Monument Anniversary
23RD GO FOR BROKE MONUMENT ANNIVERSARY VIRTUAL TRIBUTE
Thank you to everyone who supported this year’s Monument Anniversary Tribute held on Saturday, June 5, 2022. Please watch the event or relive the tribute through the video link below.
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Sela Masaki, Grandchild of Tomoki Masaki, 100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team
HOSTED BY:
David Ono, ABC 7 News Anchor & GFBNEC Board of Director
Mitch Maki, GFBNEC President & CEO
About the Monument Anniversary Tribute
Every year on the first Saturday in June since 1999, GFBNEC has held a community gathering in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, to commemorate the Go For Broke Monument, a striking dedication to honor the more than 16,000 Japanese American men and women who bravely served during WWII.
This hallmark tribute event will be broadcast live this year in order to ensure the continued safety and health of our veterans and our community. With new perspectives and voices, the program will highlight the remarkable stories of courage, patriotism and sacrifice of our Japanese American soldiers of WWII and the relevance of their legacy to the issues of our nation faces today.
We invite you to join us as we honor and celebrate our Japanese American veterans of WWII. Please consider becoming a Monument Anniversary Sponsor and making a Veteran Floral Tribute and/or “Honor A Veteran” Digital Tribute (see below for details).
Thank You to Our 2022 Monument Anniversary Sponsors
Legacy Circle
Yoshio Nakamura
Patriot Circle
Gerry and P. Gail Nanbu
The Pacific Bridge Companies
Nancy Sagawa, Garrett Sagawa and Kelly Chuong
Gold Circle
Terry and Gayle Hara
Frank and Betty Hiji
Beverly Iba
Michael Ichino
Japanese American Service Committee
Keiro
Don and Setsuko Miyada
Richard and Masako Murakami
Robert and Ellen Sasamoto
Scott and Susan Takahashi
Florence Uchida
David and Michiko Watanabe
Richard Watanabe
Tokuji Yoshihashi
Carole Zaima
Silver Circle
Gary Araki
Mary Hide
Sueharu Ichikawa
Janet and Noriaki Ito
Japanese American National Museum
Ann Kabasawa and Clyde Sugimoto
Ken and Bonnie Kasamatsu
Dennis and Lorraine Kimura
Ralph and Amy Matsumoto
Alan and Joann Miyamoto
Michael and Margie Odanaka
In Memory of James Y. Morita, 442 RCT F Co.
and Johnny Okazaki, MIS
-Ann and Michael Shima
Ken and June Shimabukuro
David and Irene Tanji
Melanie Yamamoto
Bronze Circle
In Memory of Tsugio Aoyama, 442/MIS
-Frances Aoyama and Karen Kikukawa
Gary and Cynthia Arakawa
Asian American Drug Abuse Program, Inc.
David and Nora Bramlett
Kay and Mary Jane Fujimura
Janet Hartmann
Evelyn Ibata
In Memory of John Sakamoto & Lawson Sakai
-Robert and Sally Idemoto
Dwight and Christine Inouye
Patricia Ishida
Cynthia Jones
Adelita Katagiri
Lori Ann Fujioka Knutson and David Knutson
Chip and Lisa Mamiya
In Memory of Col. Young Oak Kim
-Dyanne McMath
Ken and Kim Miyake
In Memory of Isamu “Sam” Mori
-Michael and Lynn Mori
In Memory of Rudy Tokiwa
-Shin Mune
Kenneth and Doris Nakakura
Richard and Naomi Nakamura
George and Helen Nakano
Steven and Sharon Nakase
Robert and Gail Nishinaka
The James M. and Yuriko A. Ogawa Family Trust
David and Barbara Sato
James and Barbara Sato
Lori Shiotani and Kenneth Nakayama
Warren Tabata
Norito and Takaye Takamoto
Lilian Tanaka
Marian K. Uchida
In honor of Hachiro Mayewaki
-Robert Uehara
David and Colleen Yasukochi
*As of June 2, 2022
Sponsorship Opportunities
*All sponsors at the Bronze level and above will receive recognition as a Monument 23rd Anniversary Tribute Sponsor in the live stream program, in The Torch newsletter and on the GFBNEC website.
- 30-second welcome message in the live program
- Prominent recognition in event Sponsor Honor Roll
- Acknowledgement in promotional materials & media releases
- eTorch profile
Legacy $5,000
All of the above, plus:
- 30-second welcome message in the live program
- Prominent recognition in event Sponsor Honor Roll
- Acknowledgement in promotional materials & media releases
Patriot $2,500
All of the above, plus:
- 20-second welcome message in the live program
- Prominent recognition in event Sponsor Honor Roll
Gold Circle* $1,000
Silver Circle* $500
Bronze* $250
Patron $100
Friend $50
(Patron & Friend sponsors will be acknowledged in The Torch Newsletter)
Veteran Floral Tribute
Decorative potted plants bearing the name of a veteran and the donor will be placed around the Go For Broke Monument on the morning of Monument Anniversary.
Honor A Veteran Digital Tributes
Digital tributes for a veteran will be shared through the “Honor A Veteran” Photo Gallery Pre-show at 1:45 P.M. on June 4. All donation tiers will include the honoree’s photo and name. Higher donation tiers will include the honoree’s photo and story on the GFBNEc Facebook and Instagram pages.
