History of the Tochigi YMCA

DEC. 1976 Discussion about the establishment of a YMCA in Utsunomiya brtween Mr. Fusae Saito, Executive Secretary of Tokyo YMCA and 3 key persons of residents in Utsunomiya who were Mr. Akira Funatsu, Mr. Hiroshi Sogo and Mr. Haruo Suwa.
MAR. 1977 YMCA took over the management of the Sakuranbou Kindergarten from Ms. Miya Toyota, the owner of the kindergarten. .
APR. 1977 Mr. Susumu Iguchi, a secretary of Tokyo YMCA was installed in the President of the Sakuranbou Kindergarten.
FEB. 1978 The establishment of the school corporation Utsunomiya YMCA academy, Sakuranbo Kindergarten was approved from the prefectural office.
APR. 1978 The Utsunomiya YMCA establishment.
FEB. 1979 The Utsunomiya Y's Men's Club establishment.
MAR. 1980 The National Council of YMCAs Japan joining approval.
AUG. 1980 Foundation Utsunomiya YMCA establishment was approved by the prefectural office. Mr. Yasuo Koyanagi was installed in the president.
NOV. 1980 Completion, building of the Utsunomiya YMCA and schoolhouse of Sakuranbo Kindergarten.
MAR. 1981 The Ashikaga YMCA establishment.
AUG. 1983 The Camp site of Utsunomiya YMCA establishment in Shioya Town.
JAN. 1986 The education center of Utsunomiya YMCA establishment.
MAY 1986 The Ashikaga Y's Men's Club establishment.
NOV. 1986 The inaugural ceremony of the Supporting Company for Utsunomiya YMCA.
OCT. 1987 The East Activity Center of Utsunomiya YMCA establishment. (The Utsunomiya east YMCA to be at present)
APR. 1988 The international young people center of Ashikaga YMCA completion.
JUL. 1988 Name change to "Tochigi YMCA"
AUG. 1988 The volunteer school beginning for the junior high school students and the high school students.
AUG. 1989 The northern Thai farm village experience tour.
AUG. 1990 The Tanzanian work camp
AUG. 1990 The development education whole country research conference.
NOV. 1990 Executive Secretary of Nantou YMCA, Taiwan came to Utsunomiya YMCA.
JAN. 1990 The youth tour to have relations with Korea.
JAN. 1991 Support, the establishment of the telephone guide to a hospital for foreigner laborer named Tochigi International Life Line : TILL.
MAR. 1991 Ashikaga YMCA south station open.
JUL. 1991 Performance in Utsunomiya by Shanghai city deafmute art party sponsored by the high school student volunteer group, "Tenohira".
AUG. 1991 Exchange camp in Nantou YMCA in Taiwan
AUG. 1991 A reader to the Jordanian Palestina refugee camp.
OCT. 1991 Beginning, Day service to the community "The worth living center"
JUL. 1992 The social welfare corporation of Tochigi YMCA establishment approval.
AUG. 1992 The northern Thai work camp beginning
AUG. 1992 The exhibition of the current and old Holy Bible.
OCT. 1992 Worth living center establishment first anniversary commemoration symposium.
JAN. 1993 The Christian affinity meeting first session commemoration lecture.
JAN. 1993 The day service beginning
MAR. 1993 The care support service at home beginning
APR. 1993 The social welfare corporation Tochigi YMCA "the special caring old person home "My home Kiyohara" establishment
APR. 1993 The music therapy beginning in "My home Kiyohara".
MAY 1993 The Utsunomiya Higashi Y's Men's Club establishment.
JUL. 1993 The exchange with YMCA in Korea by Ashikaga YMCA.
AUG. 1993 The Australian study tour in Ashikaga YMCA.
OCT. 1993 The animal therapy beginning in "My home Kiyohara".
NOV. 1993 Mr. Joe odanel photograph exhibition as the commemoration 50 years after the 2nd world war.
NOV. 1993 The Sakuranbo kindergarten establishment fortieth anniversary commemoration function.
DEC. 1993 YMCA Nursing Home "My home Kiyohara" support group establishment.
FEB. 1994 The concert of the Sakuranbo chorus
APR. 1994 The class of LD "Free space" beginning
JUL. 1994 Ashikaga YMCA accepted high school students from Seoul YMCA.
OCT. 1994 The volunteer training-up lecture at YMCA Nursing home.
OCT. 1994 Utsunomiya YMCA accepted to train a trainee from Western Samoa YMCA.
JAN. 1995 The continuation lecture of "Free space".
FEB. 1995 The Hanshin-Awaji earthquake support activities.
FEB. 1995 Fund rising activity, Free market, Charity concert, Work camp
FEB. 1995 The seminar committee of LD children beginning to built "The rainbow club"
MAR. 1995 The commemoration of 200 times of prayer meetings in the morning.
MAR. 1995 The Darien YMCA, U.S.A. exchange tour.
MAR. 1995 The continuation lecture in Ashikaga YMCA.
APR. 1995 Work camp in Zensei-En (by Tenohira group)
APR. 1995 The sushi dinner and out door service program for YMCA Nursing home by Utsunomiya and Utsunomiya Higashi Y's Men's Club
APR. 1995 The education for handicapped children "Child raising piazza" biginning.
APR. 1995 Nasu Y's Men's Club establishment.
APR. 1995 The lecture by Mr. Mitsuo Miyata as the commemoration 50 years after the 2nd world war.
MAY 1995 The family meeting friendship meeting in YMCA Nursing Home beginning.
JUN. 1995 The friendship party in Ashikaga YMCA (English conversation member's exchange)
AUG. 1995 The tour to Korea as a special program of 50 years after the 2nd world war.
AUG. 1995 The lecture by Mr. Takao Takasaki as the commemoration 50 years after the 2nd world war.
DEC. 1995 The exchange program between Chunchon YMCA, Korea and Sakuranbo Kindergarten.
MAR. 1996 The care seminar of the men at "My Home Kiyohara".
FEB. 1996 The My Home tavern at "My Home Kiyohara" open.
JUN. 1997 Nasu YMCA establishment.
JUL. 1997 The Utsunomiya East YMCA establishment.
APR. 1998 The Tochigi YMCA establishment twentieth commemoration formula.
APR. 1998 The Tochigi YMCA establishment twentieth commemoration magazine publication.
AUG. 1998 Mr. Akira Finatsu was installed in the president.
APR. 1999 The Kiyohar South day service center establishment.
OCT. 1999 Mr. Kimikazu Kuwahara, a stuff of Utsunomiya YMCA, was sent to support for Taiwan big earthquake relief.

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