KIWL Go-Go 55 Charity Run
Location: Tokyo to Saitama Date: December 9, 2017 Event: Last weekend, KIWL sponsored a 55-km run from Ojima Komatsugawa Park in Tokyo to Aina-shinsui Park in Saitama
MORIUMIUS Collaboration Camp
Location: Ishinomaki, Miyagi Date: December 2-3, 2017 Participants: 5 MORIUMIUS campers and 5 Mirai no Mori campers Program: Earlier this month, we collaborated with MORIUMIUS to do a joint camp
Staying Prepared! Wilderness First Aid Training Complete
Date: November 27-30, 2017 Mirai no Mori vice chair Jeff Jensen and director Kozue Oka successfully renewed their Wilderness First Aid Responder certificates after taking a 4-day Wilderness First Aid course with Wilderness Medical Associates Japan
Cookies and Wine – A Wonderful Way to Spend the Holidays
The Friends of Mirai no Mori initiative is for businesses that believe in Mirai no Mori's mission and want to support us through their business and network
Sophia University Global Competency Program Lecture
Location: Sophia University campus Date: November 15, 2017 Event: Nonprofit leaders had the opportunity to speak out about poverty at a lecture held by Sophia University's Global Competency Program
2017 Winter Party Report
Date: November 24th, 2017 Location: Café Park in Ebisu Participants: 88 Wonderful Supporters Raffle Prize Donors: KEEN – Bags Heavenly Vines – Gold Label Brut Wine Bex Kelly – Free yoga class Pirates of Tokyo Bay – Comedy show ticket MOJO Coffee – Coffee set Steve Tootell, Creative Educator – Vase Back to Basics – Moxibustion set and self-care book Sir Thomas Lipton – Tea Set Zenworks Co
November Back to Nature: Wood Workshop vol. 2 Report
Location: Sawai Participants: 11 campers, 2 LITs, 2 care workers, 3 corporate volunteers, 18 MM volunteers Sponsor: Ralph Lauren Date: November 18, 2017 Program: Despite the cold and cloudy November weather, spirits were high as a we gathered in Sawai
Looking for a holiday gift or a way to treat yourself? Why not WINE?
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October Back to Nature: Wood Workshop Report
Date: October 21, 2017 Participants: 5 campers, 2 LITs, 14 volunteers, 5 MM staff Program: In the middle of this rainy Autumn season, we set out on our Autumn Back to Nature Program on a slightly less rainy day
Leader in Training Program vol. 6 Report
Location: Mitake Participants: 6 LITs Partner: Date: September 24, 2017 Program: The LITs joined the Back to Nature Program: Rafting Adventure in September as part of the staff! Last month, they learned and practiced team building skills, icebreaker games, ways to provide support during the rafting activity, etc
Leader in Training Program vol. 5 Report
Location: Mitake Participants: 5 LITs Partners: Takeshi Miyamura & Date: August 27, 2017 Program: In April, Mirai no Mori started a new year-long Leader in Training (LIT) program to train six high school students to become future leaders and they have all achieved tremendous growth this summer! Last month, they joined our summer camp as staff members, and used the various knowledge and experience that they have acquired to lead the campers
August Back to Nature: Rafting Adventure vol. 1 Report
Location: Mitake Participants: 17 Campers, 6 Care Workers, 11 Volunteers Sponsor & Partner: Date: August 30, 2017 Program: Deutsche Bank Group joined us again last Wednesday for a special collaboration with the children's homes in Tokyo