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2018 Spring Yu-Ai Kai Newsletter - Yu-Ai Kai Japanese American Senior Service of San Jose Flipbook PDF
The Spring 2018 Yu-Ai Kai Senior Center newsletter with updates on programs, classes, and events for the Spring season.
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JAPANESE AMERICAN SENIOR SERVICE OF SAN JOSE WINTER/SPRING 2018
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NEWSLETTER Serving Our Older Adults with Friendship and Love for Over 44 Years
October 28, 2017
Keiro Kai Keiro Kai is an annual event in Japantown that honors and pays tribute to the elderly. In Japanese, “kei” means to honor or respect and “ro” means elderly. In Japan, Keiro Day is celebrated on September 15th and is a national holiday where many events take place to honor the elderly. In the past, the San Jose Japantown community has carried on this tradition by holding its Keiro Kai event in October. This year we had five special centenarians to recognize! The first was Henry Uyeda, who is 103-years old. Shigeko Ikegami and Chiyoko Nerio turned 102-years old. Three 101-year olds included Kimiko Teramoto, Bernice Koga, and Reiko Uyehara. We could have honored Sadako Saito at 99-years old, but she was too young! We invited 164 seniors that were over 90-years old and out of the 164 seniors, 21 seniors were over 100-years old! A very special thank you to the Thursday Arts and
In Japanese, “kei” means to honor or respect and “ro” means elderly
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Please mark on your calendars that our online fundraising day, GIVE2YAK, will be on Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Further details forthcoming! Please save the date for the Yu-Ai Memorial Golf Tournament on Monday, August 27, 2018!
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upcoming
SAVE THE DATES
upcoming 6 Casino Trips
previous events 9 Mochitsuki 2017
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announcements 11 Thank-yous
Executive Director Message by Ryan Kawamoto
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s we have already begun 2018, I want to wish everyone a wonderful new year filled with good health and prosperity (which I hope you interpret prosperity to mean a lot of future laughs and joy at Yu-Ai Kai)!
I also wanted to take this opportunity to look back at 2017 and thank our dedicated and hard-working board of directors, amazing staff, and volunteers - many of whom dedicated countless hours of service in the name of helping our senior community in addition to our incredibly generous donors and wonderful participants this past year. 2017 was a huge year for Yu-Ai Kai as we were able to elevate our services by purchasing new equipment, including upgraded speakers on our third floor at our main building (and so if you see some of our afternoon movie attendees with their hair blown back from the sound, you’ll know why). We also purchased two gently-used vehicles for our transportation and Neighborhood Meals on Wheels (and so again if you see some of our transportation service participants with their hair blown back, it could be because our drivers rolled down the windows or maybe it could still be from the new speakers from the movie... or both). We were also able to obtain some top-notch analysts to assess how we can better improve our overall agency (which hopefully did not affect anyone’s hair). In many ways, this elevation was in collaboration with the generosity of multiple grants through the Japanese American Community Foundation and the Taproot Foundation. I’d also like to state a special thank you to Union Bank, the Mitsui USA Foundation, and the Sobrato Family Foundation for their incredible ongoing support of our programming.
Yu-Ai Kai Board of Directors Presidents: Rickey Ono and Tori Ueda-Sakurai Vice Presidents: Jane Kawasaki and Kenzo Kimura Secretary: Randy Shingai Treasurer: Alan Minato Past President: Ben Katai Garrett Fujii Tamami Hansen Richard Konda Calvin Louie Ronald Matsui Shigeyuki Murota Naomi Nakano-Matsumoto Noriko Ray Judy Sugiyama Marian Suhama Steve Yamamoto The Board of Directors meets on the 3rd Thursday at 6:30 pm at Yu-Ai Kai.
We also held our first annual anniversary dinner (not to be confused with our five-year anniversary galas) - which in recent conversations, attendees tend to recall the aweinspiring dessert bar, fun atmosphere, and a really, really, really long speech from a certain long-winded Executive Director.
Yu-Ai Kai’s Mission Statement To promote healthy aging, successful independent living and to advocate for all seniors while embracing Japanese American tradition.
Yu-Ai Kai launched a new lecture series - where we discovered the biggest unifier is food (not a huge shock to me as a self-proclaimed professional eater) – and our 1960s-themed launch had the planning committee learning how to make cheese balls!
Vision Statement To be a leader in empowering seniors to age well and thrive.
We also had record attendance at our volunteer recognition luncheon due the success of the Warriors (and our Warriors-theme) and a very strong increase in our nutrition program and activity numbers due to all of your support! Yu-Ai Kai also continued multiple community partnerships like our annual free flu shot clinic with San Jose State University nursing students (who again, much like last year, joked that I should get multiple flu shots so that they could practice more). We also said goodbye but not farewell to many in the Yu-Ai Kai community including our amazing cook for the past 27 years, Yoshiko Kobayashi, who in many ways with Louise Hosoda, our former nutrition program manager, built our nutrition program to be the model for the county (and I credit both of them for making life-changing meatloaf). I also want to mention a goodbye but not farewell to some of the best volunteers at Yu-Ai Kai, Tsukasa and Yoko Kobashi, who even from afar in Japan, have agreed to continue to translate this newsletter into Japanese. I look forward to their hopefully prompt and potential return back to San Jose. On that note, the biggest lesson that Tsukasa and Yoko have given me that I hope to remember, especially for this upcoming year, is to appreciate the wonderful community that we all share and that I take for granted every day. I also hope you too can take a moment to recognize how blessed we all are to have each other, we thank you in advance for visiting Yu-Ai Kai in the spirit of appreciating this wonderful community.
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Website www.yuaikai.org Email: [email protected] Federal Tax ID: #94-2427398
We apologize for any misspelled names or other inadvertent errors.
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Activities Monday Handicraft Class Date: Mondays (begins on the Monday after Labor Day through mid-June) Time: 9:00 am – 11:30 am Location: Yu-Ai Kai Community Room, 3rd floor Members of the class create a variety of Asian-inspired craft projects which may include knitting, crocheting, sewing, jewelry-making, quilting, glass etching, and other fun projects. The class also participates and sells their handicraft items at the San José Japantown Nikkei Matsuri event every year to raise funds for the class and donate to Yu-Ai Kai. All are welcome to participate in the class as a Yu-Ai Kai Senior Club membership is not required. There is a one-time $10.00 registration fee, and a minimal fee for materials may be charged for some projects.
Looking for an Instructor
Beginning Japanese Conversation We are looking for an instructor to teach a beginning Japanese conversation class, preferably early evening and during the week. If you are interested, please call Julie Hubbard at (408 ) 294-2505 ext. 12.
Beginning English Conversation Yu-Ai Kai is so fortunate to have found a new instructor to take Yoko Kobashi’s place for the beginning/ intermediate English class. Yoko Sells has decided to continue this important class to teach our seniors (mainly Japanese-speaking) and to help them learn English. Grant Kondo originally started this class, and when his class got too big, he asked Yoko Kobashi to teach a beginner class, while he taught the intermediate class. Yoko Sells’ experience as an instructor started when she volun
teered at the University of Texas in San Antonio’s Japanese Conversation Club and was a translator. She lived in Texas for fourteen years, but moved to San Jose in June 2017. When she arrived at Yu-Ai Kai last year she immersed herself in several of the classes that Yu-Ai Kai offers like our drawing class, Monday Handicraft, yoga class, and Enhanced Fitness. She loves music (singing Karaoke, listening to classical music & classic rock). She plays the traditional Japanese koto instrument, enjoys reading the news, and loves arts & crafts. She was born and raised in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The Beginning English Conversation Class is on Mondays at 10:30 am to 12 noon.
Yu-Ai Kai Workshops Funeral and cemetery arrangements for veterans Join us for a FREE workshop on planning your funeral and cemetery arrangements in advance. This workshop will hopefully bring you and your family peace of mind as this workshop will be an opportunity for conversation and helpful advice. Sacred Space Memorial also assists veterans in applying for their burial benefits eligibility. Funeral Pre-Planning Workshop Date: Tuesday, March 13, 2018 Time: 10:00 am – 11:30 am Location: Yu-Ai Kai
Estate Planning Workshop presented by Jeff Nielsen
Ikebana As Mrs. Narimatsu transitions out as our Ikebana instructor for the past 43 years, we are very fortunate to have her assistant instructor and interpreter, Hiroko Sakamoto, take over teaching this class. Hiroko started learning Sogetsu Ikebana in Japan 25 years ago. She continued her classes and also worked at Ikebana Arts a flower store in San Jose Japantown. We are very fortunate to have her continue this beautiful way of arranging flowers. The Ikebana class meets on the first Wednesday of every month.
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Phillip (Jeff ) Nielsen is a lawyer with the law firm, Anastasi & Nielsen. He will be updating attendees of the workshop on the latest laws and information on estate planning. Jeff was born and raised in the San Jose area. He has been working for this firm for seven years and created Silicon Valley Wills and Trusts to handle the Estate Planning cases for the firm. He focuses primarily on Wills, Living Trusts, Advanced Healthcare Directives, Durable Powers of Attorney, and Estate Tax Planning. Topics to be discussed: • Advanced Healthcare Directives – Why they are necessary Continued on page 4 Winter/Spring 2018 | Yu-Ai Kai
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Estate Planning • Wills – Importance, misconceptions, and hidden costs • Durable Powers of Attorney – How they are used incorrectly • Living Trusts – Who should
have them and why they are important • Changes in the new Federal Tax Laws Date: Tuesday, March 27, 2018 Time: 10:30 am Location: Yu-Ai Kai, 3rd floor
AARP Senior Driving Safety Classes
2018 AARP Senior Driver Safety Program (the AARP “Smart Driver” Course) at Yu-Ai Kai The AARP Driver Safety Program is the nation’s first and largest classroom refresher for motorists age 50 and older. Course highlights include learning how to avoid driving hazards, while paying only a minimal course fee, and there are no tests! You will receive a DMV handbook, an AARP workbook, and certificate that you can show to your car insurance company for a 5% to 15% discount (varies by insurance companies). The certificate is good for 3 years. All classes will be held on the third floor of Yu-Ai Kai. NO WALKS IN ALLOWED. BEGINNING CLASS: Date and Time: Tuesday & Thursday, July 17 and 19, 2018, 8:00 am until 12:00 noon Cost: $17.00 AARP Member $22.00 Non-Member (Cost is subject to change by AARP) We charge $2 (for refreshments and for the room usage) RENEWAL CLASS (Must have taken the beginning class within the past three years): Date and Time: Tuesday, July 24, 2018, 8:00 am until 12:30 pm Cost: $16.00 AARP Member $21.00 Non-Member (Cost is subject to change by AARP) Yu-Ai Kai is not responsible for you joining AARP or for renewing your AARP membership. Please pay in advance and make your check payable to Yu-Ai Kai. Light refreshments will be served. We charge $1 (for refreshments and the room usage for the renewal class). Please keep in mind that the parking meters start at 9:00 am. Parking is always a challenge here, so please allow enough time to park and attend this class. Please note: This is not a DMV driver class. Please call in advance for reservations—no walk-ins please. Don’t wait until the last minute as these classes fill up fast and we only take 30 people per class. Only people who are taking the course are allowed in the class. If you need to make arrangements for someone else to be in the class, please call Julie Hubbard in advance at (408) 294-2505 ext. 12.
