ANNOUNCEMENTS
Senior Speeches
Personal reflections of Temple experiences by our graduating high school seniors have started. On Sunday, May 17, Rebecca Kunze and Jason Lai shared their recollections and personal connections to the Temple.
Upcoming Speeches:
May 31: Kaila Matsumoto, Emi Hirabayashi and Ella Weeks
June 7: Dylan Ishida, Kiyomi St. John and Kendall Inouye
June 14: Kurumi Mukojima, Jillian Lee and Kylie Uyekubo
FDSTL Conference
This year’s Federation of Dharma School Teachers’ Leagues (FDSTL) Conference was hosted by the Central California Dharma School Teachers’ League (CCDSTL) on Saturday, April 18, and held at the Fresno Betsuin Buddhist Temple. The theme for this year’s conference was “Making the Dharma Come Alive,” with presentations by Bishop Marvin Harada and Yasu Ishida, who is a magician, storyteller and artist.
Acknowledgements
Chicken Teriyaki Cooking Crew Brunch A BIG MAHALO goes to Debbie Sato, Sharon Tsukahara, Betty Hamasaki, Pauline Shinkawa, Debbie Inenaga, Jordyn Sato and Kim Tsuchida for their assistance with preparing brunch on Saturday, May 2, for the Chicken Teriyaki cooking crew on behalf of Dharma School!
In Gassho,
Brent Izutsu
Dharma School Superintendent