JAPAN and the WORLD Magazine APRIL ISSUE 2016 #Issue 15 | Page 63

Asia-Pacific Ladies Friendship Society Board Members.
We also hold Friendly Tours to the member
countries to see how the donations were
spent. Two years ago, we went to Singapore,
and this year we will go to Indonesia.
Next to the charity bazaar, we also organize
a charity golf tournament once a year. This
year it is scheduled to be held on October 31st.
Each year, around 2 million yen in donations
is collected from about 160 participants,
producing a great deal of revenue from this
one-day event. This event is also organized in
collaboration with embassies.
ALFS is lot about mutual trust,
understanding, and friendship. How
is this achieved? What is the first
step to a mutual friendship?
Good friendships are formed ahead of the
charity bazaars through embassy members
and the ambassador’s wives. Developing
a good mutual understanding leads to the
building of trust.
ALFS has a program called the “Small Interest
Groups” (SIG), where members have an
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