2023 Annual & Upcoming Events イベント＆行事
2023 Annual Spring Picnic
The 2023 Spring Picnic will be held on May 13, Saturday from 12 - 3 pm at Craig Ranch Regional Park. The volunteers are needed for this event. Please contact one of our board members.
Please click this link to fill out the form to save your seat and RSVP by April 26, Wednesday! このリンクをクリックしてフォームに記入し、2022年4月25日月曜日までに座席と出欠確認をオンラインフォームにて提出してください。
２０２３年度の春のピクニックは５月１３日（土曜日）午後３時 開始〜午後３頃まで。場所はクレイグレンチ
リージョナル公園でです。住所は628 W Craig Rd, North Las Vegas, NV 89032。ボランティアが必要です。手伝いができる方は理事まで連絡下さい。
Please call our secretary Hiroe Bishoff at (702) 981-5125 to RSVP your seat.
Keiro Senior Day Celebration - September 2, 2023 from 11:30 am - 2:30 pm
Senior Resource Seminar, Food, Music and Cultural Performance!
9月 2 日 敬老会 Keiro Senior Day Celebration (LVOC イベント - RSVP が必要) - 2023 年 9 月 2 日 土曜日 午前 11:30 (場所: 4110 N M.L.K. Blvd, North Las Vegas, NV 89032)
09/02/2023 Keiro Senior Day Celebration (LVOC Event-RSVP Required) - September 2, 2023 Saturday at 11:30 am (Location: 4110 N M.L.K. Blvd, North Las Vegas, NV 89032)
Contact
Hiroe Bishoff, Secretary (702) 981-5125
2023 Veteran's Day Thanksgiving Potluck - November 10, 2023 Friday at 12 pm - 3 pm
Share community resources for our Veteran's, Thanksgiving food, Music and Cultural Performance!
November 10, 2023 Friday - Veteran's Day Thanksgiving Potlck (LVOC Event-RSVP Required) - September 2, 2023 Saturday at 11:30 am (Location: 4110 N M.L.K. Blvd, North Las Vegas, NV 89032)
Contact
Hiroe Bishoff, Secretary (702) 981-5125
2023 New Year's Party (Save the Date!) February 18, 2023 Saturday - completed
Save the date for 2023 New Year's Party!
Date: February 18, 2023 Saturday
Our 2023 New Year's Party will be held on February 18, 2023 Saturday from 12 pm - 2:30 pm. 2023 New Year’s Party at Mesquite Club Inc., (702 E St. Louis Ave,
Las Vegas, NV 89104) We are seeking volunteers and cultural performers. Please contact Hiroe Bishoff at (702) 981-5125 or Keiko Rudder (702) 499-8301. RSVP with ticket purchase by January 31, 2023. It includes a bento and cultural performance.
The photo is from the 2017 New Year's Party (February 4, 2017)
２０２３年度の新年会の日程が決まりました。２０２３年２月１８日（土曜日）を予定しています。
写真は２０１７年２月４日の新年会の写真です。
Upcoming Events
- 02/18/2023 Okinawan Club New Year’s Party (LVOC Event-RSVP with a ticket purchase Required) - February 18, 2023 Saturday 12pm (Location: Mesquite Club: 702 E St. Louis Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89104) Cultural Performance, Bento, Okinawan Food Sale, raffle ticket drawing, music, Okinawan food sale & more Contact: Secretary Hiroe Bishoff (702) 981-5125 by February 10, 2023 Friday.
- 03/15/2023 Okinawan Movie & Potluck (LVOC Event-RSVP Required) - March 15, 2023 Wednesday at 11 am (Location: 4110 N M.L.K. Blvd, North Las Vegas, NV 89032; JACL Room)
- 04/01/2023 KIZUNA Spring Festival 2023 (Non-LVOC Event) - April 1, 2023 Saturday 12 pm - 6 pm (Location: Sammy Davis Jr. Festival Plaza in Lorenzi Park (770 Twin Lakes Dr. Las Vegas, NV 89107) Our members will be performing. Please come by to support our club members.
