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News in Brief Archive
4/13/08 - Spring is Finally here! Check the News page for the latest Chapter newsletter. Get the details on our upcoming Brewers game on July 13, a recap of the Inaugural and Christmas Party
in addition to lots of other Chapter news. The Spring MDC meeting is
coming up in Omaha, Nebraska, on Saturday May 31. The National
Convention will be held in Salt Lake City, Utah, on July 16-20.
2/12/07 - Happy New Year! There are pictures from the Inaugural Dinner held on January 27, 2008 at Klemmer's in the Photo Gallery.
2007 News
12/27/07 - Happy Holidays! The December issue of the Chapter Newsletter is posted in the Newsletter links near the bottom of the News page.
Be sure to read about the upcoming Inaugural Dinner on January 27, 2008
at Klemmer's - make your reservations before Jan. 18, 2008.
12/2/07 - 2007 Christmas Party. The Annual Christmas Party was held at the Wehr Nature Center in Whitnall Park. The party was highlighted by a visit from Santa Claus shortly after a wonderful pot luck lunch.
11/17/07 - 2007 Holiday Folk Fair International. On Friday evening Tom S. was
inducted into the Holiday Folk Fair Wall of Honor during the opening ceremony. He was rewarded for over 60 years of
volunteering with the Wisconsin JACL, Origami demonstrations and
many other activities in the community.Saturday evening, the Wisconsin JACL Cultural Exhibit Booth was awarded a certificate for Best Interaction with Public.
10/20/07 - 2007 General Meeting/Game Night. We had our annual meeting at Christ United Methodist Church in Greenfield. Our new board was elected and our year was reviewed. Afterward there was a pot luck dinner, games and crafts. Check the Meeting pictures at the Photo Gallery page.
8/5/07 - The 2007 Picnic was held today at Marx Park in Brookfield. Things were a bit wet early in the morning but by the time we started to set up it was dry. The cooks have the corn and chicken preparations down to a science! The new teriyaki recipe make things so much easier. The new venue was excellent with easy access and nice facilities. Check out the Picnic photos in the Photo Gallery.
6/2/07 - The latest newsletter is being e-mailed and mailed to members today. Click this link to view or download the newsletter: June 2007 Newsletter. Check the newsletter archive at the bottom of this page for previous issues.
6/2/07 - 2007 Wisconsin JACL Scholarship winner announced. Check your newsletter to find out who won.
2/18/07 - The 2007 Inaugural & Recognition Dinner was held at Seigo's new restaurant in Sussex. This year we honored the veterans from our chapter. Congratulations to our newly inaugurated board members and many thanks to all of our veterans!
2006 News
10/10/06 - Our Fall newsletter is published and is being e-mailed and mailed to members today. Click this link to view or download the newsletter: October 2006 Newsletter
9/19/06 - General Meeting/Game Night date set for October 21, 2006. Click this link to view or download the announcement flyer: General meeting/Game night Flyer.pdf
8/7/06 - National JACL announces membership dues increases to go into effect January 2007 and new Prescription Discount Plan & Dental Discount Plan benefits. Renew your membership in 2006 to beat the increase!
8/6/06 - The annual Chapter Picnic was held at Sheridan Park. Members and guests braved the early rain to enjoy great food and fun. Check the photos in the Photo Gallery.
6/25/06 - The National Convention was held in Phoenix, AZ over the weekend (June 21-24). Watch the Pacific Citizen and the newletter to find out what happened.
6/25/06 - WOAA Milwaukee is participating in the Great Midwest Dragon Boat Race Festival this year. Read more about this in the next newsletter or at www.midwestdragonboatfestival.com.
6/25/06- The JACL Picnic is coming up! Mark your calendars for Sunday August 6, 2006. Get all the details in the next Newsletter.
5/16/06 - The Wisconsin Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League opened its new chapter website at http://wijacl.googlepages.com today. This site will contain useful information about the chapter including a calendar of events, a chapter history, a newsletter archive and links to other useful or interesting sites on the Internet. Is there anything you would like to see on this site? Please e-mail comments and suggestions to wisconsin@jacl.org.
5/16/06 - The Wisconsin Chapter's Elizabeth Campell Scholarship has been awarded to an outstanding student. The chapter awards this scholarship to a student demonstrating outstanding academic achievement, community involvement and participation in extracurricular activities. Find out who won the scholarship in the next newsletter - due out SOON!
02/06 - The Chapter 2005/2006 Membership Directory was distributed at the Inaugural Dinner. Please e-mail wisconsin@jacl.org if you have not received your copy or if you have corrections or change of address.
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