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Auntie Sandy Schiffbauer We would like to congratulate Auntie Sandy for thirty years of hula. Auntie Sandy was born and raised on the island of Oahu and has been teaching hula in South San Jose for more than 30 years. She holds the distinction of being the first Kumu Hula to Uniki and received the Hula Rite of Ho’oma ema’e (“Going through the Puka”) in California. Auntie Sandy trained to become a Master Kumu under the tutelage of the late Auntie Loke Thomas of Hayward. Hula Halau O Kanela No’eau was established in 1987 and has a membership of around 60 students. Auntie Sandy not only teaches hula at Yu-Ai Kai’s Akiyama Wellness Center, but she and her students volunteer their time and talent and perform for our seniors at least once a year and they used to be the opening act at our Sake San Jose events for many years. Besides being a talented hula dancer and teacher, she has a beautiful voice and a very distinctive laugh.
Notary Service Effective January 1, 2018, there will be a $15 charge (per signature) for notarized documents. Notary services will be done during the weekday only, either at 12:30 pm or 4:30 pm when the notary is available. Please contact the front desk if you need notary services.
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Free Blood Pressure Checks Everyone is welcome to get their blood pressure checked 10:00 am – 11:30 am by our Wellness Nurse Coordinator, Mary Carlino RN! Blood pressure checks are taken twice a month on the days listed. All dates are subject to change. Please call before coming to Yu-Ai-Kai. March 5, 2018, Monday March 20, 2018 Tuesday April 11, 2018 Wednesday April 26, 2018 Thursday May 10, 2018 Thursday May 23, 2018 Wednesday June 6, 2018 Wednesday June 21, 2018 Thursday
2017 AARP Income Tax Assistance Have your 2017 Federal and State income tax returns prepared for free! VITA/AARP IRS certified volunteers will once again be on hand at Yu-Ai Kai to help prepare tax returns for all seniors, low-income families, and people with disabilities. Be sure to bring the following: • Previous (2016) year’s tax returns • All pertinent tax papers such as 1099 forms, W2 forms, SSA, SSI, pension, details of charitable donations, etc. • Records of Estimated Tax Payments for 2016, if any were made • Any tax forms received from the IRS or Franchise Tax Board
Caregiver Support If you care for a loved one and would like support in a confidential setting, please contact Mary Carlino or Emi Nagai. Caregiver support groups meet Tuesdays from 10:00 am to 11:30 am. The Winter 8-week session began Jan. 9, 2018, and continues through February 27, 2018. The Spring 8-week session will begin April 10, 2018, through May 29, 2018.
Bereavement Support
This FREE service is available by appointment only 9:00 am to 3:00 pm by calling Yu-Ai Kai at (408) 2942505 during business hours.
Grieving in a support group may be one of the few places where you can come to be among others who understand, where you can still talk about the one you have loved and lost. Please contact Mary Carlino or Emi Nagai. The group meets every 3rd Monday of the month from 10:00 am – 11:30 am.
In some cases, the volunteers may not be able to prepare your taxes. The volunteers can only determine this when you come in and we review your paperwork. If this is the case, we will make every effort to provide proper advice on what to do next. Please note that our volunteers are not certified to prepare tax returns where rental properties or foreign income is involved.
Free Hearing Screening Get your hearing tested FREE by San Jose State Audiology students at Yu-Ai Kai. The date will be April 19, 2018, Thursday 9:00 am – 11:00 am. Free phones will be available from the California Telephone Access Program for those who qualify. Please sign up in advance with the Receptionist at (408) 294-2505.
Appointment Required Date: Every Wednesday from February 7, 2018, to April 11, 2018 Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 noon Location: Yu-Ai Kai, Room 202 If you would like to help with preparing taxes by becoming a volunteer, please call Julie Hubbard at (408) 294-2505 ext. 12.
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Entertainment – 2017
Lunch Time Entertainment This year we had a lot of great entertainment while the seniors are having lunch.
We would like to thank the following very gifted and talented artists who gave their time and talent to entertain our seniors in 2017.
If you are interested in performing either singing or playing an instrument (sorry, dancing will not work), please call Julie at (408) 294-2505 ext. 12.
Herb Ohta Jr (who came twice), Heiwa Taiko (who came twice), Marimo Kai, Reiko So, Nakama and Shinbuyo, Baisho Matsumoto, Lei Nani Hula, Suzume No Gakko, Auntie Sandy and the Hula Halau O Kanela No’Eau, Yu-Ai Kai Senior Dance and Singing Team and the Wesley Jazz Band. We would also like to give a special mention to Ron Fredericks, Larry’s Minstrels, and Kittemoritai for
Entertainment – 2018 Hula Club ANELA Mana Asahina started to teach hula in California in 2014. The Hula Club ANELA usually participate in the Aloha Festival located in the Bay Area, and they have also performed at the SJ Dance at Santana Row, May Day Festival at Pleasanton, Napa Valley Aloha Festival, Aloha Poly Fest in San Francisco, and Christmas in the Park in San Jose. Date: Wednesday, March 14, 2018 Time: 10:30 am Location: Yu-Ai Kai, 3rd Floor
coming once a month to entertain us on the first floor, and we cannot forget the Lotus Preschool, who puts a smile on our faces every time Indian they visit!
Upcoming Dine-Out for Yu-Ai Kai
Brooks (Near Sacramento)
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Sign-ups: Wednesday, April 4, 2018 Date of Trip: MONDAY, May 7, 2018 Departure: 7:30 am Return: 5:30 pm Cost: $37 senior club, $42 non-senior (PLEASE NOTE THE INCREASE IN COST) $10 Free Play, $5 food (does not include buffet) Estimated drive time: 2 hours 5 minutes Signup-ups: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 Date of Trip: Wednesday, August 8, 2018 Departure: 7:00 am Return: 6:00 pm Cost: $35 senior club, $40 non-senior $15 Free Play, $5 food Credit Estimated drive time: 2 hours 30 minutes REMEMBER WEDNESDAY IS SENIOR DAY
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Casino Trips 2018
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Brooks (Near Sacramento)
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Sign-ups: Wednesday, October 3, 2018 Date of Trip: MONDAY, November 12, 2018 Departure: 7:30 am Return: 5:30 pm Cost: $37 senior club, $42 non-senior (PLEASE NOTE INCREASE IN COST) $10 Free Play, $5 food (does not include buffet) Estimated drive time: 2 hours 5 minutes
SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAM
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ANYONE UNDER 60 WILL BE ASKED TO PAY $8 PER MEAL. You are strongly urged to make reservations in advance by calling (408) 297-4979. Neighborhood Meals on Wheels Program
A senior may choose to use this service temporarily. For example, a senior can use the service after a stay in the hospital, while recovering from an illness, or if he or she is in a condition where he or she cannot prepare a meal. While no senior is ever turned away for an inability to pay, there is a suggested donation of $3.00 per meal.
We deliver the same hot lunch served at Yu-Ai Kai to homebound seniors, Monday through Friday, to specific neighborhoods in Santa Clara County. To be eligible, our Nutrition Site Manager, Maya Futamura will visit the senior at his or her home to explain the program and answer any questions.
On-call Kitchen Helper Senior Nutrition Program Volunteer (Monday-Friday) 9:00 am -2:00 pm On-call Receptionist Opportunities
(Monday-Friday) 9:00 am - 2:00 pm On-call Lunch Server (Monday-Friday) 11:30 am - 2:00 pm Permanent table setter (Monday – Friday) 8:00 am - 9:00 am
For more information on lunch server positions, please contact Marian Suhama at (408) 265-5346. For all other positions, please contact Maya Futamura at (408) 297-4979.
The Senior Nutrition Program is sponsored in part by the County of Santa Clara Senior Nutrition Program, Mitsui USA Foundation, Second Harvest Foodbank, and individual donations. Transportation to the lunch program is supported by the County of Santa Clara Social Services Department and VTA, Sourcewise, Mitsui USA Foundation, and individual donations.
