BENEFIT DINNER TO LAUNCH ENDOWMENT FUND
IN HONOR OF ACTOR / MODEL / DIRECTOR / WRITER
AND PRODUCER QUINCY WONG
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ENERI Communications, LLC
JULY 8, 2006 (312) 635-0888 or info@enericom
CHICAGO, IL - - The legacy of actor, model, director, writer and producer Quincy Wong, the Midwest’s top
Asian Pacific American male model, who passed away four years ago today at the age of 48, will be
celebrated at a Benefit Dinner to launch an Endowment Fund in his honor, Tuesday, September 19,
2006 at the Hilton Chicago, 720 South Michigan Avenue. Cocktails begin at 5:30 p.m., dinner at
6:30 p.m., with tribute presentations “All About Quincy” to follow. Chicago jazz artist and filmmaker Tatsu
Aoki has been named creative director for the event. Anchor/reporter Linda Yu of ABC 7 TV, and reporter
Joanie Lum of CBS 2 TV (pending final scheduling) will serve as co-emcees. Appearances by other artists
and celebrities are to be announced.
“All About Quincy” celebrates the naming of The Quincy Wong Center for Artistic Expression (33 East
Congress, downtown Chicago), and the official launch of The Quincy Wong Endowment Fund supporting
The Quincy Wong Scholarship for the Arts, all at the Center for Asian Arts and Media of Columbia College
Chicago. The QWEF initiatives are believed to be the first of this kind in the Midwest. Proceeds from the
event will fund The Quincy Wong Endowment Fund created by the Wong family, with a total goal of
$100,000 slated to be funded by December 2006.
The 6”1 charismatic Wong, who belied the Asian Pacific American non-athletic stereotype, appeared in
hundreds of print ads in nearly every magazine, on stage, television, film and in nearly 40 commercials. A
member of SAG and AFTRA, Wong was co-founder with Keith Uchima of the Chicago Asian American
comedy troupe, “Stir-Friday Night!” (in 1995). He was also co-founder (in 1989) and long-time artistic
director of Chicago’s Angel Island Theatre Company. Active in community affairs, Wong frequently
volunteered his performances for charity. A former engineer, avid athlete and sports fan, and Air Force
member, he was in the process of writing two new plays at the time of his death.
“The Quincy Wong Endowment Fund recognizes Quincy’s outstanding achievements as an artist and
activist, and his influence in the development of Asian Pacific American arts and the local community in
general,” said Philip Wong, his brother and benefit chair. “The Wong family is proud to collaborate with the
Center for Asian Arts and Media, a leader in its field, to preserve Quincy’s pioneering legacy,” he said.
To make reservations or for more information about the benefit, please call (312) 344-7870 or e-mail
ychang@colum.edu. ENERI Communications, LLC is serving as charity media partner for the QWEF
Initiatives. Media requests for more information, photos, or interviews with the Wong family may be directed
to (312) 635-0888 or info@enericom.net.
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INVITATION
Philip Wong on behalf of
The Wong Family
requests the honor of your presence
at
“All About Quincy”
a benefit celebrating the naming of
The Quincy Wong Center for Artistic Expression
and the official launch of
The Quincy Wong Endowment Fund
supporting The Quincy Wong Scholarship for the Arts,
at the Center for Asian Arts and Media
of Columbia College Chicago
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Hilton Chicago
720 South Michigan Avenue
Continental Ballroom
5:30 p.m. Cocktail Reception
6:30 p.m. Dinner followed by Tribute Presentations
RSVP by September 3, 2006
(312) 344-7870
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RESPONSE FORM (RSVP by September 3, 2006)
“All About Quincy” September 19, 2006 at the Hilton Chicago
Seating placements will be held at the door. Please provide guests' names on the reverse
side of this card.
YES, I/We will participate at the following level:
______ Platinum Sponsor $5,000 (includes ten seats and recognition in the program book.)
______ Gold Sponsor $2,500 (includes eight seats and recognition in the program book)
______ Silver Sponsor $1,000 (includes four seats and recognition in the program book)
______ Patron $500 (includes two seats and recognition in the program book)
______ Please reserve ___ Individual Ticket(s) at $250 each.
_____ I cannot attend, but would like to make a donation in the amount of $ __________.
Total: $ ____________________
Name of Table Sponsor (as it should appear on all printed materials)
Name________________________________________Title_____________________________
Company_____________________________________________________________________
Address ______________________________________________________________________
Tel ____________________ Fax _______________ E- Mail_____________________________
Please make check payable to:
Columbia College Chicago - The Quincy Wong Endowment Fund
c/o The Center for Asian Arts and Media
Columbia College Chicago
600 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60605
All donors at the $1,000 level and above will receive VIP tickets to the upcoming Cloud Gate Dance Theater
of Taiwan premiere performance/reception as well as acknowledgment in the event program book.
