Photo: David M. Cobb THE GARDEN PATH

MARCH 2016 • VOLUME 15 • NUMBER 3

WELCOME BACK MEMBERS SOME TIPS FOR VISITING: On March 1, just as Portland is turning to the soft breezes and opening v Construction will continue outside the Garden gates buds of spring, the Portland Japanese Garden will welcome visitors to until Spring 2017 return to our five familiar landscapes. From new leaf growth on our v The shuttle from our parking lot to the Admission Gate will Japanese maples, to pink petals appearing on our 75-year-old weeping be available Friday, Saturday, and Sundays only cherry tree, Members will have plenty of springtime sights to enjoy. v Consider taking public transportation; much of the lower Gardeners have spent the last six months getting the Garden into parking lot is being used for construction staging peak condition, and plants are well-rested and healthy—rejuvenated v Trimet Bus-Line 63 runs every hour, Monday through Friday for spring. Inside the Garden and out, this year promises to be one of v The Garden will switch to summer hours on March 13 beauty, culture, and growth.

A JOURNEY FAMILIAR AND NEW Mr. Neil was born and raised on the western slope of the Rocky Members walking up the hillside path will notice a new set of stairs with Mountains in Colorado. The fantastic array of wind-swept trees in the an altered entrance into the Garden. The stair landing allows visitors landscape instilled in him a deep fascination with their beauty and the best view to observe ongoing construction, especially the progress the resilient nature of plants. His work channels the craftsmanship and of our new tea café floating over the hill, reminiscent of the Kiyomizu discipline of this ancient Japanese art form while reflecting the untamed temple in Kyoto. As you watch the café progress, you will begin to feel landscape of the American West. This exhibition will feature dozens Kengo Kuma’s vision, bringing the outside in and connecting more of these living art pieces with trees ranging from 100 to 500 years old. closely with nature. In August, the Garden will host four internationally known bamboo Those taking the shuttle will have an equally unique vantage point. artists to showcase their work in three outdoor locations around the From now until the end of April, all shuttle riders will see the castle Garden itself in Bending Nature: Four Bamboo Artists In the Garden. wall rise before their eyes. Suminori Awata, the 15th-generation stone Traditionally trained bamboo artist and craftsman Jiro Yonezawa and mason leading the project, and his team will be meticulously placing Shigeo Kawashima, well known for his community engagement-based each massive piece of Baker Blue granite to build this 22’ tall, 140’ art-making, will team with Portland artists Charissa Brock and Anne long wall. With no other castles being built, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime Crumpacker to create work on site. Visitors are invited not only to opportunity to watch ancient craftsmanship in action. observe the process but to participate in the creation of one of the pieces located on the overlook. Each of these artists attempts to “bend nature” ART IN THE GARDEN, IN THE GARDEN in new directions, challenging conventional bamboo craft techniques Once inside the Garden, visitors will notice that the Pavilion is now full – and forms to reflect the close relationship between nature and ourselves. of people. Many Garden staff are using the Pavilion as temporary office space while the new buildings are being built. But Garden members can CULTURAL CROSSING COUNTDOWN rest assured that the Art in the Garden series will continue. In May, the All the while, our Cultural Crossing project will continue. As Garden is bringing bonsai back with American Bonsai: the Unbridled construction continues outside the Garden’s gates, we thank you for Art of Ryan Neil. This exhibition features the work of American bonsai your patience. In Spring 2017, the Garden will become an even better artist Ryan Neil, on view in the outdoor courtyard of the Portland place for enrichment and serenity; we can hardly wait. Japanese Garden.

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WELCOME BACK FROM YOUR MEMBERSHIP MANAGER Welcome back, Members! We’ve all missed YOUR BENEFITS AS A GARDEN MEMBER seeing you in the tranquil setting of the Garden • Unlimited and free admission for you and your guest(s) in the early hours of our work day—and we • Member-Only Hours and Events know you’ve missed your regular visits. It was • Early Access to Special Event Tickets and Reservations wonderful, however, to see so many members • Free/Discounted Admission to Garden Festivals, Lectures, at the variety of locations where the Garden and Workshops hosted events over the past six months—from the • 20% Discount at Bamboo Sushi. (Offer valid at all locations when Introduction to Sake at Union/Pine and the Wine presenting your valid Portland Japanese Garden membership Tastings at the Torii Mor Winery in Dundee, to our free Japanese card at time of payment. $20 maximum discount per table, per Movie Night at OMSI and all of last month’s events surrounding visit. Excludes Happy Hour menu and alcoholic beverages.) Tsunagu: Connecting to the Architecture of Kengo Kuma at the Center • Free Admission to the Lan Su Chinese Garden for Architecture and Portland Art Museum. I would like to thank in November 2016 each and every one of you for your support during our months of • Subscription to The Garden Path Newsletter closure and for your ongoing, unbroken dedication to the Garden. • 20% Discount when Purchasing Additional Admission Tickets Your continued membership through this historic period allowed • 10% Discount at the Garden Gift Store us to maintain and refresh the Garden over the winter months, and • Tripod Fee Waived to continue our planning and presenting of the Garden’s culture, arts, and education programming. Thanks to your steadfast support Due to our period of closure, the Garden was unable to participate we will reopen our gates March 1, with the Garden more beautiful in the Portland Attractions Marketing Alliance reciprocal admission than ever. That same support, over the next year, will help make program this year. However, we hope to bring this benefit our exciting Cultural Crossing expansion a reality. I look forward to back in 2017. seeing you during “re-opening weekend” Member Hours on March 5 and 6 for tea on the East Veranda, while you enjoy the morning serenity of the Garden!

