Announcing the 11th Annual Sakura Fall Planting Day (Nov 2) / 秋の植樹会のお知らせ (11月2日)

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Come help plant and care for the trees with us!

Place to meetNorth Park, Harmony Shelter between the Boathouse and the Go Ape cabin.
DateSaturday, November 2, 2019, 10:00 to 12:30. Planting instruction starts at 10:00!
Content Plant young cherry and other trees; mulch, water, weed, stake and install deer protectors.
ClothingWork clothes you can get dirty (Sakura Project T-shirts are welcome!), work gloves, boots, shovels
OrganizerPittsburgh Sakura Project www.pghsakuraproject.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/PghSakuraProject

☆We expect to plant about 10 trees. To help us plan, if you will volunteer please RSVP to sakurapghboard@gmail.com. When you arrive that day, sign in at Harmony Shelter.　Pittsburgh Sakura Project assumes no legal or financial liability for accidents or injuries during and after this event.

秋の植樹のお手伝いをお願いいたします。

集合場所North Park, Harmony Shelter （ボートハウスとGo Apeの間のシェルター）。
日時2019年11月2日（土） 10:00 〜 12:30。植樹方法の説明は10時に開始します。
作業内容 若い桜の木を中心に植樹。マルチング、水やり、雑草取り、杭打ち、鹿フェンス設置。
服装汚れてもいい服装（Sakura ProjectのTシャツ歓迎！)、軍手、ブーツ、シャベル
主催者Pittsburgh Sakura Project www.pghsakuraproject.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/PghSakuraProject

☆約10本植える予定です。人数把握のため、 sakurapghboard@gmail.com まで事前にご連絡いただけると幸いです。当日は Harmony Shelterにて受付してください。Pittsburgh Sakura Projectは当植樹会において発生した一切の事故や怪我などの責任を負いかねますことをあらかじめご了承ください。

Announcing 2019 Haiku Contest Winners

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Congratulations to the authors of the winning entries in our 2019 Haiku Contest! Results
were announced to the entrants on May 28, but it came to our attention that we did not
announce the results publicly, until now. We would also like to express our gratitude to all
who entered, to our English division and Japanese division judges, and also to the Japanese
and English calligraphy instructors who wrote the first place entries for display.

Japanese DivisionEnglish Division
Age 13 and above1st Place: Mayumi KawabeAnna Quinn
2nd Place:Shiho Honba Victoria Wilk
Age 12 and younger1st Place:Haon SatoMorgan Roberts
2nd Place:Megumi KawabeMeera Reddy


Please see the texts of their lovely haiku, and the photos of the first place entries in
calligraphy.

English 13 years and older

1st place:
Lake tinged with birdsong
Dewdrops rest atop petals
Beckoning sunrise
— Anna Quinn

2nd place:
Sleepy Winter Tableau
Roused Earth Blushes
Exhales Cherry Blossoms
— Victoria Wilk

English 12 years and younger

1st place:
Colorful blossoms
Pink and white light up the night
Soon they will be green
— Morgan Roberts


2nd place:
Cherry blossoms
The beauty of life
Means no more hibernation
— Meera Reddy

Japanese Division

日本語・十三歳以上の部

最優秀賞
時をこえ　桜の襲　野にひらく　　　　　[河辺真弓]

優秀賞
川光る　桜も夕陽も　一瞬だ　　　　　　[本葉志保]

日本語・十二歳以下の部

最優秀賞
花ふぶき　私のせなかを　そっとおす　　[佐藤波音]

優秀賞
墨のそら　ぽとりと泣いた　八重桜　　　[河辺恵実]

Thank you to all the volunteers / メインテナンス作業のお礼とご報告

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A big thank you to all the volunteers who helped with spring and early summer tree-tending work!
Every Sunday, from May 5 through June 23, between 6 and 11 volunteers weeded, suckered, mulched, strengthened deer protection, and so on. In all, 202 trees were cared for, including cherries, white birches, pines, and other park trees we have planted. Thanks to everyone’s cooperative efforts, we turned out on rainy, windy, and sunny days, and finished the work! We are grateful foreach and every volunteer.
Your efforts will contribute to the trees blooming beautifully next spring (climate willing).

After each work session were refreshments, to thank the volunteers and help them recover while enjoying each other’s company. On 6/23, after the work we had a picnic, in the shade.

We are grateful for our volunteers. We hope you will join us for our next big event. The Annual Fall Planting Day will be Saturday November 2. We expect to plant around 10 cherry and other park trees.

 

ノースパーク桜サイトにおいて、５月５日から６月23日まで毎週日曜日に毎回6人〜11人のボランテイアで雑草取り、ひこばえの処理、マルチ掛け、鹿よけフェンスの強化、杭の差し替えや撤去等多くの作業を行いました。桜を中心に白樺、松、その他の私達ピッツバーグさくらプロジェクトが植樹した木々202本のメインテナンス作業を行いました。春から初夏にかけて雨の日、風の日、日照りの日にあっても全員協力して作業を終了する事が出来ました。
参加されたお一人お一人に感謝申し上げます。
ボランティアの方々における一つ一つの作業と汗の成果が翌年の春に美しい桜の花がピッツバーグの皆さんの目を楽しませてくれる事を信じます。

最終日の６月２３日には皆さんで冷えた日本のソフトドリンクとホッドドッグ、ポテトチップス、サラダ等で疲れを癒しました。

秋の植樹日は2019年11月2日　土曜日に予定しており桜を中心に10本程度植樹予定です。

今後ともピッツバーグ さくらプロジェクトを宜くお願い致します。