SERVING THE SENIOR COMMUNITY

Momiji MattersS p r i n g 2 0 1 8

MOMIJI HEALTH CARE SOCIETY IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CARITABLE ORGANIZATION WHOSE OBJECTIVE IS TO ASSIST SENIORS,PRIMARILY OF JAPANESE CANADIAN DESCENT, AGE WITH RESPECT, DIGNITY AND INDEPENDENCE.

Birgitte Robertson, our ExecutiveDirector, recently announced thatshe will be retiring. Her last day

at Momiji Health Care Society will beAugust 31, 2018.

Birgitte has worked in the social ser-vice and health care area for 45 years andbegan her career at Momiji in 1999.Under her leadership, Momiji has formedstrong partnerships with many otherhealth care organizations. For example,in 2002, Momiji first partnered with theYee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care, se-curing beds for Japanese Canadians se-niors who require long-term care. Andin 2003, Momiji partnered with MacassaLodge to provide services to JapaneseCanadians in the Hamilton area.

During her tenure, a number of signif-icant events took place including theopening of the Hori & Sasaki Elderly Per-son Centre and the completion of our $2million Preserve the Legacy Capital Cam-paign. Thanks to her perseverance,Momiji now has a PSW working overnight to provide seamless care.

Her decision to retire was not an easy

one since, as she says, “The seniors hereat Momiji have my heart, my thoughts,you been my eyes and will always be partof my soul. You lift me up every day.” Inher retirement announcement letter to ourseniors, she also said, “I take this oppor-tunity to thank you for all your guidance

and support. Without you, we would notbe what we are today. I cannot measurehow much I have learned from you. I owethe deepest of gratitude to you.”

Birgitte, you will be missed but thankyou for all that you have done for Momiji!

Dear Birgitte,The news of your retirement is met withtears of sadness to lose someone who hasgiven so much to Momiji, including yourpersonal commitment and friendship.Your tender heart and dedication to ourseniors have endeared you to our commu-nity, and the Board thanks you.

You have left an indelible mark on

Momiji since you joined us 19 years ago,not only by setting us on a course of com-pliance, practice and quality, but in doingso, establishing Momiji’s excellent repu-tation among our peers and provincialfunders. You are held in highest regard inthe senior care sector and our Staff is bothloved and respected in the community.The Board thanks you for your leader-ship.

We all feel a profound gratitude foryour perseverance and accomplishmentsthat have put us where we are today andprepared us for tomorrow. You have left

very big shoes to fill. We wish you much health, happiness

and good fortune in your retirement. Tobe sure, this was a difficult decision tomake, but you are heading toward a won-derful future. We will miss you verymuch.

With respect and appreciation,

Pam WaintraubOn behalf of the Board of Directors

Birgitte with just a few of our many tenants. Left to right: May, Michiyo, Grace, Birgitte, Setsuko,Josie & Amy.

BIRGITTE ROBERTSON19 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE

A NOTE TO BIRGITTEFROM THE BOARDOF DIRECTORS

Upcoming Events

Love Japanese cuisine such as manju,sushi and chow mein or do you preferWestern style food such as gourmet hotdogs and hand cut French fries? Either

way, you are bound to find something toyour liking at our upcoming MomijiCommunity Bazaar. We also have a caféwhere you can eat in or take out food.

This year, we are again offering aTeishoku plate which is a Japanese setmeal, where all of the dishes in the courseare served together. The plate includesrice, chow mein, chicken teriyaki, kakeage (vegetable tempura), Asian carrotsalad and sweetened beans. What a greatvalue! And of course, we will have a greatselection of home made pies, cookies,squares and other baked goods. Inter-ested? Be sure to join us on Saturday,March 24th from noon until 3:30 pm.This year, we will also be selling BentoBoxes. As usual, there will be plenty ofitems for sale including Japanese Wares,Collectibles, Pink Elephant, Jewellery,Books, a Garage Sale (held, of course, inMomiji’s Garage) and much more. Comeearly for the best selection. Proceeds fromthe Bazaar are used to support Momiji’sprograms and services. Hundreds of se-niors benefit each year from the funds thisevent generates. We hope to see youthere!

Left to right: Hyosook and Reiko

MOMIJI COMMUNITY BAZAAR: A Community Tradition

JAPONICA: “AllThings Japanese”Last September we hosted our inauguralJaponica sale. This event offered itemsfrom our inventory of donated Japanese‘treasures’ and featured kokeshi, bamboo,lacquer, Ikebana, tableware and a selec-tion of gently or never-used soft goods in-cluding kimono, furoshiki and bags.Many of the objects were of mid-centuryvintage and a few were pre-war.

The items in this sale came from thegenerous donations of Momiji tenants andthe community. While traditionally theitems were included in our annual Com-munity Bazaar, there were many treasuresthat had never been unwrapped or usedbecause the donors or their parents andgrandparents could not bring themselvesto use them, as they were “too good”.

So, members of the Momiji Bazaarcommittee felt that a sale devoted exclu-sively to Japanese wares would allow usto properly showcase these items andwould reflect how much we appreciateand respect these donations. One of ourBazaar Co-chairs developed the Japonicaconcept, led the research and was the pri-

mary organizer for the event.Because the focus was on “all things

Japanese”, there was more space to dis-play these items. The kimono team cre-ated a beautiful display in our Atrium.There was even a seating area so peoplecould sit and enjoy the view!

As with all of our events, we hostedan amazing café. Since this was a newevent and we did not know how manypeople would show up, food quantitieswere conservative so although our Bentossold out, our volunteer café crew led by

June Asano and Linda Oikawa hadenough sandwiches, quiche, croquettesand lots of sweets to sell.

Thanks to our many shoppers, oursales exceeded our expectations so we arehosting our second annual Japonica inSeptember. Mark your calendars now forSaturday, September 8th. We hope to seeyou next year! And if you are “springcleaning” or downsizing, please considerdonating your Japanese treasures toMomiji.

