2023
TONARI GUMI
Charity Golf Classic
Saturday, August 19, 2023
Meadow Gardens Golf Club
This year, we raised over $30,000 before Ken Shinozaki generously doubled it to over $60,000!
Thank you to all the 127 players, volunteers, sponsors and donors who made this event possible.
Thank You For Playing!
⛳ Congratulations to our Winners! ⛳
1st Place:
Team Golden Ears Glazing
3rd Place:
Team HERNANDEZ
2nd Place:
Team Weekend Hackers
Thank you to all our players, volunteers, donors and sponsors!
2023 TONARI GUMI CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT
THANK YOU to our SPONSORS!
MATCHING DONOR
Ken Shinozaki
PRESENTING SPONSORS
Henry Wakabayashi
CART SPONSOR
Fujiya
GOLD SPONSORS
Seaborn Enterprises Ltd. | Vancouver Shinpo
SILVER SPONSORS
Dr. Kiyoko Takeuchi Inc. | Takayuki Kawano | Akiko Gomyo Foundation
Sam Yamamoto | Cascadia Project Services Ltd.
SPECIAL FOUSOME SPONSORS
David Iwaasa
PREMIUM HOLE SPONSORS
Suki’s | Gilco Janitorial Services Ltd. | Octopus’ Garden | TD Wealth
Kami Insurance Agencies Ltd. | Makiko Suzuki | David Iwaasa | Satoshi Nakahori
Donations
Don Quan | Sad Thiara | Emiko Lashin | JET Golf Club
Charlene White | Wendy Adams | Michael Kuramoto
Gifts in Kind
Ken Yada | Katsuko Shioiri | Mamiko Van Horn | Larry Okada | Quilchena Golf & Country Club
Fort Langley | Japan Airlines | Patric Li | Canadian Tire | Air Canada | Vancouver Canucks
Yuji's from Japan | Ponderosa Mushrooms | Meadow Gardens Golf Club | Atsuko Fukuda
Golf Committee Members
Cindy Ishikawa | Masako Arima | David Iwaasa | Patrick Li | Katsuko Shioiri | Atsuko Fukuda
Tadafumi Tamura | Chuichi Nakahori | Larry Okada | Alan Iwaasa | Noriko Tanaka
What we do
For almost 50 years, Tonari Gumi has been building relationships and connections with the Japanese Canadian community throughout Metro Vancouver. From its early days as a group of Japanese community volunteers, Tonari Gumi has always been strongly focused on being a supportive community organization. It continues to serve the needs of its members and wider community, helping them navigate life in Vancouver with greater independence. In addition, Tonari Gumi also helps them achieve health, wellbeing and happiness.
As a result, Tonari Gumi’s goal is:
Caring for, inspiring and enhancing the welfare and wellbeing of Japanese Canadians who live in the Metro Vancouver area.