On May 25 from 12 to 3 pm, the Young Men’s Association hosted the Family BBQ, a casual barbecue event open to families and friends, at New York Center. We were blessed with fine weather and had a great turnout, including friends and family of all ages. An event originally conceived from the desire of YMA members to give back to our community, many YMA members contributed to preparing for the barbecue by staying over the day before to help prepare food and coming early the day of to set up seating arrangements for attendees. YMA members also cooked food throughout the duration of the event. Many attendees also contributed various food and drinks for all to enjoy. The schedule of events featured wonderful performances from the Drum and Fife Corps, NY Tenri Judo Club, and Tenri Gagaku Club. We would like to thank all of these groups for their contributions in entertainment! We also held a raffle for all participants and “suikawari” for the children, a pinata-style game to crack open a watermelon. We would like to thank you all for your warm support and look forward to hosting the barbecue again next year!