AGREATIMPA
V'SMENASIA

INTERNATIONALPACIFICAREA•--Chief Editor
ASD- BE Ranjith Dayarathna

Editor
IPAS Kayoko MaedaAdvisor
AP Joan Wong

1ST NEWSLETTER
AUG 2024••'.. • DITOR'S MESSAGE
It gives me great joy to bring you the first newsletter 2024-2025.
Communication is the first pillar of growth and success of a teamfollowed by celebration of small and big achievements a like. In theconstant grind of our movement lives, this bulletin aims to strengthen
our bond. It keeps us all updated regarding breakthrough results andideas that originated from the greatest of minds at YMI and to ensurethat we all have a united front for all future challenges.
This is not only a flatform to celebrate our success and acknowledge
our members of their great work but also a medium to understand theoverall performane of our YMI movement. I hope that this small effort
will not only help all of us gain a stranger perspective about our Asia
Pacific Area, but also inspire breakthrough ideas and gives us moreleadership of our AP Joan Wong's reasons" Make A Great Impact~ ­Be Bold Serve by Faith to celebrate together.
ASD-BE Ranjith DayarathnaPagel

AREA P SEIDENT 'S MESSAGErI
Dear all v's Men fellow,My warmest greetings from Hong Kong.

••• .,•"ZIt has been almost two months since I took office. Although it was not long ago, the work
was actually prepared a few months ago. This summer was very exciting. Other than I
attended the installation ceremony in some regions, the 1st Area Council Meeting was heldon August 8, 2024 and all Area Executive Officers participated in the 74th ChiangmaiInternational Convention. What makes me proud is that the number of delegates from theAsia Pacific Area this year is over 150 and every region had delegates.
My theme this year is "MAKE A GREAT IMPACT". As an international social service
organization, the V's Men's clubs mainly serve our partnership with YMCA and thecommunity. Our existence is to serve the community. With love and care, to serve those
who are truly in need in society by faith. In order to encourage the clubs to actively serve
society and increase the exposure of the Area, the Asia Pacific Area will launch a ShortVideo Contest. We hope that all regions will actively participate in and submit the entries.
Due to the decline in the number of club members, the Asia Pacific Area lost one seat in
the International Council this year. Fortunately, due to the changes of international
constitution, we can regain the seat we lost. In view of this, we need to increase thenumber of members in order to maintain two seats always.
All Area Service Directors were appointed in the 1st Area Council Meeting. They will be
introduced in this newsletter. To maintain the Area well function and facilitate any
decision-makings, the regular AEO meetings are important. I hope you all can support theArea and let's work together to promote V's Dom . Here, may God bless you all richly.
Yours Y'sly
Joan Wong
Area President•,Page 2••THE 1ST
AREA COUNCILMEETING 2024/25•

Area President Installation

Regional Directors & Representatives

The 1st Area Council Meeting 2024/25 and Area President
Installation was held on August 8, 2024 in Empress
Premier Hotel, Chiangmai with the presence of Chief
Guest, International President A. Shanavaskhan. Ym
Ronald Yam, Vice President of World YMCA offered agreeting to the meeting. More guests, PIP Bashir V.S,
International council members & India & Southeast Asia
delegates came to cheer the meeting.

Area Executive Officers

Area Service Directors & Regional Director Elect

Ym Ronald Yam, Vice-President of World YMCA & group picture of Area Council Members

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YMI FESTIVAL
AUGUST BTO 11, 2024

NO OF DELEGATES FROM ASIA PACIFIC AREA
AUSTRALIA 2., •JAPAN EAST 28~
JAPAN WEST 29;
PHILIPPINES 6
SOUTHEAST ASIA 52
SRI LANKA 2
TAIWAN 38
TOTAL NO: 151

SongFest Choir sang two songs: "I would be True" & V's Men's Tribute

Dragon Dance by Southeast Asia delegates (left)
Aboriginal tribes dance by Taiwan Region delegatesLine Dance by V's Men's Club of Chiangmai

Dragon Dance byJapan East Region~2Rill!
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.. :'YMI FESTIVAL (CON'T .. )AUGUST BTO 11, 2024••'.