Takuro

Bowlers of all levels and all ages areinvited to join us on Saturday, June 2nd

for some friendly competition and to helpraise much needed funds for Momiji’sprograms and services – held both here atMomiji and in the community. Our 5-pinbowlers will be bowling at Parkway Bowl(67 Ellesmere Rd, Scarborough) whileour 10-pin bowlers will be bowling at

World Bowl (9 East Wilmot St,Richmond Hill).

Bowling is followed by a deli-cious Bento Box dinner andawards ceremony back at MomijiCentre. As always, there will besome great prizes for: hiddenscore; most sponsorship moneyraised, most sponsors and muchmore.

The Bowlathon is a majorfundraiser for Momiji and becausebowling fees and the cost of themeal provide no profit, we rely onour bowlers to collect sponsor-ships from family, friends andcommunity members. Last year,our 165 bowlers raised an incredi-ble $45,000 – which was a newrecord.

So start getting your team to-gether now and plan to join us for a greatafternoon while helping to support se-niors. This event is fun for the whole fam-ily and in the past, we have welcomedteams of three generations of bowlers! Ifyou cannot get a full team together, don’tworry, we will place you on a team. Formore information visit our website orFacebook page. We hope to see you there!

MOMIJI’S 13TH ANNUAL FUNDRAISING BOWLATHON: “Striking” for a Good Cause

Left to right: Garrett, Daniel D., Daniel R., Chris R. and Chris T.

Sue Kishimoto and family

TOYOMI IKEDA: An Avid CollectorWhen most tenants move into MomijiResidence, they bring items like furniture,bedding, house wares, electronics andclothing. But how many move in with a52-shelf butterfly collection?

Toyomi Ikeda started his butterfly col-lection over 50 years ago when he wasliving in Japan. When he moved toCanada, he continued this hobby since hewas encouraged by his host family. He al-ways liked collecting things like stampsand found it very interesting that some ofthe types of butterflies that he had col-lected in Japan were also found inCanada.

Toyomi’s hobby took him to manydifferent places including South Americaand Taiwan. Anytime he had a vacation,he pursued his hobby. As for the 52shelves that he moved in with? He madeeach and every one as a permanent stor-age for his collection, which includes over1,000 kinds of butterflies. His favourite isthe yellow and black Swallowtail (Ageha-cho), which can be found in Japan andCanada but has become increasingly moredifficult to find.

An avid lepidopterist, Toyomi at-tended meetings at the Royal Ontario Mu-seum (ROM) which gave him theopportunity to talk about his passion withother butterfly collectors. So when he de-cided that his collection should be shared,donating it to the ROM was a naturalchoice.

SENIORS CONFERENCE: A Day of LearningThanks to a grant from the Ontario Se-niors’ Secretariat and in partnership withJapanese Social Services (JSS), Momijihosted a Seniors Conference – A Day ofLearning in October. We welcomed 150seniors who were treated to “KeepingSafe as an Older Person”, a presentationby Monita Laura Persaud who is the GTAConsultant / Multicultural Coordinator forElder Abuse Ontario. After a deliciouslunch and some fabulous entertainmentby Ten Ten, participants could choose toattend two workshops on a variety of top-ics that related to the wellbeing of seniorsincluding home exercise, how to connectwith community resources and managingarthritis and osteoporosis.

This event was just one of several thatwere held by Momiji and JSS thanks tothis $8,000 grant. The “Keeping YourselfSafe as an Older Person” presentationwas also shared with the Wynford SeniorsClub, Momiji Tenant’s and members ofMomiji’s Community Dining program inthe Toronto, Markham, Hamilton andMississauga.

Events

Funded by:

Shortly after the December 7th 1941 attack bythe Japanese on Pearl Harbour, under theWar Measures Act, Japanese Canadianswere categorized as enemy aliens andtheir personal rights were removed. It wasnot long before “persons of Japanese origin”were interred due to national security.

In November, Momiji was proud to bea Contributing Partner for the TorontoChapter, National Association of JapaneseCanadians’ (TorontoNAJC) luncheon thatmarked the 75th Anniversary of the begin-ning of this historic event. An incredible300 people attended this event, which rec-ognized and honoured these individuals

for their courage and determination asthey suffered through losing their homes,possessions and their livelihood only torebuild their lives in a new location. In ad-dition to a delicious Bento Box lunch andwonderful entertainment, guests enjoyedlooking at the photo exhibit of many ofthe internment camps such as LemonCreek and Tashme. Momiji’s participationin this event was partially supported by agenerous Multicultural Capacity Grant.This grant also allowed Momiji to treatover 400 seniors to a free lunch at our tra-ditional Toshikoshi Noodle Party and atour Spring Festival, all in honour of thisimportant 75th Anniversary.

75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DISPLACEMENTAND INTERNMENT OF JAPANESE CANADIANS

MOMIJI’S 40TH ANNIVERSARYGALA: 40 Years of CareMomiji Health Care Society turns 40 this year and we are hold-ing a Gala to celebrate! The Gala will be held on Saturday, August 25, 2018 at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre. Weinvite you to join our Honorary Co-chairs, Donna Hori and BillHatanaka for this event where we will also be launching our newMomiji Community Wellness Fund. Tickets are $300.

Even if you cannot attend, there are ways that you can getinvolved:

• “Advertise” in our Programo Add your name to the fam-ily Greeting List ($20)

o Purchase a ¼ page ($50), ½ page ($100) or full page($500) Greeting

• Donate a Silent Auction prize• Become a sponsorFor more information, please see the enclosed invitation or contact Sheri-Lynn at 416.261.6683, ext. 259 or by email at40thgala@momiji.on.ca.

Photo: Yosh Inouye

ROBERT EIJI ODA: A lasting legacyWhen Robert “Bob” Eiji Oda was born inVancouver during the Great Depression,the doctors warned his parents that he wasunlikely to see his first birthday becausehe was born with cerebral palsy. But Bobwas a fighter and with his Mother’s deter-mination, despite his struggles, he notonly survived but thrived.

