Sister Cities

Idaho Falls Sister Cities Youth Meeting June 6, 2018 Attendees: Cameron Archer Melinda Cebull David Eaton Kendra Peck Rebecca Smith David Archer Nicholas Cebull Katie Eaton Nathan Peck Whitney St. Michel Max Benjamin Peter Cebull Kylie Eaton Dallin Peck Ian St. Michel Misty Benjamin Brennan Corbridge Gabe Padron Laurie Retallic Ness Villassenor Elliot Boring Tate Corbridge Jorge Padron Jacobi Retallic *Action items in red Business Section of the Meeting Minutes: The May 14th meeting minutes were provided to the group by email. Whitney motioned to approve the meeting minutes and Kendra seconded her motion. Fundraiser Reports  Cherry Blossom Raffle/Dinner Fundraiser: The group received a nice letter from Jerry at Snow Eagle and a check for $1413. Jerry donated his profits for the entire day to the group. The group made $1494 from the raffle for a total of $2907. Dave asked for lessons learned or suggestions for improvements and none were provided.  Garage Sale: The group made $866.64 from the garage sale. This is consistent with amounts made in previous years. One member suggested possibly having the sale both Friday and Saturday. Some thought keeping the sale the same hours as the neighborhood garage sale worked well.  Town & Country Fundraiser: The group has sold ~$900 in gift cards for a profit of $180. If you would like to purchase gift cards, contact Dave Eaton. Japan Exchange:  Peter collected airfare from the students and chaperones going to Japan.  Whitney will be getting tickets information to students soon.  Whitney will be providing trip guidelines and a packing list to students.  Whitney will be purchasing passport holders for students.  Kendra asked students to email pictures of student IDs to her. The Japanese can use them for discounts at their amusement park. She took pictures of the IDs brought to the meeting. Students need to bring them to Japan.  Junko will come to the next meeting and discuss Japanese etiquette.  Kendra read the draft itinerary to the group. It is listed below. Jul. 26 Arrive Narita 14:40 (2:40 p.m.) Meet at Sister City Hall for light meal and picutures Jul. 27 (A.M.) Visit Mayor Japanese Calligraphy (P.M.) Craft Tatami Coaster Visit Temple and Shrine Welcome Party Jul. 28 Family Day Jul. 29 (Family Day Jul. 30 (A.M.)Sports Day (P.M.) Field Trip by Train Jul. 31 ( A.M.) Cooking Japanese Dishes "Curry and Rice" (P.M.) Club Activity at JHS Aug. 1 (A.M.) Aquarium (P.M.) Water Activity in Oarai Beach Aug. 2 (A.M.) Soy Sauce Factory (P.M.) Papermaking Aug. 3 Amusement Park "Nasu Highland Park" Aug. 4 Family Day Aug. 5 (A.M.) Family time (P.M.) Family time Farewell Party Aug. 6 See-off Ceremony Depart Narita 16:20 (4:20 p.m.) July Meetings: Dave asked if we want to have two meetings in July. The group decided to wait and decide until the next meeting. We will see if we have everything ready for the trip or if both meeting are needed to get ready. Student Meeting: Vanessa led a bingo game used to help students learn Japanese phrases. The bingo phrases can be found at the end of the minutes. A motion to adjourn was made by Peter and seconded by Dave Archer. Bingo Cheat Sheet 1. Nice to Meet you - Hajimemashite 2. My name is - Watashi no namae wa .... desu 3. Where is the Bathroom? - Toire wa doko desu ka? 4. Thank you very much - Arigatou gozaimasu 5. Thank you for the meal - gochisousamadeshita 6. You are welcome - doitashimashite 7. Let us eat - itadakimasu 8. I’m sleepy - Nemutai desu 9. I’m Hungry - onaka ga suita 10. I’m Thirsty - Nodo ga Kawaita 11. Are you ok? - Daijoubu desu ka? 12. Hello - Konnichiwa 13. Ohayō gozaimasu - Good morning 14. Konbanwa - Good Afternoon 15. Oyasumi nasai - Goodnight 16. Sayonara - Goodbye 17. Gomen nasai - Im sorry 18. Oishii - Yummi 19. Kyo wa Samui desu - Its cold (outside) 20. Tsumetai - Its cold (object) 21. Atsui - Its hot (outside or object) 22. Hai - Yes 23. iie - No 24. Wakarimasen - I dont understand Nani - What