Tonari Gumi cookbook
"Home Away from Home"

Tonari Gumi's cookbook Home Away from Home is now available! In full colour, it's perfect as a gift for friends and family or to add to your own cookbook collection. Its 72 recipes contain both authentic and contemporary dishes, each with step-by-step directions in English and colour photographs. Please visit the cookbook website to view recipe listings and pictures or to order a cookbook. website.
Home Away from Home is available at:


Osteofit
New session start!

The next Osteofit session will be held every Tuesday and Thursday. For more information or to register, please call us.

Tonari Gumi offers Osteofit in Japanese.
Osteofit is an exercise and education program designed by the BC Womenfs Hospital for men and women with osteoporosis and osteopenia. The program helps participants improve bone health, posture, strength, endurance and decrease the risk of falls and results in increased confidence and independence. The program consists of safe and gentle strength, balance and coordination exercises and is continually updated based on the latest research. It meets the needs of those who feel a regular exercise program is not right for them. For more information, please contact Tonari Gumi and also visit www.osteofit.org.


TG Wish List

The "FIND YOUR TREASURE" booth, a joint fundraiser for Tonari Gumi and Nikkei Centre, at the Powell St. Festival was a great success selling old jewelry and many other accessories! As sales were so brisk, everything was sold out! We are now asking if you can keep us in mind throughout the year and find us more donations as we would love to participate again in next year's festival. Every one of us, including our customers had a great time! Thanks to each of you who donated for our cause! All donations can be left at Nikkei Centre or Tonari Gumi or please contact Kikko Lurana Tasaka at (604) 736-3182 or email luranakikko@hotmail.com. We are counting on your support!

 

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! From all of us at Tonari Gumi, we hope you had a safe and wonderful holiday season. 2010 will undoubtedly be a memorable year for most with the Olympics now only weeks away. At TG, we're looking forward to the year as we have a number of program and service initiatives we plan on starting up so please keep your eyes on this space. All the best this New Year and we look forward to seeing you soon!


2010 Membership

The 2010 membership drive has begun.
1 year membership is $30, 6 month membership is $20. The two kind of membership apply to the periods between January 1st and December 31st and privileges vary depending on the type of membership (For further details, please refer to TG).
This year we are forced to update our membership information. We understand the inconvenience this may cause.
Menbership dues are payable in cash or by cheque only.


Winter Olympics Update

Games Dates and Road Regulations

The 2010 Winter olympic Games will take place in Vancouver from February 12th through February 28th. During this time, there will be multiple road closures in the City of Vancouver as well as Whistler. Please be advised that Broadway will have designated Olympic lanes. During the period of February 4-March 1, these specially-designated lanes will be reserved for buses and official Olympic traffic only, 24 hours a day. Broadway in front of TG will be a no stopping zone. Those traveling by car to TG should please take this into consideration. Some buses may also have altered routes during the Olympics so please check your bus routes (in perticular downtown routes).

TG Progrsms

Some programs will not be offered during February, because of the Olympics. TG will still be open during its normal business hours. All programs will be starting up again from March 2nd.

Monday: Feb. 8, 15, 22, Mar. 1
Morning Exercise, Lunch Program and Minyo Dance will not be offered.
Tuesday: Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23
Japanese classes will not be offered. Ping pong and Osteofit will follow regularly scheduled classes.
Wednesday: Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24
Family Drop-in, Gateball and Ondoku School are not be offered. Bowling on 3rd Wednesday will follow regularly scheduled classes.
Thursday: Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25
Osteofit, Calligraphy and Mahjong will follow regularly scheduled classes.
Friday: Feb. 5, 12, 19, 26
ESL (2F), Craft Club, Lunch Program and Karaoke are not offered. ESL (1F) will follow regularly classes.