2022 Cupertino-Toyokawa Sister Cities Inc. is Hosting a Bell Ringing Ceremony to Commemorate 77 Years of Peace Since WWIINEW

Cupertino-Toyokawa Sister Cities Inc. to host Community Bell Ringing for Peace.

Date
August 6, 2022

Time
2:00 pm

Location
Cupertino Memorial Park (near corner of Alves and Anton)

Please bring a bell and join us.  BACKGROUND In 2020, Cupertino-Toyokawa Sister Cities Inc. (CTSC) held a city-wide Bell Ringing for Peace Zoom event (See Video_ recognizing 75 years of peace between the US and Japan.

In addition to the well-known atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during WWII, Cupertino’s sister city of Toyokawa, Japan was also bombed as it was the location of Japan’s Naval Armory.

This year, CTSC will hold the third annual event to ring bells for Peace and we would like the community to join us. Please arrive for the prompt start of a short ceremony at 2PM on August 6th, 2022. You will be able to easily spot us from the parking lot on Alves, behind the Quinlan Community Center. Please bring a bell to ring, if you have one. Casual dress.

Cupertino-Toyokawa Sister Cities Inc. www.cupertinotoyokawa.org