What do you guys think of this lineup? Change as you like
Yuji's making a great speech to start!
6:30pm guests arrive
7:15/30 speeches start (depending on how many attendees)
8pm announcement @ raffles?
8:30pm drawing?
9:30pm start leaving
10pm over?
2" Speeches
Yuji - welcome and JACC/fundraiser explanation
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Abe-san - thank you on behalf of japan/@ the floods
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Susan H speaking about the major contributors:
Chef John McCarthy and OKA
World Sake Imports (of NY?)
Skurnik Wines
And Organizers, in addition to self for JAA/USJC/JAJA/Gohan Society:
Yuji Horimoto, HAA
Andy Sharzer, JETAANY
Yuki Kaneshige, JAA/USJC
Maki Kano, JMSA
Modest membership plug?
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Andy promoting the great raffle prizes/thank yous to contributors and a bit @ JETAANY, wide network that got us some of these donations?
Japan Society
Asia Society
JAA
Sakagura
Ito En
Hiro Sake
Sanrio
Sakeman
Simon Chiew
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Yuki @ volunteers - because this is what our community is made of, and we welcome more in the future:
Jaime Sugino
Kelli Shiino
Sakura Yagi
Toshiki Nakashige
Mia Saidel
David Kenji Chang
Erik Fromm
Atsushi Muramoto
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Maki @ how we'll be having another fundraiser in February!!