Salinas-Ichikikushikino Sister City Association

Are thoughts are with our friends and associates in Ichikikushikino as they prepare for Typhoon Haishen. The typhoon is currently categorized as a "super typhoon" and is expected to impact Kyushu Island sometime Sunday and into Monday. https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200904_19/

A huge shout out to the Mohsin family whose daughter, Hana, was one of our 2009 Student Ambassadors. Not only is their business located on River Road, but their residence was dangerously close to the River Fire.

The wildfire that are occurring at the moment make us feel very sad, and we worry about people in Salinas. We are praying the river fire will be contained soon.... 81745004500800 1 yahooSalinas fire

731... 2020722 Panel exhibition of International Relationship was published in the local newspaper. Though we had to give up to send students to Salinas due to the COVID19 this year, we had chance to review our history for 41 years, and let people know our activities. Through this news story, we hope many people start to have interest to our friendship.

A message and picture from Mr. Toshihiro Gatanaga, Chairman of the Ichikikushikino-Salinas Sister City Association on the passing of Mayor Joe Gunter: "We are deeply sorry to learn of Mayor Joe Gunter's passing. We knew he was a wonderful person not only as a businessman but also as a human being. Needless to say, he always gave great and warm support to Sister city association. Many Ichikikushikino citizens and students mentioned his gentleness and were able to know the ...good Salinas city. His passing will be great loss for citizen of Salinas and us. Please accept our sincere condolences. In deepest sympathy, Chairman Toshihiro Gatanaga" See more

The Salinas-Ichikikushikino Sister City Association would like to offer condolences to the family and friends of Mayor Joe Gunter. Mayor Gunter was a faithful supporter and advocate of the sister city relationship between Salinas and Ichikikushikino, Japan, and the Sister City Association. He welcomed numerous groups of Student Ambassadors from both cities to City Hall and let them sit at the Mayor’s Seat in the council chambers. Whenever the Association had an event, he always made the time to attend because he believed in the Association’s ideals: that the future of our societies was dependent upon peaceful interaction between our nations and upon the growth of understanding and friendship between our young people. Thank you, Mayor Gunter, for all your years of dedicated service to the community of Salinas.

Thank you to all our Amazon Smile supporters! Every dollar counts, especially since the Foundation is not able at this time to have our annual fundraisers. If you are interested in supporting our organization every time you shop on Amazon, just follow the link below. Search and select Salinas Kushikino Inc., and make sure the next time you shop on Amazon you do it through the Smile.Amazon.com link. It should display the Amazon Smile logo with Salinas Kushikino Inc showing as the organization that you are supporting. You will even see how much you have donated to us on the home page! Thank you for your continued support. https://smile.amazon.com/ch/47-0931697

Thank you to Councilmember Steve McShane for stopping by this morning!

Looking for a place to have breakfast on Saturday morning? Stop by Applebees in Salinas (1301 N. Davis Rd.) this Saturday, October 12th, from 8:00 am - 10:00 am and join us for our Flapjack Fundraiser! Tickets are $10.00 per person and we will do all the cooking, serving and cleaning for you! Hope to see you there!

Calling all Amazon shoppers! You can now support our organization every time you shop on Amazon through the AmazonSmile program. To find out more, just follow the link below and make sure the next time you shop on Amazon you do it through the Smile.Amazon.com link and it is showing the Amazon Smile logo with Salinas Kushikino Inc showing as the organization that you are supporting. You will even see how much you have donated to us on the home page! Thank you for your continued support.

Student Ambassador Alumni in the News: Genesis Politron's (SA-2013), ingenious idea has gone viral and made the news. She has designed hearing aids on dolls to make her hearing impaired students feel more included. Congratulations to Genesis for your dedication and empathy towards your students! https://www.ksbw.com//a-teacher-designed-glitter/29317686

Just a reminder if you are attending the picnic on Sunday, please RSVP asap! We want to make sure that our food count is correct. Thank you!