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Japan America Society of Vermont The Japanese Garden at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, New York. The BBG celebrates it's Sakura Matsuri on Saturday and Sunday, April 27 and 28th, 2013 Calendar Matsuri 2013. Sunday, April 7 2013, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm Matsuri 2013 celebrated on Sunday, April 7, 2013, a blustery early spring day! Thanks to all of our friends, exhibitors, performers, volunteers and visitors, for making Matsuri '13 a fantastic success. The JASV Matsuri Grand Prize, a round trip ticket to Japan, donated by IACE Travel courtesy of United Airlines, was won by Duncan Payne of Peru, New York. よい旅行を!! A Matsuri '13 Photo Album is available on Facebook, http://on.fb.me/XUtEGM Tottori-Vermont Exchanges,  April 18th to April 29th Students from Burlington and Essex High Schools are participating in Green Across the Pacific visitto Tottori Prefecture, Japan, in April from April 18th to April 29th.  While in Tottori, Vermont students will meet local high school students and enjoy home stays.  The exchange, focusing on the environment and culture, is organized in Tottori by the Tottori Prefectural International Exchange Foundation. The students are blogging their experience at http://tottori-vermontenvex.blogspot.com/ For additional information about the exchange, visit http://gatp.org/   Otasuke Club. Several members of the JASV have formed an "otasuke karabu" to provide information sharing and mutual assistance opportunities. For more information, visit the OtasukeVT page on the JASV website, or write to OtasukeVT@gmail.com JASV Organizational Notes: The JASV Board Meetings: Second Wednesday of the month - 6:30 pm. The JASV board meetings are in the JASV office at 123 Ethan Allen Avenue, Suite 203. Colchester. All are welcome. The JASV Facebook page is a community space for JASV members and friends. If you are a participant in Facebook, visit our page at http://facebook.com/jasv.org; click "like" to include our postings on your Facebook wall. If you would like to receive updates on the JASV calendar by email, you can join our Yahoo mailing list at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jasv/ or by sending email request to info@jasv.org. Resources: Consulate-General of Japan in Boston website in English language at http://www.boston.us.emb-japan.go.jp/ or Japanese language at http://www.boston.us.emb-japan.go.jp/ja/    Telephone: 617-973-9772.   If you know of any Japan-related events in Vermont, please send them to JASV at info@jasv.org.