March 24, 2006
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Approval of the minutes
Minutes for February were reviewed and approved. No corrections.

Temple Board Meeting:

• Arlene Yokoyama stated that on March 31st, the Onizuka Memorial Service will be held at Nishi at 3pm
• On April 1st, Little Tokyo clean-up is scheduled to start at 9am at Higashi
• Nishi Hanamatsuri occurs on April 2nd.

Temple Affiliated Organizations Meeting:

• Leona Hirayanagi (Vice Chair) No report. 

Troop Leaders: Report by Nancy Hayashibara

• Girl Scout Sunday was on 3/12/06. Senior III Girl Scouts chaired service at Nishi. If Girl Scouts attended another church service, provide this information to Norene Yasukochi.
• Camping II training was held at Higashi on 3/11-3/12/06 for leaders who were trained by Ted Oyama.
• Thank you to parents, especially Brownie parents for helping with the cookie distribution. Thank you for your patience waiting for late cookie delivery.
• Girl Scout open house will occur 4/21 sponsored by Seniors, Level I. Free pizza night (10 pizzas received for TOS); TOS badges- council has been contacted again regarding the missing badges.
• Children's Day is on May 6th and 7th and will be celebrated with Koyasan at the Cultural Center. Leaders should ask Ted Oyama for more information.

Group Reports: 

• Brownies: Reported by Isabelle Sato. The Cadettes helped the Brownies to write “Thank You” cards for their Girl Scout cookie sales. They watched “Madagascar” at Higashi during the Yakisoba preparation night. The Brownies are currently working on their Girl Sports Try-It. Kevin Furukawa showed them how to make sumo wrestlers out of cardstock, and they had sumo wrestling contests against each other. Rie F. supervised the girls in doing aerobic workouts last week. Need Brownie parents to meet after this meeting in regards to the camping program.
  
• Juniors: Reported by Lynn Taketomo: The Juniors (and Brownies) had Movie Night at Higashi on March 3rd. All of the Juniors are working on the Field Sports badge. So far, the girls have done the following: (1) learned how to warm up before playing a sport, (2) learned about the equipment needed to play softball, and (3) practiced six different fundamentals of softball. The Juniors also went to the El Dorado Nature Center where they took a nature hike, explored, and observed wildlife. Tonight, the girls are working with the Senior 1s on the Dance badge. The Juniors will round out this month by completing the requirements for the Field Sports badge next Friday. An April 15th outing is scheduled.
  
• Cadette 1 and 2: Reported by Rose Kamiya. Cadettes I & II have completed the Conflic Resolution Interest Badge. They will finish the Real Deal Studio 2B Pin by March 31, 2006. The girls participated in the Yakisoba prep night.

• Cadette 3: Reported by Lynette Hamada. No report.
  
• Seniors I: Reported by Stacey Tanaka. The girls finished making flower pens and decorating pots for the Mother’s Day centerpieces. They will start the pre-sale sometime in April. The centerpieces will be $7.00 each. On Saturday, March 18th, the girls met with Emily Ito, jewelry designer at Lightwaves, at her warehouse office in San Gabriel. She showed them different types of materials (copper, silver, gold) used to create her charms and bracelets. She then created a charm showing them all the steps and the equipment needed to make a charm. Tonight, the girls are working with the Juniors on three of their Dance Interest patch requirements. The girls will teach them how to dance: country/western dancing, ballroom dancing, and the salsa. Senior 1s and Cadette 3s are in charge of the Girl Scout Open House which occurs on Friday, April 21st this year. Flyers have been posted around the hallways, in the Girl Scout glass case, and given to Nishi and Higashi kindergarteners.
  
• Seniors II: Report by Cyndy Wakita. No report.
  
• Seniors III: Reported by Norene Yasukochi. No report.
  

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• Cookie Sale (Eileen Yoshimura): 4,530 boxes of cookies sold which represents $18,120 worth of sales. From these sales, the troop will receive $3,400.
• Yakisoba (Ken Anami): Received money for Yakisoba tickets from all families, except one.

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• Little Tokyo Clean-up (April 1st), Meet at Higashi at 9am 
• Gotan-ye (May 21st) - Kathryn H. and Sarah K. (tentative)
• Obon (Lynette for Teresa Hirahara and June Obi) - Obon is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, July 8th and 9th.
  • Saturday
    Carnival 3-10pm
    Bon odori 7-9pm
    Bingo 5-10
    Demonstrations 3-5:30pm
  • Sunday
    Carnival 3-9pm
    Bon odori 6:30-8:30pm
    Bingo 5-9pm
    Hatsubon service 2pm 2pm
    Demonstrations 3-5:30pm
  • Obon practice begins June 13th every Tuesday and Thursday until obon at 7-8:30pm. No practice Jul 4th
    Practice at Keiro Jul 6th at 6-7:30pm
  • Girl Scout bingo shifts (8 shifts; 4 shifts each day): Sat 4:45-10pm, Sun 4:45-9pm
  • Girl Scouts are responsible for udon
  • Jul 6th booth construction; Jul 7th lights; Jul 10th at 6pm, booth take-down

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• Thank you to Ohigan Reps: Corie Y. and Kendall S.
• Hanamatsuri Service (April 2nd) Reps: Cherie M. and Megan Yokoyama
• Next garden clean-up (April 30th, 8am): Ming (leader), Yokoyama, Yasukochi, Hayashibara, Kawasaki, Yaguchi, Naito, Koba, Yoshimura
• Thank you for tonight’s refreshments: Koba, Blanco, Yaguchi, Teranishi (parents) and Sato, Tom, Uyemura/Furusawa (girls).
• Next parent meeting: Apr 28th, 2006. Refreshments for parents (Akiyoshi, Nishimura, Ming, Itomura); for girls (Nozaki, Middo)
• Dates to Remember:
  • March 31st Onizuka Memorial Service at Nishi, 3pm
  • Apr 1st Little Tokyo Clean-up
  • Apr 2nd Nishi Hanamatsuri
  • Apr 7th No troop meeting-Wanjettes BB
  • April 21st Girl Scout Open House/Pizza
  • April 28th Parent Meeting
  • April 30th Garden Clean-up
  • May 5th No troop meeting-For BB
  • May 14th Mother’s Day/Pancake breakfast (7-10am); May 19th Parent Meeting
  • May 21st Gotan-ye Service
  • May 26th- No troop meeting- Tigers BB
  • June 17th Court of Awards (6:30pm)
  • July 8 & 9 Obon Carnival

Closing Gassho: Meeting adjourned: 8:20 p.m.

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