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Money Making Moves!

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Table of Contents
1) Making Money
1) HC Visitor
2) Japan Festival
3) JSCC Recognition
3) Commission at Work4) 2010 Ambassadors

Santa-Cali-Gon gave the JSCC a chance to earn some sorely needed money
for the 2010 Student Exchange Program. Alan Davison set up the parking
lot with a cozy trailer and awning for both shade and protection from therain that fell. Shifts of JSCC friends and Commission members hailed cars
Words to the Wiseand pointed them into parking slots, charging $5.00 for a few hours ofArigato Gozaimasu = isparking luxury while visitors enjoyed festival activities.
a greater and more poBusiness was brisk with the Commission earning over $4,00 in revenue lite thank you than justfrom guests. With the renovation to the Courthouse complete, the Square arigato. Pronunciation
took on a new ambiance that promoted visitor enjoyment and traffic bene- is: Ari-gat-o Go-zi-mas
Don’t forget to give afiting the JSCC coffers. Thanks to all those who made this possible
little bow of the head.

Honorable Visitor

In the Movies &On Facebook

Carolyn and Lysle Weeks hosted priorHigashimuraAlumni students, JSCC Commissioners and friends
yama liaison toput
together a commercial to promote the Santa-Calithe mayor, NakaGon parking lot One weekend the inspired groupgowa-san.
Forgathered costumes, arranged a script, filmed the acthirty
yearstion and edited it. The production was posted on YouNakagowa-san
Tube and then on the Alumni Facebook and the JSCC
worked for theFriends Facebook. It was an automatic hit!
city of HigashiYou can join the JSCC Facebook by gong tomurayama and dedicated his career tothe relationship between other countries. jsccfriends@yahoo.com. All interested folks are welHe was very thankful for the volunteers come, young and old, with the more the merrier.
helping to raise money when he visited When you join the group site you can also up-load
photos to share with others of events . It is a great
the parking lot at the festival.
While in Independence, Nokagowa- communication tool! So join it! ;)san enjoyed bike riding and shopping in
the craft tents. He enjoyed visiting with
Many hard-working JSCC friends gathered to spend
old friends at household get together.
valuable time with him while here Retired from his.
city job, Nokagowa-san enjoyed his time as a vacationin America. He went to other locations in the UnitedStates but loved his home away from home of Independence.
Nokagowa-san, relaxed and happy to greet everyone on his visited was also reminded of his manyother trips to America

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Page TwoJapan Festival Great Success For Glendale Sister School and Fund Raising Event!
Even with the hardships in the metropolitan
area. the annual Kansas City JAPAN FESTIVAL wasas good as always with the third floor of the Johnson County Community College Administrativebuilding devoted to modern Japanese culture,
Anime and Manga sales. The second floor focusedon traditional Japanese culture and bazaar sales,
and the first floor was dedicated to performances,
lectures, martial arts, workshops, demos, a culturalvillage and foods.
The Glendale School Japan Club performed withChair Jeannae Segura-Brown leading them in a fantastic show of song and dance.
Other performances included the K-State Yosakoi
Dance Group, Denver Taiko Drummers, and the“Candy Lady”, Miyuki Sugimori, a favorite of theday.
Lana White and Rosie Smith led the way in thesales department with Debbie Lovewell and Sandy
Peoples helping and learning all about women’sclothing.
Kimono’s, yukata’s, michiyuki’s, andhaori’s were all for sale thanks to our sister city’s
loving donation in 2008.
Rosie’s granddaughter Haley Lemberger helped
all day adding to the fun. Special donations from
Higashimurayama friends included two kimono’s
from artist Namae Ito and professional photographs
donated by Sandy Peoples that together netted$300. Special thanks go to Bill and Joanne Shawfor their donation of 26 unusual items.
As usual, the four women toted boxes andboxes of items to the 2nd floor only to return homewith four boxes of items left over for Cherry Blos-