Like many Japanese Canadians, dur-ing WWII his family’s possessions wereconfiscated and the family was internedin the B.C. interior. During this time, Bobhad a life changing experience. He met acompassionate American solider whomade him a pair or crutches. Being ableto walk, he was now able to attend school.

After the war the family was forcedby the government to decide if they were

moving east or moving to Japan. Torontowas their choice. Here, Bob continued hisstudies and eventually became an accoun-tant. He retired after a long career withGoodwill Industries of Toronto.

Bob’s involvement with MomijiHealth Care Society began in 2005 whenhe participated in our Community DiningProgram’s Holiday Party at GreenviewLodge. Our Community Dining lun-cheons bring seniors together in the com-munities where they live, providing atasty and nutritious Japanese lunch, to-gether with bilingual information sessionson topics of interest to seniors, culturallyappropriate programming, and an oppor-tunity to socialize and network.

“Bob was a jazz lover. He broughtJazz music to the party. He was dressedin a jacket and tie” said Kiyoshi Dembo,our Community Programs Coordinator.“After every lunch he thanked the volun-teers for their delicious home-style meal.In spite of the spasms in his leg due to hiscerebral palsy, he was always polite andfriendly. He was a great gentleman whogave us encouragement and an apprecia-

tion of his Christian faith.” Bob enjoyed his Community Dining

program experience so much that heshared his story with our donors as part ofour Christmas Campaign a few years ago.“Japanese food; I don’t get to eat much atmy existing residence. It’s rewarding tocome every two weeks and enjoy a deli-cious Japanese home-style lunch as I usedto enjoy the meals that my mother made.The volunteers’ dedication to this pro-gram is excellent and the conversations Ihave with participants, volunteers, andstaff are important because my JapaneseLanguage is very important in my life.Momiji dining program always takes meback to the wonderful days living with mymother. Without this program I would bevery sad and lost.”

We are so appreciative that Bob left avery generous bequest in his will toMomiji Health Care Society. His donationwill help ensure that programs like Com-munity Dining continue to be held forothers. If you are interested in joining ourCommunity Dining program, please seebelow.

Donor News

COMMUNITY DINING PROGRAMS: Momiji in Your Neighbourhood

To reach Japanese Canadian seniors whoare unable to attend our programs at the Frank H. Hori Community Centre(Momiji Centre), our Community DiningProgram brings services into many com-munities including Markham, Missis-sauga and Hamilton. Seniors gather at alocal venue and are provided with a reasonably-priced meal and a variety of educational and recreational activities.All programs start at 11:30 am. Here isour schedule for April:

Date Location AddressMarkham Thursday,

April 5J-Town Shopping Centre

3160 Steeles Ave East

Don Mills Thursday, April 12

Greenview Lodge 880 Lawrence Ave East

Mississauga Thursday, April 19

West Toronto Community Christian Church

1177 Central Parkway

Downtown Toronto

Monday, April 23

Japan Foundation Toronto

2 Bloor Street East, Suite 300

North York Wednesday, April 25

Toronto Buddhist Church

1011 Sheppard Ave West

Transportation, for an additional fee, can be arranged. To register or for more information, pleasecontact Kiyoshi at 416.261.6683, ext. 244 or by email at outreach@momij.on.ca.

Education ProgramOUR SPRING SESSION IS STARTING SOON!We are gearing up for our next session inour Education Program. As usual, there isa wide variety of courses and workshopsfor all ages and skill levels; everything

from computer workshops, a variety offitness classes, painting, pottery, Japaneselanguage courses, flower arranging, andmuch more.

Our Spring session runs from April toJune. We are happy to announce that wehave two popular courses that returnedlast session: Tai Chi and Pilates. Also new

last term was Active Exercise for Every-one. It’s a fun, balanced workout that ismodified for everyone’s ability.

Registration is on Wednesday, April4th. If you have any questions please con-tact Donna at 416.261.6683, ext. 242 orat educationcourses@momiji.on.ca.

Adachi, Mrs. Pat 1,000Aihara, Rev. & Mrs. Haruo 25Aihoshi, Ms. Betty 100Aihoshi, Mrs. Kimiko Rose 2,500Aimone, Mrs. Elaine Aimone, Ms. Veronica 100Akiyoshi, Mrs. Aiko 100Naoyoshi Yanoshita Foundation 2,583Asae, Mr. & Mrs. Noboru 100Asano, Miss Joanne 100Azuma, Mr. David Baba, Ms. Kazuko 100Baba, Mrs. MarieBakhtiari-Noroozi, Mr. Mohsen 30Beaver, Mrs. Joan 120Biro, Mr. Frederick 80Brooks, Mrs. Betty Naomi 100Chiba, Ms. C.M. 100Doi, Mrs. Keiko (Kay) 50Doi, Mr. Manabu 1,000Doi, Mrs. Sharon 1,000Durocher, Mrs. Terralyn Gale

Dutczak, Mr. Miroslaw 150Ebata, Ms. Jessie Eto, Mr. & Mrs. Don Fujimoto, Mr. & Mrs. John Fujimoto, Mrs. Shizuko 100Fujino, Mrs. Keiko 100Fujiwara, Mr. & Mrs. John Fukakusa, Ms. Cindy 100Furukawa, Mr. & Mrs. Larry 100Gage, Mrs. Pamela 100Gallego, Mr. Isaac 25Gyotoku, Mr. Clayton 100Hama, Mr. & Mrs. Roy 80Hamamoto, Mr. & Mrs. Akira 50Hamamoto, Ms. Tomoe 100Hamasaki, Mrs. Miyoko 200Harada, Ms. Laurie 100Harada, Ms. Yoshiko (Mary) 2,000Hidaka, Mrs. Susan 500Hirae, Mrs. Joyce 100Hirae, Mrs. Masayo 25Hirasawa, Mrs. Atsuko 50Hirowatari, Mr. & Mrs. Mamoru Hirowatari, Mr. Mark 100Hope, Mrs. Marion

