Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre
11th ANNUAL SAKURA GALA
THE STORY
The hala inc. team collaborated with the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre to produce the 11th Annual Sakura Gala.
This high-profile event brought together government, business, and community leaders including the Ambassador of Japan to Canada, and executives from both Japanese and Canadian companies.
The gala paid tribute to 3 generations of Japanese Canadians and Sakura Award Honourees – Bill Hatanaka for his CFL career and Grey Cup record with the Ottawa Roughriders, Vicky Sunohara, a three-time Olympic medalist and multiple World Hockey Championships and Nick Suzuki, the current captain of the Montreal Canadiens.
A special keynote presentation was made by Sports Broadcaster Paul Jones, voice of NBA’s Toronto Raptors on FAN 590 radio. The event also included performances by Taiko Drummers and Sakura Kai dance group.
WORDS FROM OUR CLIENT
“From my personal vantage point, your team did an absolutely amazing job, certainly worthy of the international acclaim that your company has received. The personal feedback I’ve received of the evening as a whole so far has been overwhelmingly positive.”
Chris Hope
Board President
Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre
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