Area Session in the 74th International Convention in Chiangmai
An Area Session was arranged for meeting with all Asia Pacific Area Delegates. In the session,IPAP Keiko Tonegawa showed a high appreciation to all Area Council Members 2023/24. Thankyou so much to IPAP Keiko Tonegawa for her dedication to Asia Pacific Area. A warm andheartfelt thanks to her.

Presentation ofCommunity ServiceAward 2022/23
The honor for the independent category
goes to V's Men's Club of RAHA
Philippines for their inspiring 10-yearendeavor commitment to dental healthand hygiene has illuminated the lives ofover 100 underprivileged residents inManila.

Page 5•YMI FESTIVAL (CON'T .. )AUGUST BTO 11, 2024
Northern Thai Lanna & Traditional Central
Dress by YMC Chiangmai delegates.

•Tradition Dress FashDelegates from Asia
trad itional costu mes
Catwalk on the stage.

Pacific Area wore
and performed aBarong Tagalog by Philippines Region

Taiwanese Popular Dress by Taiwan Region Delegates
rraditional dF "ressTradi" ash lo n Show

FastYukata Dress by IPAP Keiko Tonegawa and Japan West & Japan East Region Delegates., ,.
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YMI FESTIVAL (CON'T .. )AUGUST BTO 11, 2024
Kayah & Burma by
Myanmar Delegates

Native Aboriginal Dress (Australia)
by PIP Jennifer Jones

Sri Lanka Sarong (Bathick) by
IPRD Ranjith Dayarathnar--__-.

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TraditiashiTrahf ~onal dress

Ion Show

F-I-~

Cheongsam, Baju, Salwar Kameez, Baju Kurung Kedah Batik by Malaysia delegates andLong Sleeve Silk Batik by PAP Edward Ong from Singapore.......
Traditional dresFashion Sho':

Tra diti
Fas hiCheongsam & Chinese Traditional New Year Dress by AP Joan Wong & delegates fromHong Kong Distirct

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•A SHARING ON
CPE TRAINING
I:PE IN STIfTiUTE

It was such a great experience for me to join both theCPE Institute training on 6-8 August and the V's Men
74th I nternational Convention (lC) and YM I Festival on
8-11 August in Chiang Mai! The CPE Institute training
was a comprehensive and systematic training forparticipants to have a better understanding of thehistory and various programmes and initiatives of theYMI, and is good for club presidents and officers tolearn and understand more about these. We did not
only listen to the presentations of various speakers
sharing their knowledge and invaluable experience, butalso had the chance to meet and exchange ideas withfellow V's Men from different countries and regions,and share how different V's Men Clubs take forwardtheir projects and face the challenges and difficulties.
After the CPE Institute training, we moved on to the ICand YMI Festival which was eye opening, inspiring andfull of fun! With over 500 participants from allover theworld and a well-designed programme with inspiring
speeches, ceremonies, cultural performances, games
and excursions, the IC and YMI Festival truly
showcased YMI's tradition and value in service,fellowship and culture on the international level,
allowing everyone of us to get first hand information ofthe vision, mission and programmes of YMI, experience
the cultural diversity represented by the numerous V's
Men's clubs, and enjoy the culture and scenery ofChiang Mai with new and old friends at the excursions!
It was really an unforgettable experience for me and I
highly recommend all V's Men to join the IC and YMI
Festival in future!
Eric Liu
Club President (2024-25)
V's Men's Club of Hong Kong.. Page 8

NEW CLUB CHARTER
IN BANGKOK ON
JULY 31, 2024

A new club was chartered on JuLy 31, 2024 in Bangkok with the presence of IPIP ULrik
Lauridsen as Chief Guest and Denmark Region DeLegates. CongratuLation to Y Service CLubof Bangkok Metropolitan and Charter President PRD Taweechai Termkunanon.

