Sister Cities

Idaho Falls Sister City Youth Approved Meeting Minutes This meeting was conducted using the platform Zoom June 14, 2021 Charlotte Combs Laura Combs Jackson Corbridge Jackie Sugai Kylie Eaton David Eaton Katie Eaton Lori Hawker Gabe Padron Jorge Padron Nathan Peck Kendra Peck Carly Yoshitani Noah Yoshitani Carter Thompson Jennifer Thompson New Members Carly Yoshitani and her son, Noah, are interested in joining our group. Welcome to Sister Cities!! Approval of Meeting Minutes A motion by Nathan Peck was made to approve the June 2, 2021 meeting minutes. Motion was seconded by Kylie Eaton. The minutes passed. Reminder The next Zoom meeting is scheduled for July 7th, at 7:00. Please put this on your calendar. A reminder email notice will be sent out before the Zoom meeting. Upcoming meetings to put on your calendar are July 7th (if needed )and July 19th (if needed), August 4th and 16th, September 1st and 13th, October 6th and 18th, November 3rd and 15th, and December 1st and 13th. Treasurer’s Report The balance in all accounts as of June 14th: Checking is $16,620.84, money market $3295.94, and savings $25.05. The June 14, 2021 Treasurer’s Report link is at the end of the meeting minutes. Gifts for Tokai Mura Sister City Group Cindy Ozaki ordered the blue and yellow pin with a symbol of both Idaho and Japan on them to send to the Adult and Youth Sister City groups in Tokai-Mura. She will order enough for IFSCY members who attend the 40th Anniversary Celebration. Please let Kendra know if you will be attending the 40th Anniversary Celebration as soon as possible so that she can report the number of people going to Cindy Ozaki. Field Trip Jackie Sugai sent an email to the person in charge of Minidoka Internment Camp. However as of today she has not heard anything back. She will follow up on this and report at the July 7th meeting. Volunteering at the Happyville Farm Whitney and Anna St. Michel will talk with the master gardener at the Happyville Farm. Whitney will have more information on dates and times by the July 7th meeting. Meetings at IF Public Library Kendra Peck stated that the Idaho Falls Public Library is not scheduling the meeting rooms at this time. There is no date set when the meeting rooms will open. IFSCY 40th Anniversary Celebration Nathan Peck and McKenzie McIsaac will continue to meet to put together a video as well as a presentation from the collection of pictures for the 40th Anniversary Celebration.. They have several pictures from 2015 exchange here in Idaho Falls. They are working on getting pictures from the IFSCY’s first year which was in 1984. Jorge Padron will oversee the presentation. The finished product will need to be sent to Tokai mura by July 1, 2021 in order for the presentation to be translated. Recruitment Idaho Falls Youth groups numbers have been decreasing due to members aging out. Ideas to generate student interest in IFSCY are: invite a friend to go on the Minidoka field trip, invite friends to help with service projects (raking Friendship Garden), placing a flyer at the Idaho Falls and surrounding areas public libraries, advertise on social media and make it a public page with images of Idaho Falls students’ experiences in pictures to Tokai Mura. Carter Thompson will set up a public Facebook page that will allow more people to access the group. However, maintenance of the Facebook site will continue to need to be updated on a continuous basis. A volunteer from our group will be needed.. For those who know how to do so, please contact Carter Thompson or the student body. Student Activities Several students were not able to attend tonight’s meeting. Therefore, no student activities took place. Motion to Adjourn Nathan Peck motioned to adjourn the meeting. It was seconded by Kylie Eaton. . Treasurer's Report 6/14/21 Topics to be Discussed at the 7/07/21 Meeting Discussion on the 40th Anniversary Celebration, Happyville Farm volunteer information, field trip to Minidoka, recruitment, Friendship Garden, and the Treasurer’s report.