COLORADO SPRINGS sister city FUJIYOSHIDA Cherry Tree Planting

At Acacia Park Pavilion and Nevada Ave median	Forestry Dept sets Cherry Tree	A Fitting background by the tree	Set up ---
--- and ready.	Lovely Ladies in Kimonos: Atsuko Lindsey, Saki Yamaguchi, Riho Sakai, Kayoko Jennings; Kaori Kasumata	Consul General of Japan at Denver Mr. Ikuhiko Ono	The people have come to support the event
The Consul Generals Wife Mrs. Ono with JASDF Major Mizuho Kimura and his family	Mr.Steve Bach Mayor of Colorado Springs	Consul General Ono .......	... addresses the audience
From a distance the gathering is growing	Ron Perry of the US Postal Service....	Introduces the now released new ForeverStamp	and gifts a mounted stamp to Mayor Steve Bach .....and
Consul General Ikuhiko Ono....and	Gary Peacock President of Diversity America	David Jenkins President of Colorado Springs Sister Citys International	Colorado Springs Children's Choir sings America the Beautiful and....
With the KOTO playing ......	Sang Sakura "The cherry blossum song".....	And our guest and the audience enjoyed the Choir.	The choir then makes a presentation to the Consul General
Mayor Steve Bach and Consul General Ikuhiko Ono	It is time to set the Cherry Tree	as shovels move the soil and	a final shared moment by all.
As the guest depart...and	the Forestry members return ...	the final soil arrangement is ....	completed.
JASSC President Paul Maruyama and the Beautiful ladies and Kimonos...	.... hold the new Forever Stamp	Paul Maruyama speakes to the media.	JASSC members Nancy Day and LaRae Maruyama
JASSC members Diane Lindholm and Yoko Hatton	More happy people as the event comes to a close	A most appropriate site to reflect on the freindship between two sister cities: Fujiyoshida in Japan and Colorado Springs USA