IBC SIGNING CEREMONYON AUGUST 10. 2024 AT
CHIANGMAI EMPRESSCONVENTION CENTRE
Y·"M.n·~Cl ub orN l10bl

YMC IsLand East, Hong Kong &YMC Nairobi, Kenya

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r. Metn', Club 01 Island E;!ISIYMC Chiangmai, ThaiLand & YMC New Territories West, Hong Kong

Page 9CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL AWARDEES 2023/2024
The Awardees of Elmer Crown Award
Japan East - District: Fujisan - HIROSHI ENOMOTOJapan West - District: Rokkobu - HIROSHI IDE
Southeast Asia - District: Hong Kong - SELINA CHAN
Taiwan - District: Center - YUAN-HENG WANG

The Awardees of Booster Award
Booster Clubs:
Y's Men's CLub of Kyoto-PaLace (Japan West - Kyoto)
Y's Men's CLub of Kyoto AbLe (Japan West - Kyoto)
Y's Men's CLub of Kyoto GLobaL (Japan West - Kyoto)
Y's Men's CLub of Tsaotun (Taiwan - Center)
Y's Men's CLub of Taichung Ever FLow (Taiwan - Center)

Booster Members:
KOMATSU Nakafumi (Y's Men's Club of Atsugi - Japan East)
SATO Shigeyoshi (Y's Men's Club of Kofu 21- Japan East)•HAMATUKA Yushi (Y's Men's Club of Morioka - Japan East)•MISAKI Susumu (Y's Men's Club of Kobe - Japan West)
OGINO Takashi (Y's Men's Club of Kyoto Able - Japan West)YAMANE Hirotake (Y's Men's Club of Kyoto Able - Japan West)YAGI Yusuke (Y's Men's Club of Kyoto Capital- Japan West)TERAKUBO Yoshio (Y's Men's Club of Kyoto Global- Japan West)NISHIMURA Kazuma (Y's Men's Club of Kyoto Rakuchu - Japan West)SAWADA Nagatoshi (Y's Men's Club of Kyoto West - Japan West)HORI Yasuyuki (Y's Men's Club of Kyoto-Palace - Japan West)OHMORI Natsuhiko (Y's Men's Club of Kyoto-Palace - Japan West)OHNO Virginia (Y's Men's Club of Kyoto-Palace - Japan West)
YASUDA Kurito (Y's Men's Club of Kyoto-Palace - Japan West)
ARAYAMA Kenji (Y's Men's Club of Kyoto-Tops - Japan West)OOTA Tadahiro (Y's Men's Club of Okayama - Japan West)SYOUNO Takashi (Y's Men's Club of Okayama - Japan West)
KAKEYA Taro (Y's Men's Club of Osaka-Ibaraki - Japan West)
VEDAN MARIA SOCORRO (Y's Men's Club of RAHA Philippines - Philippines)CHAN Selina (Y's Men's Club of Kowloon-Peninsula - Southeast Asia)
RANABHAT Krishna (Y's Men's Club of Pokhara, Nepal- Southeast Asia)
CHEN Hung-Yeh (Y's Men's Club of Taichung - Taiwan)
CHANG Hsiao-Li (Y's Men's Club of Taichung Ever Flow - Taiwan)•Page 10

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL AWARDEES 2023/2024(CON'T)'.