Hori, Ms. Marie M. Iguchi, Mr. & Mrs. Katsu Ikebuchi, Ms. Sueko 30Ikeda, Mr. & Mrs. Arthur & Mary Ikeda, Mr. Edgar Ikeda, Mr. Toyomi Tom Ioi, Mr. Gary 100Ioi, Mr. HideyukiIse, Ms. Deborah 500Ise, Mr. & Mrs. Kiyo 100Ishizuki, Mrs. Kazuko 20Isojima, Mrs. Setsuko 100Ito, Mr. Lloyd Ito, Mr. Sam Iwasa, Mrs. Sumiye 25Izukawa, Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Jomori, Mr. Ernest 200Kado, Mr. & Mrs. Kaji 100Kadonaga, Mrs. Tomiko 500Kadowaki, Ms. Amy 100Kagayama, Mrs. Betty 100Kaji, Mr. Roy Ryoji 100Kaneko, Mr. Mickey 25Katsumi, Ms. Debbie 50Kawaguchi, Dr. John 150Kawahara, Mrs. Yasuko Theresa 50Kawai, Mr. Steven 250Kawamura, Rev. & Mrs. Makoto 50Kawano, Ms. Michiyo 25Kishimoto, Mrs. Sue (Shizuye) Kitagawa, Mrs. Sue

CHRISTMAS CAMPAIGN

Momiji gratefully acknowledges all donations received from July 1, 2017 and December 30,2017. Due to space limitations, only donations of $20 or more are listed.

ELEVATOR MODERNIZATIONMomiji’s three elevators are more than 25years old and require a full modernizationof the controls and the operating systemto ensure everyone’s safety and that theyare kept in top condition.

Our contractor, ThyssenKrupp Eleva-tor has started the modernization process,starting with Elevator #2. It will take two months for each of our elevators to be retrofitted with new equipment.During the retrofit, the elevator will beout of service.

We understand that this will be verydisruptive for all of our tenants, familymembers, guests and staff. We appreciateyour understanding.

The entire project should be com-pleted by January 2019.

Around the BuildingNEW WHEELCHAIRACCESSIBLE VANThanks to all of our generous donorsincluding Ocean Food Company Ltd., theToronto Chapter of the National Associa-tion of Japanese Canadians, the NelsonArthur Hyland Foundation, the Momiji

Bazaar Committee and individual donors,our seniors have been enjoying our newwheelchair accessible vehicle. This vehi-cle makes travelling to outings muchsafer, more comfortable and pleasurable.Thanks also to the Central East LHIN fora special grant and to the Frank H. HoriFoundation for providing us with someall-important operating funds.

D O N O R L I S T

Kitamura, Ms. Connie 50Kitamura, Mr. Harry 45Kitaura, Mr. & Mrs. Yoshifumi 100Kobayashi, Mr. & Mrs. Arthur 200Kobayashi, Mr. & Mrs. William Kondo, Mr. David 100Kondo, Ms. Haruko 100Kondo, Mrs. Yuki Kouchi, Mr. Eiichiro 100Kubota, Mr. Tom Yuzo 20Kumamoto, Ms. Fumie Kunihiro, Mr. & Mrs. Ben Kuramoto, Ms. Kimiye 200Kurita, Mr. & Mrs. Roy 30Kuroda, Mrs. Lily 100Langdon, Mrs. Susan Keiko 200Lawlor, Kim 25Lee-Cheng, Mrs. Yen Che (Pearl) 100Madokoro, Mrs. Judy Makimoto, Ms. Margaret S. 20Maruya, Mrs. Masae 300Matsui, Mr. & Mrs. Roy 2,118Matsumoto, Mr. Hideo McIlroy, Ms. Joan 100Meehan, Mr. & Mrs. John 100Megow, Mrs. Dee 30Merrick, Mrs. Sheila 100Mitobe, Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mitsuki, Mrs. Kay 100Miyada, Mrs. Sachiko 50Miyai, Mrs. Kimi 500Miyasaki, Mrs. Irene Miyazaki, Mr. & Mrs. Jim Mohelsky, Mrs. Sayumi 50Morant, Ms. Judi 100Mori, Mr. Mas 100Morita, Mr. & Mrs. Hirokazu Moritsugu, Mr. & Mrs. Tadashi (Ted) Morry, Mr. John 50Mototsune, Ms. Dawn 50Murai-DuPre, Ms. Mary M. 1,000Murakami, Ms. Maureen 50Muranaka, Ms. Carole 200Myint, Mr. & Mrs. Tom & Yausko 100Nagano, Mrs. Louise (Reiko) Nagasuye, Mr. David 400Nagata, Mr. & Mrs. Harry 50Nakai, Mrs. Joan 200Nakamura, Mr. & Mrs. Joe Dick 775Nakamura, Mr. & Mrs. Joseph 200Nakamura, Mrs. Kitty Yukie 20Nakano, Mr. & Mrs. George 100Nakao, Mrs. Kimie 300Nakashima, Mr. & Mrs. Gary 100Nakasuji, Mrs. Jean Miyoshi 200Nakawatase, Mr. Satsuo 250Nakawatase, Mrs. Sumiko 100Namisato, Mr. & Mrs. Akihiko 500Niiya, Mr. Donald 25Niiya, Mrs. Hisaye 300Nishi, Mrs. Judy Nishimura, Mr. Frank 100Nishimura, Ms. Nana Nishizeki, Mrs. Hisako Noda, Ms. Hitomi ToniNoda, Mr. & Mrs. Sam 100Oda, Mrs. Kazue Kaye 100Ogaki, Mr. Ken 250Ogaki, Mr. & Mrs. Tame Ohkane, Mrs. Kazumi 30Okada, Mr. Harry 100Okada, Mr. Kazuo 10Okada, Mrs. Naoko Nana 50Okimura, Mrs. Josie Yasue Omotani, Ms. Ryoko (Ruby)