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PREVIOUS EVENTS Continued from page 1
Keiro Kai
Crafts group, the Monday Handicraft group, Sophie Horiuchi-Forrester, and Jean Yamaguchi for donating raffle prizes. We also had a special donation from Seiko Edwards, who donated several beautiful homemade scarves and tops. All of our guests were treated to a delicious bento ordered from Yamato Flight Kitchen, wonderful entertainment, and an opportunity to socialize with friends. We were honored to have Michael Sera return as the master of ceremonies. We were also very fortunate to have back one of our favorite singers, Mark Takeda, who sang a variety of wonderful songs. As always, Lynne Yamaichi and the Lotus Preschool were a big hit by playing Taiko on shoyu buckets and singing Japanese songs. We were honored to have the following dignitaries stop by and say a few words, California State Assemblymember Ash Kalra, Mayor of San Jose Sam Liccardo, Executive Assistant to Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez, Kathy Sutherland, and two representatives from Union Bank in Japantown, Dennis Lin and Noriko Kamikihara. Yu-Ai Kai was also fortunate to have Union Bank, Midori Kai and West Valley JACL as sponsors for this event. Ryan Kawamoto, Executive Director of Yu-Ai Kai opened up the program. Ron Nishimura read the names Yu-Ai Kai | Winter/Spring 2018
of the seniors that were 90-years and older, and Rickey Ono, CoPresident of the Yu-Ai Kai Board of Directors did the Kampai toast. Since the theme of the event was cherry blossoms, Tom Masuda read a poignant poem he wrote for his wife, Helen, to the audience about his first experience seeing a cherry blossom tree in 1952. Keiro Kai is a special event, which draws support from so many diverse groups. Our volunteers spanned several generations and pulled together to create another memorable day. Our thanks go out to Ishizue, Ken Furukawa, Sue SakaiMcClure, Chris Minato, students from Lynbrook, Homestead, Bellarmine and Notre Dame High Schools, San Jose State University Project Shine Students, Joni Tsujimoto and the Girl Scouts Troop 61303 and 61333, Tuesday Night Volunteers, YJA, Midori Kai, Scotch Doubles Bowling Tournament, Shuei-do Manju Shop, Tats and Rose Tsunekawa , and Yamato Flight Kitchen. Also a thank you to the Keiro Kai Committee, Marian Suhama (chair) and committee members, Lolly Mayeda, Chris Minato, Julie Hubbard, Ron Nishimura, Jean Yamaguchi, and Randy Shingai, who did the slideshow. Glenn Tsutsumi was our photographer, and the greeters were Maya Futamura, Yuko Haneishi, and Nobuko Greenleaf. Take-out bentos were staffed by Ben Katai, Dora Ozawa, and Sue Yamamoto.
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Pumpkin Carving Contest This is the 5th year that the staff has teamed up by departments to decorate pumpkins for the annual pumpkin carving contest. The pumpkins carved by the Yu-Ai Kai employees for this annual contest keep getting better and better and more competitive every year! Our staff starts working on their pumpkins about five days before Halloween.The pumpkins are then displayed on Halloween in the Yu-Ai Kai Café. Our nutrition program attendees then vote for their favorite pumpkin during lunch. After the pumpkins are displayed, they are then moved over to the Akiyama Wellness Center to be enjoyed by the trick or treaters that night. The winner for this year’s competition goes to the Activities and Drivers group for their clever gumball machine pumpkin. We would also like to thank everyone who dressed up in costume and the Lotus Preschool for entertaining our seniors and staff!
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MOCHITSUKi 2017
Center, we were able to freeze all of our mochi. Special thanks to Ken Kamei for coming over on Friday night to set up the gas line too!
This year’s event was held on Saturday, December 9, 2017, at the San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin. We sold almost 2,000 pounds of mochi with the help of almost 200 hard working volunteers. We could not do it without you all!
friends and to make new friends. We are once again grateful for the volunteer participation from the many community and youth organizations. We would like to give a special shoutout to the women’s SDS Sunshine Players organizations of the San Jose Betsuin and the Wesley United Methodist Church Shirley Kuramoto has done it again with (Wesley UMC) for another enjoyable and funny play. Yu-Ai Kai their help every year, is fortunate to have Shirley direct these plays and we would like for our Senior Day Service program, and we to thank the Wesley are always so fortunate to be able to welcome UMC, the San Jose Lotus Preschool as audience members to these Betsuin, and the Yuplays. Our most recent play featured Mitsu Ai Kai Staff for their Kumagai, Roy Ito, Lee Uyeda, Jiro Saito, Randy continued support. Ando, Yoko Kobashi, With their guidance Ryan Kawamoto, Tom and leadership, this Tan, Wesley Mukoyama, event continues to be Julie Hubbard, Stuart an annual success. Kuramoto, Mutsuko This year had some Ogawa, and Taro Wada special challenges. (in order of appearance). Our freezer broke We would also like weeks before the to thank the Asagao event. Thanks to Taiko Drummers for the Wesley UMC’s performing as well! assistance and our Akiyama Wellness
This event has been an annual tradition for more than 30 years. It has provided young and old the opportunity to catch up with old
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Once again, many thanks to all those that came out to volunteer and/or purchase our mochi. We appreciate your support, and we hope that you can join us next year! Mochitsuki Committee Volunteers: Marian Suhama Packaging and Operations: Cindy Yoshimune Lunch: Jane Kawasaki Production: Akio Sekino, Vernon Hayashida, David Okazaki, Tom Masuda, Kevin Hubbard Quality: Warren Iwamura, Emi Tsutsumi Sales: Dora Ozawa, Sue Yamamoto, Merv Kato, Judy Sugiyama, Rickey Ono, Tori Sakurai Setup: Bowman Ching, Warren Shimonishi, Chris Minato Staff: Lolly Mayeda, Julie Hubbard, Sara Fritts, Jen Wong San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuin: Deborah Aso Wesley United Methodist Church: Ron Ogi, Dale Sasaki, Doris Tabuchi Coordination: Steve Yamamoto, Ben Katai
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PREVIOUS EVENTS Seniors Celebrate their Birthdays!
November and December 2017 Senior Birthday Party What a way to end a year of senior birthday parties! Midori Kai is one of our new sponsors of our senior birthday parties, and with their generous bingo prizes and the always entertaining International Brotherhood of Magicians, this was a perfect match to put on a successful party that took place on December 3, 2017. We would like to thank David Martinez, John Jones, and Calvin Tong for entertaining the birthday honorees A special thank you to our wonderful emcee, June Sakamoto, and Gary Sakamoto for calling bingo out in both English and Japanese.
January and February 2018 Senior Birthday Party What a way to bring in the New Year! The January and February senior birthday party is sponsored by the Wesley Missions and Concerns group and was held on January 27, 2018. The Wesley Ukulele band from Wesley Church started the program off by singing a combination of Hawaiian and Japanese songs. There were 14 performers and a hula dancer. The main attraction was the delicious zenzai sweet red bean soup! John Tanaka did a great job as our emcee. A special thank you to Doris Tabuchi for organizing this wonderful party, and a thank you to Doris’ daughter, Lynn, for calling out bingo!
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ANNOUNCEMENTS Naomi Stroud
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For over a year, Naomi has been our Wednesday Front Desk Receptionist during lunch time. She has truly been a special volunteer as she was working a full time job near the San Jose Mineta Airport and would come to Yu-Ai Kai on her lunch break to volunteer. She really felt the need to give back by volunteering and found Yu-Ai Kai on the Internet. Before Yu-Ai Kai, she volunteered, while in college at San Francisco State University, serving lunch to seniors at a local senior center, where she discovered that she really enjoyed being around seniors. Naomi said that she has always been interested in the movement to support aging in place. Naomi was born and raised in Japan and is fluent in Japanese. She lives in San Francisco and would commute to San Jose. We were so very fortunate to have her at Yu-Ai Kai once a week, as she was always so patient, very professional, and always had a smile for everyone stopping by our front desk. Naomi will be taking some time to travel and we wish her all of the very best in her journey and thank her for incredible volunteer service at Yu-Ai Kai.
Kay Nagareda Yu-Ai Kai would like to thank Kay Nagareda, owner of Kay’s Shiseido Cosmetics in San Jose Japantown, for always helping Yu-Ai Kai by collecting orders for our Mochitsuki. We greatly appreciate her support in making our annual mochimaking event a success!
Community Service from Saint Andrew’s Episcopal School The students from Saint Andrew’s Episcopal School returned to Yu-Ai Kai on December 5, 2017, to do further
community service work. There were twelve 7th graders (ages 12-13 years old) and four parents who met at Yu-Ai Kai at 9:00 am and started by cleaning the tables and chairs on the third floor; Tsukasa and Yoko Kobashi they then proceeded to the second floor and cleaned Tsukasa and Yoko returned to Japan recently for the tables and chairs in work, but we look forward to hopefully welcoming room 202. Their final them back to San Jose Japantown hopefully in project was to do a craft the near future. Both Tsukasa and Yoko have been (which they provided) with incredibly giving and compassionate community our Senior Day Services leaders and volunteers by translating this newsletter participants. Each student into Japanese and with Yoko teaching our English was paired with a senior class in addition to hosting an annual Tottori and each student helped University student visit to Yu-Ai Kai. We would also a senior make a beautiful like to thank Michael Sera, Joyce Yamamoto, Lynne mini wreath. A special thank Yamaichi, Julie Hubbard, and Ryan Kawamoto you to Belen Alonzo for for helping to throw a send off party for Tsukasa coordinating this generous and Yoko on December 22, 2017, where the party community service event. was a collaboration between Yu-Ai Kai, JAMsj, the Chidori Band, Lotus Preschool, Suzume No Gakko, the Betsuin Language School, and many other organizations that Tsukasa and Yoko has supported through the years.
St. Andrews photos provided by Lauren Orme
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ANNOUNCEMENTS Bingo Helpers We have four faithful bingo helpers that volunteer their time and come once a month to help distribute bingo prizes, call bingo, and help put things away. Yu-Ai Kai would like to thank Ron Nishimura, Rose Tsunekawa, Mitzy Whitley, and Kumiko Stratton. We would also like to thank Sue Yamamoto and Eric and Patty Chikasuye for all of their support too. Additionally, we’d like to extend a special thank you to Lolly Mayeda for providing the majority of the bingo prizes from the Scotch Doubles Bowling Tournament.
Eagle Scout Project The Akiyama Wellness Center (AWC) had the good fortune to be approached by Calvin Louie for his Eagle Scout project. AWC was in need of seating and storage in our large activity room, but also required the ability to easily move the seating/storage from roomto-room. Calvin gave this project much thought and
New Personnel Yoko Cannestra
If Yoko looks familiar, it is because she has been a volunteer at Yu-Ai Kai for the past few years in our Senior Day Services program. She has also participated on the Yu-Ai Kai team for our Alzheimer’s Walk.
Yoko was offered a job at Yu-Ai Kai as a substitute Senior Day Services (SDS) program assistant last year, but with one teenager in high school and another starting college, the timing was not right. We are lucky to have her as part of our staff now. Besides being a caring person, she is also very talented – always having great ideas on different craft projects. Yoko was born in Nagoya, Japan, and moved to California in 1994. She is married and has two kids. In her spare time Yoko enjoys golfing, doing crafts, crocheting, and knitting. She feels the SDS program is wonderful for this community as it is open to anyone who needs special services. Yoko feels that seniors have the right to enjoy their lives with socialization and a good nutritious meal.
