May 18th, 2008
Consul General Kubo and wife presents 50,000th meal.
Since January 1991, Nippon Kan has served monthly meals to the homeless at the Denver Rescue Mission. This May, an important milestone was reached with the service of the 50,000th meals in 18 consecutive years. On May 18th, a ceremony was held at the Denver Rescue Mission attended by Consul General of Japan, Kazuyoshi Kubo, Japanese Consul Haruo Yamagami, Denver City Councilwoman Judy Montero and her staff, Denver Rescue Mission Staff and Nippon Kan Volunteer Staff. Consul General Kubo personally presented the 50,000th meal at the dinner service that followed the ceremony.
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- At the 50,000 meal celebration seminar, students join in the meal preparation.
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- 50,000 Meal service staff; Back row, second from right, Council Yamagami, General Council Kubo and his wife.
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- 5:00 pm. Resident meal service at Denver Rescue Mission.
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- Everyone happy to volunteer!
8:00 pm. Setting the tables for the outside guest dinner service.
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- Homma Kancho and Councilwoman Montero.
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- The most famous sushi bar in Denver–Sushi Den’s owner Toshi makes and delivers sushi for this special meal himself.
Homma Kancho and Nippon Kan were awarded a Proclamation by the Denver City Council on May 12th in Council Chambers at the Denver City and County Building for outstanding service to the community, specifically honoring Homma Kancho and Nippon Kan for their work with the homeless in Denver. This was the third proclamation that has been awarded to Nippon Kan by the Denver City Council for service to the community.
Denver Mayor John Hickenlouper and Colorado Governor Bill Ritter also awarded letters of recognition to Homma Kancho and Nippon Kan for this milestone by. Nippon Kan as a private non-religious, non-political organization has received more recognition for community service than any other Japanese organization in Colorado. We thank all of the volunteers who have helped support this project for the homeless faithfully for the past 18 consecutive years. Many thanks as well to all for attending this special commemoration ceremony.
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- Proclamation by the Denver City Council (Click to enlarge)
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- Letter of recognition from the Governor. (Click to enlarge)
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- Letter of recognition from the Mayor. (Click to enlarge)
Written by
AHAN Nippon Kan
International Project Director
Emily Busch
AHAN Nippon Kan Homeless Food Service Project Report
May 28th 2008 350 meals served
June 15th, 2008 325 meals served
July 20th, 2008 307 meals served
Total Meals Since 1991 50,775 meals served