By David Ikeda. Our counsellors reported that they have become busy recently with several cases involving dementia and Alzheimer’s. Given our community’s aging population, a rise in the number of cases involving seniors with either of these illnesses is to be expected. The cases take a lot of time but as I have said before […]
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President’s Message: Long-time Volunteer and board member, Ms. Junko Lui dies suddenly
By David Ikeda, JSS President It is with extreme sadness that I have to report the passing of one of Japanese Social Services’ (JSS) greatest supporters and friends. Ms. Junko Lui (nee Hori), long-time treasurer, board member and volunteer, passed away on Saturday, August 8, 2015. Surrounded by members of her family at St. Michael’s […]
President’s Message
By David Ikeda The older I get it seems that time goes by increasingly faster and faster. Indeed, time is moving so fast that the topics I am writing about for this message that will be occurring in the future for me now will have already passed before the article is published. At the time […]
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
I seem to open every President’s Message with a line about how busy we are at JSS. But nonetheless it is true and it must be acknowledged.
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
It has been an incredibly busy time here over the fall and it’s not even winter yet when we begin preparing the Holiday Drive boxes. For the organization this has been a particularly challenging time.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT: FAREWELL TO THE MAEKAWAS
It is hard to believe that we are starting a new year here at JSS and that I will have completed my first year as president of the organization. The last year was a challenging one for us all here.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT: MESSAGE FOR 2014
It was a busy holiday season at JSS. In the spirit of Christmas and New Years it is a time also for us to give thanks to all of our donors and supporters as well as others who might only be interested in what we do.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
The GTA’s Japanese speaking community in a manner of speaking is not so different from any other. All of us go through hardship and as much as we like to think of ourselves as self-sufficient some of us need a little help to get through.
MESSAGE FROM THE PAST PRESIDENT
It was about 15 years ago in 1998 while I had been involved in the business world when I started to be get involved with JSS . At the time I had no knowledge about its activities so I took on the position as an observer. Later, about 13 years ago, I accepted the position […]