Maridel Vigo
created a solid plan to make these storage benches a reality for our seniors. He presented his plan to our relevant managers, by drafting drawings, how the wood would be cut, and the type of hardware that would be used. Calvin then brought his troop together on the weekends to build the benches to the specifications he created resulting in four benches! The benches have been a wonderful addition to the center and have been receiving a lot of use by our seniors. A huge, “thank you“ to Calvin for a job well done. Yu-Ai Kai | Winter/Spring 2018
Maridel is the latest wonderful member to join our kitchen staff for our nutrition program. She was first hired as a substitute kitchen aide when she applied for the position after finding our job opening on our website, and we are happy to announce that she is our newest kitchen aide with Setsuko Kubo becoming our new cook with Yoshiko Kobayashi’s retirement. In addition to being our newest staff member, she also volunteers at a concession stand. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her son and enjoys reading books. She is originally from the Philippines and moved here fifteen years ago. Please welcome Maridel to Yu-Ai Kai!
San Jose Mercury News Wishbook Yu-Ai Kai would like to thank all of the incredibly generous donors who saw our requests for specific supply donations in the San Jose Mercury News Wishbook!
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ANNOUNCEMENTS Yoshiko Kobayashi Retirement
“Spring Craft Fair”
After 27 years of incredibly dedicated and hard work, Yoshiko Kobayashi retired at the beginning of this year. Yu-Ai Kai would like to thank Yoshiko for her many tireless years of excellent service making our nutrition program the model for Santa Clara County. While our estimates are rough using some fuzzy math, we calculated that Yoshiko helped to make over 700,000 meals during her tenure as our nutrition program’s cook. Yu-Ai Kai would also like to thank her family for hosting a beautiful and
Date: March 31, 2018 (Saturday) Time: 11:00 am to 3:00 pm Location: Yu-Ai Kai All local handmade crafters: Handmade Cray goods, handmade Chinese knots and handmade beads accessories, crocheted & knitted items, and more….
2018 Nihonmachi Fun Run/Walk Get ready for a healthy and fun time! The 2018 Nihonmachi Fun Run/Walk is scheduled for Sunday, April 29th, from 9:00 am – 11:00 am. All net proceeds benefit Yu-Ai Kai. This 5K / 3 Mile route (with a 1 mile cut-off ) around the historic Japantown neighborhood has been a tradition for over 30 years. This year, we’re pleased to announce that the Young Japanese Adult (YJA) organization will be collaborating with Yu-Ai Kai on a kid’s run/ walk (ages 2 – 8 years old), starting at 9:30am. Grandparents and parents who want to include their little ones now have an opportunity to do so. Kids aged 4 and under need to be accompanied by an adult. The kid’s courses will be shorter and will end at the Akiyama Wellness Center.
poignant retirement party complete with “retire-mints” and live music from her granddaughter. Yu-Ai Kai’s staff will forever appreciate Yoshiko’s incredible work ethic, compassion for feeding our nutrition program attendees with such thoughtfulness and attention to detail, and for making a significant impact on many lives in our shared community. Yu-Ai Kai wishes her all of the very best in her retirement.
After the run/walk, enjoy the Nikkei Matsuri street fair. Registration opened on January 30, 2018, for both the regular run/walk, as well as the new kid’s run/walk. Register Online on Eventbrite (https:// nihonmachirun2018.eventbrite.com) or submit your registration form to Yu-Ai Kai at: 588 N. Fourth Street, San Jose 95112. Seniors, age 75 and over are free, but must register in order to receive a t-shirt. Infants (1 years old or under) are also free, but do not need to register. Sponsorship and volunteer opportunities are available. Visit the Eventbrite site for additional details. Please direct all inquiries to the Event Chair, Rickey Ono, at: rickeyono5@gmail. com or (650) 219-5238.
Proud Sponsors of Yu-Ai Kai
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SERVICES
Social Services Family members caring for a frail loved one are not alone. Bilingual/ bicultural Case Managers are available to assist seniors and their family members. We can help with questions about social security, housing, SSI, Medicare, Medical. If you need to talk to a Case Manager, please make an appointment by calling Emi Nagai or Yuko Haneishi at (408) 294-2505. (Case Managers will accept walk-ins but prefer appointments to best serve you).
Walkers and Wheelchairs Donated walkers, wheelchairs, and commodes are available at no cost to seniors. No application, no qualification process - first come, first serve basis. Please call Mary Carlino or Maria Solis in Social Services for more information.
Hospital to Home
Our case managers and nurse are available to visit patients (60+ years old) in the hospital and will continue to follow-up, and make necessary referrals to resources available in the community. We are here to support patients as they transition from the hospital to home, and avoid costly re-admission to the hospital. Please call at (408) 294-2505 and ask for Emi Nagai, Yuko Haneishi, or Mary Carlino. Yu-Ai Kai is looking for volunteers that would be able to cover our front desk area during noon to 1 pm on any weekday Monday through Friday so that our front desk receptionist can have a lunch break. The main duty of the volunteer would be to just let anyone who comes into Yu-Ai Kai know that our front desk receptionist is currently on lunch. Please call Julie Hubbard at (408) 294-2505 ext. 12 if you are interested. Yu-Ai Kai | Winter/Spring 2018
The twenty-third Caregiver Support Workshop in Japanese (日本語) The twenty-third part of a free series of workshops in Japanese for caregivers of patients with Alzheimer’s, dementia, and other age-related diseases begins March 28, 2018. As a continuation of the series of sessions that took place last fall, this support group will also be facilitated by the case managers of Yu-Ai Kai. Caregivers will learn different aspects of age-related diseases and how to use various practical techniques in dealing with caregiving issues and stress related to caregiving. This support group will be conducted in Japanese, and newcomers are very welcome. Please join us and let us help you with your concerns for your loved one. Registration is required. Date: Starting from March 28, 2018, for 8 weeks, every Wednesday Time: 10:00 am to 11:30 am Location: Yu-Ai Kai Third Floor Questions and Registration: Yuko Haneishi/Emi Nagai (408) 294-2505 or e-mail to [email protected]
Trips Trips available for 2018. Contact Warren Shimonishi for more info at (408) 265-1644 or [email protected]. Sept. 1526, 2018: Discover Croatia, Slovenia and the Adriatic Coast, with optional excursion to Montenegro. Call for availability. Trips for 2019 still being worked on. Please call for updates.
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id you know that Yu-Ai Kai tries to do their part for the environment by recycling and reusing several things, listed below are the items we will take and where they go:
• Slightly used or new tennis shoes: There are boxes in both the Yu-Ai Kai and Akiyama Wellness Center lobbies for you to drop off your tennis shoes. They are then given to EcoSangha group. • Used Batteries: There is a box in the Yu-Ai Kai lobby that you can drop your used batteries in. They are then taken to a local Fire Station to be properly disposed of. • Eyeglasses: We collect used eye glasses for the Japantown Lions Club (sorry they do not need the eye glass case) and they have a source that reuses the glasses for people who need them • Bottles and Cans: Can be dropped off at either the Akiyama Wellness Center (AWC) or Yu-Ai Kai (YAK). The newspaper sorters turn them in and the money is used for their supplies. • Used Cell Phones: Drop off your old cell phone at AWC and YAK. Please label the phone with your name and contact information. Some smart phones can be coverted into funds. If not, they will be given to a women’s shelter.
SERVICES
ShopWithScrip
Sakura Gardens LLC
You can buy gift cards from Yu-Ai Kai’s front desk at face value and use them in place of cash, checks or credit cards for your day to day purchases. They can also provide you extra security when shopping on-line. Yu-Ai Kai purchases these cards at a discount. The difference is immediate fundraising for Yu-Ai Kai! Here are the cards we typically stock at the front desk.
Sakura Gardens Villa LLC
RETAILER
GIFT CARD VALUE
Amazon.com
$25 / $100
AMC Theaters
$25
ARCO Gas
$50 / $100
CVS Pharmacy
$25
Target
$25 / $50
Walgreens
$25
Crate & Barrel
$25
Bed Bath & Beyond
$25
Macy’s
$25
Nike
$25
Nordstroms
$25
T J Maxx & Home Goods
$25
Panera Bread
$10 / $25
Starbucks
$10 / $25
Peets
$20
Cheesecake Factory
$25
Chilis
$25
Olive Garden
$25
Outback Steakhouse
$25
Chipotle
$10
Safeway
$25 / $100
Sprouts
$25 / $50
2108 Isabelle Avenue San Mateo, CA 94403 (650) 525-1795 www.sakuragardensllc.com Lic# 415600836 531 N. Central Avenue Campbell, CA 95008 Business: (408) 379-4110 Cell: (650) 315-3289 FAC# 435202531
Lia’s Home Sweet Home Elderly Care Facility 220 Brenda Court Pinole, CA 94564 Business: (510) 741-8648 Cell: (510) 610-4407 www.liashomesweethome.com Lic #075601258
Hiro Kitamura, Owner/Administrator [email protected] Proud Sponsors of Yu-Ai Kai
Senior Day Services Do you know any older adult who lives at home or in a board care facility that might be lonely or lack the social and physical activity necessary to lead a healthy life? Would you like to make a difference in your loved one’s life, and get some respite for yourself? Yu-Ai Kai Senior Day Service Program provides supportive services during the day for seniors. Staff is bilingual/ bicultural Japanese with many years of experience caring for frail seniors. Older adults can enjoy social interaction through an assortment of stimulating structured activities in a warm, safe and supportive environment. To learn more about the Senior Day Services Program, please call Maria Solis at (408) 294-2505 ext. 15.
Please visit www.shopwithscrip.com for a complete list or email Sue Yamamoto at [email protected] The Yu-Ai Kai website will provide updated information for special orders.
Photo Courtesy of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.
