{"id":4655,"date":"2020-08-24T19:53:56","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T18:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/epsom-and-district\/?p=4655"},"modified":"2020-08-25T11:47:05","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T10:47:05","slug":"news-from-si-okayama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/epsom-and-district\/2020\/08\/24\/news-from-si-okayama\/","title":{"rendered":"News from SI Okayama!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/epsom-and-district\/files\/2020\/08\/SI-Okayama-1-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4662\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/epsom-and-district\/files\/2020\/08\/SI-Okayama-1-1-300x135.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/epsom-and-district\/files\/2020\/08\/SI-Okayama-1-1-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/epsom-and-district\/files\/2020\/08\/SI-Okayama-1-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After several months of trying to make contact with SI Okayama, we received some good news this month! Two letters and a photo were sent to us by\u00a0 the Club Chair of the IGU committee.<\/p>\n<p>One letter sent in May 2020 begins with <strong>\u201c<em>Japan is in uproar by Coronavirus infection\u2026\u2026 All meetings of the Soroptimists disappeared from March\u2026As I cannot meet a friend either, I am lonely. I endure it now \u2026I just pray so that a day to be able to spend in peace comes to the people of the world so that Coronavirus ends early.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The other letter sent in July 2020 says<strong> \u201c<em>I was not able to send international mail\u2026At last I begin to move, I send it. In your country, did the Coronavirus die down? Patients of Japan still increase. In Okayama, the patient almost disappeared. All people are wearing mask everywhere.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Chair mentions that next year will be their 50<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary and wonders whether they will be able to hold a special ceremony. 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