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Las Vegas Okinawan Club for May Day 2022 attended the May Day event with 30 plus other vendors. We were able to share community resource information with our community members, distribute Origami paper cranes with children in the community for cultural exchange and FREE COVID home test kits to more than 200 community members! 

We are holding a senior services seminar in August 2022! More information to come!   Homemaker services (both short term and long term services) – eligibility is based upon the person’s medical need for assistance and financial status  Adult Day Care services – individual must have a need for care/supervision during the day and a care provider available to them in the evening and weekend times  Adult Group Home – individual must be under age 65  Long Term Care services/nursing home placement – individual must meet financial eligibility criteria and have a medical need for this level of care

Please contact General inquiries and RSVP to (702) 350-2689 or 

Keiko Rudder at (702)-499-8301 or 

Rumi Hirano at  (818) 590-0774 

２０２２年４月３０日の春のピクニックの予約は上の担当者へ連絡ください。

Our members got together on March 20, 2022 and had Origami holding seminar to prepare for some donations of Origami and small gift bags to UMC's Children's hospital and 10th Year Anniversary. Our next Origami Seminar will be on April 13, 2022. 

Las Vegas Okinawan Club is happy to announce the partnership opportunity with the UMC Children’s Hospital for “Project Origami”.   Our goal is to make and donate at least 100 goodie bags (with our Origami paper cranes we are currently making) that include the following donation wish list from the hospital:   Coloring books / Coloring Pencils and coloring pens  Socks in all sizes (with cute animal or character print)  Erasers, Crayons & Pencils (with cute animal or character print)  Puzzles, Play Doh or Slime, Toy animals, insects or dinosaurs, Baby dolls, Blocks   Stress balls  Toothbrush kits  Any other items from the donation wish list are also appreciated. Origami Paper Cranes will be included  for decoration in each bag. It would be a great cultural exchange for the children to see these pretty Origami paper cranes!   UMC Children’s Hospital takes care of the most ill and injured patients in southern Nevada, and your generous in-kind donations/items are greatly appreciated to help the children feel more comfortable while they are receiving treatments in the hospital.  If you would like to donate any other items from the donation wish list, we would be happy to include them (please see the hospital website, http://www.chnv.org/OurCare/WishList.aspx). These cute little gifts would light up their world.   <Sensory Bottle Making Session> (Date To Be Announced)   In May and June, we will be having a session to make homemade sensory bottles. Children love sensory bottles! It makes them calm down and relax. If you are interested in making these together, please let us know. We are going to need lots of “VOSS” water bottles (they are very sturdy!) Please see the photos below of the sensory bottles I made before for my students. Please inquire if you are interested in joining us!    <Deadline for In-Kind Donations>   Our last day to collect items for donation will be Sunday, July 17, 2022.     <Origami Making Date>  March 30, 2022 Wednesday at 11 am (Las Vegas Buddhist Sangha/JACL Room)     <Donation Drop-Off Dates & Locations> (Please visit our website at nlvoc.org for the latest information!)  Las Vegas Buddhist Sangha on the following dates & times:   March 30, Wednesday from 9:30 am - 11 am   April 6, Wednesday from 11 am - 1 pm   April 13, Wednesday from 9:30 am - 11 am   April 20, Wednesday from  9:30 am - 1 pm   April 27, Wednesday from 9:30 am - 11 am  04/16/2022 - Round Table Pizza (7141 S Eastern Ave #4A0C, Las Vegas, NV 89119)  from 12 pm - 3 pm   04/30/2022 - Craig Ranch Regional Park, Village Lodge #1  (2022 Annual Spring Picnic on April 30, 2022 from 11 am - 3 pm   05/26/2022 - West Sahara Library (2022 AAPI Heritage Month CelebrAsian) from 10 am - 2 pm     For questions and inquiries, please call/text at (702) 350-2689 or email at nlvoc2011@gmail.com; lasvegasokinawakenjinkai@gmail.com.  

Congratulations, Jan-Ie Low, our club member on being awarded the City of Las Vegas Citizen of the Month!  Asian/Pacific Islander American Chamber of Commerce & Entrepreneurship Consultant, SATAY Thai Bistro & Bar Managing Partner, and Golden Catalyst, LLC President Jan-Ie Low works tirelessly to uplift and support the #AAPI community in #Nevada. She's the lead of CNY in the Desert which starts with a ribbon cutting at the Venetian today to kick off #LunarNewYear celebrations.

January 2022 - The contemporary Okinawan Taiko drum team performed on January 16, 2022 Sunday during the New Year' Party at the Japanese Church. 

2022年1月-現代の沖縄エイサー太鼓チームは、2022年1月16日（日曜日）に日本人教会での新年会のお祝いにゲストとして演奏しました。

Our former Vice President, Michie Kobayashi donated $220 to Las Vegas Okinawan Club. We are so thankful and grateful for this generous donation to the club. 

前副会長の小林みちえさんは２２０ドルラスベガス沖縄県人会に寄付してくれました。この寛大な寄付に感謝いたします。

Nakada Sachiko, a very well-known Okinawan traditional actress/comedian and Sachiko’s granddaughter Masae Nakada, also a well-known Okinawan actress/singer who came to Los Angeles for the 2021 film Japanese Film Festival LA received the “Best Actress Award” on behalf of her grandmother, Sachiko. Our board member, Rumi Hirano escorted Masae around Las Vegas in October 2021.

http://english.ryukyushimpo.jp/2021/10/19/34135/

２０２１年１０月に沖縄の伝統的な女優/コメディアンである仲田幸子さんと孫娘の仲田まさえさんは島唄ボーカリストをされていて仲田まさえさんと仲田幸子さんはコメディー映画「なんくるないさ劇場版　生きてるかぎり死なないさぁ」で主演を務めました。、2021年の映画日本映画祭LAのためにロサンゼルスに来て、祖母の幸子さんの代わりに出席されて「主演女優賞」及び映画はコメディー賞を受賞しました。ラスベガス沖縄県人会の理事である平野るみさんは、2021年10月にラスベガスでマサエさんを案内されました。

https://ryukyushimpo.jp/news/entry-1406299.html

July 2021 - Las Vegas Okinawan Club purchased 10 additional Paranku Taiko drums in July 2021. If any member is interested in joining for practice, please contact Junko Cortez at 702-666-3681 or Rumi Hirano at 818-590-0774.