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By
Kevin Nobuo Nakano, Florin JACL District Delegate
Hosted by
the
Lodi
Chapter
Lodi JACL Hall
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Roll Call at 10:15 AM
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Host Chapter Greetings
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Ron Oye – Welcome.
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Bill Hinkle, chapter president, is in
Hawaii
helping his daughter get settled in from her move.
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Lodi
Quick
Facts:
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1900’s
Lodi
was designated
the
watermelon capital of
the
world.
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Water shortage caused change in crops produced from
watermelon to Tokay Grapes.
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1960’s Tokay Grapes went out of favor with public because
of seeds. Then
Lodi
changed to producing wine grapes…now
Lodi
is known as Zinfandel capital of
the
world.
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Adoption of
the
Agenda - Done.
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Approval of
the
Minutes - Done.
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Special Guest Presentations
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Eddie Moriguchi, President, Hokka Nichibei Kai “The
Japanese American Association of
Nor
the
rn California
” (Work Telephone: 415-922-8200 x 209)
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Subject: Cultural Hall of Fame
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Information – See Handouts.
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Decision: Table until next meeting
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John Ino, Secretary, JACL Tokyo Chapter (forjohnino@aol.com)
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John lived in
Japan
for two years. Moved back to
U.S.
for short time and will return to
Japan
for a job interview.
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About
Tokyo
Chapter
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35-45 active members
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Focus
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Community Service - Work with local food bank in
Tokyo
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Education – Education Japanese National about
the
US
immigrant population, such as Brazilian and US Japanese immigrants.
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Social – Monthly meetings.
Both social and educational.
Business and cultural experiences.
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JA Issues
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In-Group / Out-Group Issues
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Japanese Americans are out-group because
the
y were not born in
Japan
.
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Challenges of being off-shore chapter
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Membership
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Many JA in
Japan
, but transient. Not able to
commit to JACL membership.
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JA work a lot, no time for community service.
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Members must pay $25 more for membership.
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Additional fee is obstacle for new membership.
·
PC Representative will look into getting fee waived.
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JA assimilate into Japanese society if
the
y speak
the
language well.
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Goals - Open dialog between District and Tokyo Chapter.
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Ideas for increasing membership.
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Keep aware of JA moving to
Japan
.
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Lodi
Chapter – Host Chapter Program
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Speaker – Taj Kahn
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About Kahn
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Engineer
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Born in
Pakistan
.
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Board Of Directors,
Lodi
Memorial
Hospital
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Writes weekly news column Lodi News Sentinel
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Involved with protest regarding how people of Arab/Sikh
descent were being harassed by FBI regarding terrorist accusations.
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Oxymoron – Islamic Terrorists, Muslim Terrorists
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No such thing. Islam
does not preach terrorism.
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What is Islam?
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1,500 year old religion.
1.2 billion Muslims worldwide.
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Islam translated “Submit to God” or “Peace.”
Islam does not promote violence and terrorism.
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Muslims believe in one god.
God sent many prophets to spread message: “Pray to one god.”
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Day of Judgment – Accountable for your own deeds.
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Life after death.
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Worship five times per day.
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Give charity and fast.
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Pilgrimage follows steps of Abraham.
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Koran contains tenants of
the
religion.
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Prophet Muhammad – Last prophet before day of judgment.
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The
US
continues to repeat civil rights mistakes of
the
past. He discussed
the
Lodi
situation regarding Muslim-Americans being detained and questioned
without due process,
the
media printing stories that
the
y were not able to support with facts and
the
impact on
the
Muslim community as a result of harassment by
the
Federal government.
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Religion is not a motivation for terrorism.
The media uses Religion out of convenience and lack of
understanding.
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District Board Elections (Jim Craig)
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Chapters elect members to
the
board.
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Board elects board members to executive office positions.
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Five people running for five vacant board positions.
All voted in.
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Fred Okimoto
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April Goral
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Kim Nakahara
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John Hayashi
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Ron ?
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One running for
the
PC Representative position. Voted
in.
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Nelson
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LUNCH
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Installation of Officers
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Governor – Thaya
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VP – Kim
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Treasurer – Fred
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Secretary - Bill
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Administrative Reports
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Governor’s Report –
Thaya Mune Craig
ThayaJoyce@sbcglobal.net
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2006 National JACL Golf Tournament Report – Jim Craig
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Tentative Date: Mon, Oct 2, 2006
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Golf Course:
Harding
Park
Golf Course
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Theme: Swing for Justice
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Details:
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144 max entrants
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$200 / entry before July 4th
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Need sponsors
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Drug Prescription Program (Mune Craig/Kim Nakahara)
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Discount Medicare Program for people under 65
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No income limit, no prequalification
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$22 / single; $35 / family
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Washington
,
DC
Leadership Program (John Hayashi)
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Mar 10-14, 2006
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Each district may send two members each.
May be one additional opening.
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30 participants total = 15 JACL & 15 OCA
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Chapters should find candidates to submit.
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Contact:
Patty Wada
, District Regional Director
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Phone: 415-345-1075
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Email: Jacl-ncwnpro@msn.com
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National Website: www.jacl.org
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District will pay tuition, Individuals (or chapter) will be
responsible for cost of travel and meals.
