘云（安吉儿）女士发表欢迎词，深情回顾十五年来机构的发展历程。她提到，爱心银行以“关爱与分享”为宗旨，十五年间已走过无数公益足迹，凝聚了数以千计的爱心人士共同参与。她表示：“十五年前，爱心银行只是一个朴素的愿望：让关爱成为人类共同的财富，让温暖成为流通的语言。如今，这份愿望在大家的参与与守护中，已汇聚成一股不可忽视的社会力量。”
政要祝贺
多位加拿大政要到场或发来贺信。国会议员 Salma Zahid、省议员罗庚（Logan Kanapathi）、万锦市议员刘肇麟（Ritch Lau）代表万锦市长 （Frank Scarpitti）出席并致辞。前国会议员谭耕博士及多位嘉宾发表祝福。
国会议员 Salma Zahid 颁发贺信
省议员罗庚颁发贺信
省议员罗庚给贺湘云颁发社区贡献奖
万锦市议员刘肇麟代表万锦市长Frank Scarpitti 颁发贺信
前国会议员谭耕博士致辞
Clinics for Humanity 创始人 Dr. Sheila McKenzie 特别到场，分享了她在全球医疗人道行动中的心得，并对爱心银行长期致力公益表达赞赏。
活动中宣读了九位政要发来的贺信，充分体现了各界对爱心银行的高度认可与支持。
新书揭幕与嘉宾致辞
贺湘云的两本新书《用歌词点亮时光》《Lyrics As Light 》正式在庆典上发布，这两本书收录了她的生活感悟、公益心路与歌词创作心迹；爱在雲天音乐团队上线了七千余首原创歌曲，成为传播爱与正能量的重要载体。
在省议员罗庚（Logan Kanapathi ）与贺湘云女士共同见证下，《用歌词点亮时光》《Lyrics As Light 》新书正式揭幕。
加拿大中国商会团体联盟主席王海澄博士、加拿大高校联合会会长铁木尔先生等先后致辞。他们高度评价爱心银行在促进多元文化交流、推动社区发展中的积极作用。
加拿大中国商会团体联盟主席王海澄博士致辞
加拿大高校联合会会长铁木尔先生致辞
Sally shao ,分享如何走进爱心银行，传递爱心并成为关注自闭症群体的骨干力量。
表彰与仪式
庆典还特别举行了“爱心大使”颁奖环节，由省议员罗庚颁发证书，表彰长期支持公益的社区人士。
其后，贺湘云女士携政要嘉宾与获奖代表一同切下十五周年庆典蛋糕，象征新的起点与未来愿景。
活动得到了众多机构与企业的支持，包括 B-Cure Laser Canada 公司（捐赠B-Cure 冷激光疼痛治疗仪）、阿里旅游、多伦多国际教育学院、肥佬参、紅枫花旗參、加拿大特产总汇行、加拿大环球教育集团 、Max 印刷公司等。主办方特别向所有合作伙伴、义工与社区团体表达感谢。
文艺盛宴
作为庆典的重要组成部分，“爱在云天 AngelSky Music”原创演绎汇聚了歌舞、朗诵、合唱与器乐表演。
节目包括诗朗诵《爱如流水》《十五载初心未改》《有你有我有明天》，歌舞《懂你》《星落人间》，合唱《Caring Heals the World》《此心安处是吾乡》，以及旗袍秀《女人如书》等。极光艺术团的手风琴与口琴合奏更为现场增添亮点。文艺与公益交相辉映，展现了爱心银行“用艺术传递爱”的独特魅力。
Auntie May Yu
At Care Bank, there is a senior, Auntie May Yu, who has quietly accumulated CBT (Caring Bank Tokens) for many years. Now that her children are all busy with their own lives, she lives alone in a seniors’ residence and often feels lonely. Fortunately, caring volunteers regularly visit her—helping with small household chores or simply sitting with her to listen to music.
For every hour of companionship, her daughter transfers 100 CBT to the volunteer through her mother’s Care Bank wallet.
