Taylor Anderson Memorial Fund

Washington, DC included visits to the Air and Space Center, Tyson’s Corner, many DC landmarks, and making Somen no Nori at Camp O-en. The students were seen off at Dulles and met by Takanaria-san at Narita before they took their flight to Sendai and home to Ishinomaki! The friends and memories made were truly special!

Washington, DC included visits to the Air and Space Center, Tyson’s Corner, many DC landmarks, and making Somen no Nori at Camp O-en. The students were seen off at Dulles and met by Takanaria-san at Narita before they took their flight to Sendai and home to Ishinomaki! The friends and memories made were truly special!

After a farewell to the home stay families in Richmond, including renewing a bond from Richmond students visiting Ishinomaki in 2014, it was on to Lake Fairfax Park to meet the DC host families for an ice cream party. Thank you to Akane Shirata of Camp O-en and the Keisho Japanese Heritage Center for arranging the home stays and activities in the Washington, DC area.

After a farewell to the home stay families in Richmond, including renewing a bond from Richmond students visiting Ishinomaki in 2014, it was on to Lake Fairfax Park to meet the DC host families for an ice cream party. Thank you to Akane Shirata of Camp O-en and the Keisho Japanese Heritage Center for arranging the home stays and activities in the Washington, DC area.

We had a Richmond farewell dinner for the students where they performed the Soran Bushi and Kazuya played the guitar, sang, and did “beatbox”. It was nice to have everyone together before the students started the second part of their journey in the Washington, DC area.

We had a Richmond farewell dinner for the students where they performed the Soran Bushi and Kazuya played the guitar, sang, and did “beatbox”. It was nice to have everyone together before the students started the second part of their journey in the Washington, DC area.

The Ishinomaki HS students performed Soran-Bushi for us at our Richmond farewell party. Ishinomaki is a fishing port. According to Wikipedia Sōran Bushi (ソーラン節) is one of the most famous traditional songs and dance (min’yō) in Japan. It is a Japanese sea shanty that is said to be first sung by the fishermen of Hokkaidō, northern Japan.

The Ishinomaki HS students performed Soran-Bushi for us at our Richmond farewell party. Ishinomaki is a fishing port. According to Wikipedia Sōran Bushi (ソーラン節) is one of the most famous traditional songs and dance (min’yō) in Japan. It is a Japanese sea shanty that is said to be first sung by the fishermen of Hokkaidō, northern Japan. Sōran Bushi accompanies the bon dance in many parts of Japan, and it has its own dancing styles that date back generations. The dance acts by acting ocean waves, fishermen dragging nets, pulling ropes and lifting luggage over their shoulders. This dance is taught in many schools across Japan as part of the ...

Kings Dominion Day in Ashland, VA! Rides, water park, games food and fun together!

A fun Saturday included a Richmond Historic Canal boat ride followed by the families taking their Ishinomaki HS students to Richmond landmarks such as Shockoe bottom, Church Hill, Libby Hill, the Tyler Potterfield Bridge and then on to shopping!

A fun Saturday included a Richmond Historic Canal boat ride followed by the families taking their Ishinomaki HS students to Richmond landmarks such as Shockoe bottom, Church Hill, Libby Hill, the Tyler Potterfield Bridge and then on to shopping!

Six Ishinomaki high school students left Tokyo Friday and arrived at Dulles for home stays with Richmond and Washington, DC area families. Welcome! Thank you to the Takanarita’s for escorting the students from Ishinomaki to Tokyo on Thursday.

Six Ishinomaki high school students left Tokyo Friday and arrived at Dulles for home stays with Richmond and Washington, DC area families. Welcome! Thank you to the Takanarita’s for escorting the students from Ishinomaki to Tokyo on Thursday.

Here’s our our latest Global Giving “Help Students, Families and Schools Recover” project quarterly report announcing a new Taylor Bunko, Kid’s soccer classes starting again and more! Also, please consider taking advantage of Global Giving Match Day TOMORROW at 9:00 AM EDT when your donations will be partially matched. There is also a 100% recurring match offer for a minimum of three monthly donations in a row. Find out more by reading the quarterly report!

Here’s our our latest Global Giving “Help Students, Families and Schools Recover” project quarterly report announcing a new Taylor Bunko, Kid’s soccer classes starting again and more! Also, please consider taking advantage of Global Giving Match Day TOMORROW at 9:00 AM EDT when your donations will be partially matched. There is also a 100% recurring match offer for a minimum of three monthly donations in a row. Find out more by reading the quarterly report!

Here’s our latest Global Giving quarterly report announcing the new school year with videos from our five Taylor Scholarship students! Also, please consider taking advantage of Global Giving Match Day on July 12th when your donations will be partially matched. Find out more by reading the quarterly report!

Here’s our latest Global Giving quarterly report announcing the new school year with videos from our five Taylor Scholarship students! Also, please consider taking advantage of Global Giving Match Day on July 12th when your donations will be partially matched. Find out more by reading the quarterly report!

Taylor Anderson Memorial Fund 8th board meeting held in Tokyo today.

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