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Memorandum: COVID-19 Preparedness
March 11, 2020
Dear Friend
Reiyukai America is a California 501(c)(3) non-profit humanitarian organization that hosts and organizes events and activities throughout the United States promoting one’s personal development for the benefit of all humanity.
Currently, Reiyukai America has ongoing events and activities in the following locations:
· Los Angeles County, Orange County, and San Diego County, CA
· Honolulu and surrounding cities in the island of Oahu, HI
· Chicago, IL
· Boston, MA
· Weston and surrounding cities, CT
On the other hand, Reiyukai America is carefully watching the developing situation in regarding COVID-19.
Since the beginning of the month, the Reiyukai America office has been maintaining communication with the local Reiyukai America representatives while closely paying attention to the updates published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the department of public health from each region mentioned above.
Therefore, please note Reiyukai America may cancel or postpone any scheduled activities or events at the last minute. Please feel free to reach out either the Reiyukai America office at 626.356.8055 or contact your regional representative for the latest information about the Reiyukai activities within your region.
The Reiyukai America office would like to remind you the following several common-sense steps recommended by the CDC.
· Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds especially after you have been in a public place, or after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing.
· If soap and water are not readily available, use a hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol. Cover all surfaces of your hands and rub them together until they feel dry.
· Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
· Avoid close contact with people who are sick
· Stay home if you are sick, except to get medical care. Learn what to do if you are sick.
· Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze or use the inside of your elbow.
· Throw used tissues in the trash.
For more information about COVID-19, please check
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html
The Reiyukai America office thanks all the members and friends for your kind attention.
Sincerely,
Toshiro Obara
General Manager
Reiyukai America
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Letter to My Parents Contest in Los Angeles!
Share Your Family Story in A Letter and Win $500!
Now Accepting Submissions for the 2020 Letter to My Parents Contest TM in Los Angeles
Do you have a story to share about your family as you were growing up in Los Angeles?
Write an essay in a letter format and enter to win in the second annual Letter to My Parents ContestTM organized by The Rotary Club of Historic Filipino Town and Reiyukai America!
Ten winners will be selected where each of them will receive $50 Gift Certificate. Among the ten, three contestants who presented the most share-worthy letter will receive $500.
Letter to My Parents ContestTM in Los Angeles isopen to residents of Los Angeles County ages 15 to 20 years who would like to express their experiences and feelings towards their parents or legal guardians. Participants are encouraged to submit work illustrating examples from personal family life; reflecting family relationships and interactions. Suggested topics include:
· How have my parent’s experiences and influence affect or shape the person I am today?
· What my parent(s) or guardian(s) means to me?
· What are my thoughts about how we are as a family?
· What would I like to do for my parent(s) or guardian(s)?
· How I can improve relationships in my family?
Submit entries to www.LetterToMyParents.com (Click the Los Angeles Contest Icon) by Friday, March 13, 2020. Entries can be in any language used in the County of Los Angeles, but an English translation is required. Contestants 17 years old and under must submit a Parental/Guardian consent form. (The website will be updated shortly.)
Ten winners will be selected and will be invited to present their letters during the final presentation to judges, scheduled to be held on April 2, 2020. (Please note above schedule may change without prior notice)
For more information, contact Toshiro Obara at 626.356.8055, info@lettertomyparents.com.