Report of Regular Meeting November 2004
Yasuhiro Kuroiwa, Secretary
We started the regular meeting of November with 13 invited youngters in the Toyocho Center of the Tokyo YMCA. Afer opening chime, Y's song, Y's principles, lection and prayer, the President Mr. Yamamoto introduced the guests and visitors. After each business committee's reports, Mr. Haga, secretary of the Tokyo YMCA, reported about the fund and the support volunteer for the Niigata Prefecture-Chuetsu Earthquake. The meal of this month was the buffet made by the menettes. We spent very pleasant time with the youngters. After the meal, the camp leaders of the Frost-Valley reported: they could have extremely wonderful experiences as leader in the nature; they appreciate the cooperation of the Tokyo Club.
As the representative of youngters, Ms. Aya Takagi, staff and past representative of the Mandi(the Dhahapara Clinic support group in the Tokyo YMCA), made a speech entitled "the Encounter with Bangladesh". Ms. Takagi did an internship in the International Service Center of the Tokyo YMCA when she was student. She participated to the work camp in Bangladesh. Since then, she interested in it gradually. She affected with Bangladesh. She told the activities of the Mandi. For them it is important to make the persons of the Dhahapara Clinic feel a connection with the members of the YMCAs of Japan; also to share the consciousness that they had for Bangladesh with Japanese; to make them feel Bangladesh more near. She said that the role of the Mandi is to make such a relation.
Next, we heard the short speech of Mr. Matsushita, member of the YMCA of the Tokyo University. Ms. Hirano who participated in the Youth Volunteer Leaders Forum reported. Mr Okabe who established the NPO which supports the schools of the children who work in Bangladesh reported. Last, Mr. Ito, DG of the Toshin District, and Mr Kubota, travel coordinator of the Japan-East Region, who participated adventitiously, encouraged them. We closed the pleasant regular meeting which was full of the youngsters' power.