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Okinawa 
Kinser Quilters Guild - meetings on Sunday nights from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Bldg. 107, Rm. 251, 20 members made up of military wives and local Japanese members. Door prizes every meeting, monthly blocks of the month, secret sister, challenges, yearly retreats, fat quarter sales. For more information, e-mail: jpmitchfam@hotmail.com.

Okinawa 
Pacific Patchwork Guild. We have about 80 members. Dues are $12 per year. We meet every Tuesday at Bob Hope Primary School from 7 to 9 pm. We are open to all services and civilians. Activities include: fabric swaps and drawings, Pin Point Demos, secret pals, Show Time, monthly workshops, shopping tours and 2 weekend retreats per year. We also publish a monthly newsletter.

Tokyo
Friendship Quilters' Club. We have about 130 members throughout metropolitan Tokyo organized into 14 local chapters. Each chapter meets twice a month. FQC is very active with numerous chapter quilt shows and a bi-annual Quilt Matsuri (Festival). A monthly newsletter, blocks of the month, mystery quilts, trunk shows, workshops, quilt camps, international round robins, and charity quilts are just part of our activities. If interested in more information, please email shizu.shizuko@nifty.ne.jp