Members
of the Reedley Jr. YBA and parents volunteered their time to work at
the Poverello House during lunch on May 2nd. The Poverello House
serves from 200 - 500 meals each day/each meal to many individuals and
families in need. Their jobs included serving meals, cleaning tables,
directing people to tables, serving drinks, washing dishes, and handing
out bag dinners.
Example of Dana
Thank
you to Jenna, Will, Alex, and Kelsey for their help and "Dana". They
kindly accepted the job of painting the handrails for the new ramp and
other rails at church in need of a new coat of paint. Don't worry
Will... the paint will come off your hands... eventually!
Pictures of the 2010 CCBWL Conference have been posted under the 2010 Pictures. Click here to view!
Thank you to all the church members who fixed, cleaned, and set up for
the conference and the Dharma School students and parents for their
work on Beautification Day. Everything looks great!
What's New?
Information regarding the history of Japanese living in Reedley was
included in a new book on ethnic cuisine by Richard Calhoun.
"Along with Reedley, there are 25 other communities with ethnic
history, historical attractions, ethnic restaurants, more than 200
ethnic recipes, and about 100 historical photographs.
In the mid-1880s, Thomas Law Reed farmed wheat for the
gold miners and donated land for a railroad station, and a railroad official
named the town “Reedley” in his honor. The book has history of the Japanese and
the Mennonites, along with their early day recipes. There’s also the history of
the Opera House, a list of events including the Blossom Trail Bike Ride, a look
at some of Reedley’s farms and restaurants. Jon Koobation of Jon’s Bear Club
shares five of his family’s recipes."
The 222 page
book retails for $25.50, you can receive a copy for $20
postpaid.
Mail check or money order made out to:
Richard Calhoun
533 Vandenberg Circle
Roseville, CA 95747
Questions: rscalhoun@saber.net
*information contributed by Richard Calhoun
URGENT: The
BCA is collecting donations to donate towards the relief efforts in
Haiti. If you would like to donate, please send your donation to Rev. Shibata and (checks to: Reedley Buddhist Church and make note to Hatiian Relief) all donations will be sent to the BCA by March 1st.
Click here to see a PDF copy of the letter from the BCA.
Congratulations to Reedley Buddhist Church member, Mr. Joe
Ikemiya who was honored on December 13, 2009 with an honorary degree
from the University of California Berkeley.
*The
University of California, Berkeley honored Japanese American students
whose attendance during the 1941 - 42 academic year was disrupted by
Executive Order 9066, which forcibly relocated more than 120,000
persons of Japanese ancestry to internment camps following the Japanese
military attack on Pearl Harbor. For the first time in 37 years, the
University of California Board of Regents voted in July to grant these
special honorary degrees.
Mr. Ikemiya is the father of church president, Bob Ikemiya, and approximately 40 relatives attended this special event! Congratulations! *
Information taken from the commencement program
New! Click the link to view an article from http://www.nikkeiwest.com/ about the ceremony and see a picture.
REEDLEY HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND IN SANTA CRUZ
Some of our Reedley
church members; Stephanie, (1st row - 4th from left) Jenna, (2nd row -
3rd from left) Tyler T., Jason, Tyler H., Michelle, and Kyle are part
of the Reedley High School marching band which is one of the largest
bands in California. If you would like to see a video of their recent
band review in Santa Cruz, CA on YouTube, click here! GO PIRATES!
PICTURE OF HOTOKE NO KODOMO ON INTERNATIONAL WEBSITE
See a picture from Reedley Dharma School's 2009 Hotoke no Kodomo Summer School on the International Hongwanji Center website! Watch the short slide show of different Jodo Shinshu sites of the world.