Author Archives: Ron Gee

Ralphs Community Contribution Program

| August 27, 2011

Participant registration for the new term begins on September 1, 2011. There is no pre-registration! This means that you cannot register for the new term until September 1, 2011 or after. All of your members who are currently enrolled in the Ralphs Community Contribution Program will remain active until August 31, 2011. Participants will be… Read More »

Toban Duty

| August 27, 2011

VHBT has toban duty on Thursday, September 15 to collate and staple the VJCC newsletter along with the Center’s shigin and shodo groups. All organizations (ABA, Fujinkai, Dharma School, YABA, Jr. YBA and Sangha Teens) need to supply a minimum of 4-6 volunteers to help. If, once we all arrive, it is discovered that there… Read More »

A-Bomb & Vietnam KIA Memorial Service

| August 3, 2011

This Sunday, August 7, at 9:30AM, we will observe our annual Atomic Bomb & Vietnam Memorial Service. You may recall that a couple of years back, VHBT adopted the eight fallen soldiers named below for acknowledgement and remembrance each year. Once again, we honor their ultimate sacrifice for the freedoms we appreciate today in our… Read More »

Recycling Fundraiser

| July 19, 2011

The Venice Buddhist Temple Sangha Teens (grades 6th-8th) is holding a ONE DAY RECYCLING FURNDRAISER. Please come drive-thru the Temple parking lot and drop off your aluminum cans and plastic bottles. You don’t even have to get out of your car, we will take care of the unloading for you! Date: Saturday, July 23, 2011… Read More »

Congratulations

| July 18, 2011

I would like to congratulate you all on a very successful Obon festival for 2011. Amid the banter of worry about “Carmageddon”, concerns of rising permit costs, chickens too big/too small, not enough chairs and swirling winds blowing out the pilot lights…….we got through the weekend with perfect marks for inspections, sold out wontons, yelling… Read More »

Joint Picnic With WLABT

| June 12, 2011

The annual picnic for Venice Hongwanji Buddhist Temple held on Sunday, June 12, 2011, at El Marino Park in Culver City. This year, members of the West Los Angeles Buddhist Temple were invited to join us. There was lots of good food (as usual) brought by temple members, and the games & activities were a… Read More »