OCO

Up Coming Events

Friday, April 25 OCO - Youth Recognition Night
Wednesday, April 30 - Baseball and T-ball apps due
Saturday, June 7 - OCO Steak Dinner
Saturday, June 14 - OCO Volleyball Begins
August 4 to August 8 - OCO Basketball Camp
August 11 to August 15- OCO Basketball Camp

Other Events
May 31 - YAO Nikkei Conference
June 7 - Steak Dinner at OCBC
June 26 - Nikkei Games Volleyball at Rancho Alamitos HS
August 2 - Nikkei Games Bowling at Westminster Lanes, Westminster
August 2 & 3 - Nikkei Games Baseball, West Anaheim Little League Fields in Anaheim
August 3 - Nikkei Games Track & Field and CSU Long Beach
August 9 & 10 - Nikkei Games Basketball at the American Sports Center in Anaheim
August 11 - Nikkei Games Golf at Strawberry Fields in Irvine
August 16 - Nikkei Games Co-Ed Softball at Maxwell Softball Fields in Anaheim
August 17 - Nikkei Games Budo Tournament at the Pyramid at CSU Long Beach

OCO Baseball and SEYO T-Ball

Applications are due by April 30th. The season will begin on the weekend of May 31 and end on the weekend of August 3rd (July 26th for T-Ball). Applications and release forms are available on the OCO website, www.ocoyouth.org.

OCO VOLLEYBALL

Once again, OCO will be holding their Volleyball program for boys and girls 5th through 12th grades. The sessions will be held on Saturday’s, June 14, 21, and 28th and on Saturday’s July 12th, 19th and 26th from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Rancho Alamitos High School. The cost is $30 for OCO members and $40 for non-OCO members. This cost includes a t-shirt. Attached is an application. If you have any questions, please call Teddy Matsumoto at 562-924-3024 or email him at oco33@verizon.net.

OCO BASKETBALL CAMP

Wow….the applications are pouring in!! Don’t miss out in your chance to register your child for the OCO Camp, it’s on a first come, first serve basis!! Don’t procrastinate..send in your application today!. Make sure and not that we had to change our venue and the camp will be held at Troy High School located at 2200 E. Dorothy Lane, Fullerton, CA 92831.

Session 1: August 4 - 8
Session 2: August 11-15
Cost: OCO Members $110/Non-Members $125
Please make checks payable to "OCO".

Camp applications will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis. The deadline to turn in the forms will be June 30, 2008. There will be no exceptions!

Please see application for more information. For additional information contact Rosie at (714)424-0231 or Judy at email@ocoyouth.org.

CHIEF TERRY HARA’S BADGE CEREMONY

Please see the attached flyer for Chief Terry Hara's Badge Ceremony on April 7th.

It would be great if we could have a group from Orange County represented at the ceremony.

If you can attend, please let Staci Fujita know at thefujitas@yahoo.com and she will rsvp for our group.

Please feel free to contact Staci with any questions, and please feel free to forward this information to anyone who might like to attend.

OCO YOUTH RECOGNITION NIGHT

The annual OCO Youth Recognition Night is scheduled for Friday, April 25th at the Knott’s Resort, 7675 Crescent Avenue, Buena Park beginning at 6:45 p.m. This is where we honor our deserving graduating high school seniors for their achievement in community high school, leadership and academics! We also honor our players who have been with OCO since Tinkos, the OCO Essay winners and OCO Octagon and Jr. Optimist Presidents! The cost is $25 per person. Please RSVP to Sue Blandford by Sunday, April 13th at 714-738-6686 or email her at sblandford@ggusd.us . The dress for this event is business attire!

Please see the attached flyer for more details!

OCO STEAK DINNER

The OCO Steak dinner is set for Saturday, June 7th, at the Orange County Buddhist Church! You will be receiving your ticket in the mail soon! Please support this worthwhile cause! All proceeds go directly to fund our scholarships to the deserving seniors in our OCO Community!!!! Tickets are $125 each, this gets you entry to our fantastic reverse raffle for fabulous prizes and the delicious dinner for two prepared by your very own OCO members!!! Children 12 and under eat for free, additional meal tickets can be purchased at $20 for adults and $10 for kids ages 13 thru 15!! So…please, please, support our program…as soon as you get your ticket, fill in the ticket and mail it to: OCO-Steak Dinner, P.O. Box 28802, Santa Ana, CA 92799 along with a check payable to OCO. If you need additional tickets…just email me and I’ll be MORE THAN HAPPY to send you more!! Thanks, in advance, for your continued support!!!

If you can attend, please let Staci Fujita know at thefujitas@yahoo.com and she will rsvp for our group.

Please feel free to contact Staci with any questions, and please feel free to forward this information to anyone who might like to attend.

CASTING CALL!!!

Hello, my name is Saki Matsumoto who is an OCC student at Costa Mesa.

Now I am a part of the members of AFI (American Film Institute), and we are making very important film for a gruduation.

AFI is the preeminent organization dedicated to advancing and preserving the art of film and television. The AFI Conservatory has trained many of the world's most talented filmmakers such as Ed Zwick, Director of Last Samurai.

The film that we are making is called "Half Kenneth", which is about story of Japanese American brothers during WWⅡ. Our director hopes the film is going to be one of the connections between Japanese and Japanese Amrican.

Now, we are looking for the main charactors--older brother (12 years old) and younger brother (8 years old). So, if you do not mind and are interested in our project, I want you to ask for advertising our project in order to collect casting.

We really search for 12 and 8 years old boys.

If you are not the person who is to advertise something, could you let me know and introduce that kinds of person?

Here, I leave the website of our project "Half Kenneth"

http://www.halfkenneth.com/

If you have any questions, please contact us.
Producer: Maya Kanehara c-415.786.5467
Casting: Saki Matsumoto c-714.552.9991
Sachiko Yamazaki c-818.357.6986

FRIENDS OF RODNEY KAGEYAMA

Dear Friends,

Rodney Kageyama needs your help.

Late last year, Rodney was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a group of cancers that affect the cells that play a role in the immune system. Since his diagnosis, he has been undergoing intense chemotherapy treatments. So far, the results have been hopeful, but his fight against this disease is far from over. This illness has knocked Rodney out of work, and he misses everyone because he hasn't been able to appear at any community functions or support our community organizations as he has for so many of us over the past 25 years.

Rodney has spent a lifetime giving us his time, giving us so much joy and laughter, and has helped so many of us along the way. His greatest gift is his ability to laugh and to make us laugh, sometimes at him, sometimes at ourselves.

Now is the time for us to give something back. This is where you can help. Our goal is to raise at least $25,000 so that Rodney can put all his energy into fighting this fight, and not have to worry about rent, food, utilities and hospital bills for the next year. One hundred percent of your contribution will go directly to Rodney, and his fight for his life. For all he's done for us, and Nisei Week, I ask you to give a gift from your heart.

Thank you for your kind consideration.

Sincerely,
Helen Ota

P.S. Please make your check payable to FRIENDS OF RODNEY KAGEYAMA,

and mail to:
Rodney Kageyama
4891 Round Top Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90065

P.P.S. Forward this message to your friends and family who know and love Rodney. We apologize in advance if you have received this message multiple times.

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