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沖縄県人会会員の皆様へ      * Information in English can be found after Japanese. 

はいさい！遅くなりましたが、新年明けましておめでとうございます。

 ２０１６年は、第６回世界ウチナーンチュ大会が行われ、本県人会からも総勢 １５０名が参加いたしました。また、２６年以上もワシントン州沖縄県人会会長として県人会をリードしてきた佐久間氏が退任された年でもありました。佐久間前会長の貢献に心より感謝の気持ちでいっぱいです。

さて、今年、２０１７年もすでに２月に入りました。来月３月１１日（土）には毎年恒例の新年会が予定されております。ベイクセールも当日はやりますので、Bakeされたものをドーネーション（寄付）として会場に持って頂ければ幸いです。

 また、佐久間前会長の退任に伴う、新会長選出選挙も３月から４月にかけて予定されております。選挙につきましては詳細は後日正式なメールにてお伝えいたします。

 新年会につきましての情報は以下の通りです。

 沖縄県人会新年会

Date:  Saturday, March 11th, 2017 
Time:  11am – 3pm  (doors open at 10:30am)
Location: Seattle Buddhist Church (1427 S Main St, Seattle, WA 98144)

 ·  弁当（２５ドル）：メインの弁当と別ボックスで刺身がつきます。

·  当日弁当を余分に準備しておりませんので、ご希望の方は事前に必ず注文してください。弁当を購入されない方は、ご自身でお弁当を用意されますようお願いいたします。

·  弁当の注文は下記の方に：

Area Representatives:
Oak Harbor:                 Sonoko Rhodes
Seattle/ South King:    Terumi Kastner
Tacoma:                       Kiyoko McCammon,  Mitsuko Price
Olympia:                      Taeko Skrivarck, Kazuko White
Peninsula:                   Shoko Fritchman,  Yuka Canny
Snohomish:                 Mia Slattum
Lakewood:                   Yoshiko Killian
Bellevue/Eastside:      Toyoko Nipper , Barbara Taira

当日何か演技などをやりたいとご希望の方は、Mia Slattum まで連絡下さい。

ご質問等があれば遠慮なくご連絡ください。

 上原 

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Dear Okinawa Kenjin Club Members!

 A Happy New Year! I hope your 2017 has been going well for all of you!

We had many events in 2016, including The Worldwise Uchinanchu Festival in Okinawa, where we had about 150 members from WA attended.  Also our beloved former President Sakuma has retired from his duty.  His 26 plus years services to our organization lead us to become the one of the most attractive Japanese community groups in WA.  I would like to thank Mr. Sakuma for his dedication and the time he served as the President of our group. 

Now, we are in 2017!  We have our annual New Year’s Party coming up on Saturday, March 11th, 2017.  We do have Bake Sales so please bring your favorite baking items for donations to sell at the party!  

Also we are planning to have our election for the new president position in March and April.  We will send out the details information later on. 

 Here is the information on the New Years Party!

 Okinawa Kenjin Club Annual New Year’s Party
Date:  Saturday, March 11th, 2017 
Time:  11am – 3pm  (doors open at 10:30am)
Location: Seattle Buddhist Church (1427 S Main St, Seattle, WA 98144)

·  Lunch Box (Bento) – $25 ：Comes with the main lunch box with side sashimi box

·  We do not have extra lunch boxes on the day of the party so PLEASE make sure to order your Bento boxes prior to the party.  Otherwise, please bring your own lunch to the party! 

·  Please order your Bento to your area representatives below：

Area Representatives:
Oak Harbor:                 Sonoko Rhodes
Seattle/ South King:    Terumi Kastner
Tacoma:                       Kiyoko McCammon,  Mitsuko Price
Olympia:                      Taeko Skrivarck, Kazuko White
Peninsula:                   Shoko Fritchman,  Yuka Canny
Snohomish:                 Mia Slattum
Lakewood:                   Yoshiko Killian
Bellevue/Eastside:      Toyoko Nipper , Barbara Taira

•  If you would like to perform at the new years party, please contact Mia Slattum.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

 Sincerely,
Tomo Uehara

Attention Board members, officers and area representatives.

Please make an effort to attend this Saturday’s Board meeting.

Important items to discuss for the new year going forward.

Date: January 28th 2017 (Saturday)
Time: 2 PM
Place: JCCCW bldg. 1414 S Weller St. Seattle

T-shirts for the Uchinanchu parade of nations will be sold during our meeting on 10/2/2016.  The price is $15.00 for all sizes.

Thanks to Noriko for the awesome design incorporating our Seahawks colors!!!

Important meeting for those members attending the 6th World Uchinanchu Festival.  If you have any questions, please contact Tomo Uehara or your area reps from contact page.

沖縄県人会会員の皆様へ、

ウチナーンチュ大会に向けてのミーティングの場所と時間を決定いたしました。以下の通りです。当日はパッケージ（Name Tagなど）やT-shirtの配布をいたします。Tシャツの値段については後日ご連絡いたします。ご了承ください。

日時：１０月２日（日）午後２時〜午後４時
場所：かわべハウス (221 18th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98144）

皆さんにお会いできるのを楽しみにしております。

上原

Dear Okinawa Kenjin Club Members,

Please see below for our meeting time and location information. We will provide the package (name tags etc..) and T-shirt during the meeting. I will get back to you how much a T-shirt is in the next a day or two.

Date: Sunday, October 2nd, 2016 2PM ~ 4PM
Location: Kawabe House (221 18th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98144)

Look forward to seeing you and please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Thank you!

Sincerely,
Tomo Uehara

The 2nd Annual Kenjinkai Day will be held at the JCCCW.  Come learn about what makes the different prefectures and prefectural groups so special!   Find the event page on Facebook!  Be sure to invite your friends and check back for more details.

If you want to lend a helping hand, we could use a couple volunteers! Email Theo and let him know what hours you can commit to! Theob@jcccw.org  

沖縄県人会会員の皆様へ

はいさい！ちゅーがなびら。
ここ数日間天気も良く、素敵な秋日和で皆さんどうお過ごしでしょうか。

さて、今度の週末、９月１８日（日）にタコマのAsian Pacific Cultural Center (4851 S Tacoma Way, Tacoma WA)にて、我らの誇る太鼓グループが「琉球ナイト」のイベントを開催いたします。沖縄からのインストラクターも来ておりまして、本格的なウチナーパフォーマンスを観れるいい機会です！ポットラックスタイですので、一品持ってきていただければ嬉しいですね！

入場料などの詳細はポスターを添付しておりますので、どうご御確認ください。

日時：９月１８日（日）開場ー午後４時　開演ー午後５時スタート
場所：Asian Pacific Cultural Center (4852 S Tacoma Way, Tacoma WA)

ご家族、お友達を誘ってぜひ来てください！沖縄県人を皆さんで盛り上げていきましょう！

上原
ワシントン州沖縄県人会会長

Dear Okinawa Kenjin Club Members,

Haisai!
Hope you are enjoying this amazing weather!

I would like to announce that there is “Ryukyu Night” event hosted by Okinawa Taiko Group this coming Sunday, September 18th, starting at 5pm at Asian Pacific Cultural Center (4851 S Tacoma Way, Tacoma WA).

Some instructors are visiting from Okinawa and this will be a great show that you DO NOT want to miss!! We are so proud of the taiko group’s dedication to introduce Okinawan culture and tradition to not only OKK members but our communities in Greater Seattle area! Let’s show our support to them!

I enclosed English flyer with this email for more details. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Sincerely,
Tomo Uehara
President of OKK of WA