Letters 1999
Dear Seina,
We received your CD just before Christmas, and we wanted you to know, not only how much we appreciate your gift, but how touched we were by your letter, and your reason for recording it !
Our Residents, many of whom are from the “World War II generation” truly feel you are an “Angel” to send this remarkable gift to brighten their Holiday, and share memories.
Let us never forget, but learn to forgive, share with, and love one another !
Dear “Seina”
Thank you for your Christmas gift of prayer and songs to our elderly Residents. I am sure they are going to appreciate it. Be sure that their prayers are joined with yours.
Thank you ! God bless you. May the new Millenium be a time of peace for all the world.
Dear Ms. Seina
I am writing with regards to the compact disc you recently sent to my residents on the long term care unit at XXXX XXXX. I was very touched, as were the residents, by both your letter and the music. How nice to know that your voice is beautiful and has touched our hearts. So on behalf of the residents here I would like to extend our sincerest thanks and a wish for a wonderful and prosperous New Year.
Dear Ms. Seina
On behalf of our President, XX. XXX XXX, Board of Trustees and our nursing home residents, I want to thank you for your donation of the album you sent us during the Christmas holidays for the listening pleasure of our nursing home residents.
Personally, I spent some time in listening to your beautiful album and I was very impressed not just from your lovely singing voice, but also the intent of your Christmas gift to our nursing home residents is admirable.
I am happy to hear that war-time songs is still popular, alive and loved by many in Japan.
Your Christmas gift to our residents at XXX XXX Nursing home will be very much appreciated by our one hundred fifty residents.
My very best wishes and lots and lots of success to a very caring person like yourself. Please visit our nursing home whenever you come to New York City.
Dear “Seina”
What beautiful memories your album “I Have a Dream…” brought to our people. It takes warm, loving people like yourself to close the door to the hurts and sadness of WWII.
Music really is the international language.
Dear Seina,
Your gift arrived just in time for Christmas. We have 2 CD players for our residents to enjoy music and when we put your CD on, there were many singing along. Thank you so much. I admire you for your dream and your desire to see it come true.
Dear Seina,
I am XXX XXX and I am the Director of Activities and the Social Worker at the nursing home, XXX XXX, in Gillette, Wyoming. We got your beautiful gift of the CD today in the mail. I did not have time to listen to it today at work so I brought it home and listened to it while I wrapped Christmas presents for my beloved family who cannot be with us to celebrate this Christmas. I was feeling quite sad about that, as well as feeling down about the death of my father and the very recent death of my mother. I miss them so. But what a comfort your music gave me!
My father fought in WWII and he was absent from my mother at the time she gave birth to my older sister. My father did not get to see her until she was nearly 10 months old. What a special time he missed, being away from his family. I too am a musician, a pianist, and I have always loved all those old songs. I played them for my parents for many years. And tonight, I sang all the songs along with you, they touched me so. As I wrapped presents and listened to your lovely songs, I felt comforted and blessed.
I cannot wait to play this music for our residents at the nursing home. Many of them are WWII Veterans. Many of our women were spouses or sweethearts of the Veterans and will also be touched deeply by your music. You have truly given them a blessed gift this Christmas! We will be sure to read them the letter you put in the case so they understand the nature of your gift and the reasons for your recording these songs.
Thank you so very much for your sweet and sentimental gift. God will surely give you an extra blessing for your generosity. If you are ever in Wyoming, I hope that you will stop by and let us meet you. It would be a most welcome treat for us. God bless you and yours this Christmas.
