Natsu Matsuri – Summer Festival – July 27
The Chapter’s booth was a serene oasis in the midst of a large crowd and boisterous entertainment celebrating the annual Natsu Matsuri at the Beaverton Uwajimaya.
For arrangers, it offered a challenge — to do an arrangement that would endure the summer heat, not topple in the inevitable gusts of wind, and catch the attention of adults and children strolling by. This year, Chapter participants were Merle Hashimoto, Ohara Portland; Nana Bellerud, Sogetsu; Julie Nakao, Saga Goryu and Phyllis Danielson, Ohara Seattle.