Omoto, Mrs. GraceOmoto, Mr. Stephen Onami, Mrs. Susan 40Ono, Mr. & Mrs. David & Barbara 50Onodera, Mrs. Martha 30Osako, Mr. & Mrs. Nobuyoshi 50Otsu, Ms. Wendy 250Oyagi, Mr. & Mrs. Tad 200Oye, Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Paidock, Mrs. Kathy 25Pruner, Mrs. Ann 25Puls, Mrs. Yuriko Ruby Reynolds, Mr. John & Ms. Stella Dasko 50Saegusa, Mr. & Mrs. Yoichi 50Sagara, Ms. Sandra Sakaguchi, Mr. & Mrs. Herb 100Sakata-Murphy, Mrs. Aiko 50Sasaki, Mr. Paul 1,200Sasaki, Mr. & Mrs. Yukio 50Sato, Rev. Haruo 50Sato, Mr. Ken 50Sato, Ms. Tayeko Tai Seki, Mrs. Jean 150Sekiya, Mr. & Mrs. Kenzo Seko, Ms. Amy 50Seto, Mrs. Masako 100Shiga, Mrs. Mimosa Amy 100Shikaze, Mr. Kaz Shin, Mr. & Mrs. Joseph 200Shin, Mr. Masashi 500Shin, Ms. Shizuko Shinya, Mrs. Hideko 100Shirafuji, Dr. Seiko 200Shiraishi, Mrs. Mary 50Sugamori, Ms. Miyeko M. 200Sumi, Mrs. Nancy Sumida, Mr. & Mrs. M. Suyama, Mr. & Mrs. Kunio 50Suzuki, Mrs. Beverley 50Suzuki, Mr. Isamu 50Takamatsu, Ms. Grace (Toshiko) 200Takata, Mr. Richard 100Takeuchi, Mr. Shunji 100Tamaki, Mr. Kenji Alfred 130Tamaki, Mr. Michael 100Tanaka, Mr. & Mrs. Arthur 50Tanaka, Mr. Byron 50Tanaka, Ms. K.Tanaka, Mrs. Kathleen (Kathi) 200Tanaka, Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Tanaka, Ms. Yoshiko 50Tannoch, Mr. Yuki 100Terashita, Ms. Eiko 30Tezuka, Mr. Hiro 100Toki, Mr. & Mrs. Yoshiaki Rick 100Tonogai, Mr. Harry Toronto Nichiren Buddhist Church 50Toyama, Mr. Roy Toyota, Dr. Jane 50Tsuji, Mr. & Mrs. Mel 100Tsuji, Mrs. Yeriko Tsushima-Mayerhofer, Ms. Susan 100Ueda, Mrs. Michiyo 50Ueta, Ms. Ki Sook 100Umemoto, Mrs. Kazuko 250Ura, Mrs. Betty 100Uyede-Kai, Kim 200Watanabe, Mrs. Eiko Westergaard, Mrs. Yoneko Yabu, Mr. & Mrs. Hisao Yamashita, Mrs. Asako 100Yamashita, Mrs. Kikue 30Yamashita, Mrs. Suyeko 100Yamazaki, Mr. George 100Yano, Ms. Amy 100

Yoshida, Mr. & Mrs. Howie 50Yoshioka, Mr. & Mrs. Saburo 50

Bazaar Arima, Ms. Candise 110Toronto Buddhist Church 500

Bowlathon Reid, Mr. Christopher 180

Ackerman, Ms. Susan 10Aihoshi, Mrs. Kimiko Rose 50Armstrong, Mrs. Sheri-Lynn 230Baba, Ms. Kazuko 20Bremner-Ikeno, Mrs. Patricia 30Brooks, Mrs. Betty Naomi 100Byrnes, Mr. & Mrs. Michael 100Cali, Mrs. Gayle 915Chan, Dr. Roy K. 40Chiba, Ms. Aileen Chiba, Ms. Misako 36Cockburn, Mr. Jeff 50Cockburn, Ms. Lorrie 50Dennis, Ms. Aleta 240Dix, Ms. Jean 50Doi, Mrs. Shizue 100Durocher, Mrs. Terralyn Gale Filosa, Mr. Michael 500Flint, Mrs. Kathleen (Kay) 30Forde, Ms. Anne 40Fujimoto, Mr. & Mrs. John Fukuma, Mr. & Mrs. Kojiro 159Gibson, Mr. Robert 50Goto, Mrs. Jean 100Greater Toronto Chapter NAJC 1,000Gyotoku, Mr. Clayton 14Hagino, Mrs. Kanaye (Barbara) 40Hama, Mr. & Mrs. Henry 50Hashimoto, Mrs. Etsuko 50Hidaka, Mrs. Susan 50Hirae, Mrs. Masayo 50Hirano, Mr. & Mrs. Kinshiro 240Hori, Ms. Marie M. Horisaki, Mr. Kenji Ichikawa, Mr. Henry Inada, Hikari 50Inamoto, Mrs. Chiyo 30Ishii, Mr. Steven & Mrs. Cathy Tanaka Ishii 50Ishikawa, Ms. Ellen 30Isshin Daiko 150Iwami, Ms. Madoka 68Iwasa, Mrs. Sumiye 50Iwata, Ms. Margaret Jager, Ms. Fuyuko 50Kaneko, Mr. Ronald 30Kawahara, Mr. Bob Shoji 30Kawahara, Mrs. Yasuko Theresa 20Khan, Ms. Nobuko 100Kim, Mrs. Chung Sook 30Kitamura, Mr. John 69Kobayashi, Mr. & Mrs. Arthur 100Kobayashi, Mrs. Dawna Kobayashi, Ms. Kristin 50Kondo, Mrs. Hisako 30Koyata, Ms. Setsuko 20Kryzanowski, Mrs. Stella 35Kuroyama, Mr. & Mrs. Iwao 50Kuwahara, Ms. Karen 200Lockley, Ms. Jane 77Lung, Mr. Paul 20Mark, Mrs. Nori