HUANG Tzu-Chieh (Y's Men's CLub of Taichung Ever FLow - Taiwan)
CHOU Po-Yu (Y's Men's CLub of Taichung Ever Nice - Taiwan)
LI Kuo-Chan (Y's Men's CLub of Taichung Ever Nice - Taiwan)
HSIEH Mei-Chu (Y's Women's CLub of Taichung EverGrace - Taiwan)
YANG Wen-Hsi (Y's Women's CLub of Taichung EverGrace - Taiwan)
HUANG Chien-Hsun (Y's Men's CLub of Taichung EverLife - Taiwan)
LIANG Yen-Yu (Y's Men's CLub of Taichung EverLife - Taiwan)
HUANG Hsien-Hsi (Y's Men's CLub of Taichung Everspring - Taiwan)
CHIH Tung-Tse (Y's Men's CLub of Taichung Great Vision - Taiwan)
KUO Lung-Cheng (Y's Men's CLub of Taichung Great Vision - Taiwan)
LAN Sheng-Hsi (Y's Men's CLub of Taipei A-List - Taiwan)
HUANG Rui-Yu (Y's Men's CLub of Taipei New Century - Taiwan)
CHEN Yu-Chun (Y's Men's CLub of Taipei-ALpha - Taiwan)
LlU Hsiu-Ling (Y's Men's CLub of Taipei-ALpha - Taiwan)
HSIEH Hui-Ping (Y's Men's CLub of Taoyuan - Taiwan)
HSIAO Chi-Fang (Y's Men's CLub of Tsaotun - Taiwan)
KAO Yuan-Wen (Y's Men's CLub of Tsaotun - Taiwan)
SU Ta-Jung (Y's Men's CLub of Tsaotun - Taiwan)
SUNG Hui-Fang (Y's Men's CLub of Tsaotun - Taiwan)
TAI-YU Tai-Yu (Y's Men's CLub of Tsaotun - Taiwan)
WANG Kuo-Chi (Y's Men's CLub of Tsaotun - Taiwan)
YANG Ming-Hua (Y's Men's CLub of Tsaotun - Taiwan)
YU Jui-Feng (Y's Men's CLub of Tsaotun - Taiwan)

BoosterAwards2023/24
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LIST OF AREA TEAM 2024·2025
Area Executive Officer
Area e• (AP)iJoan Wong

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TadashiTanouetanoue@bronze,ocn,ne,jp

Keiko Tonegawa

tonegawa@js2, so-net,ne,jp

Area Secretary (AS)Mark Eugene Tanasiasecretary,ysmen@gma il,com

Area Treasure (AT)James Kong

Area President Elect (APE),,~ Past Area e, ~,iu~ ,, ' (IPAP)'b"=b''b' ,=r,com"b'Area Office
I rom

Rose Yunroseyun@(LTOD)

Hiroyuki Tanaka

MLA40601@nifty,com

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Mon ina Umali r I "b'"'"

Extension Membership Conservation (EMC)

Rachan Maneekanrachan@ymcachiangmai .org

Sam Nakai

yizll

Office Coorui"d'v,..

leadership Training & Organization Deve lopment

u,v," ,ci Club (IBC)''''~"'&"rom" '=b'-,.

Community Service (CS)Kevin Su>,twGreen n.," ... ' ~' & Environment

Colin .g" , U'~~u ,i , ,,,,,Ig, "u,~ , net , auPublic Relation (PR)John Sky Ch iang

johnl72 :1lalom.iI.com

Bullet in Editor (BE)Ranjith Dayarat hna

flocareserv@gmail,com

Web Master (WEB)

Impnh I navarajah,=PR & Media" .. ~" ,gUV"g,'VIS' g"

I-=b'il,com,~

Time of Fast (TOF)

ctbqr809@yahnn ro,jp-,

nl~.g"u~ , J."v,g",lip Fund (ASF)

Tadakuni Tajiritajiri 92@yal

Building Fellowship (BF) - Promotion & Philatelist

Yasuharu Hinachi

yhina chi2018 @gmail .com

TBCTBC

Endowment Fund (EF)

Mitsuko Morita

mor-inc@siren .ocn.ne.jp

Roll Back Malaria (RBM)

Frank Tsa ifrank.1

Y's . M~" , iv" (YES)"g",i,,,

i-Go

Chula rat Phongtudsirku lch ula rat @ymcachiangmai.o rg

Dino Badilladinobadilla @gmail,com," .; Fellowship (BF) Travel COOl u" ,g,U',,,,,g. jo

