Over 30,000 tickets sold, 150 raffle prizes, 23 country food booths, 21 performances, 7 games, 4 service clubs, and even one big tuna on stage - yet somehow, that still doesn’t capture the overwhelming spirit of our annual International Food Fair this past Saturday!
With open doors and a wide variety of dishes, sounds, and experiences, our community came together to celebrate what it means to truly belong to our diverse CA community. What makes this event so special is that it’s powered entirely by our families: their time, energy, and heart. And, being our biggest PTA fundraiser, every contribution goes back into supporting our students and school.
A special thanks goes out to the following people:
IFF 2026 BOOTH & TEAM LEADERS:
- Australia / New Zealand - Stacey Addenbrooke & Sim Cook
- Canada - Trevor Réhel, Megan Graff
- China - Akiha Hashimoto
- Denmark - Line & Morten Vejlgaard-Laursen
- France - Chun Xiao
- Germany - Stefan Treier
- India - Alankritha Chandru & Archana Kumari
- Italy - Marica Chiarappa
- Japan - Yui Iwasaki & Hanayo Tanaka
- Korea - Erin Kim, Heeeun Kim & Jenny Heo
- Kyrgyzstan - Salima Lugma
- Lebanon - Maya Makki
- Mexico/Colombia - Alex Elko
- Philippines - Maiko Gardiner-Elko
- South Africa - Iman Haffajee, Carly Calvert, Urisha Parag
- Spain - Berta Xena & Ibon Rosell
- Sri Lanka - Sugandhi Weerasekera
- Taiwan - Audrey Lin
- Turkey - Ilkay Shoshi
- United Kingdom - Amanda Higgins
- USA - Lauren Moberg
- Alumni - Kanae Brueggemann & Emily Okamoto
- Faculty - Rob Smailes
- Falcon Store - Melissa Junck & Susan Mitsui
- G10 Games - Noah Clark & the G10 Parents
- Service Clubs - Eco Club, Ark, Soup Kitchen, Change for Her
- Tea Ceremony - Kazuko Smailes
- Technical Support - Nobutaka Iizuka, Trae Hicks
- Facilities - Kazumasa Okuuchi, Yuko Hosoda, Yuji Fukui
And thank you to the entire Marketing team and the PTA PP/ICL team for your partnership in getting the message out there!
And last but not least, our deepest gratitude to all our GENEROUS DONORS & SPONSORS and DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS, including school leadership, faculty/staff, alumni, students, and parent volunteers, who gave so generously of their time, energy, and heart. Because of you, this was one of the most successful IFF events to date, and a true celebration of everything that makes CA such a special community.
SILENT AUCTION DONORS:
- Berta Xena
- CA Japan Community
- Dong Jiane
- Jigami Family
- Mikako Sakota
- Montero Family
- Shewa Family
RAFFLE DONORS:
- Abundance by Purvi Jhaveri
- Alexis Bonnin
- Algo7
- Asano Family
- Binhao Wang
- CA Japan Community
- Casablanca Nishinomiya Beach Resort
- Chiarappa Family
- CHIC
- Circus Restaurant
- Cross Physio Mikage Studio
- CrossFit Ashiya
- Edna Dumas
- Falcon Store
- Fuse family
- Gulati Kukreja Family
- House of Art by Forum
- Indian Consulate Osaka / Alankritha Chandru
- Iwasaki Family / Spa World
- Kanaloa Salon
- Kane Family
- Kazuko Okawa & Flower Ken's
- Kobe Super Stadium / Amusta Kobe
- Kojima Family
- Kumbunlue Family
- Lilian Zhang
- Maki Family
- Meany Family / Hilton Osaka
- Moberg Family / Caterpillar
- Montero Family
- Moore & Roosjen Families / Waldorf Astoria Osaka
- Murphy Family / Hilton Kyoto
- Nakiki Icing Cookie
- Nestle
- Padel Dojo / Shekhar Shah
- Seki Family / La Suite Kobe
- Shioya Country Club
- South African Booth Team
- Suzucho Ltd / Trevor Réhel
- The India Club
...and our anonymous Donors
With appreciation from the IFF Planning Committee,
- Booth Coordination & Logistics - Ai Oki & Akane Mamtani
- Silent Auction & Raffle - Akane Mamtani, Sarojini Lall & Becky Giles
- Food & Raffle Tickets - Maggie Chen & Maiko Gardiner-Elko
- Entertainment & Decoration - Charissa Kane, Chizuko & Yasutoshi Tanaka
