Friday, July 17, 2009

Dr Collin Yong (Canada) awarded ASEAN-Canada Association 'Asian Hero' Award

Rose Charities Canada Director Collin Yong has been awaded the ASEAN-Canada Society ' Hero' award for 2009. Collin, a Consultant Pediatrician at Vancouver Children's Hospital, has carried out many humanitarian and teaching visits overseas including to the Philippines, China, Ethiopia, Peru, Malaysia and Vietnam. Collin lead the third Rose Charities Emergency Child relief Team to S.E. Sri Lanka in early 2005. See also www.RoseCharitiesPeople.blogspot.com
Apart from being a Rose Charities Canada Director, Collin is current Chair of Vancouver Chinatown Rotary Club, and an active field participator in many Rotaplast missions
In his spare time (not much of this !) Collin is a professional standard jazz guitarist, well known around Vancouver for his musical abilities. See www.collinyong.com

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