Vietnamese Association, Toronto (VAT) is organizing the 27th Annual Lunar New Year Festival (Tet Festival 2012) - the Year of Dragon on Saturday, January 21, 2012 at the International Centre.

Tet, also known as the Vietnamese Lunar New Year, is the most important and celebrated holiday in the Vietnamese Community. The celebration usually lasts between three to seven days. Tet is a very important festival in Vietnam because it provides one of the few breaks in the agricultural year, as it falls between the harvesting of the crops and the sowing of the new crops.

The goal of Tet Toronto Festival is to recreate these festive traditions experienced back home in Vietnam. There will be vendors to replicate the night market, food vendors to sell traditional foods eaten during Tet, and pavilions to educate attendees of the different regions in Vietnam and how Tet is celebrated in these provinces. In addition, there will be live concerts, a children's playground area and many other fun and exciting activities. We hope to see you Tet Toronto and hope you learn about how the Vietnamese Culture celebrate the Lunar New Year!

For more info, please visit: www.tettoronto.com or call VAT at (416) 536-3611

Join us on facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/events/294945803870233/

Twitter:
http://twitter.com/tettoronto

Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/user/TetToronto

Application for 2011-2012 Scholarship

Click to Download the Vietnamese Scholarship form

We are pleased to announce that the Vietnamese Association, Toronto is now accepting applications for the 2012 VAT Scholarships.

Posted on October 1, 2011

Scholarship Categories

• Academic Excellence: for 1st year students enrolled in a college/university in Ontario. Selection is based on 1) high school grades, 2) awards/achievements, 3) recommendations from teachers, principals

• Academic Excellence – Specific Field of Study: for graduate students or undergraduate students in their 2nd, 3rd, 4th year of college/university. Selection is based on 1) college/university marks, 2) awards/achievements, 3) recommendations from professors or department heads

• Community Service Excellence: for any student enrolled in college or university in Ontario. Selection is based on 1) recommendations from relevant charitable supervisors, 2) awards/achievements, 3) number of years of service, type of work

All the awards will be presented at the 2012 Lunar New Year Festival to be held at the International Centre on January 21, 2012. The deadline for submitting the application is Friday, December 9, 2011. To obtain a copy of the application form, please call 416-536-3611, or visit our website at www.vatoronto.ca.

Please send completed applications to Trung Nguyen at email: tnguyen@btzlaw.ca. For general inquiries, please contact Truc Huynh at 647-938-6061 or truc.huynh@gmail.com