| RIPE Sakuji Tanaka | ||||
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Sakuji Tanaka was chair of the Daika Company and president of the National Household Papers Distribution Association of Japan. He also has been vice president of the Yashio City Chamber of Commerce. A member of the Rotary Club of Yashio since its charter in 1975, he has served RI as a director, Rotary Foundation trustee, committee member and chair, regional Rotary Foundation coordinator, district governor, and training leader. Working with his district, he has helped to construct a school building in Bangladesh. Sakuji has received the RI Service Above Self Award and the Foundation’s Citation for Meritorious Service and Distinguished Service Award. He and his wife, Kyoko, are Paul Harris Fellows, Benefactors of the Permanent Fund, Major Donors, and members of the Arch C. Klumph Society. In addition, Sakuji has established an endowed Rotary Peace Fellowship. Sakuji and Kyoko have been married since 1963. Th ey live in Yashio, Saitama Japan and have three children and six grandchildren. Editor’s Note: RIPE Sakuji Tanaka will be the Guest of honor and Speaker of the Rotary Community Corps Seminar for Districts 3850 and 3860 on August 24, 2011 at hotel Del Rio, Iloilo City. The seminar will be hosted by the Rotary Club of Metro Iloilo and co-hosted by Districts 3850 & 3860, the RVC Foundation, and the Philippine College of Rotary Governors. |
