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YOKOSO TIME TELEGRAPH
October 2012 / Issue 20
President’s Message
“
Hi everyone, and as both the AJS Scholarship program for 12-13 and
the weather seems to be warming up, it has been quite a busy year
again with many new AJS friends and experiences.
Just one matter that I will touch on briefly and use up my valuable
message space was being misunderstood as ‘saying and doing’
something I just did not and because my response posted back on the
Japanese website was quickly taken down, I will post it here instead(
“Dear Japanese community of Cairns, your combined contribution to the Cairns Festival with the Japanese Omikoshi Parade
entry was fantastic and I have only ever praised you for the amazing effort. The AJS FNQ volunteers that were in support of your event were proud to be involved and I
also appreciate the thoughtful few Japanese people that said a personal thank you to the AJS FNQ
and myself for the small support and contribution”.
Moving on to other AJS matters, the recent Film Night was another success and I hope every enjoyed the
anime movie “Arietty” as I did and I thought the cat was great character. ☺
Well as another President’s year draws to a close, I would like to thank the dedicated committee team that
helped again to keep the AJS active and alive for another year. The hard working committee need to be commended for their continued unselfish support. Thank you personally from me.
Finally today, most will be aware that this is the 30th Year Anniversary of the AJS FNQ and Makoto and I have
been trying to develop the ‘History’ tab and information on the website. Please if anyone reading this has any
AJS pre-year 2000 or more that 10-12 years ago, memories, memorabilia or photographs, we would appreciate you sharing these with us for possible use on the website. So until we meet again, “Arrigato” Jeff Haynes
president@ajsfnq.org.au
In This Issue
•
President’s Message
•
AGM + 2012 Dinner Info.
•
Scholarship Media Release
•
Scholarship Sponsors & Corporate
•
Cairns - Japan Sister Cities Corner
•
Newsletter contributions
Photo from ‘Japan Week & Tanks Market 2005” taken by Past President - Colyn Huber
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YOKOSO TIME TELEGRAPH
AGM 2012
Dear Financial Members
Thank you very much for your support of AJS!
This is the friendly reminder for all current financial
members of AJS FNQ that the Annual General Meeting
2012 of the AJS FNQ will held at Edge Hill State
School on 10th October 2012, Starting at 6pm.
AJS FNQ - 2012 Annual Dinner Function
For catering purpose, Please RSVP to
Email president@ajsfnq.org.au or call 0417 756 849
AJS 30th Anniversary
The AJS FNQ is hosting the 30th Anniversary & 2012 Scholarship
Dinner on 20th October in Cairns. Only 100 dinner seats Hurry to
reserve your seat as places are filling fast
When:
Saturday – 20th October 2012
Time:
6pm Registration for 6.30pm dinner seating.
Where:
Pacific International Hotel, Level 1, The Harbour Room.
What:
Three Course Dinner, Main Alternate Drop / Cash Bar.
Cost:
$65.00pp Non-Members / $60.00pp AJS & JSC Members
Including a welcome drink, lucky door prizes, fun and formalities
entertainment, fundraising raffle with many prizes.
Dress:
Dinner / Smart Formal or Japanese Dress.
Payment: Prefer prepayment by bank transfer or cheque (Payment at
the door only accept cash or cheque)
Please RSVP and any special dietary request
by 15th October 2012 by email to rsvp@ajsfnq.org.au
Congratulation Jeff & Makoto
MEMBERSHIP-JOIN NOW
Membership
The AJS has membership from a wide
cross section of the community from
corporate, individuals , families and
students, not forgetting business and
Scholarship Sponsors.
Please visit the AJS FNQ website at:
www.ajsfnq.org.au and visit the membership page where you can also find
the membership benefits and the
application form. If you have any
question please email to
info@ajsfnq.org.au.
Congratulation Jeff who is the AJS President & Makoto who is the AJS Student Scholarship Coordinator
who have both been officially selected to the Cairns
Regional Council Sister City Advisory Committee
to represent both Japanese Sister Cities of Minami Town & Oyama City
and for the term of this council. The AJS also would like to congratulate
also Sim Hayward, who is the AJS Scholarship Sponsor, was also successful with her application and has been nominated as the committee
chairperson. Jeff & Makoto say they are looking forward to working
with Mayor Bob Manning and Council Team to strengthen and maintain
the Sister City relationships.
MAKOTO & JEFF
October 2012 / Issue 20
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Cairns Sun – Wed 03.10.12
Congratulations to the AJS FNQ Student
Scholarship Recipients for 2012-13
Michael Thomas Dillon (Year 11) from St Augustine College will go to Minami Town in Tokushima Japan.
Ekaterina Shabaldina (Year 11) from St Andrews College,
Redlynch, will go to Oyama City in Tochigi Japan.
Both students and family members will attend to the AJS
30th Anniversary Dinner / Scholarship Dinner and they are
looking forward to see all AJS Members and sponsors!!
INSIDE STORY HEADLINE
2012 Scholarship Sponsors - Thank you
Corporate Members
Welcome to 3 New
Corporate Members
Cairns - Japanese Sister Cities Corner
Autumn
Festival Season Coming!!
The Autumn (September to October) is the Japanese
festival season in Minami Town, a great time to visit!!
Two very special delegates
from Minami Town (Formerly
Hiwasa Town) Deputy Mayor
Mr Yamaji and Mr Kawanishi
from International Relation are visiting Cairns soon
to attend the AJS FNQ 30th Anniversary / Scholarship Dinner. Please make them welcome !!
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Mayor Toshio Okubo celebrates victory
with his supporters back in July.
AJS FNQ would like to congratulate Mr Mayor
Okubo who has been successfully elected to 4th
term of the Mayor for Oyama and look forward to
continuing the great work together in building a
stronger relationship between Oyama & Cairns.
Official visit by the AJS to both the
Cairns Japanese Sister Cities 2012
Australia Japan Society in Far
In June the AJS FNQ were
North Queensland Inc.
again represented in Japan,
when Jeff and Makoto, in
their positions of President
and Scholarship Coordina-
PO Box 2188 Cairns
QLD 4870 Australia
tors, took their annual holidays to officially visit the two
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E: info@ajsfnq.org.au
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Cairns Sister Cities and discuss the 2012-13 Scholarship Program. This was a
Newsletter Contributions can
be sent to the editor at:
E: newsletter@ajsfnq.org.au
Above is with Minami Town Mayor Kageji
self funded trip although the
AJS did support them with a
Below is with Oyama City Mayor Okubo
small friendship Mayor gift,
seen here as a framed Ulysses butterfly. They also took
a Mayor Bob Manning gift
from the Cairns Regional
Council SC Committee, in
friendship. Both gifts were
well received and with
thanks and the AJS Scholarship is on track and the two
cities were keen to receive
the students in December.
(Jeff needs to take another
shirt and tie next time ! Ed.)