Help us Honor Our Past, Remember Those Who Have Passed On by becoming the sponsor for the 2014 Colma Cemetery Clean-Up.

The Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California (JCCCNC) is will conduct its third youth and family community Clean-Up Day at the Japanese Cemetery in Colma, tentaively scheduled for May 17, 2014. 

Your $1,000 co-sponsorship will cover the costs for the items listed below:

• New cleaning supplies and tools (brushes, sponges, gloves, rakes, soap, etc.)


• Lunch bento for 100 volunteers


• Equipment rental


• Flowers to place on gravesites (over 400 carnations were placed around the cemetery in 2013 clean-up).


• Additional resources needed to organize event.  

Often times we find ourselves too busy in our daily lives to honor our past and remember those who have passed on.  The Japanese Cemetery in Colma is a unique cultural treasure that deserves our attention, our respect, OUR TIME.  The place represents our history, our loved ones, friends and family.  For many of us, it’s the place is where our grandparents, great grandparents, parents, family and friends are laid to rest.  For all of us, the loved ones that rest there represent our history.

During our lunch break, we will have a brief history of the cemetery. In 2011, we celebrated the 150th Anniversary of the arrival of the Kanrin-Maru in San Francisco, the first ship to come to America. This event lead to the start of our Japanese American history and communities in the United States.

Location: Colma Japanese Cemetery, 1300 Hillside Blvd., Colma, CA 94014