Starting the Year with Gratitude

We begin this year with gratitude to you, our supporters, for your overwhelming contributions and generosity to our Nikkei Place community during our 2021 Year-End Campaign. It was a great success, raising over $40,000 across our three charities at Nikkei Place! Thank you for giving to Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre, Nikkei Seniors Health Care & Housing Society, or Nikkei Place Foundation, and supporting our causes. Your support is making a difference for Japanese Canadian history, heritage, and culture, senior care, and the legacy of our community now and into the future.

Thank you to our Year-End Campaign donors!

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Dr. Robert & Molly Akune
Grace Asao
Donald Campbell
Eileen Carefoot
Catherine & Shawn Chapell
Adrienne Clark
Phil & Pauline Cooper
Dr. Millie Creighton
Laura Dempsey
Shigeyoshi Ebata
Lorraine M. Elliott
Kenneth Ezaki
David & Beverley Foy
Etsuyo Fujiwara
Bill & Noemi Gruenthal
Satoshi & June Hamada
Sachie Harpain
Rodney Yutaka Hatanaka
Shinobu Homma
Jim Hori
Masako Hori
Shirley Isojima
Hiroshi & Takako Iura
Yoshiko Iwamoto
Ed & Carole Iwanaka
Sandra James
John Jamieson
Patricia Jette
Ellen K. Kadonaga
Archie & Marjory Kamiya
Michiyo Katayama
Barry Kato
Tobo & Hiroko Kawamoto
Sharon Kawasaki-Chan
Yaeko Kikuchi
Yukimasa & Tamiko Kishimoto
Ken & Michiko Kochi
Kevin Kochi
Kevin & Karey Kondo
Bruce Kosugi
Joy Koyama
Tetsuo & Noriko Kumagai
Reiko Kurushima
Dan & Caprice Lau
Lola Lee
Ronald & Shirley Lee
Esther Matsubuchi
Ruth & Bruce Matsuda
Heather Matsune
Bill McNulty
Nancy Miki & Adam Smith
Eileen Miyanaga
Mr. & Mrs. Masao Mizumoto
Junji Mizutani
Melissa Mukai
Donald & Misaye Munro
Diane Murakami

Richard Murakami
Mary Murao
Reizo Nagai
Wendy S. Nagasaka
Daniel & Rury Nakagawa & Family
Edward & Jennifer Nakamoto
Kazuto & Mary Nakamoto
Luke & Miyoko Nakashima
Naomi Nakatsu
Joyce Nasu
Shirley Nasu
Terence & Susan Nishi
Shawn Nishimura
Sunni Nishimura
George & Linda Oike
Lisa Okada
Ronald Okada & Carol Nishi
Sachiko Jean Okamura
Kevin Okano
Dr. Douglas & Mrs. Marion Oldenburg
Steve Cain & July Ono
Tony Penikett
Toshiko & Ernest Quan
Aileen Randall
Karen Read
Gemma Shimizu
Pat M. Sakai
Margaret Sakon
Wayne Seller
Kazuhiro Shibata
Diane Shikaze & Michael Borowski
Howard & Sher Shikaze
Gentaro & Rose Shimizu
Hiroko Shimizu
Norman Shuto & Patricia Wallace
Hozumi Takahashi
Tsuneko & Stanley Takaki
Robert & Anna Takashiba
Susan Takashiba
Wayne & Rachel Tanaka
Mel & June Tanemura
Dan Tokawa
George & Hiroko Tsuchiya
Saeko Tsuda
Ronald Ui
Margie Uyeda
Mark & Paula Waslen
Keith Westover
Fred Wiley
Dr. Michael C. Wilson
Sheila Wong
Roy Yabuki
Rickey & Margaret Yada
Keiko Yakumo
Beverley T. Yamaura
Yuko Yasutake
Christine H. Yoshida

You Inspire Us!

Thank you to all donors who answered the “Tech Tub Reboot” call for action.

You inspire us and we thank you very much for assisting Nikkei Seniors Health Care & Housing Society in helping seniors.  “Inspire Action” raised over $200,000, exceeding our $100,000 goal. Yes, you helped exceed the goal! 

Your donation is at work now and will be put to work for their 2022 programs. 