This is more than just immediate care—it is a cycle of love. The CBT earned by volunteers can one day be used to receive support for themselves or their loved ones. As we often say: “Those who give love will receive love in return; blessings flow to where kindness goes.”
This is the essence of Care Bank’s “Pay It Forward” initiative, which has been actively carried out for fifteen years—storing kindness in a “bank,” so warmth can be saved, circulated, and passed on. Every action by a volunteer plants a seed of care for the future.
Join us—start saving CBT. Perhaps the helping hand you extend today will become the light that someone offers you tomorrow. 🌱💞
New Year Celebration
Listening to Music and Painting
Listening to music and painting is a very effective way of healing. Music can stimulate emotions and help people release their inner stress and emotions, while painting is a non-verbal way to express these emotions. When you listen to music and paint, the melody, rhythm and lyrics of the music can guide your thoughts and emotions to flow and naturally appear on the canvas. This method can help people better release repressed emotions and express their inner feelings, so as to achieve physical and mental relaxation and healing.
The combination of music and painting can not only help you focus on the present, but also open up your inner creativity and bring inner peace and satisfaction. Different types of music will also lead to different artistic expressions. Whether it is vibrant colors or soft brushstrokes, it can reflect your mood at the time and become an effective tool for self-healing and emotional regulation.
Heather He’s original songs are all positive energy and good for all different people in need. Join us and enjoy the music
Fashion show/recitation of "Homeland with Flying Maple Leaves"
Care Bank 14th Anniversary Celebration
On September 2nd, the 14th anniversary celebration ceremony of Canada’s “Care Bank” and the first original poetry recitation by Heather He were held at the Markham Club.
With the theme of Care and dedication, there were a variety of activities such as reciting, dancing, mini-films, and birthday cake cutting and honouring volunteers.
Nearly a hundred guests, from Canadian political dignitaries, Toronto business and community representatives, celebrities from all walks of life, and charitable people gathered together to celebrate the 14th anniversary of the Care Bank.
The event began. First, the founder of Care Bank, Heather He Xiangyun, reviewed the 14-year history of the establishment of the "Care Bank" and its vision for future development. Then, Mr. Vincent Ke, the Ontario Member of Parliament, delivered a congratulatory message. Then, a director of the Care Bank, Mr. Taborsky, read congratulatory messages from parliamentarians, dignitaries, and community groups from all three levels of government.
At the beginning of the recital, Dr. Haicheng Wang, Chairman of the Canadian Federation of Chinese Chambers of Commerce, took the lead in reciting Xiangyun's new work "Care is Like Flowing Water" in his rich baritone voice, which received applause from the audience; Mr. Timur Zhao, Chairman of the Canadian Federation of Chinese Universities Alumni Association The affectionate performance of "Alumni Care" received bursts of applause...
Overseas Chinese leaders attending the event included Peng Liangjian, President of the Hunan Chamber of Commerce in Canada, Fang Qigang, President of the Guangxi Chamber of Commerce, Zhang Xiaoyan, leader of the Dongfengcai Art Troupe, Chinese boxing champion Mr. Zhang Junlong, etc. The readings of "Caring heals the world" and "The Call of Collingwood" by Andrew Yang Muhlbacher, the charity promotion ambassador of the Care Bank, were unforgettable, and all the reciters were brilliant; the poet Mr. Kong Zhanwen improvised a poem for the Care Bank on the spot.
Sasha Xiao shared the blessings and poetry comments from the writer Professor Peng Tianyi: and He praised Xiangyun for her extraordinary talent for poetry when she was in university, and his every word is exquisite, and he has the style of a professorial writer.
The house was full of participating supporters and community leaders of the Care Bank. They were all full of energy. Whether they were art troupes, alumni associations, hometown associations or chambers of commerce, they all brought blessings.
