I want to post a big 'thank you' to Erica and Grover Naito-Campbell and the Nickerson family for providing opportunities for our students to contribute to the rebuilding efforts in Japan.
Erica left this weekend with thousands of origami hearts created by RGS students, designed to lift the spirits of Japanese students!
And the Nickersons are hosting a wonderful event, the details of which are shared below:
Erica left this weekend with thousands of origami hearts created by RGS students, designed to lift the spirits of Japanese students!
And the Nickersons are hosting a wonderful event, the details of which are shared below:
Aid for Japanese Schools in Ishinomaki, Japan
Experience the exciting Japanese Takohachi Drummers
&
Listen as Sanae Ito shares pictures & stories from her recent trip back to her devastated hometown of Ishinomaki, Japan.
Join us for a very special fundraiser
to aid in the rebuilding of
Inshinomaki schools damaged or destroyed by the recent earthquake and tsunami
in Japan.
June 5, 2011
4-6 pm
The Nickersons, 11175 SW Riverwood Road
Portland, OR 97219
Learn Japanese origami folding, discover your Asian zodiac sign, make and eat sushi and bid on wonderful silent auction items!
Please let us know you’re coming by emailing: chsnickerson@aol.com
This event was organized because a friend of ours is from Ishinomaki and recently returned to care for her parents who were injured in the Earthquake. They are quite elderly and were without electricity, heat, water and telephone reception for five days in the second story of their home before someone rescued them.
When Sanae returned to Japan she was shocked by the condition of the schools. Fifty-six of the 61 schools in her city were either destroyed or heavily damaged. Sanae took many photos and will share them with us on June 5th.
We are not professional party planners but couldn’t sit back and hear Sanae’s stories without being moved to action.
At this point we have the wonderful entertainment mentioned above and silent auction items such as a signed Blazer Basketball, McCormick and Schmick’s gift certificate, custom-made jewelry, to name a few. We welcome any items for the auction and donations large or small for the Ishinomaki schools.
Most importantly, we want all of our neighbors to join us on June 5th for a fun event for the whole family.
The Takohachi Drum group will play their drums plus do dances from the Ishinomaki area. They promise a fun program and will be bringing educational materials for school age kids.
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