—Jordynn Hall, Membership Manager

MEMBER-ONLY 2016 Photographer Member Special Hours: March 29, 6:30-8am ...... Cherry Blossoms REOPENING WEEKEND April 24, 6:30-8am . . . . Azaleas & Rhododendrons & Magnolias March 5-6, 2016 May 31, 6:30-8am . . . . . Azaleas & Rhododendrons & Wisteria 8-10am June 28, 7-9pm ...... Japanese Irises Portland Japanese Garden July 23, 7-9pm ...... Japanese Irises Members and Guests August 23, 7-9pm ...... Summer Foliage No reservations required September 27, 6:30-8am ...... Summer Foliage We are excited to greet you and your guests for our first open October 23, 6:30-8am ...... Fall Color weekend since September. Roam the Garden in the tranquil morning hours, which we’ve reserved just for you, and join us on the East Veranda for hot tea. MULTNOMAH WHISK{E}Y LIBRARY “FRIENDS OF THE PHOTOGRAPHER MEMBER LIBRARY” PROGRAM SPECIAL HOURS For the next few months, Garden Members have the opportunity to bypass the list of 1,000 spirit enthusiasts waiting March 29, 2016 to become members at the Multnomah Whisk{e}y Library by 6:30-8am Portland Japanese Garden making a $600 contribution to the Garden. Upon making your Photographer Members & Guests tax-deductible donation, your name will be passed along to Photo: Joe McLaughlin No reservations required the Multnomah Whisk{e}y Library and a Library representative will follow-up with you to complete their membership process. Our Photographer Member hours are held once each month Library membership fees still apply. For more information, call from March through October, at hours when the light is best for Annual Fund Manager, Allie Rangel, at (503) 542-0281. photography and the Garden is for you alone.

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VOLUNTEERS SHARE THE GARDEN WELCOMING BACK VISITORS Many Portland Japanese Garden Volunteers have logged more years at the Garden than even some staff have. They offer a unique perspective helping visitors experience and see the Garden in a new way each time they enter. As the Garden welcomes back visitors, the Volunteers reflect on their own special moments in the Garden and what members might look for the next time they’re strolling through. t

“The first place I will go is to the Wisteria Arbor, and then on down to the Moon bridge…I have missed being able to walk through the garden, enjoying the peacefulness and serenity.”

–Aase Kendall, Volunteer since 1978

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“Ah, the Natural Garden in the Spring. All that gorgeous, green moss and flowing water.”

–Alan Baucom, Volunteer since 2005 t

“I’ve missed witnessing the changing seasons. They mark the passage of time, reminding us to keep our hearts open to the possibilities that are still before us.”

–Laura Seacat Sherrill, Volunteer since 2008

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“I have missed touring the Gardens with visitors and helping them discover the magic and history of our gardens as opposed to just ‘a walk in a pretty park’. I love to see people in the tour have an ‘aha’ moment and become thirsty for more information.”

–Dagne Trommald, Volunteer since 2005

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Chairman Morita of Sony to join him in donating the Tea House in 1968. In 1980, as Mt. St. Helens erupted, the finally-completed Pavilion was dedicated. In 1991, the Kashintei Kai volunteers began regular tea ceremony demonstrations in the Tea House. In 1997, a landslide destroyed the waterfall which was then rebuilt higher and better than before. Three years ago, the Lower Pond had to be completely renovated.

Now it’s our generation’s turn to generously commit ourselves to the Garden’s future. Larry and I ask you to join us in supporting the Cultural Crossing expansion project to ensure that the Garden can continue to enrich our lives today and those of future generations. When I first joined the Board of Trustees, I said “please don’t ask me to do any fundraising.” And yet here I stand as the Chair of the Cultural Crossing campaign because it is such an incredible project and we believe in it so much. Dear Fellow Garden Members, We believe in the power of the Garden to renew and restore each The Garden has missed you! As Chair of the Cultural Crossing person who visits. We believe that this Cultural Crossing project is campaign, I had the opportunity to visit the construction site essential to ensure that the Garden can continue to be a beacon of during the past few months. Each time I visited, our Garden felt beauty of tranquility to our growing community. We believe that eager for the return of you—its members and visitors—in spite of the Cultural Village designed by Kengo Kuma and the gardens all the loving care the gardeners were providing it. designed by Sadafumi Uchiyama perfectly complement the original For my husband, Larry, the Garden has been a special place all his Garden and are world-class in their own right. life. For me, it’s one of the first places his family brought me to see We ask you to join us in honoring the generosity and commitment in Portland. As we have grown to understand the Garden’s history, of all those who helped to create this wonderful treasure over the Larry and I have realized how this amazing treasure in our city is past six decades. We have made the largest gift of our lifetime, the result of each generation’s commitment and generosity. far larger than we ever thought we could do, to this project. Will Over 50 years ago, a group of people dreamed a very big dream – you join us? a world-class Japanese garden for Portland. That group of people In gratitude, included garden-lovers, devotees of Japanese arts and culture, Japanese-Americans, local philanthropists, civic leaders, and legions of inspired volunteers. It took years to raise the money, to find and convince Professor Takuma Tono to design it, and to Dorie Vollum negotiate with the City for the degraded site of the recently moved Chair of the Cultural Crossing Capital Campaign zoo. It took four years to build the first outlines of the Garden and Board of Trustees, President-Elect another 20 years to truly fulfill the design. Larry’s father convinced t

“I remember the Garden before it was the Garden. It was the zoo that I visited as a child. I continually marvel at the miraculous transformation that made that space into what it is now. The changes continue, and with them, a certain unsettled anxiety about potential losses can arise. But the process of working through those fears is what allows us to remember that what we value about the Garden is its eternal spirit. I always feel fortunate to be able to enter its sacred space and be renewed.”

—Laura Seacat Sherrill, Volunteer since ca. 1975

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BE A PART OF THE GARDEN’S FUTURE Since the Garden went public last July with the news of our Cultural Crossing expansion project, many members have asked about the financial status of this project. We have good news to share with you about the project, in fact, the very best of news—it’s on time and on budget. We are now 1/3 of the way through construction with another 12 months to go. Through hard work and fundraising, this project is well on its way. To complete these beautiful and much-needed new facilities the Garden is now asking for your help in making this dream project a reality. As our most loyal and generous members, your participation is vital.