EVENTS

GENERAL

Matsugu, Rev. Ken 480McIlroy, Ms. Joan 80Miike, Ms. Sandra 20Mitsui, Mrs. Keiko (Kay) 25Mixon, Mr. Lee 50Momiji Bridge Club 3,000Momiji Karaoke Club 340Mori, Mrs. Margaret 500Mount Pleasant Group of Cemeteries 100Muramatsu, Mr. & Mrs. Tsuneo 3,000Murase, Mrs. Marie H. 30Muskoka Language International Inc. 150Nagai, Mr. & Mrs. Mutsumi 100Naganobu, Mrs. Kay 52Nakamura, Mr. & Mrs. Joe Dick 200Nakao, Mrs. Linda 30Nakatsu, Ms. Christine 200Nicholson, Mrs. Alice 50Nishimura, Mr. Kazuo Nishimura, Mrs. Kay 1,000Nishimura, Mrs. May Oda, Mrs. Kazue Kaye 100Ohora, Mrs. Jacqueline 64Okada, Mr. Kazuo 10Okawara, Mrs. Christine Oki, Mr. Mitsugu 120Okimura, Mrs. Josie Yasue Patton, Ms. Jean 30Pianosi, Ms. Kathleen (Kathie) Pinto, Mrs. Yukiko 200Quach, Mr. Trung Nam 66Raybardhan, Mr. Sumit 50Reid, Mr. Christopher 648Reid, Mr. Daniel 100Robertson, Mrs. Birgitte 305Sasaki, Mrs. Sally Sheldon, Mr. Don 100Shigetomi, Mrs. Lily 50Shirafuji, Dr. Seiko 36Sora, Mrs. Nancy Stavert, Mrs. Lynda 25Stratton, Mr. John & Ms. Margaret Gillespie 50Tabata, Mr. Fumi H. 40Tak Yamasaki Limited 500Takasaki, Mrs. Naomi Takata, Mrs. Miyo Takeuchi, Mr. Shunji 100Tateishi, Ms. May Toronto Foundation, Anonymous Fund 2,500Tsuji, Ms. Teresa & Mr. David Lamb Uchikata, Mr. Paul 400Uchikata, Ms. Sharon 408Uyede, Ms. Sharon 240Uyeyama, Mrs. Toshiko 50Waintraub, Mrs. Pamela Wylie, Mrs. Lynn 10Yamada, Mr. & Mrs. Kazuo 50Yamashita, Mrs. Kikue 15

Kobayashi, Mr. Martin 5,345The Mitsui Canada Foundation 5,000Nelson Arthur Hyland Foundation 10,000Oda, The Estate of Robert

In Appreciation of Mrs. Mary Ebata’s Care Bratuhin, Mrs. Marleen 500

In Honour of Mamoru Hirowatari’s 88th Birthday Hirowatari, Mr. & Mrs. Mamoru Iwata, Mrs. Susie 88

Kitagawa, Mrs. Sue Kunihiro, Mr. & Mrs. Ben Watanabe, Mrs. Eiko

In Honour of Sachiko Miyada’s 88th BirthdayMiyada, Mrs. Sachiko 100

In Appreciation of Momiji’s MaintenanceStaff Toronto Japanese Garden Club 100

In Appreciation of Momiji’s Support of theNature’s Beauty Show Toronto Japanese Garden Club 500

In Honour of Margaret Mori’s 91st Birthday Mori, Ms. Carolynne 63Mori, Mr. Lawrence 63Tanaka, Ms. Sandy 63Togawa, Mrs. Wendy 63

In Celebration of Hisaye Niiya’s 96th Birthday Niiya, Mr. Donald 96

In Celebration of Steve & Linda’s Oikawa’s40th Anniversary Oikawa, Mrs. Linda 50

In Celebration of Mrs. Jenny Oyagi’s 90thBirthday Oyagi, George & Rose 90Oyagi, Mrs. Jenny 90

In Celebration of Ms Tayeko Tai Sato’s 99thBirthday Sato, Ms. Tayeko Tai

In Honour of Mr. Shigeo Seko’s 100th Birthday Nishioka, Frank & Ruby 100

In Honour of Mrs. Miyo Takata’s Birthday Takata, Mrs. Miyo

In Honour of Mrs. Toni Wrate’s 80th BirthdayKitagawa, Mrs. Sue Kunihiro, Mr. & Mrs. Ben Linz, Ms. Joanne 100Watanabe, Mrs. Eiko Wrate, Mr. Eric 100 In Honour of Stan Yokota’s 81st Birthday Yokota, Mrs. Aileen 81

In Memory of Rose Akiyama Hiramatsu, Mr. & Mrs. Paul & May

In Memory of Stuart (Stu) Armstrong Arian, Ms. Mona 25

In Memory of Jack Asano Nash, Ms. Valerie

In Memory of Lorraine Dilling Stavert, Mrs. Lynda 30Yokota, Stan, Aileen & Darryn 50

In Memory of David Fujino Yamaguchi, Lily 100

In Memory of Koji Goto Adachi, Mrs. Pat 30

Armstrong, Mrs. Sheri-Lynn Asano, Mr. & Mrs. Rick 30Fujimoto, Mr. & Mrs. John Fujioka, Mrs. Doris 20Goto, Mr. Brian 50Huestis, Ms. Theresa 20Ishii, Mr. Steven 30Jones, Ms. Sheryl 50Kiyonaga, Mrs. Eiko 30Kobayashi, Ms. Yoko 50Murai, Mr. Yosh 25Nishihama, Mrs. Yaeko 30Noda, Mr. & Mrs. Sam 50Oyagi, Mr. & Mrs. Tad 40Sewell, Ms. Cheryl 50Sunahara, Dr. Fred Akira 20Uchida, Mrs. Rose Masako Uchida, Mrs. Satoko (Mary) 50Ueda, Mrs. Michiyo 50Ura, Mrs. Betty 40Waintraub, Mrs. Pamela Yakura, Ms. Umiko 30Yamashita, Mrs. Yumi 25

In Memory of Minoru Idenouye Tanaka, Mr. & Mrs. Robert M.

