■Members' News
Kiyoyuki Ito started working for Nagoya branch of Shimizu Corporation in June.
Miho Saijo left for the USA to study.(See Page 3)
Noboru Kobori moved to Atami in Shizuoka Prefecture.
New members: Yukiko Mori, Rika Morisaki
New friendship members: Oliva Gonnzalez Mario Pedro (Mexican), Keri Misawa (American), Elaine
Lee (Singaporean), Jimmy Pho (Singaporean), Jhoana Manire Ikariyama (Philippine),
Ines Schmid (German), Premrudee Hiramitsu (Thai), Erwin (Indonesian), Romy
Marmolejo (Philippine), Denzil Anderson (Australian)
■Scholarship Program Committee
New Sakura-Lanka Scholarship Students Chosen!
We received from the Helath Foundation a letter of thanks and an introduction
of this year's three scholarship students, Ms. T. Malika, Ms. M. I. A. Asrar,
and Ms. C. M. Nimmi Ayesha Jayarathna. They are all doing well at school,
their attendance and behavior being exemplary, and they are also active
in their extracurricular activities. We hope they will grow into happy
and healthy girls, supported by the friendship between Sri Lanka and Japan.
★Study and Training Session for the Staff of Secretariats from All Japan
UNESCO Associations
Dates: July 21(Sat.) - 22(Sun.)
Place: Nihon Seinen-kan (Kasumidake-cho, Shinjuku-ku)
For application: Ms. Hashimoto (Tel: 3719-4900)
■Youth Activity Committee
12th International Friendship Youth Retreat
Theme: Let's Walk the Crossing of Cultures Hand in Hand
Dates: July 26 (Thu.) - 28 (Sat.)
Place: Meguro Citizens’ Nature Village (Wada-mura, Nagano-ken)
Inquiries: Tel. 090-4958-1676
★Photo Exhibition of UNESCO World Heritage
Commemorative Event for the 50th Anniversary of Japan Joining UNESCO
Dates: Aug.17(Fri.)-26(Sun.) (Closed on Mon.)
Place: Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography (Ebisu Garden Place)
Fee: \500 for adults, \250 for schoolchildren, junior & senior high school students
※Wanted: Volunteers to work at the exhibition hall
Inquiries: Ms. Ashida (Tel /Fax: 3370-3345)
★The 47th UNESCO Study Session for Japanese High School Students
(Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of Japan Joining UNESCO)
Dates: Aug.3 (Fri.) - 6 (Mon.)
Place: National Bandai Youth House (Inawashiro, Fukushima-ken)
Inquiries: National Federation of UNESCO Associations in Japan (Tel: 5424-1121)
■Cultural Activity Committee
Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of Japan Joining UNESCO
Message of Peace and Culture to the Next Generation
UNESCO Peace Concert 2001
By Amadeus Ensemble Tokyo
(Concertmaster: Nobuhiko Asaeda)
Date: Sept. 29 (Sat.) 3:00 p.m.
Place: Meguro-ku Kokaido (Meguro City Hall), 2-45-11 Naka-machi, Meguro-ku
Program: Mozart, Vivaldi, Bach, etc. (Pieces anyone has once heard somewhere)
Admission: Free for the first five hundred schoolchildren or junior high students
\1,000 for senior high and college students
\3,000 for adults (\3,500 for a ticket sold on the day of the performance)
Inquiries /Application: Ms. Harada (Tel: 3718-2994)
Organizer: Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo Liaison Council of UNESCO Associations, Meguro UNESCO Association
★Charity Concert to Support the Islanders of Miyake-jima
Date: Aug. 8 (Wed.) 7:00 p.m.
Place: Tokyo Geijutsu Gekijo (Ikebukuro)
Performer: Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
Ticket: S\5,000 A\4,000 B\3,000 C\2,000
Inquiries: Ms. Ashida (Tel/Fax: 3307-3345)
Bulletin (July & August, 2001)
◎July 21 (Sat.) 22 (Sun.):
Study & Training Session for the Staff of Secretariats; Nihon Seinen-kan; Ms. Hashimoto: 3719-4900
◎July 26 (Thu.) - 28 (Sat.):
International Friendship Youth Retreat; Wada-mura, Nagano-ken; 090-458-1676
◎Aug. 8 (Wed.) 13:00:
Liaison meeting / mailings; Junbi-shitsu;
Ms. Miyazaki: 3701-3783
◎Aug. 8 (Wed.) 19:00:
Charity Concert for Miyake-jima; Tokyo Geijutsu Gekijo; Ms. Ashida: 3307-3345
◎Aug. 17 (Fri.) - 26 (Sun.):
Photo Exhibition of UNESCO World Heritage; Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography; Ms. Ashida: 3307-3345
Since 1954, Meguro UNESCO Association, Website:http://www.unesco.or.jp/meguro/
c/o Kato, 2-19-12, Kakinokizaka, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-0022, tel.:03-3717-3931,
fax.:03-3717-3941 |