SUPPORT FROM HOME AND ABROAD We have currently raised $23.4 million of our $33.5 million goal. As one of Oregon’s finest treasures, it should not surprise you that most of our support has come from within the State with $1.5 million from Lottery Bonds, $5.5 million from Japanese Garden Trustees, and $12 million in amounts ranging from $25 to millions from individuals across the state.

Yet the Garden, its authenticity and its programs are highly valued in Japan as well. We are honored that $2.5 million has come from With Portland’s bustling economy, construction costs are estimated Japanese businesses and individuals. We also have out-of-state to rise (conservatively) 7-8% in 2016. That meant our $33.5 million support from national foundations interested in Japanese culture project would have become a $36 million project if we waited and a prestigious Federal grant of $500,000 from the National any longer. The Board knew it had to act this year and begin Endowment for the Humanities, a testament to how this project will construction – while committing every resource to continuing preserve and provide access to cultural and educational resources. the successful fundraising campaign. Now, we are counting on BREAKING GROUND you to make your mark on this project and join us in supporting Projects like this are typically started once an organization has the Cultural Crossing campaign. Help us ensure that the Garden at least 50% of the needed funds raised. We started construction thrives for generations to come. with 63% raised. But still you may be asking, “Why start before WILL YOU JOIN US? you have all the money in place?” Because with record attendance We are in the homestretch now and we need everyones help to year after year, it was imperative we do something to preserve the make it to the finish line. We are asking you, our members, to Garden’s beauty and serenity. And each year of postponing major come together and collectively contribute $1.3 million to the construction would have increased the overall cost. Cultural Crossing Campaign’s total goal of $33.5 million. At the heart of our Garden are its plants, the core ingredient for any Garden. We will be planting many new trees and hundreds of shrubs and ground-cover. Would you consider making a gift at one of these levels?

Red Pine ...... $2,500 Still Needed Japanese Oak ...... $1,000 30% Lace Leaf Maple...... $500 Northwest Natives ...... $250 In State Support Black Bamboo ...... $100 57% Trillium ...... $50

Out of State We are challenging you, our generous and loyal members, to raise Support $1.3 million. With the other fundraising work that the trustees and 6% staff are engaged in, we are confident about raising the remaining Japanese Businesses funds needed for the project, provided that you, our generous & Individuals members, come together to meet this goal. Please join our Member 7% Campaign today with a gift in whatever amount is right for you.

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THE CAMPAIGN FOR A CULTURAL CROSSING Contributions received through January 20, 2016 The Portland Japanese Garden’s Campaign for a Cultural Crossing is supported by individuals, businesses, and foundations here in Oregon, across the country, and from Japan. You might be surprised to learn that individuals’ gifts, from $10 to seven-figure donations, carry the day in every fundraising effort—in fact, foundations and corporations usually only make up 15% of any fundraising campaign. We are well on the way to reaching and exceeding that 15% goal and are especially pleased to announce that The Collins Foundation has awarded a $750,000 grant to support the Cultural Crossing project. We have now raised over $23 million towards our $33.5 million goal. We hope you will join us. Every gift makes a difference!

