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JAO Holiday Craft Workshop 2011
On November 11, over 80 girls participated in the JAO “Kids for Keiro” Holiday Craft Workshop on Keiro’s Los Angeles Campus. The girls made ornaments and passed them out to the residents of Keiro Retirement Home and Keiro Intermediate Care Facility.
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JAO Kids for Keiro Holiday Craft Workshop volunteers make ornaments for residents.
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| Hope Maruyama (second from left), granddaughter of Keiro founder Kiyo Maruyama, participated with her basketball team, Ohana Girls. Her father, Mark Maruyama, also attended. |
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JAO Girls Basketball Commissioner Leland Lau with Keiro President and CEO Shawn Miyake.
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Girls pass out ornaments to Keiro residents like Tei Kashiwagi during lunchtime.
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Three generations: Keiro resident Shigeko Yamada makes ornaments with her daughter Akiko Manaka and granddaughter Taryn Manaka in Keiro’s Activity Center Auditorium.
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Through the Kids for Keiro Holiday Craft Workshop, residents and younger generations are able to interact with each other.
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“Through volunteering, I have learned more about my Japanese history
and culture.” |
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– Courtney Takeda,volunteer
and coordinator of the Adopt a Grandparent program at
Keiro Intermediate Care Facility |
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