Nikkei Federation: East San Gabriel Valley JCC

		1203 West Puente Avenue West Covina, California 91790 Contact Person: Pearl Omiya (626) 960-2566 (626) 960-0866 FAX e-mail: POmiya@esgvjcc.org website: http://esgvjcc.org/

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activities:	Sports & Fitness Sabers/Saberettes Youth Basketball Children ages 5 thru 18, boys and girls teams Matsu Golf Club Monthly Tournaments Judo Tuesdays and Fridays- 7:30pm-9:30pm Kendo Tuesdays and Thursdays- 7:30pm-10:00pm Karate Wednesdays- 7:00pm-10:00pm Organizations Anglers Ballroom Dance Class Fridays- 7:30pm San Gabriel Valley JACL Call office, meets periodically Edgewood Gardeners Fourth Saturday of the month- 7:30pm ESGV Gardeners Third Saturday of the month- 7:30pm Gabrites (Leisure Club- Senior Citizens) Every Wednesday- 9:00am Singles Club Social Club
			Art & Culture Japanese Language School Adult Conversation- 7:00pm-9:00pm, Tuesdays Gakuen- 9:00am thru 12:30pm, Saturdays Bonsai 7:30pm, first Thursday of the month Kime Komi (doll class) 10:00am, second and fourth Tuesdays of the month Ikenobo Ikebana Thursdays- 7:00pm Japanese Classical Odori Wednesdays- 6:00pm Minyo folk singing Kishin Daiko Sunday- 5:00pm Mondays- 7:00pm Religious West Covina Buddhist Temple Sundays- 10:00am

student/youth involvement:	The San Gabriel Valley Chapter JACL offers scholarships to high school seniors. The Shigeyuki Kusuda Memorial Scholarship and Dr. Kenneth Miyata Scholarship are awarded to students who are continuing upper division or are graduate students. Our center is always looking for volunteers, anyone who wishes to offer community service is always welcome.

senior citizen activities:	The senior citizens' group is known as the Leisure Club. They meet on Wednesday mornings from 9am to 1pm. They play bingo, bridge, do crafts, and socialize. They invite speakers to come and inform/educate their members about healthy living, retirement, nursing homes, etc. There are toban groups each month that are in charge of making lunch. Lunch can be purchased for $2.00. Once a month, they go on a turnaround trip to the Stateline by bus. Tosh Asano is the president of the Leisure Club. Please call the center office to join.

membership:	Membership dues are $45.00 per family per year. Center Membership is required in order to take classes and participate in club activities. Membership is open to all nationalities. We have a monthly newsletter that is mailed to our members.

history & mission statement:	January 17, 1936, is a significant date to be remembered by everyone at the East San Gabriel Valley Japanese Community Center. For it was on that day our friend and benefactor, Mr. Eijiro Machida, donated an acre of his farmland to be used by the Japanese Community in the eastern part of the San Gabriel Valley. On February 6, 1951, the name East San Gabriel Valley Japanese Community Center was officially adopted and was chartered by the State of California as a non-profit corporation. In 1964 the purchase of the present property of Puente Avenue was agreed from the Shepard of the Valley Lutheran Church. Mission Statement: The ESGVJCC is a not for profit membership organization that provides an environment to promote and preserve cultural heritage unique to Japanese ancestry through social services, recreational, educational and other programs.

board members:	President: David Teragawa 1st. Vice President: Glenn Nakatani 2nd. Vice President Donny Takemoto 3rd. Vice President Robert Leong 4th. Vice President: Aya Kamimura Recording Secretary: Denise Akune Corresponding Secretary: Miyo Takahashi Treasurer: Ron Inouye Special Treasurer: Joan Robertson Parliamentarian: Leroy Kawai Members-at-Large: Pat Corral – representing Odori-Kai, Mary Hatakeyama – representing Leisure Club, Abe Kochi – representing Sabers, Ralph Koizumi, Susie Kozono, Janet Otoide – representing Judo, Bill Roe, Marilou Sakaue – representing Gakuen, Takeo Tabuchi – representing Kendo

highlights:	A printable list of information about the East San Gabriel Valley JCC, its activities and contact information is available. Click to download the PDF document.