$5,000,000 and above $75,000 to $99,999 $5,000 to $9,999 UNDER $1,000 Arlene Schnitzer in honor of Jordan D. Maybelle Clark Macdonald Fund Anonymous Stephen Achimore Schnitzer’s 20-year service to the Mildred and Morris Schnitzer Charitable Ajinomoto Co., Inc. Carole Alexander Portland Japanese Garden Fund of The Oregon Community Ajinomoto North America, Inc. Charles C. Anderson Foundation Anderson Krygier, Inc. David Austin $2,000,000 to $4,999,999 Spirit Mountain Community Fund The Bookin Group, LLC Anne Batey Anonymous Storms Family Foundation Bruce and Cindy Brenn Rene and Michael Berndt Dr. John R. and Susan Campbell Barbara Bloomfield $1,000,000 to $1,999,999 $50,000 to $74,999 Ann C. Carter and Thomas P. Palmer Frederick and Leila S. Brown Anonymous (2) Gwyneth Gamble Booth Columbia Bank and West Coast Trust Leilanie Bruce State of Oregon Lottery Bonds City of Portland, Portland Parks & Recreation Alexander de Weese Patricia Buckley The Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE Alan S. Davis Douglas H. de Weese Evelyn Carter Foundation Marilyn Easly in memory of David Easly Michael and Janet Ellena George Caspar and Mary Hanigan Drs. Calvin and Mayho Tanabe William G. Gilmore Foundation Yoko Fukuta Laura Davidson Jerry and Ann Hudson Geotechnical Resources, Inc. Vicki Dotson $750,000 to $999,999 Hoichi Kurisu Jeanne Giordano and Bob Frasca Kristen A. Dozono The Collins Foundation Ritz Family Foundation Green Building Services Bart Eberwein Ross M. Lienhart, Edward Lienhart Kelly Saito Greenline Fine Woodworking Patricia A. Engelbretson Family Foundation in memory of Catherine and Taisuke Sasanuma Bruce Guenther & Eduardo A. Vides, M.D. James and Diana Faville Sheila Edwards Lienhart Dr. Tsutomu Hattori Sandra L. Helton $20,000 to $49,999 Margaret and Roger Hinshaw Isaac Jones $500,000 to $749,999 Dean and Susan Alterrman Ronna and Eric Hoffman Fund of The Kathleen Kahle Atsuhiko and Ina Goodwin Tateuchi Thomas P. Anderson and Jack B. Blumberg Oregon Community Foundation Leatrice Kaplan Foundation City of Portland, Office of International Joshua and Kerstin Husbands Allan Karsk Robert W. Franz Affairs Listen Accoustics, Inc. Marilyn Kingery Dorothy Lemelson Dede and Joe DeJager Verne and Aki Naito Betty Lou Koffel and Philip Moyer National Endowment for the Humanities de Weese Family Fund at The Oregon Carol L. Otis MD and Roger Goldingay Michiko Kornhauser Cathy and Jim Rudd Community Fund Foundation Bonnie Pomeroy Stern David and Nicholaus Krichevsky Dorie and Larry Vollum Mary and Blaine Dickson Rena and Cheryl Tonkin Joann D. Le Margueritte H. Drake Torii Mor Winery & Vineyard Anne and Charles Macquarie $250,000 to $499,999 Drake’s 7 Dees Landscaping Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ward Patricia de Magalhaes Frederick D. and Gail Y. Jubitz Foundation Katherine and Mark Frandsen Suwako Watanabe Stephen McConnel Dorothy Piacentini Komatsu Seiren Co., Ltd. Jill McLean Carolyn A. Berry Wilson J. Douglas Macy $2,500 to $4,999 Phyllis L. Morical Dori Schnitzer in memory of Mildred Andrew and Cynthia Haruyama Members of Niwa-No-Bikai $200,000 to $249,999 and Morris Schnitzer Joto Sake Tetsuro Nomura Anne and James F. Crumpacker Family Jeanne Schnitzer Marks in memory of Joseph Krakora O’Hara School of Ikebana Hoffman Construction Co. Mildred and Morris Schnitzer Sandy and Greg Mico Mr. and Mrs. Allan Olson Kengo Kuma & Associates Susan Dee Schnitzer in memory of Miller Nash Carlton Olson Walker Macy Mildred and Morris Schnitzer Omomuki Foundation Jeff A. Parnaby and Samia Haddad Robert and Debb Zagunis Susan and Jim Winkler & Family John and Susan Turner Debby Potts Michael and Carol Riley $150,000 to $199,999 $10,000 to $19,999 $1,000 to $2,499 Amy and Katie Sakurai Ray and Jean Auel Anonymous Anonymous (3) Carol Schnitzer Lewis Marilyn McIver Stephen Bloom and Michael Blankenship Architecture Foundation of Oregon in honor Jacquie Siewert-Schade Mora Chartrand and Linda Grant of Arlene Schnitzer & Jordan Schnitzer J Andrew Snyder $100,000 to $149,999 Worth and Barbara Caldwell Anthony and Martha Belluschi Makoto Suzuki Melissa and Stephen Babson Delta Air Lines Nell and Robert Bonaparte Takumi Company Wayne Drinkward The Dunagan Foundation, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Buell Tomodachi Committee JASO Hacker Architects Bill Findlay Citi Lites Builders Inc. Taketoshi Uchiyama Yoshio and Nikki Kurosaki, Kurosaki Sean C. Gay Greg and Susan Fitz-Gerald Barbara G. Van Raalte Family Family Fund of the Oregon Jewish Judy and Hank Hummelt Dale and Iris Garell Fund of Fidelity Charitable Community Foundation KPFF Consulting Engineers William A. Hughes and Nancy L. Richmond Scott Winters Prudence Miller in memory of Amy S. Katoh John A Kodachi, PC Takeshi Yoro Jane Stimson Miller Komatsu Seiren Co., Ltd. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Labadie Wayne M. Quimby and Michael Doug and Theresa Lovett Judy and Mike McCuddy Roberts Quimby Luma: Lighting Design Acorn Fund of The Oregon Community Frances and John von Schlegell Ed McVicker and Gertrude Bernstein Foundation NPO Greenwave David Pollock in honor of Martha and PAE Engineers Anthony Belluschi Don and Jan Stastny Robert Ridgley Stoel Rives Luwayne Sammons Carmen Wong Randy Zmrhal

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TSUNAGU OFFERS GLIMPSE INTO GARDEN’S FUTURE More than 2,000 people stopped by the Center for Architecture to see Tsunagu, Connecting to the Architecture of Kengo Kuma, the first Art in the Garden exhibition of 2016. Guest curated by Balazs Bognar, Design Director at Kengo Kuma & Associates, this month-long event included project images, new construction drawings, and a never-before-seen wooden model to illustrate world-renown architect Kengo Kuma’s vision for the Garden’s Cultural Crossing expansion.

The multi-sensory exhibition also offered visitors a chance to see, touch, and even smell many of the materials being used in construction. The sudare screens, tatami mats, Port Orford cedar, and Oregon Baker Blue granite on display will eventually be reused as part of Cultural Crossing.

Thank you again to the exhibition’s generous sponsors: The Center for Architecture, Regional Arts & Culture Council, Work for Art, the Autzen Foundation, Hacker, Hoffman Construction Company, Walker Macy, Stephan and Melissa Babson, and PICA.

MEMBER PROFILE: JOHN AND SUSAN TURNER John and Susan Turner are more than happy to remain out of the spotlight, and when we asked to profile them for the Garden Path, they agreed, provided, “the focus be on what the Garden does for us.” They describe the gifts they receive from the Garden in three words: Beauty, Serenity, and Community.

The Turners’ first visit to the Garden was in 2007, just before moving to Portland, about which Susan quickly remarks, “the moment we set foot on the soil we knew we wanted to be involved.” True to their word, they became Golden Crane members in 2008 and then part of the Garden’s first group of Horticultural Support Volunteers in 2009. They have also been supporters of the Cultural Crossing project since 2013.

When asked about their involvement in the Cultural Crossing project, John explains their motivation as wanting “everyone in the community to receive the same gifts we receive from the Garden.” In particular, they look forward to the Cultural Village’s ability to provide better space to accommodate activities for children as well as the addition of more accessible facilities to better serve people with disabilities.

