Santa & Friends Nagoya

SFN New Year Party (Shinnenkai)

2010-01-18T02:23:00.000-08:00

English follows Japanese

SFN新年会のお知らせ

みなさん、ちょっと遅れましたが、明けましておめでとうございます！
昨年12月のSFNイベントは大成功に終わり、これもボランティアをしてくださったみなさんのおかげです。子どもたちの素敵な笑顔は私たちへのクリスマスプレゼントでもあったように思います。
さて、お待たせいたしました。新年会のお知らせです！
新年会の詳細は以下を確認ください。なお、寄付をしてくださった方や、プレゼントを買ってくださった方など、イベント当日は参加されなかった方たちも大歓迎ですので、みなさんお声をかけてみてください。

日　時：平成22年1月24日（日）
時　間：18時30分から21時（２時間30分）
場　所：Red Rock Bar and Grill
（名古屋市中区栄4-14-6 アスタービル2F TEL/052-262-7893）
http://www.theredrock.jp/map_ja.asp　←ここに地図が載っています。
参加費：食べ放題飲み放題で3,000円／食べ放題のみは2,000円

ご参加される方は1月22日（金）までに santaandfriendsnagoya@gmail.com
メールでご連絡ください。その際は、参加者名と参加費（食べ放題飲み放題3,000円or食べ放題のみ2,000円）をお知らせください。

では、1月22日にまたみなさんにお会いできることを楽しみにしています。

SFN New Year Party (Shinnenkai)

Hi, everyone! Belated…..happy New Year to all of you!!
The Christmas event on 23 Dec last year went successfully and without all of your great efforts the event would have not happened. We really appreciated all of you.
The children’s smiles on that day were a wonderful Christmas gift for all of us, too!
It is Shinnenkai Season Again and we Hope you can come!
Please feel free to invite all related persons who donated money or bought gifts for children yet were not able to attend the event day. They are very welcome to join this Shinenkai.

Information
Date: Sunday January 24
Time: from 18:30 to 21:00 (2hrs and 30min)
Place: Red Rock Bar and Grill
(Address: Aster Plaza Bldg. 2F 4-14-6 Sakae TEL/052-262-7893)
http://www.theredrock.jp/map_ja.asp　*you can find the map
Fee: A) All you can eat/drink 3,000 yen B) All you can eat/drink(non alcohol) 2,000 yen

If you join, please send a reply to santaandfriendsnagoya@gmail.com
with your name and course details (A or B) by Friday on 22 Jan. If you are bringing others please let us know.

We are looking forward to seeing you again on the 24th!!!!!!

Best Regards

James Hedden
Ikuyo Osawa

Japanzine article on SFN

2009-11-30T23:27:00.000-08:00

Daniel Ostrander has written a nice piece about Santa & Friends Nagoya for Japanzine set to appear in the next print issue of the magazine. You can read the article now online here. We hope the write up will help us get more needed volunteers for the December 23rd Christmas party as well as donations to help with the cost. Be sure to pick up a copy of the magazine with it comes out and spread it around. Or feel free to pass along the article URL to your friends.

Meeting tonight

2009-10-27T00:25:00.000-07:00

Just a quick reminder that NOGG will meet tonight at the Naka Ku sports center in Fushimi. I've uploaded the meeting agenda to this blog. Hoppe to see you all there.

SFN Calendar

2009-10-27T00:09:00.000-07:00

NOGG meeting agenda for Oct.27th 2009

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Location & Event Date

Place: Naka Sports Center – the 3rd floor
Date: December 23rd (Wednesday), 2009
Time: 9:00am to 18:00pm (12:00pm – 15:00pm) Actual Event

Meeting Agenda

Item 1: Review last meeting minutes
Item 2: Introduce any New Members / Sign Up List
Item 3: Review Schedule 12.23.2009 (with schedule / map)
Item 4: Review Main Tanto List UPDATES
Item 5: Review Steps of Orphanage Tantos
Item 6: Review Volunteer List UPDATES
Item 7: Review Budget & Hand out Present / Donation Sheets
Item 8: Discuss all online resources (Tony / Esky / Colin)
Item 9: Discuss After Party on 12.23.2009
Item 10: Break into groups and make action item list if time.