Heather He Xiangyun, the founder of Care Bank, was full of enthusiasm and used delicate writing to convey her keen awareness and experience through poems one after another. She vividly composes and conveys universal feelings; the charity work of the Care Bank she founded is like a piece of charity. Like a magnet, social sages from various community fields gathered together, and they recited poems one after another with great emotion. Xudong Wang, Andrew, and Laura Wu danced to the music, which made the participants deeply understand the fusion of souls and souls. Interweaving, this should be resonance at the same frequency. When everyone passionately recited Xiangyun's original masterpiece "The Pipeline of Care" with one voice, the whole venue was filled with a solemn solemnity. It could be felt that there was a kind of power gathered in every participant. This kind of power would also spread through them, to all parts of the community and to all corners of the world. As for He Xiangyun's call to society, she practices it personally and leads with her charisma. If we unite as one, we can do it and make our world a paradise full of Care, because we are all willing to let ourselves be a channel of Care, conveying Care.
2024.9.2 Care Bank 14th Anniversary Celebration Event Schedule
1. Warm-up dance "Collingwood" "Birthday Wishes"
2. Heather He thanked all the guests and volunteers Introduced the development of the Care Bank
3. Mr. Taborsky read out the Greeting Letters from the member of parliament and provincial parliament.
4. Sasha Xiao read out the blessing and poetry review of the writer Professor Peng
6. President Wang Haicheng's "Love is like flowing water"
7. Short film "Pass on the love"
8. Lulu Liu's "Love is transmitted"
9. Andrew Muhlbacher's "Caring heals the world", and "The Call of Collingwood"
10. Short film "pay it forward"
11. Group recitation of "The Pipeline of Love"
12. Jennie Zhang's "The Golden Belt"
13. Huang Xingci's "A Precious Painting" Listen to the music and dance to "Fourteen Years of Spring and Autumn"
14. Wen Liang's "Unconditional Love"
15. Four-minute short film.
16. President Tiemu'er's "Alumni Love"
17. Jay Lau's "Success is a game of passing levels"
18. Laura Wu's "The Blooming Moon"
19. Helen Jie's "I've waited for you for so long"
20. Eva Xia "The best start is now"
21, Cake cutting - background music "Birthday Wishes"
22, Free dance: "Special you" "Peaceful life" "Oh, Toronto" "Miracles are the gift of faith and love" "Maple Leaf" "One Reed Sailing" and other songs
Root love, seedling words, beautiful voice and real meaning
——Xiangyun Poetry Appreciation
He Xiangyun, the founder of the Care Bank, was a student in the Chinese Department of Hunan Normal University. She showed great talent for poetry during college. After work, she also indulged in poetry creation in her spare time. Not long ago, she sent me a message saying that she would publish her book. I was given a bunch of albums of poems and songs. After listening to them, I had some thoughts and posted them to share with my friends:
First of all, I feel that Xiangyun's lyrics are affectionate poems. The expression of emotions is the artistic expression of life's encounters. Bai Juyi once said that poetry is "seedling words, beautiful voice and real meaning". This is his theoretical summary of the characteristics of poetry. Rooted in emotion is the foundation of poetry. The reason why many of Xiangyun's lyrics with strong poetic flavor are The key to moving is to be rooted in emotion. Xiangyun's poetry has a kind of imaginative power, with deep and majestic emotional rendering, which is not light and floating, but as thick as an oil painting. There are various attachments to the stories of his hometown and friends. , flows out from his heart very naturally; and his fighting spirit in the journey of life also shows an indomitable atmosphere, so majestic, it is not a pity for the minority to moan without illness, and the power of poetry and music can be Touch people's hearts.
