WHEREAS it is the intention of the Mayor and Council of Cherry Hill Township to focus attention on noteworthy occasions and individuals; and

WHEREAS on February 5, 2019 members of the Chinese community around the world will celebrate the start of a New Year, the Year of the Pig; and

WHEREAS today, the Cherry Hill Huaxia Chinese School has organized a wonderful celebration that brings together more than 200 guests from across the Cherry Hill community with song, dance, entertainment, and other cultural festivities; and

WHEREAS this special celebration and gala show highlights the Cherry Hill Huaxia Chinese School’s mission of providing the community with an appreciation of Chinese language, culture and history; and

WHEREAS the Cherry Hill Huaxia Chinese School’s Chinese New Year Gala is the largest local Chinese community get-together and we are honored to have this celebration in our community; and

WHEREAS the Mayor and Council are pleased and honored to join in celebrating the 2019 Chinese New Year, and wish the Huaxia Chinese School and the entire Chinese community a very happy New Year.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, CHUCK CAHN, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor of the Township of Cherry Hill in the County of Camden, State of New Jersey, do hereby recognize the

2019 Chinese New Year Gala

in the Township of Cherry Hill, and urge all citizens to join with me and Council in celebrating the Chinese New Year, and in wishing everyone a year filled with good fortune, health, happiness and prosperity.