I ..ro rom tw,Iv.g __ ,~ , • ""'"""~I ,uu'''/ V's ... ~,,~,,~

Youth Involvement & Activities (YIA)
Youth Representative (AYR)

Kazaman'""Yd"

YMCA Liaison (YL)

Christina Miranda·lastima

mcmlastima@gmail .com

Youth Representative Mentor (YM)

John Sky Chiang

johnl721@gmail,com

Y's , .,~,, ~ ,,~Anna Lee, nrg

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LIST OF AREA TEAM 2024·2025 (CON'T. .. ) ,,:~t. ~:a... ..
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Membership Service Support
Supplies (SUP)

Kevi n Su

kevin@shinfo.tw

Historian (HIST)

Rose Vunrosey un@hotma il.com

Christian Emphasis (CE)

Naoya Kawakami

naoya2naoya@gma il .comArea Development Committee

David Lua

davidluast06@gmail.com

Finance Committee

Hiro Tanaka

MLA40601@nifty.com

Environmenta l Policy Committee

Colin Lambie

Colin@lambie.net.au

Natural Disaster Emergency Relief Fund Committee

Vaz Okanoyazokano@gmail,com

Area Youth Developmen t Committee

Dino Badilladinobadilla @gmail,com

Area Constitution Review Committee

Jennifer Jones

jenniferysll@gmail.com

Area Convention Committee

David Lua

davidluast06@gmail.com

Short Video Contest Organizing Committee

Deepak Bhandari

deepak02004@gmai l.com

Australia Region

Sebastian Mathew

sebastia n_mathew1976@yahoo.com

Japan East Region

Kohei Yamada

kyam ada246@gmail.com

Japan West Region

Tsuyoshi Uniya

t_uniya@yahoo.co.jp

Philippines Region

Jericho Galita

jgalita888@gmail.com

Southeast Asia Region

Helena Cheahaileen143angel@gmail.com

Sri Lanka Region

Prasantha De Si lva

laksha2020@yahoo.com

Taiwan Region

Pai-Hsun M ike Su

ymtwnreg@ms33.hinet.net

Committee Chairman

Regional Directorl "'s Men Internationallye 2024 PROMOTIONInternational Youth Convocation will be held in
Dubai ! There are opportunities to learn a Newthings such a global issues and solutions, makenew friends around the world. Let us encourage
young people to make the world better!
I hope to see you in Dubai!

s - 10 November lOlA

buba1.

For details, please visit the website:
https://www.ysmen.org/iyc2024/

United Arab Emirates
100 USI)

Aesl-~I"...-Allinclud.cl Accommodation., Meals,

Natsuki Kazama
ASD-AYR 2023-25

Excur. fon. lYe Program~ and actlufti••
S_ y o u In Dubafl

Register now!

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AC 2025

PROMOTION

Promotion... ..•(•'~~.' .
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~"~ 1AlWSt 2025(FrI.)-3AlDJSl(Sln)•
Theme:For <Bater Joy
Veme:KlIl1amoto castle Hal, N'lkko Hotel Klillamoto·et'~'This will be the first time for an International convenllon like this to be held InKumamoto, Kyushu.
We sincerely welcome the many participants from Japan East and West Regions aswell as from countries In the Asia Pacific Area, with the hospHality that only
Kumamoto can offer.

Program Overview:
The three days' Area Convention program Includes Opening Ceremonies.
Installation of the Asia Pacific Area President. Keynote Speech. Excursions,Culture Night. Worship Service. Reports. Closing Ceremonies. and two Banquets.

Registration Fee: JPV 45,000 No early birdReglstralion fee Includes a US$1 0 (Green Levy)*This was approved by the ACM on December 5. 2020

Convention website (conference WonnatIon. registration. hotel WOIII13IIonl Is ~ prepwa\Ion.

Contact:
Kayoko Maeda(General Secretary of the Host Convention Commijtee)
ctbQr809@yahoo.co.jp

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