Secondly, the "seedling words" discussed by Bai Juyi is particularly prominent in Xiangyun's poetry. The so-called “seedling words" essentially refers to the beauty of poetic language, that is, the artistic beauty of language. Although this kind of beauty is a kind of formal beauty, it is not deliberately frivolous. If the inner expression of the soul rooted in emotion is not expressed in a gorgeous external form, it will be supported by the leaves and branches of the gorgeous seedlings. Looking at Xiangyun's lyrics and language, it is enough to reflect this support. When you read these poems carefully, you can really feel the exquisiteness and naturalness of this external form of beauty. When writing poems in the ancient times, there was a tradition of "examination", a hard practice of "breaking off several roots by reciting a single word", and a pursuit of "ending to death if the words are not astonishing". And I think Xiangyun's lyrics are not deliberately crafted, but are spiritual expressions rooted in emotion, so they are natural, profound, meaningful and moving, and are worthy of pondering and further study.
Thirdly, the "beautiful voice" mentioned by Bai Juyi is also a kind of formal beauty. When the ancients wrote poems, they paid attention to flat and oblique rhythms, which are very musical and rhythmic. These poems written by Xiangyun are to meet the needs of her music score creation. The surge of many images and the display of artistic conceptions like pictures are not only the preservation of smooth spaces between the beating words of bytes, but also the harmonious and harmonious beauty that is consistent with Lehui. I dare not say how extraordinary the music of these scores is, but at least its vocabulary is integrated into the music collection, so it is very beautiful.
Finally, the "real meaning" of Bai Juyi's words has returned to the beauty of content and the profound expression of his purpose. I think what Xiangyun's poems and songs strive for is the "real meaning" and the pursuit of the depth of purpose, so that they can be passed down and be meaningful. This may be the pursuit of every true poet and true music person. A few words from Bai Juyi on poetry are enough to illustrate this pursuit: "Poetry. Beautiful and wonderful. On a bright moon night, when the flowers are falling. It can help laughter, but also hurt separation. It can clear the resentment of metal and stone, chant the sorrow of ghosts and gods. The world only responds to me." Love is something that only you know in this world. ..." Of course, Xiangyun's poetry and music do not express sadness, but the pursuit and even struggle of all kinds of positive energy, which is grand and forward-looking. Whether it is praising love and friendship or the attitude towards worldly affairs and life, its true meaning is revealed in progress. This is a step further than the benevolent people of ancient times, and its meaning is far-reaching and real!
I dare not criticize all the poetry and music of Xiangyun in detail. I lack that kind of quality and that kind of ability, so I can only write a few thoughts. As a person who strives to succeed in all aspects, I believe that her poetry and music will also be successful. Bless her!
(Writer Professor Peng Tianyi)
Care Bank Activities for the Community
The 13th Anniversary Celebration of the Care Bank
was grandly held in Markham
On September 3, 2023, Care Bank celebrated its 13th anniversary in Markham. This warm and loving celebration was held in the Chinese community branch of the Care Bank. The scene of the event was brightly lit and filled with a warm atmosphere. The heart-shaped design on the main wall brought attention to the words "Happy 13th anniversary Care Bank" and added colour to this special birthday. The celebration event was also an annual awards ceremony, which attracted the participation of guests and many volunteers including Mr. Peng from Toronto Online, Mr. Sun from Chinese Headlines, Mr. Jin from CC.News, Mr. Sun from Ruixiang Vision, and Mr. Wu from Huafengyun Art Troupe.
The predecessor of the Care Bank was the Canadian Care Alliance founded by Heather He on September 2, 2010, and was later renamed the Care Bank. Heather He served as the host of this event today. She shared the 13-year history of the Care Bank. In her speech, she sincerely thanked all the volunteers for their dedication to the community, especially those who provided warm help to single-parent families, the elderly and international students. At the same time, she mentioned that many depositors of the Care Bank have won the Platinum Jubilee Badge for the 70th Anniversary of the Queen's Ascension to the Throne, the Ontario Volunteer Award and the Volunteer Award for various community activities, which fully proves their dedication and contribution.
This year's celebration has received strong support from many outstanding companies, industry elites in various fields, and news media. A number of MPs also sent congratulatory messages to congratulate Care Bank on its 13th anniversary.
