{"id":2266,"date":"2021-03-23T17:29:55","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T00:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seniors.nikkeiplace.org\/?p=2266"},"modified":"2025-08-13T10:52:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T17:52:38","slug":"students-from-gladstone-secondary-school-sent-special-messages-to-seniors-living-at-nimi-nikkei-home-during-valentines-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seniors.nikkeiplace.org\/ja\/2021\/03\/23\/students-from-gladstone-secondary-school-sent-special-messages-to-seniors-living-at-nimi-nikkei-home-during-valentines-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Students from Gladstone Secondary sent special messages to residents"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Students from Gladstone Secondary School sent special messages to seniors living at Nimi Nikkei Home during Valentine\u2019s Day<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"707\" height=\"943\" src=\"https:\/\/seniors.nikkeiplace.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Gladstone_NSHCHS_2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2280 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seniors.nikkeiplace.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Gladstone_NSHCHS_2.png 707w, https:\/\/seniors.nikkeiplace.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Gladstone_NSHCHS_2-585x780.png 585w, https:\/\/seniors.nikkeiplace.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Gladstone_NSHCHS_2-100x133.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Ms. Kikawa is the Japanese Language teacher at Gladstone Secondary School in Vancouver. As a class, her students put together a large poster with hand folded origami hearts and artwork that wished everyone at Nikkei Home a Happy Valentine\u2019s Day. They also sent in heart-shaped cards with warm and caring messages for the seniors living at Nimi Nikkei Home.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The pandemic has been challenging for us all, but especially those who are most vulnerable. Now more than ever, seniors are battling isolation and loneliness.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their poster and messages were on display at the entrance of Nimi Nikkei Home where all residents could read their messages and be reminded that there are many out there who care and are thinking of them. We sincerely thank Ms. Kikawa\u2019s students at Gladstone Secondary School for sending joy and kindness to our seniors and being part of our <a href=\"https:\/\/seniors.nikkeiplace.org\/ja\/send-letters-to-seniors\/\"><em>\u30b7\u30cb\u30a2\u5b9b\u306b\u624b\u7d19\u3092\u9001\u308b<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>initiative!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"585\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/seniors.nikkeiplace.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Gladstone_NSHCHS_1-585x407.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seniors.nikkeiplace.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Gladstone_NSHCHS_1-585x407.png 585w, https:\/\/seniors.nikkeiplace.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Gladstone_NSHCHS_1-100x70.png 100w, https:\/\/seniors.nikkeiplace.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Gladstone_NSHCHS_1.png 677w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We are continuing to collect letters, messages, postcards, and artwork to pass on to our residents, as they continue to live under pandemic restrictions. <a href=\"https:\/\/seniors.nikkeiplace.org\/ja\/send-letters-to-seniors\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/seniors.nikkeiplace.org\/send-letters-to-seniors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here<\/a> to find out more about our <a href=\"https:\/\/seniors.nikkeiplace.org\/ja\/send-letters-to-seniors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>\u30b7\u30cb\u30a2\u5b9b\u306b\u624b\u7d19\u3092\u9001\u308b<\/em><\/a> initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"585\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/seniors.nikkeiplace.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Gladstone_NSHCHS_3-585x526.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seniors.nikkeiplace.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Gladstone_NSHCHS_3-585x526.png 585w, https:\/\/seniors.nikkeiplace.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Gladstone_NSHCHS_3-100x90.png 100w, https:\/\/seniors.nikkeiplace.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Gladstone_NSHCHS_3.png 655w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students from Gladstone Secondary School sent special messages to seniors living at Nimi Nikkei Home during Valentine\u2019s Day Ms. Kikawa is the Japanese Language teacher at Gladstone Secondary School in Vancouver. 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