◆“Cheff Teacher” was awarded the Grand Prize of Recreation of the local region　

Hosted by the Hometown famous items of the Year (backed by: Cabinet Office, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)
It is a system to award excellent policies or challenge in local regions.
The total number of applications from all over the country was 172. Among them, it won the "Grand Prize" of the highest award in the "Things" category.
This project is a class in which foreign “Chef Teacher” not only teaches children their own foods in the elementary school but also teach them to interact with the life and culture of the country of origin through talks. IIA fully supports and cooperates

◆Chinese Class / China Salon (Leshan City Committee)

Date & Time	April 9 (Tue)	14:00-16:00 Meeting Room #1
	May 14 (Tue)	14:00-16:00 Meeting Room #2
Place	Zennikkei Hall, Conference Room #1
Inquiry	Soichiro Hemmi (Mr)	Phone: 047-333-7412

◆English Group Study Class　(iTC: Interpre. & Transl. Committee)　　

Dates & Times	April 13 (Sat)	10:00-12:00
	May 11 (Sat)	10:00-12:00
	June 8 (Sat)	10:00-12:00
Place	Zennikkei Hall (A room will be subject to change. Please check beforehand at this HP)
Fee	Free
Inquiry	Makoto Asano (Mr)	m-asano@lagoon.ocn.ne.jp-

◆Committee's General Assembly and Social Hour (iTC: Interpr. & Transl. Committee)　

Dates & Times	April 14 (Sun)		14:15-16:15 (14:00: Gate open)
Place	Zennikkei Hall, Conference Room #1
Application	Ei Denya (Ms)		email: eidenya@jcom.zaq.ne.jp
	Yoko Sugihara (Ms)		email: yoko.sugihara@yd6.so-net.ne.jp
	Sumie Kurita (Ms)		email: kuritaO@hotmail.co.jp
	Yumi Aoki (Ms)		email: yumi.saint-raphael67@guiter.ocn.jp
	Masao Takezume (Mr)		email: tak01y@ja2.so-net.ne.jp

◆Visiting the Szechuan Festival 　(Leshan City Committee)　　

Date & Time	April 21 (Sun)	11:00 Meet at the entrance of JR Ichikawa Stn.
Destination	Szechuan Fes. at the Shinjuku Central Park
Lecturer	Prof. Rick Romanko (Wayo Women's University)
Fee	Free
Application	Soichiro Hemmi (Mr)	Phone:047-333-7412

◆Chinese Language Class 　(iTC: Interpre. & Transl. Committee)　　

Date & Time	May 12 (Sun)	13:30-15:00
Place	IIA Office
Inquiries	Sumie Kuritai (Ms)	Phone: 047-323-3041 (night only)

◆Lecture “Green New Deal” (Gardena City Committee)　　

Date & Time	May 31(Fri)	13:30-15:30
Place	Zennikkei Hall Meeting Room 1
Lecturer	Noboru Kohsaka(Mr), Professor Emeritus, Oberlin University
Capacity	40 persons (reservation will be closed on May 24 or when fully booked)l
Fee	\500
Reservation	Satoshi Yamamoto (Mr)	Fax:047-339-0196 Mail: rayyama@jcom.zaq.ne.jp

Green New Deal is a resolution raised by Democratic Party, USA to achieve zero emission of Co2 and 100% shift to green power. Mr. Kohsaka explains back ground of this movement.

The time schedule of Foreigners' Assistance Desk at City Hall and Gyotoku Branch is as belows.(This desk is operated by mainly Ichikawa Volunteers Interpreters' Society under the commission of Ichikawa City.