Asian American Civic Association nominates Mai T. Du for honors at 35th Annual ABCD Community Awards Dinner
Oct 23, 2009
Youth activist Mai T. Du will be honored for her contributions to the community at the Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) 35th Annual Community Awards Dinner on Friday, October 30 at the Marriot Boston Copley Place. The dinner celebrates the voluntary efforts of individuals who have worked tirelessly to address and placate the plight of Boston’s underprivileged communities through voluntary leadership and service.
Mai T. Du believes in the limitless possibilities of young people and the Asian American Civic Association, an ABCD affiliate, celebrates her important work in instilling a sense of hope and empowerment in the youth of her community.
For eight years, Mai served as Director of Youth Programs, Volunteer Resources and International Social Services for the American Red Cross of Massachusetts Bay, instrumental to the chapter’s local, national, and international responses to large-scale disasters. Following the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina, she helped hundreds of displaced victims relocate to Massachusetts and successfully led the Give Hope Now Initiative recruiting and training more than 1,200 new disaster-response volunteers. During her service, she engaged countless youth in the humanitarian mission of the Red Cross and was named their National Youth Director of the Month in October 2007. In 2009, Mai was appointed to the American Red Cross National Youth Council.
Mai has also been active with the AACA. She has been influential in expanding the agency’s services to young people, helping to secure a grant from Tufts Medical Center to establish a new program focused on youth development.
“Mai was adamant that we needed to do more to help the young people in our community and personally took on the responsibility to do so,” says AACA Director Chau Ming Lee. “She is steadfast in her belief that youth need culturally-relevant programs in which to build their leadership skills and gain the motivation and ability to advocate for themselves.”
Mai holds the distinction of being one of the few certified, female, kung fu and tai chi instructors in the U.S. She is a Board member of the Malden YMCA, serving as the U.S. delegate to the 2007 YWCA World Council in Kenya, is a co-founder of Youth A.C.T., and served on the Massachusetts Action Planning Team for Youth.
Mai T. Du believes in the limitless possibilities of young people and the Asian American Civic Association, an ABCD affiliate, celebrates her important work in instilling a sense of hope and empowerment in the youth of her community.
For eight years, Mai served as Director of Youth Programs, Volunteer Resources and International Social Services for the American Red Cross of Massachusetts Bay, instrumental to the chapter’s local, national, and international responses to large-scale disasters. Following the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina, she helped hundreds of displaced victims relocate to Massachusetts and successfully led the Give Hope Now Initiative recruiting and training more than 1,200 new disaster-response volunteers. During her service, she engaged countless youth in the humanitarian mission of the Red Cross and was named their National Youth Director of the Month in October 2007. In 2009, Mai was appointed to the American Red Cross National Youth Council.
Mai has also been active with the AACA. She has been influential in expanding the agency’s services to young people, helping to secure a grant from Tufts Medical Center to establish a new program focused on youth development.
“Mai was adamant that we needed to do more to help the young people in our community and personally took on the responsibility to do so,” says AACA Director Chau Ming Lee. “She is steadfast in her belief that youth need culturally-relevant programs in which to build their leadership skills and gain the motivation and ability to advocate for themselves.”
Mai holds the distinction of being one of the few certified, female, kung fu and tai chi instructors in the U.S. She is a Board member of the Malden YMCA, serving as the U.S. delegate to the 2007 YWCA World Council in Kenya, is a co-founder of Youth A.C.T., and served on the Massachusetts Action Planning Team for Youth.
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