Note: The approximate fair market value of goods and services received at the September 19th benefit
will be $65 per person; anything over and above that per person is tax-deductible to the extent provided by law.
For more information please contact tel (312) 344-7870; fax (312) 344-8010.
GUEST NAMES
“All About Quincy” September 19, 2006 at the Hilton Chicago
Seating placements will be held at the door. Please provide guests' names on this form.
Platinum Sponsor $ 5,000 (Ten Seats)
Gold Sponsor $ 2,500 (Eight Seats)
Silver Sponsor $ 1,000 (Four Seats)
Patron $ 500 (Two Seats)
Name _____________________________________________________________
Company __________________________________________________________
1. ______________________________________________________ (Table Host)
2. ________________________________________________________________
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ABOUT THE QUINCY WONG ENDOWMENT FUND
Named in honor of the late actor, model, director, writer and producer who passed away on July 8, 2002 in
Evanston, Illinois, at the age of 48, The Quincy Wong Endowment Fund recognizes Wong’s outstanding
achievements as an artist and activist and his influence in the development of Asian Pacific American arts
and the local community in general.
“All About Quincy” celebrates the naming of The Quincy Wong Center for Artistic Expression (33 East
Congress, downtown Chicago), and the official launch of The Quincy Wong Endowment Fund supporting
The Quincy Wong Scholarship for the Arts, all at the Center for Asian Arts and Media of Columbia College
Chicago. The QWEF initiatives are believed to be the first of this kind in the Midwest.
Proceeds from the event will go to The Quincy Wong Endowment Fund created by the Wong Family, with a
total goal of $100,000 slated to be funded by December 2006. The Quincy Wong Endowment Fund
supports two major initiatives: The Quincy Wong Center for Artistic Expression and The Quincy Wong
Scholarship for the Arts.
The Quincy Wong Center for Artistic Expression will be a 2,200 square foot space located on the ground
floor of Columbia College’s 33 East Congress Building. It will be utilized for Asian Pacific American
programming, as well as other artistic exhibits and performances showcasing Columbia College talents. The
Quincy Wong Scholarship Fund for the Arts will provide financial support to students working on projects
related to Asian and Asian Pacific American arts and media. In addition, a fellowship fund will be established
to support research fellows, artist residencies and faculty curriculum development as the Endowment
continues to grow.
We hope that you will support our mission. Use the enclosed form. If you wish to make a gift of securities,
please contact our office for stock gift transfer instructions via telephone number (312) 344-7870 or fax
number (312) 344-8010.
ALL ABOUT QUINCY
Actor, model, director, writer and producer Quincy Wong, the top Asian Pacific American male model in the
Midwest, passed away suddenly, on July 8, 2002 in Evanston, Illinois, at the age of 48. The 6”1 charismatic
Wong, who belied the Asian Pacific American non-athletic stereotype, appeared in hundreds of print ads in
nearly every magazine, on stage, television, film and in nearly 40 commercials.
A member of SAG and AFTRA, Wong was co-founder with Keith Uchima of the Chicago Asian American
comedy troupe, “Stir-Friday Night!” (in 1995). He was also co-founder (in 1989) and long-time artistic
director of Chicago’s Angel Island Theatre Company.
Since his first role playing a Sam Spade-like detective in “Yellow Fever” at the Organic Theater in the early
1980s, Wong acted in professional productions in many off-Loop Chicago area theaters. He appeared in
Steppenwolf Theater’s critically acclaimed “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” which starred Gary Sinise.
Wong appeared as a principal in the CBS-TV shows, “Walker Texas Ranger,” and “Early Edition,” in the
NBC-TV show “Unsolved Mysteries,” and in the Columbia Pictures’ film “Mo, Money,” among many others.
Excerpts from Wong’s “Sayonara, Ms. Saigon,” a musical production for which he created the concept and
was lead writer, were run in a May 2002 production at the Chicago Cultural Center.
Active in community affairs, Wong frequently volunteered his performances for charity. A big fan of children,
he played “Barney” to those attending the popular Japanese American Service Committee’s annual Kodomo
Matsuri holiday celebration. A former engineer, avid athlete and sports fan, and Air Force member, Wong
was in the process of writing two new plays at the time of his death.
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