December 2024 Volume 74 Issue 11 By Dale Watanabe Facebook Hoping everyone is looking forward to a great holiday. The Thanksgiving Eve event was a great success, and we’ve had several new events this first weekend in December. The Holiday Marketplace put on by the Small Business Program of the
December 2024 Volume 74 Issue 11 By Jay Deguchi Facebook Happy holidays! The annual Thanksgiving Eve event at Terry’s kitchen was a huge success. We had a record turnout and raised roughly $12,000. It was great to see so many familiar faces, and so many new and young ones as
December 2024 Volume 74 Issue 11 Facebook CALENDAR*NVC – Executive Council Meeting First Tuesday of the Month 6:00pm – 7:00pm *NVC Foundation – Board Meeting TBD NOTE: NVC Memorial Hall is fully open, but for the safety of our volunteers and those who use the
December 2024 Volume 74 Issue 11 Facebook BIJAC Mochi Tsuki Saturday, January 11, 2025, 11am – 4pm Woodward Middle School, 9125 Sportsman Club Rd NE, Bainbridge Island For more than 30 years, the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community Mochi Tsuki celebration has been an important traditional event to bring good
December 2024 Volume 74 Issue 11 Facebook NVC has joined "Cup of Joe for a Joe", a Green Beans Coffee program that allows you to thank a member of the armed forces for their service with a hot, fresh cup of Green Beans Coffee and a personal message at over
December 2024 Volume 74 Issue 11 Facebook Obituary: Toshiko Akagi Okamoto August 16, 1923 - October 27, 2024 Toshiko passed away peacefully at Nikkei Manor in Seattle, WA, at age 101. She was predeceased by Tosh, her beloved husband of 68 years, her parents Sadako and Tokio Akagi, and sisters
December 2024 Volume 74 Issue 11 By Brianna Ishihara, Chair, Scholarship Committee Facebook The NVC and NVC Foundation Scholarship Program will award up to four (4) $3,000 higher education scholarships and one (1) $2,000 scholarship in May 2025. Student’s may apply to multiple scholarships, however, only one scholarship will be
December 2024 Volume 74 Issue 11 Facebook NVC/WAC SCHOLARSHIP FUND In Memory of Kathy “Kay” Matsuura Rich, Karen and Patti Shimizu In Memory of Toshiko Okamoto Dean and Sue Nakagawa OKAGESAMA DE SCHOLARSHIP FUND In Memory of Toshiko Okamoto Dean and Sue Nakagawa
December 2024 Volume 74 Issue 11 Facebook NVC DONATIONSGeneral DonationKunitaka OkinakaIn Appreciation of the Nisei Lunch ProgramMary KozuIn Appreciation of NVC NewsletterGoya Fujii (Gloria)In Memory of Roy KiritaEstate of Roy KiritaIn Memory of Hidy Hideko MatsuiAlice HayashidaAustin MatsuiChiyo NakanishiEllen NakanishiIn Memory of Mae OhashiMas and Frances TamekuniMargaret TeramotoIn Memory of
December 2024 Volume 74 Issue 11 Facebook NVC FOUNDATION LEGACY ENDOWMENT FUND DONATIONSAkiko FusekiKazuko YanoRoland Yoshida