The gratitude they feel for the Garden is apparent in every word they speak about it. Susan likens the Garden to a lady, who is beautiful even when awakening from a massive wind storm that has left her utterly disheveled. (As Hort Volunteers they, unlike most of us, have seen the Garden in this state!) Susan loves that the Garden, “always accepts herself as she is,” continuing to provide serenity, regardless of her appearance.

The Garden’s past months of closure did not keep the Turners from being involved in service. They were among the group of Garden volunteers that brought their gardening skills to the Hoyt Arboretum and they praised the Garden’s Volunteer Coordinator, Catherine Adinolfi, for organizing the exchange. But it goes without saying that John and Susan Turner will be among the most grateful to return to the Garden this spring to receive her gifts.

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THE GOLDEN CRANE SOCIETY Cumulative giving to the Annual Fund from December 1, 2014 through January 20, 2016 GOLDEN CRANE SO CIETY David Pollock in honor of Gwyneth The Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust JEZ Foundation Gamble Booth Stuart Weitz & John Gustavsson Frederick D. and Gail Y. Jubitz Foundation PosterGarden Mr. & Mrs. James H. Winkler Lee & Janelle Jimerson Mr. & Mrs. Charles Putney Salena Johnson SILVER CIRCLE Wayne M. Quimby & Michael Roberts GARDENER’S CIRCLE Mr. Bradford Johnston $25,000-$49,999 Quimby $1,500-$2,499 Amy S. Katoh The Collins Foundation Regional Arts & Culture Council and Anonymous Sherman B. & Jayn Kellar William G. Gilmore Foundation Work for Art Sheryl Acheson Caroline Kerl & Bill Lunch A-dec, Inc. PMS 8660 PMS 548 Marge Riley Fund of The Oregon John A Kodachi, PC BRONZE CIRCLE Community Foundation Susan & Dean N. Alterman Hoichi Kurisu $10,000-$24,999 Trudy & Pat Ritz, Ritz Family Foundation Sally Ashley Yoshio & Nikki Kurosaki Anonymous (3) Brenda Smola-Foti & Frank Foti Robert Aughenbaugh Kurosaki Family Fund of the Oregon Jewish Hiroshige Bamboo Sushi abcdefArtsghijklmno Consultingpqrstuvwxy zGroup Drs. Calvin & Mayho Tanabe Community Foundation ABCDEStephenFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXY & Melissa BabsonZ W.A. Hughes Construction Inc. Alan & Julieann Barker Tom & Pat Landye 123456789Broughton0 and Mary Bishop Foundation Dan Wieden David E. and Mary C. Becker Fund of The Joyce & Stanley Loeb Alan S. Davis Robert & Debb Zagunis Oregon Community Foundation James D. Lynch & Robby Cunningham Dean & Kathi Dordevic Anthony & Martha Belluschi Gregg Macy & Eric Steinhauser Mrs. Margueritte H. Drake PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE Harvey & Nancy Black saRah Mahler ESCO Foundation $2,500-$4,999 Mary Lee Boklund Masa & Associates, Inc. Yoko Fukuta Anonymous (2) Bruce & Cindy Brenn Laura S. Meier Hoffman Construction Trish & Joe Adams Ibby Brooke Masa Mizuno Gail & Fred Jubitz Thomas P. Anderson & Jack B. Blumberg Richard Louis Brown & Thomas Mark Esther Jantzen Moore Dinah & Robert McCall Jean & Ray Auel James & Diane Burke Verne & Aki Naito Samuel T. & Mary K. Naito Foundation Stephen Bloom & Michael Blankenship Kathryn Campbell Darren & Casey Nakata Dorothy Piacentini Diane & Joel Brauer Linda Campbell Helle V. Nathan Travers & Vasek Polak Worth & Barbara Caldwell Capital Pacific Bank Nathan Family Charitable Fund of The Rod & Cheryl “Charlie” Rogers in memory Dr. & Mrs. John R. Campbell Candy Cassarno Oregon Community Foundation of Lorna Markwart Ann C. Carter & Thomas P. Palmer Chef Naoko Mrs. Hester H. Nau Jim & Cathy Rudd John & Kathryn Cochran Citi Lites Builders Inc. Tom & Chris Neilsen Arlene Schnitzer and Jordan Schnitzer of William Cook & Gwil Evans Truman Collins Neilsen Family Fund of The Oregon the Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE Dede & Joe DeJager Columbia Grain, Inc. Community Foundation Foundation Dr. Mark Edge & Dr. Ken Mims Constructive Form Architecture and OMIC USA Torii Mor Winery & Vineyard Wayne R. & Sandra F. Ericksen Design LLC Omomuki Foundation John & Susan Turner Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Anne & James Crumpacker Carol L. Otis MD & Roger Goldingay Larry & Dorie Vollum Flowerree Foundation Peggy & Dick Danziger PacifiCorp Foundation The Jean Vollum Fund of the Vanguard Barbara Giesy Devil’s Food Catering PAE Engineers Charitable Endowment Jeffrey & Sandra Grubb Mary Dickson The Paramount Hotel Capt. David G. & Carolyn Berry Wilson Bruce Guenther & Eduardo A. Vides, M.D. Sarah Dougher & Nate Overmeyer in honor Piper Park, The Park Foundation Hacker Architects of Dorie & Larry Vollum Marilyn Ross Podemski FOUNDER’S CIRCLE Hakkodo Drake’s 7 Dees David & Shirley Pollock $5,000-$9,999 Halton Foundation Gail Durham & E Benno Philippson Portland Roasting Coffee Anonymous Andrew & Cynthia Haruyama Diane Durston Jean & Ralph Quinsey The Autzen Foundation Michel & Vicki Hersen Michael & Janet Ellena Pat Reser Bank of America Mitchell Hobbs Exxon Mobil Foundation Dee Ross Suzanne Storms Berselli Jerry & Ann Hudson Mary E. Fellows & John W. Russell Sapporo Brewing USA Gwyneth Gamble Booth Hank & Judy Hummelt Jim Fisher Volvo Susan Schnitzer & Greg Goodman Mora Chartrand & Linda Grant Tatsuo Ito Susan & Greg Fitz-Gerald Susan Dee Schnitzer Family Fund of The Columbia Sportswear The Jackson Foundation FlowerBox, Inc. & Floral Design Institute Oregon Community Foundation Katherine & Mark Frandsen The Jasmine Pearl Tea Company Doyle Forister & Gary Sheldon Paul Schommer Geffen Mesher Jerry Jones Fund of the So-Hum Foundation Terry & Florence Gerlach Henry F. Schwarz III Jeanne Giordano & Bob Frasca William David & Mary Jones Grain Importers Association Peter Shinbach Tom & Susan Hamman Joto Sake LLC Greenline Fine Woodworking Forrest & B.J. Simmons Walter Clay Hill and Family Foundation Peter J. Kendall John Hall & Margaret Chula Steven H. Smith & Dennis C. Johnson Henry Lea Hillman, Jr. Foundation Kay Kitagawa & Andy Johnson-Laird James P. Hansen Drake & Lynn Snodgrass Ron & Jenny Herman Dorothy Lemelson Jennifer Hartnett & Liza Yore The Standard Lynne M. Hoffman Doug & Theresa Lovett Jay A. Henry Bonnie Pomeroy Stern Japan America Society of Oregon J. Douglas Macy Margaret & Roger Hinshaw Andree Stevens The Japan Foundation Kathleen & Curtis Marble Dalton L. Hobbs Julie & Peter Stott The Samuel S. Johnson Foundation Michael & Maryellen McCulloch Robert & Deborah Hogfoss Alice Sumida Elizabeth M. King Marilyn McIver William A. Hughes & Nancy L. Richmond Rena & Cheryl Tonkin Ross M. Lienhart, Edward Lienhart Thomas & Angela Mills Beth & Jerry Hulsman TR Professional Family Foundation NACCO Materials Handling Group Joshua & Kerstin Husbands Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine Kelly & Steve McLeod Mr. Ernie Stoddard Jane R. Kendall Family Fund of The Oregon Junki Yoshida Glenn & Widney Moore Storms Family Foundation Community Foundation Yume Confections Kathy Pike Treecology, Inc. John & Janet Jay