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Yu-Ai Kai
NONPROFIT ORG US POSTAGE
Japanese American Community Senior Service of San Jose 588 North 4th Street San Jose, CA 95112
PAID
SAN JOSE CA PERMIT NO 3346
Yu-Ai Kai (408) 294-2505 Nurition Program (408) 297-4979 Akiyama Wellness Center 110 Jackson Street San Jose, CA 95112 (408) 753-9283 Email: [email protected] Website: www.yuaikai.org Facebook: facebook.com/yakseniorcenter
Please notify Yu-Ai Kai of address change
Yu-Ai Kai will be closed on: Memorial Day: May 28, 2018 (Monday)
Wish List o Copier paper o Ball point pens – black o AA batteries o Facial/Kleenex tissues
(individually wrapped) o 5 oz. paper cups (for SDS) o 6” plates o 8 oz. disposable hot cups (not Styrofoam) o Bathroom tissues (individually wrapped) o Green tea bags (sealed) o Dish & Hand soap o Disposable gloves (non-powder)-all sizes
o Brita regular water
filters o Large trash bags (33 gallons or more) o Paper towels (individually wrapped) o Dry erase board (2’ x 3’) o Dry eraser / markers o Plant lotion o Toilet bowl cleaner o Toilet bowl brush set Your donations support our overhead costs as well as senior activities and social service programs. Thank you!
Renting Rooms at Yu-Ai Kai and Akiyama Wellness Center
Our facilities are available for the public to rent for meetings and events, after hours, evenings, and weekends. Please visit our website and click on “Room Rentals” to see our rental policies, rates, and application form. Note: Senior Club members and non-profit organizations are eligible for a special rate! For more information:
Yu-Ai Kai, contact Julie Hubbard at (408) 294-2505 ext. 12 or [email protected] Akiyama Wellness Center, contact Jennifer Wong at (408) 753-9283 or [email protected]
Kenko (Healthy) Living Series Presents
Yu-Ai Kai
Gut Check: Dos and Don’ts To Stay Healthy Inside Guest Speaker:
Edward S. Huang, MD, MPH (Gastroenterologist) Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Mountain View, CA When: 10:00 am to 11:30 am on Friday, March 23, 2018 Location: Yu-Ai Kai, 3rd Floor, 588 N. 4th Street, San Jose Please call Yu-Ai Kai to RSVP and reserve your seat as space is limited at (408) 294-2505. Cost: Free - Light refreshments will be served! Digestive system is an incredible collection of vital organs that move food through the digestive tract by a series of muscle contractions. With age, many bodily functions slow down, including digestion. Muscles in the digestive tract weaken and become less efficient resulting in digestive discomforts and disorders. Some are more serious than others. Over 40% of older adults present with one or more age-related digestive symptoms each year. Culmination of years of effects from lifestyle, diet, reduced physical activity and medications also increase our risk. Come and learn about: The digestive system and how it works Age-related changes in digestion and absorption Reflux disease or GERD, its diagnosis, prevention and treatment Side effects of proton pump inhibitors in the treatment of GERD Colon cancer screening guidelines in older adults Effects of aging on bowel habits, including constipation At noon, eat a delicious lunch at the Yu-Ai Cafe (2nd Floor) for a $3 contribution (age 60+). Reservations can be made in advance by calling (408) 297-4979.
Sponsored by:
Akiyama Wellness Center Calendar Winter/Spring 2018 Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
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Friday
Beginning iPad 8:00-8:50 am $3.00 Senior Club Members $9.00 non-members Instructor: Jess Hutchins
Yakercise 8:00 – 8:50 am $3.00 Senior Club Members $9.00 non-members
Buff Bones 9:00 am – 10:00 am Cost: $10.00, Freq. rate available Instructor: Alexis Iwasaki
Yakercise 8:00 – 8:50 am $3.00 Senior Club Members $9.00 non-members
Zumba Gold 9:00-10:00 am Cost: $6.00 per Class Instructor: Noriko Rovner
Coffee Club 9:00-10:00 am $1.00 Senior Club Members
Introduction to Mahjong 9:00 am – 12:00 pm $3.00 Senior Club Members $9.00 non-members Instructor: Jeanne Wun
Coffee Club 9:00-10:00 am $1.00 Senior Club Members
Intermediate iPad 9:00 – 10:00 am $3.00 Senior Club Members $9.00 non-members Instructor: Jess Hutchins QiGong Monday 9:00 – 10:00 am $3.00 Senior Club Members $9.00 non-members Instructor: Roy Jackson Advanced iPad 10:30-11:30 am $3.00 Senior Club Members $9.00 non-members Instructor: Jess Hutchins Zumba Gold 10:00-11:00 am Cost: $6.00 per class Instructor: Noriko Rovner Intermediate Hula First 3 Mondays 1:00-2:00 pm $9.00 per class $10.00 per class non member Instructor: Auntie Sandy Schiffbauer
CraniolSacral Therapy* (Appointment Only) 1:00 - 1:45 pm Free- Donations Welcome Therapist: Erin Prues Must be a senior club member
Posture Fit 9:00-10:00 am $3.00 Senior Club Members $9.00 non-members Instructor: Nancy DeMattei Five Branches Acupuncture (Appointment Only) 9:30-11:30 am Free – donations welcome. Sr. Club Members have priority
Enhance Fitness 10:00 – 11:00 am $3.00 Senior Club Members $9.00 non-members Instructor: Kevin Chen/Ron Masuda
QiGong Tuesday 10:00 – 11:30 am $3.00 Senior Club Members $9.00 non-members Instructor: Mary Cummings Yoga Flow 11:00 am-12:00 pm $3.00 Senior Club Members $9.00 non-members Instructor: Jeanne Wun Senior Dancers 1:00-2:30 pm $3.00 Senior Club Members $9.00 non-members Instructor: Shizuyo Cole
Five Branches Acupuncture (Appointment Only) 9:30-11:30 am Free – donations welcome. Senior Club Members have priority
Nirvana Fitness 9:00-10:00 am $3.00 Senior Club Members $9.00 non-members Instructor: Megumi Riel
Posture Fit 10:00-11:00 am $3.00 Senior Club Members $9.00 non-members Instructor: Nancy DeMattei Roosters – Men’s Club 10:00 – 11:00 am Every other Friday $1.00 Senior Club Members
Qi-Gong with Masa 10:00-11:30 am $3.00 Senior Club Members $9.00 non-members Instructor: Masa Naito
Beginning Yoga 9:00 am – 10:00 am $3.00 Senior Club Members $9.00 non-members Instructor: Jeanne Wun
Beginning Shodo rd 10:00-11:30 am – 3 Friday $3.00 Senior Club Members $9.00 non-members $7 suggested donation to instructor Instructor: Hase Sensei
Senior Taiko 1:00-2:00 pm Cost $40.00 (4 week session) $15 drop in fee Instructor: Meg Suzuki
Enhance Fitness 10:00-11:00 am $3.00 Senior Club Members $9.00 non-members
Pain Clinic – Acupuncture Call for schedule 10:00-11:30 am Cost: $20 per session By: Craig Sakimoto, L.A.C.
Neuromovement 7:00-8:00 pm Cost: $10 per class Instructor: Craig Sakimoto Couple’s Ballroom Dancing 7:00 – 9:00pm $3.00 Senior Club Members $9.00 non-members New Students must wait until beginning of the month. Instructor: Al Hata & Gail Inouye Akiyama Wellness Center (408) 753-9283 110 Jackson Street San Jose 95112 [email protected]
Instructor: Kevin Chen/Ron Masuda
Yoga Flow 10:00 am-11:00 am $3.00 Senior Club Members $9.00 non-members Instructor: Jeanne Wun LaBlast 11:00 am-12:00 pm $3.00 Senior Club Members $9.00 non-members Instructor: Megumi Riel Reiki 6:30 - 8:30 pm $10 per month Instructor: Steve Wong
Enhance Fitness 11:00 am – 12:00 pm $3.00 Senior Club Members $9.00 non-members Instructor: Kevin Chen/Ron Masuda Rosen Method Movement 1:15-2:15 pm $3.00 Senior Club Members $9.00 non-members Instructor: Vern Hills
Sunday Social Club* and Sunday Mahjong 12:00-3:30 pm nd Every 2 Sunday $3.00 Senior Club Members $9.00 non-members *Must be a senior club member
Activities Schedule at Yu- Ai Kai Senior Center Winter/Spring 2018 Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Haircuts Every Other Monday 9:00 – 11:00 am Senior Club Members Only Donations Accepted. Must have an appointment. Hair must be clean
Grocery Shopping To Berryessa Safeway & CVS 1st and 3rd Tuesday Van leaves Fuji Towers at 2:30pm $2.00 for transportation Sign up at Yu-Ai Kai Senior Club Members Only (minimum 2, maximum 6 shoppers)
Movies 3rd Wednesday of each month 1:00 – 3:00 pm Free Please call to confirm dates.