Heather He said: "The concept of the Care Bank is to gather caring people and serve the community, so that people who give to the community can record their good deeds through Care Points. These care points can be used, accumulated and passed on. Through many ways, our community will become more harmonious and better. As Heather, the chairwoman of the Care Bank, said, the richest people in the future will not look at the number of bank accounts someone has, but how much love they have, because there is warmth in love. Today’s dedication will be passed down from generation to generation in the future and bring rewards.”
At the ceremony, Chairwoman He especially thanked the Chinese directors Sasha Xiao, Laura Wu, Baojun Du, Bailing Zhou, Cindy Zhang, Dee Zhang, Ella Zhang, Jeff Shen, Xiang Rong, Xiao Bin Li and other directors for their dedication to the operation of the Care Bank. Afterwards, they jointly presented the Outstanding Volunteer Award and shared a birthday cake. In addition, there were wonderful sign language dance performances at the ceremony, including "Grateful Heart", "Holding Hands" and "Heal the World". These performances convey the cherishing of life and gratitude for love, emphasizing the theme that cherishing can only be possessed, and gratitude can last forever".
Mark, the Italian community branch leader of the Care Bank, especially emphasized in his congratulatory message that he would like to thank Heather He for founding the Care Bank, which is very important to the community and the whole world. He emphasized, "Caring Changes the World! Caring makes the world one family!”. He congratulated the Care Bank on its 13 years, emphasizing that the recordable, usable, accumulable, and inheritable care points will become an important care asset, which is worthy of everyone's possession and pride. Finally, I wish the Care Bank will be better and better, bring more love and warmth to the community, and witness more beautiful futures!
Heather He joined 32 Division's Annual BBQ
Heather He, 2023 Candidate for Mayor of Toronto, joined 32 Divison’s annual community BBQ
Today Heather He was invited to the North York Police 32 Division's annual Community Barbecue. It's National Police Week and a great opportunity to thank the officers who serve our communities.
Good music, good food, police and civilians. Heather He led the officers in a dance. Her initiative was applauded. Heather He thanked the officers one by one for their contributions to the community. It is important to listen to the voice of the public and answer questions. Her platform is: Implementation of the Care Bank; Providing day care services for the elderly; Free off-peak transit for seniors; accelerated application process for senior housing; Rejuvenating the city through science and technology; Boosting the education industry; Providing Free Lunches for primary and secondary school students; Improving the efficiency of government work and road maintenance and urban cleanliness; Strengthening Security; Implementing a dual-layer security system; Housing the homeless; Simplifying landlord-tenant dispute litigation; Implementing a first-time homebuyer credit; Freezing Local Taxes; Improving traffic; Building the subway; Building underground parking lots; Awarding Special entrepreneur contributions.
Her proposal to strengthen the two-tier security system has won the unanimous recognition of the police and the public. If Heather He is elected, the people of Toronto are expected to be able to go out and feel safe at home. We are very surprised that there is only one candidate here today, and we are very impressed that Heather He is taking the time to get down to the ground and get to know the people, and she is going to be a great mayor that they can trust and love
Bai Ling, the campaign director, and Cindy, the communications director, rushed back and forth, handing out flyers and taking photos.
Another happy and productive day. Better Toronto tomorrow.
Visit to Yee Kong Nursing Home
Heather He, 2023 candidate for Mayor of Toronto, led the Hua Fengyun Art seniors Group to perform at Yee Kong Nursing Home in Toronto
The United Nations points out that population aging is likely to become one of the most important social trends in the 21st century. As the aging problem of the world's population becomes increasingly prominent, providing for the elderly has become one of the more obvious problems for the social system. According to statistics, the elderly account for 16.5% in Toronto, which is a very large amount.
The elderly community is also a concern for Heather He, the president of the Canadian Care Alliance, the president of the Hua Fengyun Art Troupe and a candidate for mayor of Toronto.
Today, Heather He leads the Hua Feng Yun Art Group to perform at Yee Kong Nursing Home once a month and chats with the elderly, which makes the old people very happy.