TRIBUTE GIFTS & DONATIONS December 1, 2015 through January 20, 2016

MEMORIALS AND In Honor of Janet Montag In Memory of Gene Jackson Richard Lukins Ernest Bonyhadi HONORARIA Mish Tworkowski Millie Williams Steven H. Smith & Dennis C. Craig Boretz & Rachelle Jacover Johnson Lois Bosland In Honor of Ester Auerbach In Honor of Travers Polak In Memory of Robert Johnson Paul & Nancy Bragdon In Memory of John & Emily Rake Janice E. Quivey Richard Hill & Raymond Annis Dr. Gerald J. Broock Steven H. Smith & Marilyn Schuberg In Honor of George Takei Sandra Brown In Honor of David Cobb Dennis C. Johnson David Canty Peter J. Kendall, in recognition of a The Bomze/Bloom Family Syd & Sher Brown In Memory of Ronald “Rik” In Memory of John Symons MJ Buckingham & Paul D. master’s eye In Honor of Dorie & Kalmbach Lawrence & Sarah Eppenbach Fitzpatrick Larry Vollum In Honor of Doyle Forister Dorinne Pedersen & Kurt Kimsey Kathryn Burlingham & Terry Glenn Sara E. Perry Sarah Dougher & Nate Overmeyer ANNUAL FUND Lauretta Burman In Memory of Pauline Anonymous (25) In Honor of Linda Grant & In Memory of Emily Cummins Carla Caesar & Nora King Mesirow Paula Abrams Stephen Chipps Mora Chartrand Susan Cummins Margaret Mesirow Corinne Alladin Tim & Lisa Christy Whitney Lane In Memory of David Easly In Memory of Mae Ninomiya Hawkin & Dorothy Au Tom Cirillo & Aaron White The Loeb Foundation Martha Bailey In Honor of Claude M. & Michiko Kornhauser Mr. & Mrs. Ron L. Clark Donald E. Barr Keiko Hiramoto Hess In Memory of Bill Findlay Elizabeth Wolf Kristan & Scott Collins Alan Baucom Marya Fitzgerald Karen Anderson Compass Oncology In Memory of Larry Novick Bechen Family Foundation Taylor Correll In Honor of Mary and In Memory of Don Hearing TEP Brothers & Friends Leslie B. Beers Cynthia Cristofani, MD Oscar Mayer Mary Dickson Allison L. Belcher In Memory of Jack Rickli Cynthia & Gary Crose Oscar H. & Catharine Mayer Barbara Bell Mary Felice Crowe In Memory of Fred Irinaga Sybilla Cook David Sammond John Benson Susan Cummins Todd M. Irinaga Robert Cramer & Allen Simmons William Betak Andrew Dall Steven Karker John Blackwell