• TUB – The Arjo Parker Series tub is now on order and expected to arrive in October. The renovation in the spa room begins September. Once it is completed, the residents will enjoy the experience of a warm soak while the staff can feel assured with all the safety features.

• TECH – Nikkei Seniors is putting the ‘tech project’ to test. We recently upgraded our Internet WIFI connections; and purchased eight Echo devices for the residents’suites and to-go pocket WIFI-hot spots as needed. The Outreach Coordinator is now running programs – brain exercise, physical exercise, eating and chatting together, creating a link for a doctor to call in, and initiating a new kind of in-suite family visit. Once tested and the kinks resolved, we will offer more devices to residents. The long term goal is to start making this available to the seniors living at home. Our goal is to support “Better at Home.”

• REBOOT – Iki Iki/Lively Lively (dementia friendly) and Kui Do Raku (Eat, Chat, Relax) have not started onsite (due to health restrictions) but they are in the rebooted and testing phase for an immediate start as soon as we get the ‘ok’ from the Fraser Health Authority. Part-time staff have been hired in the development, implementation, and sustainability of the reboot. These staff take the place of the volunteers who have not been permitted to work due to COVID restrictions. Volunteers have been a vital part of our programs and, as restrictions lift, our hope is for their return. In the meantime, the coordinators are maintaining contact with volunteers and seniors. This re-opening is what we have all been waiting for. For the seniors, new activities in familiar surroundings. “Let’s Go!” is our motto.

For the 2022 fiscal year, the planned outreach programs will happen as a result of your donation. Some of the funded activities are: dementia-friendly full-day programs; socialization programs; physical and brain exercise; tech connections for those who are unable to participate in person; plus film and documentary production and volunteer training and orientation.

Thank you all: you have been an inspiration. Kansha shimasu.

A Big Thank You to Our Volunteers

Happy National Volunteer Appreciation Week!

To our volunteers, we give a big THANK YOU! Volunteers are the backbone of Nikkei Place and contribute to the success of our three societies. Time and again volunteers generously lend their time, energy, and skills to help alleviate workloads, and support our causes. We are truly appreciative of all they bring to our community. While the Covid-19 pandemic has paused us from gathering, and being able to host events and activities, we look forward to the day we can welcome all our volunteers back safely.

Since 2017, the Nikkei Place Foundation has had amazing volunteers contribute to our end of year mails outs. Supplied with labels, glue sticks, coffee and doughnuts, volunteers would help staff assemble, stuff, and seal hundreds of letters. We would spend many hours together in conversation and community. It’s a time our team would come to look forward to each year.

At Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre, over 300 volunteers annually support their mission to honour, preserve and share Japanese culture and Japanese Canadian history and heritage for a better Canada. Volunteers help the NNMCC grow and succeed, lending a hand with education, exhibits, research and events. Learn more about volunteerism at Nikkei Centre, and meet some of their volunteers here.

At Nikkei Seniors Health Care & Housing Society, volunteers make a difference to the lives of seniors, and are vital to their programs and services. By sharing their talents, time, and compassion, they provide a vital link with the community, a feeling of still being involved. Volunteers bring laughter, stories, a touch, and love to enrich the lives of our seniors.

If you are interested in volunteering at one of our organizations, please get in touch!

Thank you for supporting Nikkei Place during Giving Tuesday Now!

Thank you for supporting Nikkei Place during Giving Tuesday Now!

We would like to express our sincerest gratitude to our supporters who came together last week to help Nikkei Place during Giving Tuesday Now. 

Giving Tuesday Now was on May 5th, a global movement to encourage giving to charities during this increasingly challenging time.

Our three charities at Nikkei Place really felt the community support, with 43 people helping raise over $7,500 in the span of 6 days for Nikkei Place’s essential operational funding needs. Thank you for offering a helping hand — every gift makes a difference.

• If you did not get the chance but would like to help Nikkei Place, you can donate here.

We are off to a great start, and must continue the effort to raise essential operational funding for Nikkei Place. It is our hope to reopen the campus one day soon, and welcome back the community.

Gifts from May 5th - May 10th, 2020

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Anonymous — In Memory of Shin & Reiko Endo

Yukiko Adachi

Louise Arai — In Memory of Sumiko Arai & Isamu Imayoshi

Catherine & Shawn Chapell — In Honour of Mrs. Yoshiko Hirano

Cameron Dustin

Elaine Easton — In Memory of Yasuko Takahashi

Renay & Kazue Egami

Michael Elliott — In Memory of Hasome Kumiko

Suzy & Barry Higo — In Memory of Frank Fukui

Kikuye Inouye

Stacey Inouye

Brett K.

