The 60,000th meal is presented by Consul Kubo and Homma Kancho.
Every third Sunday of the month, Homma Kancho and Nippon Kan student volunteers have supplied and served meals for on average, 350 homeless at the Denver Rescue Mission. This past May 16th, Nippon Kan celebrated the passing of a very special milestone; 20 years of consecutive service and 60,000 meals served. To celebrate this landmark occasion, Japanese Consul General Kazuo Kubo at Japanese Consulate to Denver and his wife were among other special guests who gathered at the Denver Rescue Mission for a recognition ceremony.
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- Staff and friends celebrate with Homma Kancho.
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- From left; Councilwoman Montero, Consul General Kubo, Mrs. Kubo.
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- Consul General Kubo stirs the pot in the rescue mission kitchen.
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- Preparing for the evening meal after morning practice in the Nippon Kan gardens.
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- Regular volunteer Consul Mitsui and Homma Kancho.
Also in attendance were Nippon Kan volunteer staff, Councilwoman Judy Montero, Denver Rescue Mission President Brad Mueli and administrator Greta Walker. Letters of congratulations and proclamations of service recognition were sent by Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper and the Denver City Council. The ceremony and meal preparation was covered by major local television networks, Channel 4 and Channel 7.
A lot of media coverage at this event!
After the meal service at the Denver Rescue Mission, Homma Kancho, Nippon Kan senior staff and special guests were treated to a special dinner hosted by Sushi Den owner and head chef, Toshi Kizaki. Thank you very much Toshi-san for the special treat!
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- Sushi Den owner Mr. Toshi Kizaki (standing) Thank you!
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- Letter of congratulations from Mayor Hickenlooper
AHAN Nippon Kan Homeless Food Service Project Report
May-August 2010
May 16th, 2010 350 meals served
June 20th, 2010 previous Mission schedule precluded our dinner service
July 18th, 2010 270 meals served
Aug 15th, 2010 320 meals served
Total since 1991 60,629 meals served