8 MARCH 2016 | THE GARDEN PATH Cumulative giving to the Annual Fund from December 1, 2014 through January 20, 2016

ANNUAL FUND, CONTINUED GOLDEN CRANE LEGACY MEMBERS

Terry Dalsemer & Gail Owen Leonard Marcel Judy Dauble WJ McCabe Golden Crane Legacy Members have named the Garden as the ultimate beneficiary of a Bruce & April deBolt Isabel McDonald planned gift. We are grateful to the following people for letting us know of their plans to Barry DeGregorio Judy McElhaney Mary R Dick Karen L. McKay support the Garden in this thoughtful way. Mary Dorsey Ashley McQuade Nathan C. Douthit Heidemarie McSwain Anonymous Elaine West Durst David L. Mitchell & Mr. & Mrs. David Dowell Margaret Mesirow Carole Beauclerk Bill Findlay Judith L. Bradley John Watson & Mary Dreyer Mary Katherine Miller Barbara Bell Yoko Fukuta Wayne M. Quimby & Mrs. Darlene & Dr. Tom R. Mike & Jill Miller Diane Benjamin Ms. Susan Halton Michael Roberts Quimby Dunham Barbara Mills Melanie Billings-Yun Ron & Jenny Herman W. Curtis Schade & Diane Durston & Stephen John Morris Stephen Bloom & Michael Al Horn Jacquie Siewert-Schade Futscher Dana Mounts Blankenship Jerry & Ann Hudson Mr. Ernie Stoddard Emma Eaton Martha Murray Carla Caesar & Nora King Mary Kay Johnson John & Ann Symons Vida Lee Edera Network for Good Mora Chartrand & Linda Grant Elizabeth M. King Ms. Carmen Wong Heike Edossa Sara V. Newlands Mary Dickson Ron & Polly Wall Lauser Francois Elmaleh Caye Nollette Margueritte Hirschlbuhl Drake John & Lisa Lehman Marilyn & Edward Epstein Mr. & Mrs. Allan Olson Rich Farrington Patricia Perkins James & Diana Faville Ilsa Perse & Jake Rockwood Joseph Ferguson Donald & Rosalyn Petersen We are grateful to the following individuals and families for their generous Diane Field & Richard Williams Dennis Petrequin estate/bequest gifts previously received by the Garden: Rebecca Fleischman John Porter Konky & Bob Forster Mildred Powers Nancy B. Beamer James J. Kesler Toya Family Trust: George, Linnea O. Foss Mark A. & Lisa J. Prescott Clarence Bobbe Duke Mankertz Sonoya, Georgene, Liz Frautschi Alice Price Stanley W. Greenhalgh Ms. Beverly Merrill and Evelyn Peter Freedman Tyler Quinn Ms. Anne Hinds Jeaneatta Sautter Les & Karen Fullerton Janice E. Quivey Noel Jordan Stanley L. Davis Trust Gemma M. Furno Lee Ragen Michael & Barbara Gaines Leslie C. & Wallace L. Rainey Robert Gamblin & John & Emily Rake Catherine Kumlin Allie Rangel If you would like to include the Garden in your estate plans, or if you have already Dale & Iris Garell Robb Rathe & Erin Moeschler done so and would allow us to list you as a Legacy Member, please contact Chief Rita Gerritsen Katherine M. Ray Laurie Gille Naemura Mary Reece Development Officer Tom Cirillo at (503) 595-5225 or [email protected] Andy Glew, Rhonda Patten, and Patrick Regan & Patricia French Sophie Helen Patten Glew Michael Rego Achod M. Goganian Alisa Richards Google Dean Runyan & Liz Evans Thomas Hacker Marjorie Russell Jordynn C. Hall Patricia E. Sacks M.D. GLOBAL AMBASSADORS Mr. & Mrs. Frank Halvorsen Carlos Sanchez Adam Hart W. Curtis Schade & Jacquie Including Global Ambassador Members and Sponsors of our 2014 New York Launch Event Lynne & Gary Hartshorn Siewert-Schade Katherine A. & William J. Allen Schatz & Meredith Schatz Anonymous Yoshiaki Mizumoto Hawkins Laura Schlafly Janet Heineck Gerald & Shirley Schoepflin Ajinomoto Co., Inc. Janet & Tom Montag Linda Hering Jane & David L. Schue Ajinomoto North America, Inc. Kathy Pike & Louis Forster Carol F. Herman Christine Schulbach Ajinomoto Windsor, Inc. David & Jane Pollock Helen Herman Henry F. Schwarz III Margaret Hernandez Ms. Maxine Selling Peggy & Dick Danziger PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Kenton Hill Marion Shimoda Jeanne Giordano & Bob Frasca David & Abigail Snoddy Kathy & Frank Hillman Jacquie Siewert-Schade Geoffrey Hoefer Erik & Cornelia Thomsen Shinji & Yuki Hioki Dr. Rick Simpson Irene Hirano Barbara & Jim Snow Joto Sake LLC Torii Mor Winery & Vineyard Philip Hoefer Thomas & Marie J. Spence Richard Milgrim Uniqlo Yohey Horishita Molly & George Spencer Angela Horniman John Sprietsma & Dana Plautz Patricia Hoyt Sara H. Stamey & Winston A. CORPORATE SPONSORS Mark Huey & Wayne Wiegand Saunders Harold M. Hurwitz Melinda Stephens-Bukey Platinum Gold Lois B. Jackson Richard C. Stetson, Jr. Craig & Joyce Jacobsen Milan & Jean Stoyanov Rachelle Jacover Pat Struckman Donald Jenkins Ellen Summerfield Sam Jones Ann Symons Ross Kaplan Mami Takahashi Ken Katz Natsuko Takahashi Sherman B. & Jayn Kellar Hitomi Tamura & James Peters Douglas J. Kelso Ben Taylor & Kathy Stewart Susan L. Kem Robert & Carolyn Tecklenburg Michiko Kornhauser Joyce Tolley Tammie & Vic Krisciunas Naomi Tsurumi Jan Krochina Robert Tufts WINERY Leonard & Lesie Kuhl Keisaku Uchimura Ed Labinowicz Sadafumi & Dawn Uchiyama Exclusive vineyard of the Exclusive brewery of the Exclusive sake provider of Kurt Laidlaw & Craig Cowden Ans van Gent Portland Japanese Garden Portland Japanese Garden the Portland Japanese Garden Dan & Debbie Lamberger Terry West & Jack Viscardi Craig & Vanessa Lang Miho Walsh Barbara A. Lee Bart & Karin Whalen Georgia M. Lee Ben & Elaine Whiteley Jon Lexau & Carla Barone Buzz & Diane Wilson Carole Lower Christina Wilson Carol Ann Lutz Alan Winders & Michael Mase David Lynam Richard & Ellen Wopat Sarah D. MacDonald Kanako Yanagi Official airline of the Carol MacLeod Bill G. Young Portland Japanese Garden Lisa Mamet Wilma A. Zicker Paramount Hotel is the preferred hotel Nona K. Mann of the Portland Japanese Garden Irene Mantel