Arts and Crafts - FULL 9:00 – 11:30 am $3.00 Senior Club Members $9.00 non-members Instructor: Naomi Oda
Newspaper Rolling 9:00 – 11:30 am Please check with Receptionist for dates
(Please ask to be put on wait list)
Ohakamairi Visit Oak Hill Cemetery Last Friday of the month 2:00 pm To make reservations and order flowers call Yu-Ai Kai $2.00 for transportation
Monday Handicraft Group 9:00 - 11:30 am $10 Annual Dues $3.00 Senior Club Members $9.00 non-members Intermediate English 10:30 am– 12:00 pm Study Material: $25.00 $3.00 Senior Club Members $9.00 non-members 7 week sessionMust speak Japanese Instructor: Yoko Sells Continuing Japanese Advanced 6:30 – 8:00 pm $30.00 Senior Club Members $35.00 non-members? 10 week session Instructor: Tak Okabe Yoga 5:45-6:45 pm $3.00 Senior Club Members $9.00 non-members $5.00 donation to instructor Instructor: [Type text] Yukie Ascue
Yu-Ai Kai Phone Number: (408) 294-2505 588 N Fourth Street San Jose Ca 95112 www.yuaikai.org email: [email protected]
Bingo Last Wednesday of Month 1:00 – 2:00 pm $3.00 Senior Club Members $9.00 non-members Ikebana Flower Arranging 1st Wednesday of Month 1:30 – 3:30 pm Senior Club Members Only $13.00 for material & room fee
Instructor: Shoka Narimatsu & Hiroko Sakamoto (please call one week before the class) Ukulele Continuing: 6:00-7:00 pm* (*) $15.00 drop in only- this class Beginners: 7:15-8:15 pm No beginner drop-in $85 for 6 week session. Call Yu-Ai Kai for Class Dates Instructor: Michelle Kiba
Drawing Class 10:00 am– 12:00 pm $3.00 Senior Club Members $9.00 non-members Instructor: Chic Ujifusa (cancelled until further notice) Line Dancing 2:00 – 4:00 pm $3.00 Senior Club Members $9.00 non-members Instructors: Becky Soffiotto & Amy Kaneshiro
Mixed Flowers $3.00 bundle
Karaoke Club 1st 3 Fridays of each month 6:00 – 8:30 pm $3.00 Senior Club Members $9.00 non-members
Nakama Singing/Voice Thursdays 1st, 2nd, 3rd Voice and Singing Class 1:30-4:30 pm $3.00 Senior Club Members $9.00 non-members Instructor: Kyoko Matsumaru
2018
2018 Yu-Ai Kai Nihonmachi 5k/3mi. Fun Run/Walk + New Kid’s Run Sunday, April 29, 2018 | 9:00am Start Event day Registration and Bib/T-Shirt pick-up opens at 7:15am. Pick-ups will also be available the day before at Yu-Ai Kai, 588 N. Fourth Street, SJ, 10:00am – 03:00pm
REGISTRATION FORM ONLINE REGISTRATION AVAILABLE
www.nihonmachirun2018.eventbrite.com Pre-registration DEADLINE: Wednesday, April 25th Registrations RECEIVED by this date are guaranteed a T-Shirt You can also register with this Registration Form, accompanied by a check made out to Yu-Ai Kai or cash. Mail or drop off this form with entry fee and/or donation to: Yu-Ai Kai, 588 N. Fourth Street, San Jose, CA 95112. Please do not mail cash. Please Circle One
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For information on Personal or Event sponsorships, please contact: Rickey Ono, Event Chair. [email protected] / 650.219.5238 or Ron Matsui: [email protected]. Forms can also be downloaded from: www.yuaikai.org
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After March 31st
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$45 - Individual
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$25 Senior / Child
$30 Senior Child
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Seniors 75 Years and Older and Kids under 1 year are FREE New Kid’s Run Sponsored by YJA $10 All Ages
$15 All Ages
Note: The Kid’s Run will take place during the Regular run. Therefore, participants are welcome to run in either, but won’t be able to run both.
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WAIVER: In consideration of your accepting this entry, I, intending to be legally bound, hereby for myself, my heirs, executors, administrators, waive and release all rights and claims I may have against the persons and organizations affiliated with the race, the officials, the City of San Jose, County of Santa Clara, San Jose Police Department, Yu-Ai Kai, volunteers, and all race sponsors, with respect to any and all injuries suffered by me while traveling to and from and while participating in this event. I will assume all medical and emergency expenses in the event of an accident or any other incapacity of injury resulting from or occurring in my participation in this event. I further attest that I am physically fit and sufficiently trained for this event. I hereby grant full permission to authorized agents to use my photographs, video and voice recordings, or any other record of this event for any legitimate purpose.
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Yu-Ai Kai Senior Center | 588 N. Fourth Street, San Jose, CA 95112 | a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization | Tax ID: 94-2427398
A Benefit for Yu-Ai Kai Senior Center Run/Walk Courses (see map below) 5k / 3 mile course as well as 1- and 2-mile cutoffs for those who don’t want to run/walk the full distance. The Kid’s Run will be approximately 3 ½ blocks. Runners and walkers only please; no skates, skateboards, scooters, or bikes. For you, your family, your friends, groups – Everyone!!! Dogs are welcome, on-leash, running with companion. Come on out and have a fun time running or walking on a beautiful Spring Sunday morning.
Prizes! Prizes! Prizes! For the Regular Run/Walk... Top 3 Males and Females Overall and in Age Categories! Best Costumed Runners! Largest Group! 10 Age Divisions - Male and Female Up to 8, 9-13, 14-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+
What do you get? - Participants in the regular run will receive a T-shirt with an iconic design by Design2Market’s Steve Yamaguma (only guaranteed with pre-registration before April 25th)
Award Ceremony will be held in front of Yu-Ai Kai promptly at 11:00am. Please note that timing chips will be used this year.
- Water on the course for the regular run and refreshments at the finish line for both runs
For the Kid’s Run...
- A Kid’s Zone for Participants in the Kid’s Run
Top 3 Participants in Age Categories 3 Age Divisions 1-4, 5-6, 7-8
PARKING NOTICE 2nd, 3rd, 4th Streets and cross streets from Mission to Hemsley (along route) will be closed at 8:30am for the Event After the Run, enjoy the Nikkei Matsuri Festival 10am – 5pm Food – Crafts – Culture – Entertainment Jackson Street between 4th and 6th Streets
Sponsors, to Date:
For additional information, visit www.nihonmachirun2018.eventbrite.com, or contact the Event Chair, Rickey Ono ([email protected] or 650.219.5238)
Annual Fund Contributions October 1-December 31, 2017 Domo Arigato Gozaimasu Annual Fund Donations President’s Circle Kin ($5,000 +)Memorial Isamu Oka Betsy H. Oka President’s Circle Gin ($2,000 - $4,999) John Adachi & Jane Kawasaki Eric Fujishin Kenjiro Tsuji James & Grace K. Yamakawa President’s Circle Dou ($500 - $1,999) Scott M. & Mari Asakawa Eric T. & Patricia L. Chikasuye Yoshiteru Deguchi William & Claudia Kobayashi Dennis & Kathleen Kyne Carole Matsumoto Yuji & Eimi Okano Rickey Ono Chester Santo Seiji & Della Shiba Warren S. & H. Rosie Shimonishi Robert Suyeda Alyssa Takigawa Leon B. & Fusako Talley H. V. & Peggy Tokushige Jerome T. & Marion Uchiyama Stanley H. & Christine Ueno Wilda Van MatreMasunaga Paul & Aileen Yoshida Lettermens Athletic & Social Club San Jose Zebra Youth Foundation
President’s Circle Dou ($500 - $1,999) Tributes Ryan Hoffman Bob H. Terasaki
Karen Akiyama Takashi & Sayako Akizuki Allen & Aileen Ando Ernie & Emily Ando Lloyd T. & Elaine Ando Ronald & Barabra Asai The Mukoyama Family John M. & Rose Simmons Yukiko Nakase Ascue Judy A Azebu Ronnie I. & Shirley N. Yu-Ai Kai Services and Bungo Clarine Sunada Cheryl Butsuda Les Sunada Steven R. Cole Richard & Patricia K. Memorials Crooks William M. Edwards Betty De Paola Seiko Edwards Kay Kiyoko Dobashi George & Debra Doeltz Noboru Hirota Joseph Feng Irene Hirota Joseph & May Fujii Foo Norris & Teri Hirota Sheri Frank Stephen & Karen Fugita Agnes Ide Dorothy M. Fujimoto Kenji K. & Sharon M. Kenneth & Miyuki Fujimoto Yoshida Ike & Mich Fujishin Nancy Fukuda Lois Tomiko Jablinskey George & Masako Ken Jablinskey Fukuhara Sam & May Fukui Judy Kimura Brian & Becky Fukumoto Fred A. & Janice T. Shiraki Kenneth & Joyce Furukawa Glen & Kathleen Furuta Shoichi Morita Don S. Gee Alyce Morita John C. & Michino O. Gustafson Frank Sunada Gordon & Amy Hamachi Clarine Sunada Elaine E. Hamada Clifford K. Hamaishi Akiyo Taketa Milton T. & Helen S. June Aragaki-Okubo Hamasaki Victoria Taketa George K. & Shizuka Hanada June Yamamoto Larry & Lynn Handa Dennis Yamamoto Ted & Kachi Hashiguchi Susan Hayase Toby George Yamamoto Helen Hayashi Donald & Mary Yamamoto Mitsuru J. & June Hayashi Vernon Hayashida Tim Hefner & Joy Sakurai Annual Fund Cont’d Eileen R. Heisman Chiyoye Cherry Adachi Kenji & Karen N. Akahoshi Allan T. & Nancy Hikoyeda Ben & Mabel Hirano Daniel & Theresa Akaki Takashi & Lilly Y. Hirota Steven & Karen Akimoto
