LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS
AYAME KAI CRAFT FAIR
Plans are underway for the Ayame Kai Craft Fair on Saturday, November 18th. If you are interested in having a booth at the Fair, please call Shizue Yahata at (425) 827-4930 or Cheryl Sakura at (425) 255-8723. Thank you!
SUPPORT AYAME KAI FUNDRAISERS & YOU'LL SUPPORT OUR ELDERS!
These fundraising efforts directly benefit the residents and participants of Nikkei Concerns' programs. These items are available for sale at the
reception counter of Seattle Keiro and selected items are available at Nikkei Manor. Visit our website to see pictures.
| • 14 k. gold Tsuru (Crane) charm |
$68 |
| • "Ichiro" on "Ichiro" book |
$15 |
| • 30th Anniversary Custom Crafted Kimono Vase |
$75 |
You are cordially invited to...
Build Your Future Over Breakfast,
a free presentation to help you prepare for your future financial needs!
Featuring a seminar on Beneficiary Audits by Jackie Lum, Investment Representative, Edward Jones.
Do you know the importance of performing beneficiary audits on IRAs, annuities and life insurance? Do you know what the choices available to you and your beneficiaries are? In this session, we will review the basics of beneficiary designations, when you need to review your designations, and what being a beneficiary means to your loved ones. We will also touch on stretch IRAs and how tax-deferred investments like IRAs and annuities can be extended through three generations. Join us for this interactive, informative session that will help make this process easier for you and your beneficiaries.
Saturday, June 10, 2006
9:00 – 10:30 am
Midori Community Room, Midori Condominiums
1515 E. Yesler Way, Seattle, WA 98122
A delicious continental breakfast will be served.
Space is limited, so please RSVP by Wednesday, June 7th to Sara Oshikawa-Clay at (206) 726-6522 or sarao@nikkeiconcerns.org.
THANK YOU FOR THESE GIFTS!
Thank you to The Boeing Company for their generous in-kind donation for the printing of the Nikkei Concerns' 2005 Annual Report.
Thank you to the Kawabe Memorial Fund for awarding Nikkei Concerns a $20,000 grant for the Seattle Keiro bathing room project "Creating a Safe, Warm and Therapeutic Bathing Experience."
The Seattle First Hill Lions Club presented Seattle Keiro with a $2,300 check from the Annual Pancake Breakfast. We congratulate the Seattle First Hill Lions Club on another successful event and thank them for bringing the community together to support our elders!
Thank you to the Nikkei Horizons' Ukulele Band members who once again generously donated a $1,000 check to the Nikkei Horizons' Program. These funds were raised from the sale of their CD.
MAJOR GIFTS TO NIKKEI CONCERNS
Thank You to Our Donors for These New Gifts! (As of 5/15/2006)
Your generous gifts will impact the health and happiness of our elders today and for many years to come. Thank you.
Annual
$10,000-24,999
$1,000-2,499
- Seattle First Hill Lions Club
$500-999
- Anonymous
- Janice Kirby, in memory of Katsu and Grace Sakai
- Aaron Litowitz, in memory of William Yorozu
- Ted and Carolyn Nakamura, in honor of T. T. and Sakae Nakamura for Mother's and Father's days
- Tsutomu Nakashima, in memory of Yoshiko Nakashima
- Marianne Sao and John Maletta, in honor of Hattie Sao for Mother's Day and her 88th birthday, and in memory of Wendy Joyner, Toraichi Sao, and Jimmy Lim
- June Yamada, in memory of Naojiro and Sue Aoyama for Mother's and Father's days
Generations of Caring Endowment Fund
$1,000-2,499
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| WISH LIST ITEMS
Your donation makes a positive difference in the lives of our elders. To donate, please call (206) 323-7100. To every individual, business and corporation...thank you for your support!
Our Current Wish List:
- "Ultra Violet Ray" to sanitize beautician's tools at Seattle Keiro
- ID Badge printer
- New furnishings for Seattle Keiro: large plasma/flat screen tv, lamps, couches and loveseat sets, framed artwork, living room styled chairs, end tables, sofa tables
- Nikkei Horizons: Japanese calligraphy materials, a DVD player, a color printer, a digital camera, up to 14 computers (PC hard drives only, less than 3 years old with CD-RW drive (CD burner), small amplifier and microphone system, plywood cabinet (to house server)
- Nikkei Manor new furnishings: loveseats, living room styled chairs
- Kokoro Kai participants and Nikkei Manor residents wish for lightweight wheelchairs, bingo prizes, large maps of Japan, Europe and the world, books and video tapes on dancing – especially on modern dancing
- A marketing kiosk/display board
- Professional exterior signage for Nikkei Concerns' passenger vans
- A new power point projector, CD burners, lap top computers
- ID Badge printer
To see more items, click here
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PLACES TO SEE, THINGS TO DO WITH NIKKEI HORIZONS
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NIKKEI HORIZONS SUMMER SCHEDULE IS COMING UP!
Registration will starts on Monday, June 12th.
Please register AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE!
TOUR HIGHLIGHT
STARLIGHT TO LOS ANGELES, DISCOVER SAN DIEGO!
Many of you have been waiting for this trip! We will take Amtrak, Starlight
to Los Angeles, CA. This 35-hour-roomette-ride will give you a relaxing, peaceful, and luxurious experience. Of course, accommodations
and all meals on board are included. At the end of this memorable ride we will stay at Miyako Hotel Los Angeles in the center of Little
Tokyo. On day 3, let’s discover Little Tokyo. We will have a guided tour at the Japanese American National Museum in the morning.
There are numerous Japanese restaurants in the area for lunch on your own. In the afternoon explore unique Asian shops you have never seen in Seattle!
We will share stories of the day during dinner. Day 4, we will visit The Huntington Library in the morning. Here you'll find one of the
most beautiful Japanese Gardens on the West Coast. In the afternoon we will go to The Getty Center to see European modern arts,
architectures, photographs and gardens. Day 5, we will motorcoach to San Diego - enjoy fantastic coast of views from our motorcoach. Stop
over at Old Town San Diego before we check into our hotel. Days 6 and 7, we may visit San Diego Zoo, Wild Animal Park, and SeaWorld.
The tour is not over yet! The last night of the trip, we will have a dinner cruise on San Diego Bay. Share your stories of the week with your fellow
participants and enjoy a wonderful dinner with entertainment. There will be a lot of walking on this tour, so wear comfortable shoes and dress for the
climate.
8 am(Tu)-7 pm(Tu)
Oct. 31-Nov. 7
Guided Tour: King St. Station, Seattle (Limit: 40)
$1,599 pp/do; $2,229 single (includes 7, breakfasts, 2 lunches, 4 dinners, accommodations, Amtrak fare, motorcoach, museums, attractions in San Diego, dinner cruise, and airfare)
*No refunds after September 1*
**Tour schedule subjects to change**
***Departure from King St. Station, Seattle***
303 S. Jackson Street
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 382-4125
Are you interested in Cherry Blossom in Washington DC and Civil War Tour? Please let Kaori Higashino know at khigashino@nikkeiconcerns.org or call (206) 726-6469.
NIKKEI HORIZONS 15TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION / HEALTH EXPO!
Mark your calendar on Friday, September 15th, 11 am-3:30 pm at Seattle Buddhist Church. Details will be informed!
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Click here for the complete Summer 2006 schedule.
Send registration and payment for all activities to: Nikkei Horizons, 700 6th Ave. S, Seattle, WA 98104.
E-mail Nikkei Horizons for more information.
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