Disaster Response Japan Project #16397

Scholarships to Live Dreams and Move Forward

by The Taylor Anderson Memorial Fund

Scholarships to Live Dreams and Move Forward

Project Report | Mar 10, 2025
Scholarship Students Report on their End of School Year Progess

By Andy Anderson | Co-Chair

Student Report Video

Scholarship Students Report on their End of School Year Progess

Kato-san, The President of the Sendai YMCA International Hotel and Pastry School, sends a video report of four of our scholarship students explaining where they are in their studies, internships and job searches. The school year has ended and we are pleased to have six Taylor scholarship students for the new school year.

Akane, Reo, Honoka, and Aoi English skills have improved immensely as they gain experience and interact with foreign visitors. The end of the video show their latest English competency test in a staged restaurant setting.

Please enjoy the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tqIyi3KQ-g

We now approach the one year anniversary of the Sendai YMCA’s new Taylor Anderson Reading Corner (Taylor bunko). The 33^rd Taylor Bunko was dedicated on March 15^th when Endo-san presented Kato-san with a voucher for books and the bookshelves. The bunko compliments the English studies standards of the program which are useful in the tourism industry the students will enter.

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Many of the students need scholarships to attend the Sendai YMCA International Hotel and Pastry School because of economic hardships, some caused by the 2011 Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. The Sendai YMCA and TAMF provide these scholarships jointly.

Thank you for the support you have given these students. It is your help which makes it possible for them to pursue their chosen careers.

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Nov 4, 2024
Scholarship Students Report on their Summer Internships

By Andy Anderson | Co-Chair

Yuina Summer Internship in Nagano

Scholarship Students Report on their Summer Internships

Kato-san, The President of the Sendai YMCA International Hotel and Pastry School, is very happy to report the five scholarship students are making good progress.

They finished their internship program this summer and last week, the students and Kato-san visited several luxury hotels in Tokyo to gain insights for their job-hunting activities.

Akane, Reo, Honoka, Aoi, and Yuina present a PowerPoint video about their summer luxury hotel internship program. Kato-san reports their English has improved a bit and some of them comment on how they need to study English further after having customer experiences.

https://youtu.be/KpGKZFJY4IA

Earlier this year Kato-san shared that Endo-san, TAMF adviser and Taylor bunko bookshelf maker, dedicated their new Taylor Anderson Reading Corner (Taylor bunko). The 33^rd Taylor Bunko was dedicated on March 15^th when Endo-san presented Kato-san with a voucher for books and the bookshelves. The bunko compliments the English studies standards of the program which are useful in the tourism industry the students will enter.

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Thank you for the support you have given these students. It is your help which makes it possible for them to pursue their chosen careers.

Akane Summer Internship in Okinawa

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Jul 8, 2024
Five New Scholarship Students Begin Summer Internships and Taylor Bunko Dedicated

By Andy Anderson | Co-Chair

Sendai YMCA Taylor Bunko Book Voucher Presentation

Kato-san, The President of the Sendai YMCA International Hotel and Pastry School, is very happy to introduce five new scholarship students. Three students graduated earlier this year and began their careers. He shares video messages from four of the five new Taylor Anderson Memorial Scholarship students who are now gaining practical experience in their summer internships.

Please check this YouTube link below for four of the five student’s (we will share Yuina's in the next report!) messages:

https://youtu.be/5Q-PB7qzy44

He reports that the Scholarship Students are active and motivated. Their first names are:

Akane

Reo

Honoka

Aoi

Yuina

In our last report Kato-san shared that Endo-san, TAMF adviser and Taylor bunko bookshelf maker, would soon dedicate their new Taylor Anderson Reading Corner (Taylor bunko). The 33^rd Taylor Bunko was dedicated on March 15^th when Endo-san presented Kato-san with a voucher for books and the bookshelves. The bunko compliments the English studies standards of the program which are useful in the tourism industry the students will enter.

2024 July Bonus Day Campaign – July 10, 2024

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Thank you for the support you have given these students. It is your help which makes it possible for them to pursue their chosen careers.

Kokoro Smile Taylor Bunko Dedication

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