Paul & Diana Kariya — In Memory of Kanako Kariya

Karen Kobayashi

Linda Lawrence

Imogene Lim

Geoffrey Low

Susie Mansell

Rod Mickleburgh — In Memory of Buck Suzuki

Hiné Mizushima

Anne Motozono

Kazuto Nakamoto

Ron Nishi

OKI Wood Specialities Ltd.

Suzanne Parker — In Honour of Sherry & Roy Adachi

Gwen Perkins — In Memory of Christine Couper

Margaret & Juergen Peters

Michael Borowski & Diane Shikaze

Joyce Shimokura

Howard Shimokura

Leigh Shoji-Lee

Michael Souza

Debra Suzuki

Cheryl Suzuki

Charles. H. Tasaka — In Memory of Hana Shimano

Dan Tokawa

Harry Tonogai

Ronald Ui — In Memory of Violet Misaye Kondo

Nikkei Centre Volunteers Go Bowling!

Nikkei Centre Volunteers Go Bowling!

More social gatherings for Nikkei Centre volunteers are coming this year

Last week, Nikkei Centre volunteers took to the nearby bowling alley and blew everyone away with their skills!

Thank you to everyone who came out, ate pizza, won prizes, and made it an unforgettable night. We appreciate everything you do, and could not think of a better way to show it! Make sure to keep an eye out for future volunteer socials!

Become a Volunteer

If you wish to become a part of our wonderful volunteer team and join events such as these in the future, please fill out our online application form!

We're Ringing in the Season on Giving Tuesday — Dec 3

We will be giving our supporters a call on December 3, to show our appreciation!

We're Ringing in the Season on Giving Tuesday — Dec 3rd

We all know about Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but what about Giving Tuesday? Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement, unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world. Many recognize Giving Tuesday as the start of the charitable giving season.

At Nikkei Place, we’re starting the holiday giving season by giving thanks!

At Nikkei Place, we will be ringing in the season, quite literally, on Giving Tuesday! We will be giving our supporters a call on December 3, to show our appreciation and gratitude for their generosity and commitment to our community.

Together we are changing lives and community for the better. Thank you!

Today is National Philanthropy Day!

Today is National Philanthropy Day!

Thank You for Being a Nikkei Place Supporter!

Today is National Philanthropy Day (NPD)! The special day we celebrate the extraordinary change that fundraising and philanthropy have helped to create in our world.

We take this opportunity to say THANK YOU to all our Nikkei Place supporters! Their efforts and generosity play a big part in our community’s continued success and growth.

Nikkei Place Foundation: Proud member of the AFP

NPD was started by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), the leading organization in the world in advancing ethical fundraising.

Nikkei Place Foundation is a proud member of the AFP, and abide by their Code of Ethical Principles and Standards, and their Donor Bill of Rights, which helps ensure that our charity is operating under the highest ethical standards and use donor money effectively and efficiently. The Code of Ethics, and the Donor Bill of Rights can also be found in our resources section.

The Community Awards Dinner: An Evening of Thanks

The Community Awards Dinner: An Evening of Thanks

Honouring Community Spirit

Thank you to all who joined us at the Nikkei Place Community Awards + Fundraising Dinner on Saturday, October 12, 2019 at Nikkei Centre. In the spirit of Thanksgiving, we gathered with community leaders and supporters to honour the legacy of the Vancouver Asahi baseball team (1914-1941), and their strength, resilience and dedication, exemplified by this year’s awardees:

• Outstanding Community Service: Frank Kamiya

• Japanese Culture: Nikkei Book Committee

• Japanese Canadian History Preservation & Education:
  Highway Legacy Signage Committee

Congratulations to all of the awardees, and thank you for your extraordinary contributions to the Nikkei community in Canada, and the work you continue to do, to enrich the cultural landscape of Canada.

We wish to express our utmost gratitude for the support and generosity the NNMCC received at this year’s event. All proceeds sustain our ongoing work to honour, preserve, and share Japanese culture and Japanese Canadian history and heritage for a better Canada.