Volunteer with Nakayoshi at Mountain View Obon, Sunday 7/17/11

After signing up please e-mail us at nakayoshi.ncwnp@gmail.com or on the volunteer event’s Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=198811353503488 to let other volunteers know where you will be working so we can all work together.  Also indicate if you need a ride or if you can drive and where you are coming from so we can arrange carpools for volunteers.

We hope you can make it out to this fun and exciting volunteer opportunity!

For those of you unfamiliar with obon, obon is an annual Buddhist holiday to honor one’s departed ancestors. Many Japanese Buddhist temples hold a festival in conjunction with this holiday, which are often one of the biggest local community events of the year. Mountain View Buddhist Temple holds one of the largest obons in the Bay Area, which will include lots of great food, game and drink booths, as well as an optional Buddhist religious service and will culminate in a traditional obon dance (bon-dori) open to anyone to participate in. Obons are also a fun opportunity to come out dressed in more traditional Japanese dress, so come out sporting your yukata or hapi-coats if you have them!

Ken

Here are the different shift options (Be sure to sign up for SUNDAY shifts!):

[If you can’t make it Sunday but still want to volunteer at Mountain View Obon here are other options]

Booth construction and setup (Tues 7/12, Wed 7/13, Fri 7/15)

http://www1.mysignup.com/cgi-bin/view.cgi?datafile=1_booth_construction_and_setup_on_tue_wed_fri_jul_12_13_15

Manju making (Wed 7/13)

http://www1.mysignup.com/cgi-bin/view.cgi?datafile=2_manju_making_on_wed_jul_13

Vegetable & beef preparation (Thurs 7/14, Fri 7/15)