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🌸  Tonari Gumi Annual Retreat  🌸 Relax in the hot springs and enjoy a worry‑free trip together! ✔ Mini‑Bus Available : Easy • Comfortable • Stress‑Free Travel Ideal for seniors – no driving required 📅  Dates: Wednesday, February 18 – Thursday, February 19, 2026 (1 night / 2 days) 📍 Location : Harrison Hot Springs Resort 100 Esplanade Ave, Harrison Hot Springs, BC 🏨 Accommodation:  15 rooms / 30 members, Double occupancy Please register in pairs , West Tower – 2 Queen Lak

Tonari Gumi will be closed on Boxing Day (Friday, December 26) and New Years (Thursday, January 1).

Join us for a family‑friendly Japanese New Year celebration! Saturday, January 17, 2026 | 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM Location: Tonari Gumi (1F Hall) Participation Fee • TG Members: $10 (meal included) • Non‑Members: $15 (meal included) Event Highlights • Mochitsuki Tools Display  - Traditional usu & kine　　　　　　　  - Cultural explanation panel  - Photo corner • Japanese New Year Cultural Corner - Decorations - Osechi food samples (visual only) - Customs: nengajo, shimenawa, kadoma

For 100 Years of Healthy Living Understanding Behaviour Changes Along the Dementia Journey Final of a three-part series on understanding Dementia. Explore various changes in behaviours caused by dementia and learn practical strategies for responding in supportive ways for caregivers. ENGLISH SEMINAR with Japanese interpretational support during Q&A. Guest speaker: Support and Education Coordinator from Alzheimer Society of B.C. Date ＆ Time: Tuesday, January 27, 2025　1 PM to 3

Table of Contents With Heartfelt Appreciation from the Executive Director of Tonari Gumi ～ 2026 Membership RENEWAL Reminder ～ Wish List from the Tonari Gumi Craft Club Wanted: Knitting Wool (Yarn) 🍂 Fall Bazaar Report 🍂 Visit to Senior’s Facility in White Rock “Fun Craft Workshop” at Genki Gumi Tonari Gumi Life Seminar Report Nikkei Craft Fair 2025 Two Warm and Wonderful Days with the Tonari Gumi Craft Club Tonari Gumi Shopping Transportation Service Tonari Gumi Home Suppor

Table of Contents Okinawa Shamisen Mini Concert Nikkei Craft Fair TG Social Club Gatherings: Hawaiian Film & Loco Moco Lunch Report ✨ TG Social Club Gatherings ✨ Handbell Music Experience Tonari Gumi Seniors Join Multicultural Seniors Day Tonari Gumi Life Seminar Report Upcoming Life Seminars Tonari Gumi Shopping Transportation Service Tonari Gumi Japanese-Language Home Support: Light Housekeeping Aspira Peninsula Retirement Residence Guided Tour – Join Us! 📣Messages from

🤖 Moving Toys Workshop (at Fall Bazaar) 🤖 Event Timing: November 1, 2025 Session 1: 11:30 am ~ Session 2: 1:30 pm ~ Location: Tonari Gumi (2F) — 101-42 W 8th, Vancouver Workshop Details: Create cute spinning robots using batteries and motors!This workshop is fun for both children and adults, with 2 sessions available. Contact: ☎ 604-687-2171 Ext.106✉ programs@tonarigumi.ca Register Online: You can sign up using this form .

📅 Thu, Oct 23 🕙 10AM–12PM & 3PM–5PM 📍 Tonari Gumi 101-42 West 8th Ave., Vancouver Curious about volunteering? Already part of TG and want to connect? Come hang out, chat, and share ideas over tea, coffee & snacks ☕🍪 No sign-up needed — just drop by!

Help us deliver meals to seniors in the community on Tuesdays. 📍 Delivery Areas: ✅ South-East Vancouver (Killarney) ✅ South Burnaby (Metrotown) ✅ Edmonds Station / Highgate If you're interested or would like more info, feel free to contact Rie: 📧 programs@tonarigumi.ca 📞 604-687-2172 ext. 106

We’re looking for volunteers to help with the Fall Bazaar preparation, set-up, kids’ activity area, and clean-up. Bazaar Prep:  October...

For our October Social Club gathering, we are pleased to present a special film screening along with a Hawaiian-style lunch. We will show The Untold Story , a PBS documentary produced in 2012 by the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaiʻi. This thought-provoking film sheds light on the Japanese American internment in Hawaiʻi—a history that is not widely known. A story that was once buried and forgotten has been rediscovered and retold through this important work. Unlike the Japan