Contributed by Jennifer Kimiko Uchikawa, Chicago Youth Association On February 27, 2021, thanks to the support of local community members together with Shinnyo- en Foundation, we were able to host a Virtual One Heart Family Service Event. Since 2012 in collaboration with local organization members, we had gathered annually at Shinnyo-en Chicago Temple to make …
As sweeping measures to halt the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic were undertaken across the United States, schools were closed, activities and events were cancelled, and distance learning and virtual programming were presented as new alternatives. Challenges with these sudden new ways of life affected everyone, but especially the lives of working families and their …
Contributed by Joseph Bush and his Leadership Through Service program students, Elk Grove High School On October 28, 2018 Elk Grove High School’s Leadership Through Service (LTS) program, in partnership with the Shinnyo-en Chicago Temple and Shinnyo-en Foundation, hosted a family service event at Elk Grove High School. This was the first time that the …
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Contributed by Marianne Okubo, Shinnyo-en Chicago Temple On May 6, 2018, the Shinnyo-en Chicago Temple celebrated its sixth year of holding Family Service Events, which started in 2012 and became a regular community event at the temple. Before the volunteers rolled up their sleeves to start working on projects, two of the longer-term partner organizations …
Contributed by Kyoko Sato, Shinnyo-en USA Head Temple, Redwood City, CA Peninsula Multifaith Coalition’s (PMC) 2018 MLK Jr. Day of Service was represented by 25 congregations, totaling over 430 volunteers who took on 21 projects across the Northern Peninsula area. About two thirds of the participants were returning volunteers from past MLK Jr. Day of …
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Shinnyo-en Chicago Temple chose October 28th as the second of their bi-annual “Family Service Event,” which happened to coincide with the national “Make a Difference Day” of 2017. Make a Difference Day is one of the largest annual single-days of service nationwide (www.makeadifferenceday.com). The afternoon started with a sandwich lunch which allowed many participants an …
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Over the past Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Peninsula Multifaith Coalition (PMC) held its 5th Annual Multifaith MLK Day of Service. This special event brought together 450 volunteers from 22 different faith houses to work on 24 community service projects throughout the Bay Area Community. Joining the Multifaith Day of Service this year were 22 …
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During the last few months of 2016, we hosted four Family Service Events to continue our tradition of service through Family Service events. The events bring together Shinnyo-en practitioners, family, friends, and community members to learn about the needs of their communities and make donations for their local service organizations. In fact, the events are …
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Contributed by Mayumi Okubo, Shinnyo-en Youth Association Member The Family Service Event was held in Chicago for the fifth year this year on April 24, 2016. The Shinnyo-en Temple was full with more than 40 volunteers, all eager to help organizations in the community. Many volunteers have participated since the first year it was held …
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On January 18th, the gymnasium at Fair Oaks Community School in Redwood City was bustling with people and buzzing with excitement. The day was still young, but plenty of volunteers arrived bright and early to participate in the MLK Day of Service. Breakfast was provided at four different locations for the total of over 500 …
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