Vancouver Asahi Committee Meeting Reminder

Just a reminder about the Vancouver Asahi BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum induction committee meeting this evening, followed by a little more background information from previous discussions between Elmer, George and I.

The meeting will last one hour and we will follow a set agenda. I look forward to meeting with all of you and look forward to answering all your questions. Please be advised that I know some maybe able and willing to help more than others. That is not a problem, any help would be appreciated.

WHEN: Thursday, January 13 (tonight) at 5:30 p.m. for one hour.

WHERE: The boardroom at the BC Sports Hall of Fame.

DIRECTIONS: The BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum is located at "GATE A"
just East of the Terry Fox Plaza at B.C. Place Stadium which is at the foot of Robson at Beatty. Metered street parking is available. Please walk through the front doors of the BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum.

CONTACT: Any questions, please let me know, Sam Araki, at sam.araki@bcsportshalloffame.com or by phone at 604.720.2459.


Additional information:

The Japanese Canadian National Museum is planning to have a Vancouver Asahi exhibit and is currently in the midst of fundraising for that. The opening of the exhibit will hopefully coincide with the official induction of the Asahi into the BC Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. As the Banquet of Champions is the main fundraising event for the BC SHFM, where various committees seek to obtain sponsorship support and community support, one of the initial concerns brought up by Elmer was that anytime spent by friends of the JCNM fundraising for the BC SHFM would conflict. It's a valid concern, and one that has brought about the discussion of holding a secondary event.

There will be, yet to be determined, Vancouver Asahi artifacts loaned to the BC SHFM for a temporary display.

Elmer has compiled a contact list of living Asahi members, possible committee members and relatives of Asahi members that he has sent to me.

We have made it a priority to identify who would be interested in being part of the Vancouver Asahi induction committee.

Honouring the Asahi is the number one goal, but paralleling that is to bring together, first the JC community, secondly friends of the JC community and thirdly to bring together the community as a whole.

Hardcopy invitations to the official banquet are being sent to all living inductees this week.

There has been discussion of the cost of the Banquet of Champions ($275), and how we can either offset the cost or obtain support to pay the cost.
There is a discount for up to two friends of living inductees ($150).

At the risk of sending too much information, I will stop here, but again, I look forward to seeing everyone there tonight!