In Memory of Yachiyo Grace Imai Gravlin, Ms. Barbara 25Honda, Mrs. Miyoko 35Ikeda, Mr. & Mrs. Arthur & Mary Isojima, Mrs. Setsuko 50Kinoshita, Mr. & Mrs. Ritz 100Kobayashi, Mr. & Mrs. Arthur 100Maeda, Mr. & Mrs. Dan 25Nakamoto, Mr. Darryl 25Nakamoto, Ms. Lynda 20Nakawatase, Mr. Satsuo 25Okada, Mrs. Naoko Nana 20Perel, Mr. Alex 100Rapacchietta, Amerigo 35Takamatsu, Ms. Grace (Toshiko) 30Tanaka, Mr. & Mrs. Bill 30

In Memory of Sumi Iwamoto Yatabe, Mr. & Mrs. Minoru 25

In Memory of Susie Iwata Nakawatase, Mr. Satsuo 25

In Memory of Don Kiyonaga Kiyonaga, Mrs. Eiko 200 In Memory of David & Lillian Kuwahara Kitamura, Mrs. Lori 200Gordon, Mrs. Patricia 100

In Memory of Wing Yee Lee Lee-Cheng, Mrs. Yen Che (Pearl) 2,000The Malik Family 100 In Memory of Richard Masuda Armstrong, Mrs. Sheri-Lynn Baba, Mrs. Marie Ebata, Ms. Jessie Endo, Ms. Amy 50Gyotoku, Mr. Clayton 25Ito, Mrs. Miyo 100Ito, Mr. SamIwashita, Robin 50Kamachi, Mr. & Mrs. Jean & Yoshihiro 50Kobayashi, Mr. Martin 200Kojima, Mrs. Olivia 50Kunihiro, Mr. & Mrs. Ben Lewis, Mr. & Mrs. Harry & Grace 50

IN MEMORY

MAJOR GIFTS

IN HONOUR/CELEBRATION

Merrick, Mrs. Sheila 25Nagano, Mrs. Louise (Reiko) Nakagawa, Mr. & Mrs. Shig 100Noda, Mr. & Mrs. Sam 50Shikaze, Mr. Kaz Wherrell, Ms. Irene 60Yamamoto, Mrs. Ichie 100

In Memory of Ken Matsugu Anzai, Mr. & Mrs. George Cali, Mrs. Gayle 50Hinatsu, Mrs. Karen 20Hirano, Mrs. Marie 30Hoy, Mr. & Mrs. Fred & Liz 250Huestis, Ms. Theresa 20Iwata, Ms. Margaret Kobayashi, Ms. Gloria 25Kuwahara, Dr. Leonard 60Matsumoto, Mr. Hideo Nakata, Ms. Judy 30Nakawatase, Mr. Satsuo 25Niiya, Mrs. Hisaye 100Noda, Mr. & Mrs. Sam 50Ogaki, Mr. & Mrs. Tame Omoto, Mrs. Grace Peter, Ms. Christine 35Shikaze, Mr. & Mrs. Kim 50Shimano, Ms. Jean 50Sora, Mr. & Mrs. Ray Sugamori, Ms. Miyeko M. 50Taira, Mr. & Mrs. Shin Tatemichi, Mrs. Noriko 30Tomihiro, Mr. & Mrs. Sumio & Sheila 20Waintraub, Mrs. Pamela Yokota, Rev. & Mrs. Stan 50Yuan, Mr. Tom 100

In Memory of Noby Matsugu Oda, Mrs. Kazue Kaye 35

In Memory of Carmen Matsunaga Eto, Mr. & Mrs. Don Ichiyen, Mr. & Mrs. Henry 225Niiya, Mrs. Hisaye 25Omoto, Mrs. Grace Oye, Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Shinya, Mr. Gene Tanaka, Mr. & Mrs. Robert M.

In Memory of Kay Mototsune Mototsune, Ms. Dawn 50

In Memory of Ted Nagai Nagai, Mrs. Margaret

In Memory of Y. & C. Nagai Nagai, Mrs. Margaret

In Memory of John & Mary Nagata Harada, Ms. Laurie 100Kumagai, Mr. & Mrs. Dave 45Toyota, Dr. Jane & Mr. Richard Kenno 75

In Memory of Mary Nagata Tsuji, Ms. Karen

In Memory of Ura Nakamoto Nakamoto, Mr. & Mrs. Harry 25 In Memory of Bill Nishijima Ikeda, Mr. Edgar

In Memory of Tak Nishino Kobayashi, Mr. Martin 858

In Memory of Joyce & Ian Nishio Nishio, Mr. Greig 250Nishio, Tomi 500

In Memory of Toshiaki Ogaki Ogaki, Ms. Maria 100

In Memory of Kazuo Oiye Asano, Mr. & Mrs. Rick 50Fukushima, Mr. & Mrs. Tetsuo Henderson, Mr. & Mrs. Alex & Jane 150Hidaka, Mrs. Susan 50Hirowatari, Mr. & Mrs. Mamoru Hori, Dr. Barbara 50Hori, Dr. Tatsuo Ichiyen, Mrs. Christine 25Kinoshita, Mr. & Mrs. Ritz 500Kunihiro, Mr. & Mrs. Ben MacDougall, Susan 20McTavish, Mr. & Mrs. Donald Miyauchi, Ms. Judy 25Moriyama, Mr. Raymond Nagano, Mrs. Louise (Reiko) Nishimura, Ms. Nana Ohori, Mr. & Mrs. JoeOiye, The Estate of Kazuo & The Oiye Family 500Okawara, Mrs. Kathryn Shikaze, Mr. Kaz Tabata, Mr. & Mrs. Fumi H. 25Waintraub, Mrs. Pamela Westergaard, Mrs. Yoneko White, Mr. Gerald Douglas Wrate, Mr. & Mrs. Eric 50Yoshioka, Mr. & Mrs. Saburo 50