Dorothy M. Hiura Phyllis Hiura Jeffrey & Kathy Honda Henry Houda Raymond S. Huang Susumu & Sadako Ikeda Dennis & Susan K. Ikegami Diane Ikegami Lester & Patricia Ikegami Robert & Sandi Ikemoto Denis & Dee Imazeki Ernest K. & Toyo Inouye Barbara S. Isa Lonny & Ritsu M. Ishihara Lois Itow & Ken Okubo Vic & Frances Itow Ken & Marty Iwagaki Kathleen Iwanaga Joyce Iwasaki Wallace & Teresa Izumi Roy Jackson James & Lillian Junker Alice A Kadonaga Paul Kadotani Karen N. Kai Henry & Michiko Kamimoto Edward & Masako Kanazawa Ken & Dora Kanazawa Richard & June Kanazawa Amy Kaneshiro Barbara G. Kanki Brian Kariya Richard & Judy Kato Steven & Kimberley Kato Christine Kaufman Kazuto Kawaguchi Menlo & Aurora Kawakami Elaine Kawasaki Nancy Y. Kawashima Reiko Kawashima Betty Anne Kiba Kimiko Kikuchi Kristine L. Kimura Paul & Linda Kimura Dennis K. & Laura M. Kinoshita Chris Kitazawa & Binh Tonnu Ruby Kobashi Paul & Sumiko Kodani Ruvern & Hiroko Kohaya
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Annual Fund Contributions October 1-December 31, 2017 Domo Arigato Gozaimasu Aiko Kojima Eva Kojima Jim Kojima Dan Kojiro Takashi & Marlene Komatsuzaki Carol Kono Teruko Teri S. Koshiyama Roland S. Kutaka Don T. Kuwabara Richard S.W. & Janet A. Lai Florence Li Yuhwen Ling Karen Machida James & Taka Makiyama Patricia Maruyama Yoshimi (Dempsey) & Rosie Maruyama Yasuko Masaki Ben & Kaye E. Masatani Donald & Joan Masui Dennis & Jean Matsuhiro Lois Midori Matsumoto Melvin & Reiko Matsumoto Nobuko Matsumoto Vera L. Matsumoto Yutaka & Yoshiko Matsumoto Kimiko Matsuno Junko Mayeda Judy M. Mine Charles Garrett & Ann Tamaru Miyada Cheri Miyahara Bruce S. Morimoto Thomas & Vivien Maeno Moyer Jean Hisako Mukai Wesley K. & Janice Y. Mukoyama Donald & Lillian Munakata Saylo & Elizabeth Munemitsu John T. Murayama Roy & Esther Murotsune Caroline Nabeta Haruko Nagaishi Hiro Nakagawa Harold & Grace Nakaji David & Karen Nakamatsu
Clifford H. & Betty Nakamoto James & Alice Nakamura Joy Nakamura & Ben Hashiba Una Nakamura Jim & Harriet Nakano May Nakano Iwao & Kyoko Nakao Frank Y. Yaeko C. Nakashima Hidemi & Silvia Nakashima Taeko Nakashita Yoshimi & Kikuko Nakauchi Richard & Janet Namba Thomas Nishida Helen Nishikai Andrew & Aileen Nishimura Akio & Saeko Nishino Yuka Nishino Frank Nonaka Richard T. & Kyoko K. Oba Robert T. Oka Kango & Sumiko Okano Sally S. Okano Ippei & Patti Okutake Sam & June Ono Berdi Oshidari Thomas & Teruye H. Oshidari Roy T. Ota Robert H. & JoAnn T. Otani M. Oyama Charles H. & Joan T. Powers Charles & Susan Quade Gerald & Eiko Ragsdale Joe & Partricia Randazzo Carol Rebich Kari Robinson Betty Saito Steve & Henrietta Sakamaki Naoaki & Gladys Sano Bernard & Karen Sasaki James & Yeonsook P. Sasaki Paul & Arelene Sasaki May H. Sasao Ken & Sandra J. Schiffbauer Tad & Kiyo Sekigahama
Tomie Sera Carol Setoguchi Ronald K. & Cheryl E. Shimizu Randall K. Shingai & Naomi Makihara Alma M Shiomoto Akira & Amy Shiozaki Eddie S. & Margie M. Shiozaki Brian Shiroyama Stephen & Fumie Shyvers Nancy Smith Bill Sueoka George & Janet Sueoka Mary Nomi Sugimoto Dave & Judy Sugishita Masao Suzuki & Susan Nakamura Satoru & Jane Takagi Harvey & Elaine Takaha Jane Takano Ben & Arlene Takemoto Karl & Katsuko Takimoto Jill Darlene Tamashiro Sumi Tanabe Ann Tanaka Dwight & Yuko Tanaka Richard & Junko Tanaka Wayne & Diane Tanda Hiroshi & Ann K. Taniguchi Sharon J. Taniguchi Mac & Jane Tanikawa Wakako Tanikawa Ruth Kitayama Terao Terry & Akiko Togami Ray Tomita Stanley T. & Margaret Tomita Katherine Torigoe Laurie Toyama James Toyota Steve A. & Reiko Tsuchida Masako Tsukamoto Emi J. Tsutsumi Mitsuo & Anne Uchida Warren Uchimoto Haruko Ueda Doug & Shelley Uyeda Ken & Alice Uyeda Lillian Kimiye (Lee) Uyeda Frank & Mariko Vilimek
Henry & Frances Watanabe Hisashi & Takako Watanabe John T. & Aiko Watanabe Mitsuko Whitley Brian Wong & Lai Chiu Roger & Nancy Wong Paul & Kyoko Yaka Claire Yamada Ray & Judy Yamagishi Karen Yamamoto Arthur & Joyce Yamasaki Joyce Yamasaki Eric & Elinor Yamauchi Dennis M. & Michiko Yasuda Janice Yasutake Jon Yonago Hiroshi Yonezawa Janice Yoritsune Michael Yoshihara Phyllis Y. Yoshikawa Douglas Yoshinaga Donald S. & Gail Yoshioka James M. & Frances Yoshiyama Carl & Linda Yoshizawa Donald T. Yoshizumi Tributes Bonen Kai & Yu-Ai Kai Flo Kato Caregiver's Support Group & Wes Mukoyama, Emi Nagai, Mary Carlino Heidi Chadwick Grandchildren: Kayla, Andrew, Justin, Garrett Gerald & Jean Izumi Kathryn Haverkamp Ron & Doris I. Hamamoto Yuko Haneishi & Julie Hubbard Reiko Tanaka
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Annual Fund Contributions October 1-December 31, 2017 Domo Arigato Gozaimasu Al Hata & Gail Inouye Dr. T. C. Lin & Ms. LanJoun (Dora) Liou
Shizuye Asai Iwao & Miye Shintani
Moffet & Thelma Ishikawa Roy Matsuura Norm & Joni Ishikawa Henry & Michiko Matsuura
George Ishimaru Mae Ishimaru
J.K. Dobashi Family Perry T. & Toni Tsuneko Dobashi
Nancy Ishisaki Edson W. Fong & Pauline K. Ishisaki
Kat & Tsugiye Iwagoshi Robert & Kathy Linderman
Alice Fujii Robert G. & Ida Fujii
Shizuo Itatani Michiko Itatani
Kailani, Maile, Luke & Max Melvin & Sharon Shimomura
Mary Saito Fujto James & Grace Idemoto
Mr. & Mrs. Shigeki Iwasaki June Kinyon
Jack & Shizue Fujino Carlton & Leslie Parks
Dorothy Masuda Don Masuda & Doug Baird Kay K. Fujishin Betty S. Fujishin Notary Service & Arts & Crafts Class Hatsuji & Misao Elaine Kawasaki Fukumoto Dick & Chiyeko Fukumoto Tami Simbe Janet Foreman Natsuko Furuta Joanne Kobori Clarine Sunada Robert & Gayle Yasutake Teiji & Fumi Futamase Dennis & Chiyo Futamase Rose Tsunekawa Sachi Ikeda Frances Y. & Minoru Higashi Henry Uyeda Seito M. Gyotoku Sharon Uyeda Tak & Mae Higuchi Wesley Jazz Ensemble Bowman D. Ching & Kathy Peter Y. & Wendy C. Higuchi Horikoshi Ernest Eige Hioki Yoshio Yamada Lily C. Hioki Dorothy K. Yamada Takako Hirahara Memorials Terri Hirahara Ken Akutagawa Molly Akutagawa Sets Hisatomi, Shawn Hisatomi, Mark Hisatomi, Yoshiro & Hisae Aramaki Tom & Mae Nakagawa Betty Black Greg & Randy Morin Rod Arii Shelley M. Hatakeyama
May Inouye Yuri L. Katai
Keiji Kanazawa Yoshiko Kanazawa Mrs. Aki Katsumoto Takeshi Katsumoto
Dorothy Mitsunaga Von C. & Arline Miyasaki Harry Miyakusu Eiichi & Iyoklo Katsuyoshi Dennis & Pat Ohori Masako Taketa Joey S. Miyamura & Lorraine Soyama Sally Miyamura Ken Miyatake Ellen Miyatake Keiko Mizuhara Yosuke Maxwell Mizuhara
Kyoichi & Mitsuko Kawahara Kurato & Jean Shimada
Ed & Tsukiye Morihiro Joyce Morihiro
Harry Kawayoshi Marie H. Kawayoshi
Bill & Mitch Morita Bryant Washington
Dave L. Kerlin Ritsu Kerlin
Lillie Y. Morita Chris Nodohara & Gloria Yamauchi
Yoko Kitayama Ted Kitayama George Kobori, Helen Fujito, & Natsuko Furuta Roland & Judy Fujito Jim Kato Flo Kato Paul Y. Kuwada Alice Kuwada James & Kay Machida Guy E. & Joyce Acheson Jack Masuda Mitzy Masuda
Ohiko Nishto & Isama Okano Ted & June Okano Sam Nakagawa Ron Nakagawa Haruko Nakamura Richard K. Nakamura Tamaye Nakano Russell L. & Judy Nakano Mr. & Mrs. George Takeshi Nakao Mitsuye Nakao
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Annual Fund Contributions October 1-December 31, 2017 Domo Arigato Gozaimasu Haruo Pet Nakasako Ron Inouye Helen Nakasako Alice S. Nishimura Norma N. Murakami Mario Nishimura Cecilia Nishimura Craig K. Numoto Carl & Jeanne Haruta Kenji & Yoshiko Numoto
Fujiko Shinkawa Jack Shinkawa Sumi & Hiro Sorakubo Donald & Atsuko Kay Ito James 'Bo' Suyeishi Fumi Suyeishi George Takagi Sumi Takagi David T. Takegami Miyo Takegami
Masako & Chitoshi Numoto, Dennis Numoto Carl & Jeanne Haruta
Tak Takei Lilly Y. Takei
Mrs. Tomoe Okada Grant & Judy Joo
Masao Taketa Masako Taketa
Takeo & Taeko Okada Floyd & Janet Okada
Toyoji & Kumi Tokiwa Betty Tokiwa Shigeru & Mary Tokiwa
