December 2008


December 13 - Torii Gate Garden Cleanup

December 31 - Application deadline for APCC

The 21th APCC
July 12- 24, 2009 (anticipated dates) in Fukuoka

This is the 9th year that Oakland has been invited to participate. Six Oakland Junior Ambassador (3 boys and 3 girls) will be selected from Oakland Public Schools.

To be eligible, the student must be born between September 1,1997 and August 31, 1998.

Application deadline is December 31, 2008.

Application forms for 2009 are available here.

January 2009

January 16 - Application deadline for High School Student Exchange

January 20 - General meeting 7-9PM Buddhist Church of Oakland

January 25 (tentative date) - Annual New Year's Dinner

The annual Oakland-Fukuoka Sister City Association New Year's Dinner brings in the New Year with friendship and a good time. There are raffle tickets and prizes sold and given out at the dinner.

Contact OFSCA: info@oakland-fukuoka.org



High School Student Exchange

The 38th Annual Oakland-Fukuoka Youth Exchange is tentatively scheduled for July 23 - August 3, 2009 in Fukuoka, Japan. Applications available here.

February 2009

February 7 - Torii Gate Garden Cleanup

February - Introductory meeting for selected APCC students and parents

February 17   - General meeting 7-9PM