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

Anonymous (5)

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

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.