With 102 mayoral candidates running, few find time to devote to nursing homes in the heat of the race.
We are proud that we have such a people oriented and caring candidate for mayor.
Heather He is campaigning on the platform: Implementation of the Care Bank; Providing day care services for the elderly; Free off-peak transit for seniors, Accelerated application process for senior housing；Boosting the education industry; Providing Free Lunches for primary and secondary school students；Improving the efficiency of government work and road maintenance and urban cleanliness; Strengthening Security; Implementing a dual-layer security system; Housing the homeless; Simplifying landlord-tenant dispute litigation; Implementing a first-time homebuyer credit; Freezing Local Taxes; Improving traffic; Building the subway; Building underground parking lots, Special entrepreneur contribution Award.
Mother's Day
Heather He, 2023 candidate for Mayor of Toronto, attended the Mother's Day event in Toronto
In the bright spring days, today, on May 14, we ushered in the warmest human holiday - Mother's Day. Co-organized by the Hua Fengyun Art Troupe, the Canada Care Alliance ,and the campaign team of Toronto Mayoral candidate Heather He, this is to make Toronto a better place for tomorrow and our Toronto home: The water is clearer, the sky is bluer, the city is cleaner, the community is safer, and transportation is more convenient. The elderly enjoy free transportation, and students enjoy free lunch.
The large-scale celebration, publicity, and performance activities started happily at Milliken Park Community Recreation Centre in Toronto. Performance activities by the old artist, Hua Feng Yun Art Troupe Laura Wu, personally as the celebration of Mother's Day performance director and commander in chief. Jason Wang, president of the Pan Pacific Cultural and Economic Association of North America, is the male host, and Sasha is the female host. The repertoire is complete: dance, song singing, martial arts, recitation, solo singing, male and female chorus, and more. The performance begins slowly with the chorus of the "Canadian National Anthem". Mr. Jin, the old artist, played an accordion solo for Heather He, the mayoral candidate, which brought joy to everyone. In particular, Heather He, the mayoral candidate, sang "Happy Hometown", which won enthusiastic cheers from the entire audience. Quiet and happiness fill our mothers' hearts, and under the leadership of Mayor He in the future, happiness will be our forever home!
The happy melody of Mother's Day, the beautiful dancing, the joyful singing, the cheerful smiles, and the passionate speech of mayoral candidate Heather He brought a unique holiday gift to the mothers on Mother's Day: making Toronto a better place tomorrow! Heather He said in her speech that her campaign platform includes:
Implementation of the Care Bank; Providing day care services for the elderly; Free off-peak transit for seniors ，Accelerated application process for senior housing. ；boost the education industry ，Providing Free Lunches for primary and secondary school students；Improving the efficiency of government work and road maintenance and urban cleanliness; Strengthening Security; Implementing a dual-layer security system; Housing the homeless; Simplifying landlord-tenant dispute litigation; Implementing a first-time homebuyer credit; Freezing Local Taxes; Building the subway; Building underground parking lots, canceling surface parking lots. Special entrepreneur contribution Award.
Heather He explains why she is running for mayor of Toronto, where students get free lunches, seniors get free rides, and neighborhoods become safer, all without raising taxes. Finally, Heather He would like to thank all of her supporters who came out today and have followed her campaign. She expresses her gratitude to all the volunteers, the director, and all the performers. She also thanks President Wang of NPAC for his dedicated sponsorship for Canada Care Alliance and wonderful singing, and expresses appreciation for the wonderful hosting. This event only took two days to prepare, and there were hundreds of people present! Bang the drum for Heather He, the mayor of Toronto! Like a rainbow! Heather He, No.1! Heather He will win! It rings through the clouds! Heather He vows, and heaven and earth bear witness: I, Heather He ,will devote the rest of my life to gathering all the strength and leading everyone to make Toronto a better place! A Better Toronto! Please believe in me and support me! When asked why her campaign website is www.carebank.world, Heather He replied: Caring changes the world!