MARCH 2016 | THE GARDEN PATH 9 HAIKU BY PETER KENDALL Moss covered stone its image unaltered in the quiet pool

Photo: David M. Cobb SENIOR STAFF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER...... Steve Bloom DEPUTY DIRECTOR. . . . . Cynthia Johnson Haruyama CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER...... Cheryl Ching CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER...... Tom Cirillo EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT ...... Sarah MacDonald THE ARLENE SCHNITZER CURATOR OF CULTURE, ART, & EDUCATION. . . . . Diane Durston GARDEN CURATOR...... Sadafumi Uchiyama DIRECTOR OF FINANCE...... Diane Brauer DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS ...... Lisa Christy

BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRESIDENT ...... Cathy Rudd PRESIDENT-ELECT ...... Dorie Vollum VICE PRESIDENTS ...... Ann Carter Michael Ellena Jerry Hudson Carol L . Otis M .D . TREASURER ...... Douglas Lovett SECRETARY ...... Dede DeJager IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT. . . . . Gwyneth Gamble Booth MEMBERS: Melissa Babson Thomas Mills Dr . John “Jack” Campbell Suzanne Storms Berselli BLOOM HONORED BY JAPANESE MINISTER Dean M . Dordevic Travers Hill Polak Kristen Dozono Paul Schommer OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS Katherine Frandsen Drake Snodgrass On December 9th 2015, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced it was awarding Bruce Guenther Frances von Schlegell Gail Jubitz Dr . Calvin “Cal” Tanabe the Foreign Minister’s Commendation to Portland Japanese Garden CEO Steve Bloom. This John Kodachi Susan Winkler award is bestowed on individuals and groups with outstanding achievements in the promotion Michiko Kornhauser Robert Zagunis of friendship between Japan and the United States. J . Douglas Macy FOUNDATION BOARD This year this special Foreign Minister’s commendation was presented to only 28 individuals BOARD PRESIDENT...... Joshua Husbands around the world and, as 2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, the VICE PRESIDENT...... Greg Fitz-Gerald timing of the award is particularly significant. TREASURER...... Dee Ross SECRETARY...... Dede DeJager On Saturday February 6, 2016, in front of a crowd of 450 Portland Japanese Garden friends and MEMBERS: supporters, the Honorable Hiroshi Furusawa, Consul General of Japan in Portland, presented Trish Adams James D . Lynch Steve with the prestigious award. Jerry Hudson Carmen Wong Douglas Lovett “I accept this on behalf of the many talented and passionate people with whom I work every day,” Bloom said. “I’m just the facilitator for the good work of others.” THE GARDEN PATH NEWSLETTER STAFF ...... Lisa Christy Steve has been CEO of the Portland Japanese Garden since 2005. During this period of Tyler Quinn unprecedented success at the Garden, Steve has worked tirelessly to champion and promote ...... Amy Livingstone GRAPHIC DESIGN Japanese Gardens and Japanese culture across North America.

10 MARCH 2016 | THE GARDEN PATH KIZUNA: REMEMBERING THE GREAT EAST JAPAN EARTHQUAKE This year marks the fifth anniversary of the Great East Japan level: from individuals like Gaku MC and Akali To Live who are Earthquake. On March 11, 2011 a 9.0 magnitude earthquake raising funds through music concerts to build an indoor playing struck Japan, triggering a massive tsunami that washed away field for children living in Fukushima, to former Prime Minister coastal communities in Northeastern Japan. This event also Morihiro Hosokawa and The Great Forest Wall Project who are crippled a nuclear plant in Fukushima, contaminating the region enlisting the help of 10,000 volunteers to reforest the coast lines. with alarming levels of radiation. When the Garden returned the kasagi back to Japan last October, Five years after the disaster, Japan continues along its path to Ambassador Kennedy observed that “the Pacific Ocean is not recovery. Recovery sites report that nearly all earthquake and something that divides us but is something that connects us.” tsunami debris has been hauled away. Contaminated soil is being Such a special sentiment is echoed in the Japanese word kizuna scraped away, bagged, and quarantined in new storage facilities meaning the “bonds” that hold us all together. In the spirit of until it can be safely removed. Rebuilding efforts—from public kizuna, we will continue to find ways to help. At the same time, transportation to newly built houses—continue on. we will stay encouraged for the country’s recovery. Gambare Nihon—be strong Japan. Recovery is slow but steady and the resilience of the human spirit abounds in every corner of the country. Help is being felt on every

FROM THE GARDEN GIFT STORE

BEAUTY FROM BROKENNESS | THE NOZOMI PROJECT To commemorate the five year anniversary of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, our Gift Store is carrying beautiful hand-crafted jewelry from the Nozomi Project. These one-of-a-kind pieces are created using pottery broken by the tsunami. Not your standard jewelry company, the Nozomi Project is a “social enterprise” bringing sustainable income and hope (“nozomi”) to the women in Ishinomaki, Japan.

The organization is committed to balancing Handcrafted earrings successful business with an effective community, and necklaces focusing on individual growth as well as teamwork. commemorating the Each of the project’s beautiful pieces is made five year anniversary of through the collective work of about eight local the Great East Japan women, whose roles range from grinding the Earthquake. pottery shards to overseeing production and distribution. By training Ishinomaki’s women to craft high-quality jewelry and paying them an These one-of-a-kind hourly wage, the Nozomi Project has managed to pieces are created using create something beautiful from devastation. pottery broken by the To purchase Nozomi Project jewelry, please visit tsunami. our Garden’s Gift Store.

store.japanesegarden.com

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