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What’s Happening in Reiyukai America: August and September

On behalf of the Reiyukai America office, we hope everyone is staying well and healthy.

Following public health orders, the Reiyukai America office in Pasadena, CA, has been closed to the public since March. However, Reiyukai America has been staying active by shifting many of its activities and events to be organized virtually. Below are the announcements for August and September

GATHERINGS: Monthly Online Meeting

Sunday, August 16, 2020, 10:30am (Pacific time), live broadcasting via zoom.

Sunday, September 20, 2020, 10:30am (Pacific time), live broadcasting via zoom.

To get the zoom access code, please contact the Reiyukai America office at reiyukai@reiyukai-usa.org

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES: Reiyukai Creative Recycling Workshop

One on One sessions and Group sessions via zoom are held.

For more detail, please contact the Reiyukai America office at reiyukai@reiyukai-usa.org

CULTURAL ACTIVITIES: Japanese Language Workshop andYu Go Club via ZOOM

Wednesdays, 8/5, 8/12, 8/19, 8/26, 9/2, 9/9, 9/16, 9/23, 9/30 @ 6 – 10 p.m.

For more details, click on the links above.

Should you have any questions about the activities and events listed above, feel free to contact the Reiyukai America office at reiyukai@reiyukai-usa.org

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What’s Happening in Reiyukai America: July and August

On behalf of the Reiyukai America office, we hope everyone is staying well and healthy.

Following public health orders, the Reiyukai America office in Pasadena, CA, has been closed to the public since March. However, Reiyukai America has been staying active by shifting many of its activities and events to be organized virtually. Here is the announcements for July and August.

GATHERINGS: Monthly Online Meeting

Sunday, July 19, 2020, 10:30am (Pacific time), live broadcasting via zoom.

Sunday, August 16, 2020, 10:30am (Pacific time), live broadcasting via zoom.

To get the zoom access code, please contact the Reiyukai America office at reiyukai@reiyukai-usa.org

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES: Reiyukai Creative Recycling Workshop

One on One sessions and Group sessions via zoom are held.

For more detail, please contact the Reiyukai America office at reiyukai@reiyukai-usa.org

CULTURAL ACTIVITIES: Japanese Language Workshop andYu Go Club via ZOOM

Wednesdays, 7/1, 7/8, 7/15, 7/22, 7/29 @ 6 – 10 p.m.

For more details, click on the links above.

Should you have any questions about the activities and events listed above, feel free to contact the Reiyukai America office at reiyukai@reiyukai-usa.org

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Letter to My Parents Contest in Los Angeles!

Share Your Family Story in A Letter and Win $500!

Now Accepting Submissions for the 2020 Letter to My Parents Contest TM in Los Angeles

Do you have a story to share about your family as you were growing up in Los Angeles?

Write an essay in a letter format and enter to win in the second annual Letter to My Parents ContestTM organized by The Rotary Club of Historic Filipino Town and Reiyukai America!

Ten winners will be selected where each of them will receive $50 Gift Certificate. Among the ten, three contestants who presented the most share-worthy letter will receive $500.

Letter to My Parents ContestTM in Los Angeles isopen to residents of Los Angeles County ages 15 to 20 years who would like to express their experiences and feelings towards their parents or legal guardians. Participants are encouraged to submit work illustrating examples from personal family life; reflecting family relationships and interactions. Suggested topics include:

·  How have my parent’s experiences and influence affect or shape the person I am today?

·  What my parent(s) or guardian(s) means to me?

·  What are my thoughts about how we are as a family?

·  What would I like to do for my parent(s) or guardian(s)?

·  How I can improve relationships in my family?

Submit entries to www.LetterToMyParents.com (Click the Los Angeles Contest Icon) by Friday, March 13, 2020. Entries can be in any language used in the County of Los Angeles, but an English translation is required. Contestants 17 years old and under must submit a Parental/Guardian consent form. (The website will be updated shortly.)

Ten winners will be selected and will be invited to present their letters during the final presentation to judges, scheduled to be held on April 2, 2020. (Please note above schedule may change without prior notice)

For more information, contact Toshiro Obara at 626.356.8055, info@lettertomyparents.com.