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August homestay a success
16 Oct 2007
For twenty years, residents of Nelson and area have been opening their homes and hearts to children of Izu-Shi, Japan. Each summer, Junior High students from Izu-Shi travel to Nelson to experience Canadian culture for about ten days. This year's visit was a huge success. We had a great group of parent volunteers that organized a wide range of activities.
Host Families were introduced to their students at Lakeside Park, where they enjoyed a potluck supper. They toured City Hall and the Firehall and ate lunch at the Izu-Shi Friendship Park at Cottonwood Falls.
Canadian and Japanese youth visit the S.S. Moyie in Kaslo this summer.
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Izu-Shi Friendship Garden Blossums at Cottonwood Falls
17 Oct 2007
When the Communities in Bloom visited Nelson, one of the things that impressed them the most was our community's vision for a Japanese Friendship Garden. This vision has become a reality.
Our community has worked together to create a Japanese Friendship Garden that celebrate's Nelson's twenty year Sister City relationship with the city of Izu-Shi. This project as an important step for both communities as our Japanese Sister City relationship is founded on the belief that respect and appreciation of different cultures provides a strong foundation for understanding, friendship, and meaningful relationships.
View of garden in the Fall
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Nelson youth visit Izushi
16 Oct 2007
Nelson youth at the Shuzenji Temple
The goal of our society is to stimulate interest among Nelson youth for the Japanese Exchange Program run each year by the Izushi Friendship Society.
The interest, enthusiasm, and commitment among the Nelson youth has always been fantastic.
Each year youth travel to Izu-Shi, Japan during spring break. We are building our list of homestay families in the Nelson area for the 2008 trip. We are looking for youth aged thirteen to eighteen.Our Nelson-Izushi Friendship Society President, Bruce Walgren, stated "we could not have put together such a successful program without the dedication of many volunteers". Dawn Powell and June Spearman have developed a permanent relationship with Trafalgar Junior High School. Karen Walgren, of the Izushi Friendship Society and Trafalgar Teacher, has run the Friendship Club for four years.
The overall success of this program lies with the dedication of the Trafalgar students and parents involved. Significant fundraising for the trip is done by these youth, their families, and the Izushi Friendship Society.
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Community Supports Friendship Garden project
28 Oct 2004
We would like to thank our generous sponsors for their contributions to the Friendship garden! Please see the side bar for names.
Chuck and Elaine plant the tree they donated
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Garden sponsors
Supporters;
City of Nelson (Public Works and Parks Department)
Kootenay Growers Supply
Maglio Industries
McNally Excavating
Nelson Garden Club
Star Transfer Ltd
Edzard Teubert (Fuzei Garden and Tree Service)
Corporate Donors;
Berg and Naqvi CA.
Canadian International College, N. Vancouver
Class 86 LVR.
Foresters Kootenay Branch 1327
Heritage Inn
Kurama Sushi Japanese Restaurant
Nelson Chinese Free Masons
Nelson Gyro Club
Nelson Police Association
Nelson Toyota Ltd.
Ospray Foundation
RHC McDonald Insurance Brokers Ltd.
Shuzenji-cho, Japan
Individual Donors;
Mr. & Mrs. Nils & Bonnie Anderson
Dr. & Mrs. Norman & Jean Bedard
Mr. & Mrs. Allan & Brenda Craft
Mr. & Mrs. Stewart Enderton
Mr. & Mrs. Charles & Elaine Hurley
Mr. Morgan Jones
Mr. John Kazakoff
Mr. & Mrs. Brook & Sandra Leatherman
Mr. Marvin Leverington
Mrs. Joy Lobach
Mr. I. Okada, Vancouver
Mr. & Mrs. Tim & Dawn Powell & Family
Mr. & Mrs. Mike & Marlene Pozin
Mr. Gerald Roterring, Calgary
Mr. & Mrs. Jim and Emiko Sawada
Mr. & Mrs. Shigeru Hirai, Burnaby
Mr. & Mrs. G. Shimizu, Burnaby
Mr. & Mrs. Harry & Janet Sommerville
Mr. Blair Sufferdine MLA.
Ms. Shizue Tagami
Dr. Paul Walker
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