In Memory of Yoko Polny Hashimoto, Mrs. Mary 25Izumi, Mrs. Chiyoko 20Kawai, Mr. & Mrs. Shaw Akira 30Kitamura, Mrs. Lori 50Kuramoto, Ms. Kimiye 35Maikawa, Mrs. Eiko (Sandra) Miyada, Mrs. Sachiko 20Miyasaki, Mrs. Irene Miyoshi, Mr. & Mrs. Eugene & Arlene 100Noda, Mrs. Miyoko 50Omoto, Mrs. Grace Polny, Mr. Mike 500Takeda, Mr. George 50Tanaka, Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Tobu Canada Wakayama-Kenjinkai 50Tomoishii, Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Umemoto, Mrs. Kazuko 50Wakida, Warren & Morgan 30 Watari, Ms. Lily 50

In Memory of Helen Sakaguchi Sakaguchi, Mrs. Dellene 50

In Memory of Tatsuo & Kimiyo Sakauye Kobayashi, Mr. & Mrs. William Sakauye, Mr. Darrell 100

In Memory of Sumie Sasaki Umemoto, Mrs. Kazuko 50In Memory of Yasuko Sasaki Morita, Mrs. Shirley

In Memory of Yasuko Shimoda Adachi, Mrs. Pat 35Kobayashi, Mr. & Mrs. William Law, Ms. Sue Moritsugu, Ms. Donna

In Memory of Shinji Shinya Kiyonaga, Dale 30Kuramoto, Ms. Kimiye 50Morita, Mrs. Shirley Nishikawa, Mr. & Mrs. Robert Shinya, Mr. Gene Tanaka, Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Tsuji, Mrs. Yeriko

In Memory of Kohei (Ko) Sogawa Fujita, Mrs. Kay

In Memory of Robert (Bob) Takagi Nakamura, Mr. & Mrs. Joe Dick 25

In Memory of T & Y Takaoka Nagai, Mrs. Margaret

In Memory of Mary Tanino Vitti, Ms. Anna

In Memory of Sakae Tye Tsukada Aida, Ms. Carole & Mr. Ken Sugamori 50Caltor, Mrs. Marion 50McLeod, Mrs. Phyllis 150Olfert, Mrs. Dorrene 50Petric, Mr. Anthony 25Petric, Ms. Rosemary 200Shanahan, Mr. & Mrs. Tom & Michele 50Smith, Mrs. Grace 50

In Memory of Ruth Usami Usami, Ms. Sandy 250

In Memory of Sumiko Wakisaka Doi, Mr. & Mrs. Manabu 20Hamade, Mr. & Mrs. Herb 100Onami, Mrs. Susan 40

In Memory of Alice (Oshiye) Yamamoto Kitazaki, Ms. Betty 25

In Memory of Amy Yamamoto Suga, Mrs. Irene 300

In Memory of Hideko Yamashita Kobayashi, Ms. Karen 250

In Memory of Robert Masao Yatabe Ebata, Ms. Jessie Gyotoku, Mr. Clayton 25Matsugu, Mr. & Mrs. Ronald & Jeanne 50Ohori, Mr. Joe Tanaka, Ms. K. Tanaka, Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. In Memory of Yoshiye Yokoyama Omoto, Mrs. Grace.

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SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS: Learning on the Job

During the 2017-2018 school year, Sandyand I completed our social work place-ments here at Momiji. We are third andfourth year students both from RyersonUniversity. At Momiji, we worked with

Support Services to provide support toour seniors; assisted the Elderly PersonsCentre; and participated in various activ-ities and events throughout the year such as congregate dining, Seniors’ Day,Seniors’ Conference, and the MomijiBazaar. We learned a lot about Momiji’shistory and Japanese culture, and enjoyedgetting to know the tenants through theirpersonal stories. It has been a wonderfulexperience spending time with the tenantsand working closely with volunteers andstaff. We are so grateful to everyone hereat Momiji for welcoming us and makingour placements an enriching experiencethat we will always remember. Specialthanks to Jovel, our field instructor, for all her guidance! –– by Melanie Chen

Thank you Melanie and Sandy for all ofyour hard work. You will be missed butwe hope you will come back and visit!

– Momiji Staff.

FOR SALEOccasionally, Momiji receives larger “giftin kind” donations that we would like tosell. When Momiji sells any of theseitems, the proceeds from the sale supportour programs and services.Currently, we have two items for sale:

• Two side-by-side Cemetery Plotsin beautiful Resthaven MemorialGardens (Kingston Road and Brim-ley). The current value of each plotis over $6,000 plus 13% HST but we

are selling the plots for $5,000 each.Each plot allows for one traditionalburial and two cremations

• Never used Quantum Q6 EdgePower Chair. Comes with a battery.Sold as is. Asking $3,000 or bestoffer.

If interested, please contact Sheri-Lynn at416.261.6683, ext. 259 or by email atfundraising@momiji.on.ca.

MILESTONES & PASSAGESMILESTONE BIRTHDAYSCongratulations to Momiji Tenants whohave celebrated a significant birthdaybetween August 1, 2017 and February28, 2018.Mrs. Tomiko Kadonaga – 105th birthday

PASSAGESSincere condolences are extended to thefamilies of the following residents whopassed away between August 1, 2017and February 28, 2018.Momiji Seniors ResidenceMr. Koji GotoMr. Yoichi KatoMrs. Jung Sook KimMr. Wing Yee LeeMrs. Margaret Mori

Castleview Wychwood TowersMs. Akiko KidoMr. Yamamori Motozo

Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric CareMrs. Miyoko OkuyamaMrs. Sumiko Wakisaka

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Left to right: Sandy and Melanie