Benefit Dinner to Launch Endowment Fund in Honor of Actor Model Director Writer and Producer Quincy Wong September 19 2006 at Hilton Chicago



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Benefit Dinner to Launch Endowment Fund in Honor of Actor/Model/Director/Writer and Producer Quincy Wong September 19, 2006 at Hilton Chicago

Benefit Dinner to Launch Endowment Fund in Honor of Actor/Model/Director/Writer and Producer Quincy Wong September 19, 2006 at Hilton Chicago.

CHICAGO, IL July 22, 2006 -- The legacy of actor, model, director, writer and producer Quincy Wong, the Midwest's8217;s top Asian Pacific American male model, who passed away four years ago this month at the age of 48 (July 2002), 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 's8220;All About Quincy's8221; 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.

's8220;All About Quincy's8221; 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's8221;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, 's8220;Stir-Friday Night!'s8221; (in 1995). He was also co-founder (in 1989) and long-time artistic director of Chicago's8217;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.

's8220;The Quincy Wong Endowment Fund recognizes Quincy's8217;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,'s8221; said Philip Wong, his brother and benefit chair. 's8220;The Wong family is proud to collaborate with the Center for Asian Arts and Media, a leader in its field, to preserve Quincy's8217;s pioneering legacy,'s8221; he said.

To make reservations or for more information about the benefit, please call (312) 344-7870. 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.

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Benefit Dinner to Launch Endowment Fund in Honor of Actor Model Director Writer and Producer Quincy Wong September 19 2006 at Hilton Chicago