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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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YOUTH
Dharma School
The Dharma School term runs from September through June during the regular
school year. Over 400 children from pre-school to high school attend the
weekly Sunday services at 9:30 am. Dharma School classes immediately follow
the Sunday Family Services. The curriculum includes basic teachings of
Buddhism, Shin Buddhism and stress fellowship using themes such as kindness,
giving and compassion. Each year the Dharma School presents an annual
Hanamatsuri program, usually a play that revolves around a Buddhist theme or
historical event. In addition, the celebration of significant Buddhist
dates, Open House and annual picnic are annual events.
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Junior YBA (Young Buddhist Association)
The YBA is an organization of young people that meets for a variety of
activities to build character and social skill development. Activities range
from community service, conferences and fundraising to youth fellowship. The
Jr. YBA is made up of high school age youth, while the Sr. YBA's membership
is college and above. There is a yearly Northern California District YBA
conference held at one of the District churches on a rotating basis.
ADULT
ORGANIZATIONS
ABA (Adult Buddhist Association)
Service and social activities make up an important part of the ABA.
This group of adults want to maintain a strong association with the church
through participation in service and recreational activities. The primary
activity has been the Spring Food Festival which helps raise funds for
church programs, facility maintenance and a youth scholarship program.
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Fujinkai or BWA (Buddhist Women's Association)
This organization of adult women assists the church in many of the
fundraising events and has social activities for its members. It is the
largest organization of the church and is considered the backbone of the
church.
Betsuin Seniors Group
Sacramento Betsuin Choir
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Betsuin Education Awards
These awards are granted to graduating high school seniors and are based on
contributions to the Betsuin and participation in Betsuin sponsored
activities. Funding for the Education Awards comes from several sponsoring
organizations and Betsuin members.
SCOUTING
Cub Scouts Pack 50
Boy Scouts Troop 50
Girl Scouts Troop 569
The Sports Program
The Choir is composed of a group of adults with beautiful voices.
They sing on special occasions throughout the year. They are a hit at
many Temple and District functions. Only a few of the Buddhist temples
have a choir and ours is among the best in all of the Buddhist Churches of
America.
Designed for boys ranging in age from 8 to 10, the Cub Scouts have many
family activities and outings. The program is fun and designed to
instill strong family values.
This program recently celebrated its 30th anniversary. It is composed
of boys ranging in age from 11 to 18. The Scouts enjoy many outings
and participate in service activities for the Betsuin. The Scout
Sunday, held on the first Sunday in February is attended by all Scouting
organizations. In addition, Boy Scout Troop 50 participates in the
camporees with other Buddhist Temple sponsored Troops throughout the western
states. The boys also enjoy a Scouting Exchange with Scouts from
Matsuyama, Japan.
The organization is composed of several age groups ranging from age 7 to 18.
Many of the activities are designed to promote fellowship and service.
The Girl Scout Troop is among the largest and most active in the Sacramento
area. It is also well known for selling the "most Girl Scout Cookies
in the World" — over 13,000 boxes this year! They participate with the Boy
Scouts in an exchange program with the Matsuyama Japan Scouts.
This program enables the Betsuin Scouts to experience both traveling abroad
and hosting the Japan Scouts in Sacramento.
SPORTS
The Sports Program centers around an organized basketball program for boys
and girls ages 7 through 18 during basketball season. League and tournament
play encourage participation and fun. There is an Instructional League for
the young (E) that teaches fundamentals and sportsmanship with a competitive
league for the older children (A-D). Teams participate in annual tournaments
in Sacramento and throughout the state.