Diablo JA News

November 2006  

Minutes of the J.A. Meeting

Meeting Date:  Nov. 1, 2006

President Pat Baba called the meeting to order at 7:40 PM.

Corrections/Additions to Minutes

There was no correction to the October minutes.

 

Treasurer’s Report:  David Ziesmer presented the treasurer’s report. 

 

   Acknowledgements/Announcements

1.  Diablo Old Timers donated  $100.00 to the building fund.

2.  Thank you to Ted Uemura for fixing the windows in the gym that the Gakuen children accidentally broke.

 

Affiliated Clubs/Chairpersons Reports:

 

 

 

     JARCC - Sam Sunada

·         The annual mtg. was held on Oct. 25th.  Farewell was made to Eric Tamichi who will be moving to Canada.  Thank you to Ray Tamura for taking over the treasurer position.  The following board members were elected: Sam Sunada, Judith Aono, Ken Baba, Ron Onizuka, Dave Uemura and M. Goto. 

   Buddhist Fellowship - Sharon Akiyama

  • Sunday, December 10th is the Mochitsuki sale!  Orders due by Dec 4th.  Orders to be sent to Pat Baba.  Please get your order forms in either the gym or on the Web.

   Jr. YBA – Sam Sunada

  • No report.

    Ikenobo Club - Pat Baba

  • No report

 

    JASEB –Yukio Kitagawa

 

·         The October 14th SACBC Song Festival at SACBC was very successful!

    

   Judo Club - Leslie Hisaka

  • Four members attended the Albany Judo tournament on October 22nd.  Congrats to Megan Ikeda who placed 2nd. 

Diablo Kendo Club – Mike Espinosa

 

·    Promotions took place last week-end

 

 

   Nippongo Gakuen - Dave Zeismer

 

  • The club held a general mtg. with all the students to go over the rules for gym use.  This is in light of the recent 2 broken windows in the gym.  They will post signs in the gym stating “no balls to be thrown against the walls in the gym.”     
  • The club asked the JARCC if a handball wall could be made outside for the small children to play on so that there would be no further accidents in the gym.
  • The Holiday party will be held on Sunday Dec. 3rd from 5-8 p.m. There will be lots of entertainment and good food!

   Athletic Club – Dave Uemura

  • Basketball practices have started.  There are 16 teams and 160 kids playing.  Games start the first week of December. 
  • The Diablo Basketball tournament took place on 10/21-10/22 at Tice Valley.

        Building Superintendent – Sam Sunada

 

  • PLEASE make sure the bathroom lights are off when you leave the building and ALL doors are locked!    

Gardeners’ Club – Judith Aono

  • The Tahoe Fun Trip was enjoyed by 35!  They plan on another spring trip.  This is open to all JA club members. The cost was only $20.00 and you get $20 in coupons for dinner at the casino. 

    

 

New Business:   

·        It was requested that there be a record of all the monthly meeting minutes on the premises.  This has been completed for the past 6 years.

·        Thank you to the Japanese school for taking responsibility for correcting the issues that led to the broken windows.

·        It is every clubs responsibility to take care of the grounds and the building. We must all ensure that the children are supervised at all times.

·        REMINDER: All affiliated clubs need to turn in their liability waivers to Pat Baba.  These will be kept in a binder in the office.  It was decided that 3 years of waivers would be kept and all old ones would be shredded.

·        There is now a new protocol to follow if an injury occurs on the premises or something gets damaged:  All incidents are to be reported to the JA club president who will then report it to the JARCC president. The JARCC president  will then inform the board.  This is the proper chain of command so the information is accurate and timely.  Thank you for your cooperation.

 

 

 

 

   Shinwakai – Yukio Kitagawa

 

  • On October 21st the members enjoyed their “ochazuke” luncheon meeting. 
  • November 18th is the Thanksgiving Turkey luncheon at 1 p.m. Any seniors are welcome to attend. Contact Yukio if you need a ride.
  • The seniors will be honored at the Holiday party on Dec. 3rd. Contact Yukio if you need transportation.
  • If seniors need transportation to get their Mochi on December 10th, please contact Russell Muraoka.
  • Shinwakai will have its annual New Years luncheon in January 2007.

 

Summer Festival – Ron Onizuka

 

  • The festival appreciation dinner was enjoyed by all that attended.  The prizes were outstanding!  Thank you to Ron and Patricia Onizuka for all their hard work organizing the event. 

 

     Membership Chairperson – Mike Espinosa

 

  • The October 31st deadline has expired.  Please contact Mike if you know that members of your club from last year are not renewing.  This will save some unnecessary phone calls.

 

 

     Old Business – None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·        The Gaukuen club will hold their annual fire drill sometime during the 06-07 school year.

·        The Installation dinner will be held on Monday January 15th at Suwa’s.  The cost will be $28.00 for non-JA club members and $15.00 for JA club members.

·        The Nominations for 2007 were made:

·        President - Pat Baba

·        Vice President – Sharon Akiyama

·        Secretary - Leslie Hisaka

·        Treasurer - David Zeismer

·        Membership - Mike Espinosa

·        Newsletter - Jerry Honda

·        Building Superintendent - Jon Yokoyama

·        Landscape - John Nishizawa

·        Historian - Ruth Hirano

·        Scholarship - Karen Sakata

 

 

 

Adjourned: 8:20

Recorded by: Leslie Hisaka

Approved by: Pat Baba, President