ITEM 2:
Introduce any New Members / Sign Up List

ITEM 3:
Review Schedule 12.23.2009 (with schedule / map)
-read through 23rd schedule and look at map.
-include map and schedule in handout

ITEM 4:
Review Main Tanto List UPDATES

1. Magician (Louis & _________)

2. Story teller (Mark) (Who is the new main tanto?

3. Hockey shoot-out (Mark & Mike)

4. Balloon tying & Still people (Christian Henry & Group)

5. Santa Picture (__________________)Santa is ? CONFIRM

6. Fishing game (_________ *James/Tony)

7. Santa Sack Race / English Game (Suzette)

8. Ginger bread decoration (James Ginger bread will be made by us beforehand)

9. Sound Web (Lunch Time Band & Performance (Kojima / Ted)

10. Finale (Marvin / Naomi)

11. Food (________*Tony / Shizue_)

12. Venue Decoration (Saori)

13. Volunteer Tantos

ITEM 5:
Review Steps of Orphanage Tantos
Discuss the needed steps of the orphanage tantos. IE. Lists, Letters, Thank you cards.

ITEM 6:
Review Volunteer List UPDATES

Place volunteers where we need or figure out which tantos need to fill places.
Go over Volunteer Sheet (English / Japanese)

ITEM 7:
Review Budget & Hand out Present / Donation Sheets
Go over needed funds. Hand out sign up sheet for gift buyers / donations to all.
*James will prepare

ITEM 8:
Discuss all online resources (Tony / Esky / Colin)
Go through Facebook, Online Blog, Email, Calendar, ect.

ITEM 9:
Discuss After Party on 12.23.2009
Talk about the possibility of having a party after the event.

ITEM 10:
Break Into Subgroups
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* REVIEW below items and let group know when items are completed.
ACTION ITEMS PERSON RESPONSIBLE DEADLINE/COMPLETED
1.All volunteers please check tanto list and confirm
ALL OCT 27.09
2.All volunteers try to get two more people for event
ALL Nov 1.09
3.Direct tantos for each orphanage need to be decided
Ikuyo / James Done
4.Decide on Budget. Meeting 10.8.2009 7pm Shooters
All welcome Done
5.Bentos for food. Talk to Chris Z (will need 300+
Tony Done
6.Pamphlet (Japanese & English about event and asking for volunteers / gift buyers.
James / Ikuyo Nov 1.09
7.Set meetings with orphanage contacts and tantos. Set in Naka ku and go over event.
James / Ikuyo Done
8.Completed action lists from each tanto
(actions don’t need to be completed but list needs to be done)
All 10.27.09
9.Decorations, Equipment & Supply list (budget mtg.)
? Done
10. Tanto updates. Please check the attached tanto chart and prepare action list and update of action list for next meeting.
All 10.27.09
11.Get all volunteers on Facebook
Colin / James 10.27.09
12. Online filing / Calendar
Colin / Esky 10.27.09
13.Logistics Plan of Event
Colin / Mark 10.27.09
14.Funding approved.Tanto needed Following the budget meeting an email will be sent out requesting a volunteer or volunteers.
??? 10.27.2009
15.Music Tanto needed to run the event audio
Marvin / Naomi 10.27.09
16.Blog for NOGG
Tony Done
17.Email set up nagoyaorphans@gmail.com
Tony Done
18.Bank account set up
Ikuyo 10.27.09
19.Children food allergies will be updated
directors Nov 01.09
20.Flu scenario. All locations will contact if cancel
directors Dec. 10.09
21.Childrens name list *sent to Ikuyo
Orphanages Nov 1.09
22.Santa letters (we must ask orphanages to prepare)
Ikuyo / James Nov. 15.09
23.Logistics and Bus Parking (ask Kancho)
James Oct 27.09
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Next Meeting

Place: Naka Sport Center (Fushimi, Nagoya)
Date: Tuesday November 10th 2009 (yet to be confirmed)
Time: 19:00 – 20:30
Chair: ?
Agenda: TBA

Welcome!

2009-10-19T23:59:00.000-07:00

The Nagoya Orphans Gift Giving, is an informal group of Japanese and foreign people who volunteer their time and resources to arrange for a yearly Christmas party and gift drive for several orphanages in the Nagoya City area. We welcome your help and support. If you would like to learn more about our group please email us at nagoyaorphans@gmail.com .