Dear members,
As you may know, the CKF recently announced the establishment of development committees for Kendo, Iaido and Jodo. The Board of Directors has committed to the funding of these committees to a total of $12,500 per year for all three Arts.
The committees are comprised of our younger CKF generation. I am expecting that this funding initiative will encourage a grass roots development of the Arts throughout the country.
In addition the Board of Directors have also set up a CKF Senior Leaders? Fund which will provide senior leaders exposure to international level of training. Our commitment for this new initiative is $5,000 for this year. As I am sure your are aware, our senior leaders have, in addition to their personal commitment of time and effort, also have in the past made personal financial investments.
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The Board of Directors appreciates and supports this ongoing dedication to CKF. We strongly believe that the advancement and improvement of our leaders? knowledge and skills will benefit all our members. And to this end, these two funding initiatives will be managed by our young and senior generations to promote the future of CKF
These funding initiates are made possible by the recent increases in grading fees.
Sincerely,
Hiro Okusa, President
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Chers membres,
La F̩d̩ration a r̩cemment fait l’annonce de la cr̩ation de fonds d̩di̩s au d̩veloppement du kendo, du iaido et du jodo. Le Conseil d’administration a octroy̩ un total de 12,500$ ? l’ensemble de ces fonds. J’ose esp̩rer que ce projet contribuera ? l’essor du d̩veloppement de ces arts martiaux ? travers le pays.
Le Conseil d’administration a ̩galement mis sur pied un fonds d’excellence pour les leaders, qui vise ? faciliter l’acc̬s des hauts grad̩s ? des s̩minaires de niveau international. Ce fonds est pourvu de 5,000$ pour sa premi̬re ann̩e d’op̩ration. Les leaders investissent consid̩rablement de temps et d’effort dans la pratique et le perfectionnement, il semble donc opportun qu’ils n’aient pas ? investir de surcro?t des sommes importantes issues de leur propre porte-feuille.
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Par son soutien univoque ? ce fonds, le Conseil d’administration de la F̩d̩ration souhaite t̩moigner son appr̩ciation ? l’̩gard des leaders. Leur engagement et leur effort continu de perfectionnement est ? l’avantage de tous nos membres. Il est ? noter que les comit̩s qui g̬rent les fonds sont compos̩s de membres de la jeune g̩n̩ration.
Tous les montants transf̩r̩s ? ces nouveaux fonds sont issus de l’augmentation des frais de passage d’examen.
Bien cordialement,
Hiro Okusa, Pr̩sident