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Committee Plans for the Future
President for 2009-2011, Jeannae Segura-Brown, has been busy interviewing city workers,
prior commission presidents and commission members in determining how best to meet the Commission’s ”Mission”. To better fulfill it’s purpose, members will be appointed to new committees
designed to improve organizational effectiveness. These are Legacy, Communications, Program,Student/Escort, Cherry Blossom and Fund Raising
Planning by the Committees will include an October Clean-Up Day at the garden, AnniversaryParty in January and Cherry Blossom Festival April 11th,
2010. Host families and a schedule of activities for our guest
students from Japan will need to be planned. Also the JSCC
needs to preserve it’s rich history and legacy
If you would like to participate in any of the activities lookat the web site for information or join the commission at thepublic meeting every third Tuesday on the first floor meeting Jeannae and PastChair JeannaePresident Joe Gallroomof City Hall at 7 pm.
Segura-NEWS AND NOTES

Buck Buchanan Honored

Buck Buchanan, Japanese Garden Horticulturist who has assisted the Committee in revitalizing ourJapanese Garden at City Hall, was honored on Sept.
16th by the Kessler Society and the KCMO Parks andRecreation Dept. for the design and installation of the“Tiger Stroll Gardens” at 6616 Ward Parkway with
the Kansas City Beautiful ”Gorgeous” Award.

Public Relations Events
October 3rd,Lana White spoke at the Council of Jewish Women atthe Jewish Community Center. I appreciation of her presentation, the group donated $50 to the Committee.
Lana White and Connie Mc Quain also hosted a table atthe annual Ethnic Festival in Mc Coy Park. That day.
October 23rd
The Consul General visited the Kansas City area thatday, hosting visitors at the Hampton Inn on the Plaza. The Committee has approached the Consul General’s office about underwriting the Cherry Blossom Festival. We hope for good news.
November 5th: EJC CAC Dinner and Showcase\November 19th: 6:30 am, Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast
January 2010: Annual Sister City Anniversary Celebration

Alumni Recognition•Susan Peoples, Staff Writer for William Jewell
Hilltop Monitor with first article on the Plaza ArtFair.
• Aaron Duff, Northern KC High School teacher with
top notch English courses as his specialty.
Outside the USA:
• Mallory Flippin is scheduled to teach school inJapan in 2010 but not Higashimurayama.
• Adam Lovewell is returning from Iraq. ;)• Martin Sturgeon is in Tokyo Japan• Nick Stompoly is a teacher in Seville Spain• Bond Benton is in Gunstramsdorf Austria
October 24th & 25th
Let the word out that there is a new anime convention in town! Located at The Park Place Hotel, 1601
N. Universal Ave. KC MO. There is a web site andFacebook Group site with more information. Friendsof the JSCC Matt Weston and Jared Presley.

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Page Four2010 Student Ambassadors Chosen
Emily Collins, Student Alumni and 2010 Escort isn’t only about learning how to be polite in a differhas met with the selected students for the summer ent culture but also about how to work together as
exchange program and is confident that they will a group.
Preparing to present a program for their Sister
use the vouchers that the JSCC is holding from theprior year. Students had a good experience at the City, understanding Japanese culture and customs,
JAPAN Festival, being together in public, at events, eating foods they were not sure they would like andeating Japanese food and bonding with each other. listening to Emily as their escort were a challenge
Students come to the JSCC with a desire to see for students who did not know one another prior toJapan for themselves, learn more about their culture beige selected for the Exchange. One thing they canand meet Japanese teenagers. But, they really have be sure of is that they will have a wonderful time inno clue as to what it’s like to be in the ‘lime-light’ Higashimurayama, make good friends in Japan andhome
when they visit return
manyschools, city of- w i t hfices and attend w o n d e r f u llarge
gather- memories. It isings . The time well worth allthat they spend their of theirtogether
i n preparation andAmerica prepar- effort now.
ing for the trip

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