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Due to technical difficulties, the Nikkei Concerns golf website is not functional! If you need information about the tournament on Monday, the 28th please go to www.nikkeiconcerns.org. For directions to the Mill Creek Country Club golf course (15550 Country Club Dr, Mill Creek WA 98012), visit www.millcreekcc.cc or call 425-743-5664.
Date: Monday, July 12, 2004
Time: 4-9 p.m.Please join us for the 24th Annual South China Dinner to benefit the Nikkei Concerns Generation of Caring Endowment Campaign. Our thanks to the Ko family for their continued support of Nikkei Concerns.
New location:
Newport Hills
5606 119th Ave SE, Suite A
Bellevue, WA 98006$12.00 per ticket, available at Seattle Keiro,Nikkei Manor and the South China Restaurant. For more information, please call (206) 323-7100.
Come visit the Nikkei Concerns booth at this annual Pan-Asian festival on Saturday, July 10th and Sunday, July 11th. For more information, please visit www.internationaldistrict.org. On Saturday, stop by Nikkei Manor's Open House, 700 6th Ave. S. for a tour.
Learn from experts how to easily
move to a smaller, lower-maintenence residence with minimal stress.
Saturday, September 18th, 10 a.m.—12 p.m.
In the Community Room at the Midori
Condominiums 1515 E. Yesler Way. Please RSVP at least two days prior
to the seminar at (206) 726-6516 or Midori@windermere.com.
Many of you know that Nikkei Concerns has launched a $10 million Generations of Caring Endowment Campaign . We are pleased to share with you that we have raised $3,036,257 toward our goal! Our most sincere appreciation goes to the many generous donors who have already invested in the endowment. Thank you!
If you have questions about Generations
of Caring Endowment Campaign, please contact Sara Oshikawa-Clay, Nikkei Concerns
new Major Gifts Officer, at 206-726-6522 or sarao@nikkeiconcers.org
or view Endowment information
on our website.
July 9th, 2-4 p.m. in the Seattle Keiro parking lot. Join residents, staff and volunteers of Seattle Keiro and Nikkei Manor, along with our neighbors at Midori Condominiums, for an afternoon of entertainment, food and games. For more infomation, please call (206) 323-7100.
Wish list for Seattle Keiro
Besides the comfortable and private apartment, residents will enjoy three daily meals, round-the-clock staffing, recreation/activity program, housekeeping and assistance with personal care. Contact Bill Colter at (206) 726-6467 or billc@nikkeiconcerns.org for more information.
Saturday, July 10th from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Stop by for a tour of Nikkei Manor before heading over to the International District Street Fair!
KIDcare
www.seattlekidcare.org
The children will celebrate “Tanabata,” (Star Festival) on July 7th. They will make special decorations and hang them on bamboo trees. Each decoration represents a wish and is hung on the tree with the hope that the wish will be granted.
KIDcare will attend the Keiro Festival on July 9th where they will dance and play games with the residents.
Point Defiance Park and Zoo -
Tour the park's spectacular theme gardens and check out the new Asian Forest
Sanctuary at the zoo! Lunch at Anthony's is included.
Thursday, July 22, 9:45 a.m.-5 p.m., $56
Workshops
Pharmacy Connections - Learn about the safe and effective use of medications,
how to communicate more effectively with your doctors, and how to save money
on prescriptions!
Wednesday, July 14, 10-11a.m. @ Midori Condos, FREE! (with annual membership;
$10 registration fee for non-members)
Balance and Agility Workshop - Practice simple movements (including some
fun samba dance steps!) to strengthen key muscle groups and improve agility
and balance.
Wed., July 28, Aug. 4 & 11, 1-2p.m. @ SBC gym, $30
New!
Summer Workshops and Classes for KIDS!
Kids Workshops
Zouri-bako: Princess Slipper Box (ages 8-16) - Wed., July 21, 1-3p.m. @
Midori Condos, $20
Fun with Origami (for ages 5-9) - Thur., Aug. 19, 10-11:30a.m. @ SBC, $15
Let's Make Sushi! (for ages 10-16) - Thur., Aug. 19, 1-2:30p.m. @ SBC, $15
Kids Classes
Japanese Calligraphy and Brush Painting (for ages 10-16) - Tue.& Thur.,
July 6-15, 1-2:30p.m. @ SBC, $25
Beginning Japanese Language I (for ages 8-11) - Tue. & Thur., July 6-29,
9:30-11a.m. @ SBC, $40
Beginning Japanese Language II (for ages 12-16) - Tue. & Thur., Aug.
3-26, 9:30-11a.m. @ SBC, $40
Beginning Hula Dance (for ages 10-16) - Tue. & Thur., Aug. 3-19, 11a.m.-12p.m.
@ SBC, $30
Remember! - Kids are exempt from quarterly registration fees.
Volunteers Needed! -
We're seeking tech savvy volunteers to offer their expertise to our seniors
in need of computer assistance at home. If you're a computer wiz, and have
a few hours a month to lend your expertise to a senior in need, please let
us know. We're building a referral list now.
For questions or to register for a class or activity, please contact Nikkei
Horizons at (206) 726-6469 or kirstenl@nikkeiconcerns.org.
Nikkei
Concerns is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization.
Seattle Keiro | Nikkei
Manor | Kokoro Kai
| Nikkei Horizons
| KIDcare
1601 East Yesler Way
Seattle, WA 98122
(206) 323-7100
www.nikkeiconcerns.org
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