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EVENT REPORT 01.27.09 4:37 PM

Dragon Ball Ushers in Chinese New Year With Lion Dancers, Gods of Fortune

A Chinese God of Fortune
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For the 20th anniversary of the Dragon Ball—presented by the Yee Hong Community Wellness Foundation at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre Saturday—organizers attempted to infuse the gala with a number of new elements and chose the tagline "Expect the Unexpected" to advertise this year's event. But the nature of the venue and the nature of the event brought limitations, said Henry Chiu, the foundation's director of development and communications.

"We follow a formula," Chiu said of the program for the evening. "There are certain elements you can't get away from. It is a celebration of the Chinese New Year...we can't get away from the Chinese elements." In an effort to switch things up this year, organizers—who worked with a team of 300 volunteers—opted to have several traditional Chinese gods of fortune mingling with the crowd of 1,200 guests. "People love to touch them...they hope their luck will rub off," Chiu said, noting in past years there was only one costumed god of fortune who mingled with V.I.P. guests. MORE >>

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