- 04/15/2023 Spring Craft Fair (Non-LVOC Event)- April 15, 2023 9 am - 4 pm (Location: 4110 N M.L.K. Blvd, North Las Vegas, NV 89032; JACL Room)
- 05/13/2023 Annual Spring Picnic (LVOC Event-RSVP Required)- May 13, 2023 Saturday 12 pm - 3 pm (Location: Craig Ranch Regional Park) Contact: Secretary Hiroe Bishoff (702) 981-5125
- 06/24/2023 Obon Festival (Non-LVOC Event) - June 24, 2023 Saturday 10 am - 4 pm at Clark High School (4291 Pennwood Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89102)
- 09/02/2023 Keiro Senior Day Celebration (LVOC Event-RSVP Required) - September 2, 2023 Saturday at 11:30 am (Location: 4110 N M.L.K. Blvd, North Las Vegas, NV 89032)
Contact
2023 New Year's Party was success!
2023 New Year's Party was success! February 18, 2023
2023 New Year’s Party was successful with 140 participants! Thank you to everyone for the support, including directors, officers, volunteers, performers, donors, and everyone who participated in the New Year's party, we were able to finish the event without any major issues. Thank you very much. Thank you for all your hard work and support in preparing and helping us with the New Year’s party celebration. Our Consulate General of Japan Las Vegas, Kathleen Blakely started off with a new year’s greetings wishing everyone for a great year. We also had Julia Coleman from United States Senator Jacky Rosen’s Office. Julia spent time in Tokyo growing up with her mother being Japanese. Gerri Schroder from Congresswoman Susie Lee’s office also joined us to celebrate the new year’s with us. Gerri’s mother is from Yamaguchi prefecture of Japan. We would like to share our sincere gratitude for Consul General of Japan Las Vegas, Kathleen Blakely, John & Mieko Dusich and Masako & Jerry Schmitt donated $100 each for the Las Vegas Okinawan Club at the New Year’s Party celebration.
2023年新年会は１４０人も参加者に来て頂き新年んお御祝いをすることが出来ました。！役員、役員、ボランティア、出演者、寄贈者の皆様、新年会に参加してくださった皆様、ご支援いただき、大きな問題もなくイベントを終えることができました。どうもありがとうございます。新年会の準備やお手伝いをしてくださった皆様、大変お世話になりました。在ラスベガス日本総領事館のキャスリーン・ブレイクリー氏による新年のご挨拶で始まりました。ジャッキー・ローゼン上院議員事務所のジュリア・コールマンも参加しました。ジュリアさんは日本人の母親のもとで東京で育ちました。下院議員スージー・リーの事務所からはジェリー・シュローダーさんもも私たちと一緒に新年を祝うために参加しました。ジェリーさんの母親は日本の山口県出身です。ラスベガス日本名誉総領事、キャサリーン・ブレイクリーさん、ジョン＆ミエコ・ドゥシッチさん、マサコ＆ジェリー・シュミットさんが新年会でラスベガス沖縄県人会のためにそれぞれ100ドルを寄付してくださったことに心から感謝いたします。
Okinawan Traditional Dancers
Guests enjoying the New Year's Party
New Year's Food Drive
Thank you to all those who have donated
December 2022 End-of-Year Soba Luncheon
Thank you for your support and help!
Thank you to the GENE HAAS Foundation for sponsoring our club and the December event! Las Vegas Okinawan Club members, about 65 members participated at the “End-of-Year Luncheon” and enjoyed Okinawa Soba noodles with Okinawan rice Jyushii on December 4, 2022. We gained 14 new members! Please welcome them! Members enjoyed the food and the Ugly Sweater contest! The soba donation was from Rumiko Hirano and her brother, Jun Hirano from Los Angeles. Thank you Rumiko san and Jun san!
Members enjoying Okinawa soba and mixed rice!
From left: Tsuneko Sullivan, Mike Sullivan, Yuriko Kenyon, Yoshie Haysel, Jimi Sullivan an Cris Moreno
Hirano Family from Los Angeles, CA
Hirano family came from Los Angeles and helped with our December luncheon 2022 and enjoyed Okinawa Soba for Toshikoshi soba!