Chadwick Garth Okamoto Albert Y. & Nancy Okamoto Mary Tokiwa Henry & Christine M. Richard & Chizzie Omori Yoneyama Sharon Yasukawa William Tomita Toku Ono Pat Tomita Mary Wada Teruo Tsutsui Takao & Yoshiko Ozawa Alice Tsutsui Dale M. & Diane S. Ozawa Chester & Carol Yoshizaki Diane Utsumi Harvey & Joyce Shinozaki David & Grace Saito Rich & Dian Saito Yumi Uyeda Marilyn Ito Fusako Sasaki Elizabeth Betty Kinoshita Ada Uyeda Henry Uyeda Toshiko Sasaki Paul T. Sasaki Mitzie & Bill Yamada Frank & Satsuki Susan Morimoto Roy Shimizu Eiko Shimizu
Kiyoko & Henry Yamashita Harry & Kimberly Yamashita Alvin T. Yonemoto Meriko Yonemoto Joe Yonemura Thomas H. Yonemura Russell & Jane Yoshida Clifford J. Yoshida Umeko & Jiro Yotsuya Yasuo (Butch) & Janice Hara Annual Dinner Sponsors John Adachi & Jane Kawasaki Wayne & Shizuko Adachi Benjamin Katai & Dora Ozawa Steve & Susan S. Yamamoto Annual Dinner Donations Warren Shimonishi Randall K. Shingai & Naomi Makihara James & Grace K. Yamakawa
We apologize for any misspelled names or other inadvertent errors
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General Contributions October 1, 2017-December 31, 2017 Domo Arigato Gozaimasu Giving Tree Donations Jonathan Quinn Donna L. Tanaka Bob H. Terasaki Give2YAK Warren S. & H. Rosie Shimonishi General Donations Ronald & Barbara Asai Teruyoshi & Michiko Asai Myrle Ching Amy Dobashi Tim & Gail Evjenth Joyce Miyako Fukuchi Martin & Leslie Oishi Gates Robert & Nobuko Greenleaf Lawrence Masaru & Mary S. Higashihara Alan Hiromura Irene Hirota Todd A. & Sharon Hirozawa Julie Hubbard & Lolly Mayeda Raymond & Eleanor Ibia Norm & Joni Ishikawa Josephine Kato Yoshiye Kawamoto Tatsuko Kawazoe Kevin & Karen Kitagawa Tsukasa & Yoko Kobashi Masao & Karelne Koketsu Gordon Koo & Pamela Yoshida Dan & Chris Kubo Patricia E. Matsuoka Junko Miyako Sal Moreno Douglas Morimoto Kiyoko Nagata Bob & Judy J. Nakano Horace & Ann Nishijima James Y. & Jean Nishimoto Lloyd T. & Michiko Mae Nishimoto Hideko Janet Oda Frank H. & Yoshiko Ogawa Hanaes H. Ono Gene Yaeko Sakuda Clarine Sunada Roy T. Takeuchi Koichi & Miyo Tanaka Robert Tong & Darlene Kitajima Barbara Ueda Katharina Ute Wingerath Jeanne L. Wun Betty K. Yamamoto Joyce S. Yamamoto Amazon Smile Foundation Bright Funds Foundation Cisco Foundation Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
iGive.com Holdings LLC Independent Charities of America Kyoto Palace Nakayoshi Gakko Palmer Electric, Inc. Santa Clara Valley Japanese Christian Church Tributes Activities Nancy S. Watanabe Ted J. & Susan D. Tanisawa Aftercare Support Takako Wastman Akiyama Wellness Center Activities & Staff Judith Ann West Kazue Kawasaki Caregivers Support Group Kyoko Higuchi Tom & Geri Kurose Christmas Gene Yaeko Sakuda Joni & Norm Ishikawa Clean Solar Inc. Roy Ito Jean Morino Fumiye Iwamura's 100th Birthday Warren Iwamura JAMsj/Yu-Ai Kai Event Peter Y. & Wendy C. Horikoshi Japanese Caregivers Support Group Kumiko Sudo Memoir Class Frieda Caldwell Alice Hikido Ruth Horiuchi Kunio & Agnes Idemoto Joanne Kobori Sam & Shirley Kuramoto Shirley Okumura Hannah Takahashi Roy T. Takeuchi Suzuko Fujioka Emi Nagai, Yuko Haneishi Suzuko Fujioka
Notary Service Tsuneko Nakamura Stephen & Sandy Wong Yoshiko Yamashita Nutrition Program Margie Cornehl Helen K. Hanada Sharon Kimizuka Roderick & Sharen King Ben & Ann Koda Kathy Rogers Clarine Sunada Nancy S. Watanabe Jean Yamaguchi Nutrition Staff Alice Kuwada Sue Sakai McClure Terry Lou Aileen Uchida Auntie Sandy Schiffbauer's 30th Anniversary Teaching Hula Kevin & Julie Hubbard Senior Birthday Party Alice Kuwada Jean Yamaguchi Senior Day Services Reiko Uyehara's 101st Birthday Joyce Mine Social Services James & Yoshiko Kuga Social Services & Yuko Haneishi Shiro Kubota Tax Preparer Volunteers Eiko Ponne Margaret Tsuchida's Birthday Bill & Kyoko Tsuchida Nancy Watanabae's Birthday Jean Morino Nancy S. Watanabe Jennifer Wong's 50th Birthday Anonymous Kevin & Julie Hubbard
Sue Yamamoto & Yu-Ai Kai Scrip Program Tom & Geri Kurose Yu-Ai Kai Staff Yu-Ai Kai Board of Directors Memorials Haru Arratani Clarine Sunada Susie Asai Jean Omokawa Frank Fujita Eric & Shirley Masunaga Ernie Handa Ernest K. & Toyo Inouye George Honda Shirley Honda Masami C. & Suma Sue Inouye Suma Sue Inouye Trust May Inouye Lolly Mayeda Jean Morino Katsutoshi & Tsugiye Iwagoshi Toshiko Bliven William Kawashima Steven S. Kawashima Masaru Kunimura Robert T. Oka Elizbeth Tsuchimoto Yukio & Nari Kurimoto Bonnie Kurimoto-Kobayashi Harry Miyakusu Hisako Ando George K. & Shizuka Hanada Michiko Itatani Roy & Carole Kanazawa Lolly Mayeda Jean Morino Fusae Yoshida Kevin & Julie Hubbard Julie Murotsune Steve & Susan S. Yamamoto
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General Contributions October 1, 2017-December 31, 2017 Domo Arigato Gozaimasu George Omata Mike Hong Doug Kitajima Steve Yamasaki Phyllis Katie Yamasaki 1961 Mercy Bowl Tse What!? Productions UCSF University Relations Minoru Otani Stanley T. & Margaret Tomita Thomas Atsushi Kurimoto Shinagawa Bonnie Kurimoto-Kobayashi Lilly Tajii Kevin & Julie Hubbard Eva Kojima Kerry Tajii Glen Tsutsumi Steve & Susan S. Yamamoto Suyekichi & Misao Takeda Beverly Takeda Sue Toyoshima M. Oyama Mo Ueda Steve & Susan S. Yamamoto Fred Watanabe's 15 year Memorial Carolyn Watanabe
Mary Kawahara Michie Kimizuka Joanne Kobori Chizu Kubo Leslie Masunaga Kimiko Matsuno Yoko Murata Satsuki Nagashima Naomi N. Nakano Hisako Namba Chiyoko Nerio Dora M. Ozawa Sadako Saito Shirlee M. Sanda Randall K. Shingai & Naomi Makihara Nancy Smith Satoru & June Takagi Emi J. Tsutsumi Stanley H. & Christine Ueno Karen M. Yamada Joyce S. Yamamoto Noriko Yoneji Keiro Kai In-Kind Donations Susan Sakai-McClure JT Express Shinnen Kai Donations Anonymous Michie Kimizuka June Nakamura Young Japanese Adults
Work Place Giving Donations Cathe Hamada-Chan Lindy N. Handa Shiro Watanabe Linda Hara Nancy S. Watanabe Charlotte Hiroshima Edward Ikeda Daniel Joseph White Nancy Kawakita Lolly Mayeda Ashleigh Kee Larry A. Kubo Nutrition Program Memorials Janice Lowe Yoshio Tokushige, Keiko Judy Sharon L. Matsumura-Crowe Tokushige, Teji & Fumi Josephine Mayeda Futamase,Toyoji & Kumi Jessie Miyasaki Tokiwa, Mikio & Mary Tokiwa, Randy Nakagawa Rudy Tokiwa, Kanji Kevin Nakamura Hamamura, Dorothy Yvonne Namekata Tokushige, Duke Tokiwa Michael Nishimoto Roderick & Sharen King David J. Okuno Robert Onishi Rickey Ono Keiro Kai Sponsor Donations Socorro M. Saboff Anonymous Kirby Sakamoto John Adachi & Jane Kawasaki Toshiyuki Sasakado Nancy Fukuda Bill Sueoka Norris & Teri Hirota Judith A. Sugiyama Henry Houda Stephanie H. Tademaru Susumu & Sadako Ikeda Carlie T. Terada Shigeko Ikegami
Christopher Yamada Tami Yanaga Applied Materials Asian Pacific Fund BD Associates Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Intel Corporation Microsoft Corporation PG&E Varian Medical Systems
Kaoru Ueda Lillian Kimiye (Lee) Uyeda Jim Yamaguchi Donald Yamamoto Junko Yamano Joe Yasutake Yuri Yoneda Michael Yoshihara Cub Scout Pack 611
Nutrition In-Kind Donations Randy Ando Mary Bryant In-Kind Donations Margie Cornehl Eric T. & Patricia L. Chikasuye Allen Deguchi Gerald Cooper Charlotte Delaplaine Betty De Paola Rudy Demondon Karen Doi Evans Norma Fries Minoru Ray Fujii Peggy Furukawa Peggy Furukawa Dori & Michael Gladden Clarence Furuya Robert Hamilton Lynn Got Carole Hayashi Lani Guerrero Clarence Hiraishi Carl & Jeanne Haruta Mike Iida Nancy Hikoyeda Norm Ishikawa Norm Ishikawa Debbi Kanazaki Helen Jew Marie Kawayoshi Henry H. & Georgia M. Kakinami Sharon Kitajima Jody Kamachi Yoshiko Kobayashi Craig & Denise Kanazawa Eva Kojima Yuri Katai Setsuko Kubo Norman Kawaguchi Vera Lee Fred Kawahara Eve Lidsay Marie Kawayoshi Hideo Masuda Sharon Kimizuka Don Masui Teri S. Koshiyama Jean Morino Judy M. Kotsubo Ro Phung Yoshiko Kuga Vera Rocco Ray Kunita Frank Sakioka Tom & Geri Kurose Tyler Shimada Steve Masui Norma Takahashi Judy M. Mine Tom Takano Tracey Mukoyama Josephine Takano June Nakamura Shirley Tanase Dale Nakashima Emi Tsutsumi Jan Nakatsu Kay Utsumi Hideko Janet Oda Fred Yamada Mark D. & Gwen D. Robinson Jean Yamaguchi Marian Rose Joann Yoshioka Monique Sakima Nicole Sakuma Miki Seethaler Heidi Shigematsu Terri Singer Sharon Sugimoto Marian Suhama Jodi Sullivan Hannah Takahashi We apologize for any May Takata misspelled names or other Norm & Alice Tanaka inadvertent errors Walt Taoka Glen Tsutsumi
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