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District Executive Board Retreat (
Thaya Mune Craig
ThayaJoyce@sbcglobal.net)
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Jan 7-8th
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Board goals and objectives
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Executive board meeting
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Tri-District Conference (
Thaya Mune Craig
ThayaJoyce@sbcglobal.net)
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Next conference will be hosted by NCWNP.
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Millennium Club (
Milo
Yoshino MiloYoshi@aol.com)
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$1,000 per year contribution every year for life.
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District Website (Heidi Tanakatsubo)
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Found a volunteer.
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Regional Director’s Report (
Patty Wada
jacl-ncwnpro@msn.com)
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National Staff Positions
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12 staff positions currently.
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Lost 10 staff positions over
the
past 10 years.
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COLA’s were voted.
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Update on Anti-Hate Program & Curriculum Guide Program
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Curriculum & Resource DVD
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National Convention
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Mar 3, 2006 Deadline to submit requests to committee for
amendments.
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Non-Profits and Casino Nights:
The Law
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Non-profits are prohibited from playing controlled games.
It’s against
the
law. It’s only legal if
it’s held at a licensed establishment.
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Treasurer’s Report (Fred Okimoto)
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Report on District Finances as of Nov 13, 2005
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Florin
has
241 members - Zero balance due
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District Dinner Recap – Net Profit $36,102.85
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PC Holiday Ad - $400.00
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National Insurance
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Four chapters have not paid for
the
ir own individual reasons.
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Fred states that individual chapters do not have option to
opt out of
the
National Insurance.
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If you’d like a copy of
the
insurance for questions/evidence of insurance, contact Larry Oda
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NCWNP Office Rent
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In
the
past, District has paid for Regional Director’s office’s annual rent
to help National JACL budget.
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It was decided that District will continue funding from
District budget for $450 / month or $5,400 annual for NCWNP Office Rent
in 2006.
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Membership
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Third Quarter Update (Edwin Endow)
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Lost 9,000 (lapsed) members over
the
past five years.
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Asking local chapters to set up phone tree and call lapsed
members to renew membership.
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If we get 1,000 renewals, it will significantly affect
the
national budget in a positive way.
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Membership Committee (M. Yoshino/E.Teruya)
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Obtain two new members, get one additional membership for
free.
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New brochure to target young professionals.
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Pacific Citizen Report – Jim
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www.pacificcitizen.org
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Moving to little
Tokyo
in LA.
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Holiday
Issue
– Top 10 List
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Continuing Business
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Youth/Students
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National Youth/Student Meeting Report (Kaminaga)
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National Oratorical Contest (Kaminaga)
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Upcoming DCYC Activities (Heidi Tanakatsubo)
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Professionals Workshop – Useful real life information for
high school and college students.
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Sat, Jan 28, 2006
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Continental Breakfast & Lunch Provided.
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Registration: $10 Members / $15 Non-Members
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Location: TBA
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Description:
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High School – Prepare for College.
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College – Prepare for Career.
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Nikkei Community Internship (Jim)
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District will allocate $1,500 from 2005 DCYC budget and
$1,500 from separate NCI line item in 2006 for two internships in 2006.
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Questions from chapters:
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Why we have changed allocation from $6,000 to $3,000 to
$1,500?
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What are
the
criteria to measure “success?”
§
Heidi’s interpretation is “Does it benefit
the
JA community?”
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Kim’s interpretation is “Does it benefit
the
JACL organization?”
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Cultural (Mune Craig)
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Education Committee (Marutani)
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Civil Rights/Public Affairs (Goral/Teruya)
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Aging & Retirement (Yamada)
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2006 National Convention
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Program for Action
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Resolutions/By Law Changes
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Awards
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Candidates
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Convention Committees (Credentials; JA of B.; Resolutions;
PFA; C/Bylaws; Awards & Recognition; Nominations)
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Review of National Board Meeting (
Thaya Mune Craig
ThayaJoyce@sbcglobal.net)
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District
Membership Drive
to Raise Funds to Compensate for Anticipated $20,000 National JACL
Budget Deficit in 2005.
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National Organization expects maximum budget deficit for 2005
fiscal year is $20,000. If
the
seven districts can bring in 500 new or lapsed members,
the
membership dues would cover deficit.
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District has decided to loan (no due date) money to national
to cover deficit on an annual basis from General Fund.
Amount loaned is equal to (500 * 1/3) – Actual NCWNP Membership
Drive Numbers = Membership Drive Number Shortfall * Membership Dues =
Total Loan to National to be restricted to use for Cost of Living
Adjustment retroactive to Jan 2005 = $20,000.
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Audit Committee
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Personnel Manual
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Legacy Fund
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Calendar Items
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JACL Events
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District/National
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December 4th 2005 – Silver Bells Holiday Craft Boutique (
San Francisco
)
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February 5th, 2006 – 1st Quarter District Council Meeting (
TBA)
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May 7th, 2006 – 2nd Quarter District Council Meeting-Min
Yasui Oratorical Contest (
Fremont
)
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