August 2018
WE – 1 Office, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
SA – 4 SLOBC Obon Festival, Noon to 8:00 PM
SU – 5 No Sunday Service
WE – 8 Office, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
WE – 15 Office, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
SU – 19 Shotsuki, 10:00 AM, Otoki, Post Obon Meeting (Shouldn’t take too long)
WE – 22 Office, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
WE – 29 Office, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
OBON – Another successful Obon Festival under our belts thanks to so many helpful hands. Namu Amida Butsu.
WINNERS – OBON RAFFLE 2018: 1,500.00 Peggy Henmi, Burbank
500.00 John Roffoni
300.00 Dean Taniguchi, Santa Maria
100.00 John Roffoni
100.00 Mah Mah
100.00 Lorene Saruwatari, Arroyo Grande
100.00 Rosa Padilla, Buellton
100.00 John Montano, Santa Maria
100.00 Gary Kobara
100.00 Dana Sylvester
Obon Dance Practice Donations – Thank you to all the persons for refreshment contributions this year. Special thanks to Mrs. Toshiko Tomooka, $50.00.
Other Obon Donations
Five boxes of fortune cookies John and Leslie Hayashi
Five $20.00 dinner gift certificates/mandarin drinks Atari-ya Restaurant
Four $50.00 gift certificate Niya Restaurant
100 rolls of sushi100 rolls of MakisushiHamasato Restaurant
Strawberries Charles/Joanie Okui
Swag Bag Home Motors
Swag Bag Cal Coast Machinery
Swag Bag Toyota
$100.00 donation Santa Maria Seed
Electric Toy BMW car BMW of Santa Maria
Swag Bag Honda
Two 15 lbs bags of rice Masatani’s
22 Quart Cooler Guadalupe Hardware
Beginner’s bonsai tree kit Muranaka Bonsai Nursery
20 cases of water Chumash
BBQ the chicken, oakwood BBQ 4 All
Free Massage Virginia Hall
Use of Refrigerated Truck Spencer’s Fresh Market
Participation and support Rising Sun Martial Arts
Posters and Cards Reflections A Digital Lab
Participation and supportCentral Coast Kenpo Karate
Contribution Maria Martino
Monetary support and refreshments for dance practice Toshiko Tomooka
Items for the White Elephant Sale Felicity Lazo
Curry, cake Rev Nakano
Watermelon Donna Sato
Chashu Alice Utsunomiya
Tsukemono Frances Card
Two trays tamale pie Masako Nakano
Cookies Kim Masatani
Plums Betty Ann Kurokawa
Tri-tip and salads Carmen Lira
Beans, wood Krystin Shiroma
Chicken Lucy Gonzales
Shrimp Cocktail LaRay Tomooka
Pasta Joyce Dendo
Cobbler Dian Grose
Two Curries Patsy Hoyos
Tuna Sandwich Tomi Miyamoto