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Winter Camp 2019 Report
Location: NORTHSTAR Alpine Lodge, Nagano Participants: 43 campers from 9 different homes, 4 LIT, 11 care workers, 9 Mirai no Mori staff Date: January 3-6, 2019 Program: Winter Camp: We did it! Thank you again to all of our wonderful supporters that made this Winter Camp possible
Leader in Training Program vol.10 Report
Date: Saturday, December 15th ~ Sunday, December 16th Place: Mitake Program: The Back to Nature Program was the end of year Christmas program, and it was one of the biggest we had, with over 70 participants! LITs had a several tasks, starting with supporting campers and staff for preparation to welcome bicycle-riding Santa
Winter Party 2018 Report
Date: Tuesday, December 18th Location: HARAJUKU QUEST HALL Participants: 95 wonderful supporters Raffle Prize Donors: KEEN JAPAN - Shoes Voucher Circus Outdoor TOKYO - Coupon and Original Plates Flan - Voucher Jaybird - Sports Earphone Kansas - Clean Distilled Le Cordon Bleu - Cooking Lesson Mitake Race Rafting - Rafting Tour Nomadics - Yoga Mat and Backpack Northstar - Voucher Okaikosan - Wood Giftset Sanober san - Christmas Cake Individual Supporters - Champagne, Eco-bag, Red Wine, Sake, Stained Glass Art, Watch Special sponsor: KEEN JAPAN Sponsor: EMS CORPORATION Supported by: IMADEYA・Smile Corp
December Back to Nature: Christmas Special Report
Date: Saturday, December 15th Location: Mitake Participants: 38 campers, 5 care workers, 3 LITs, 10 sponsors, 8 Mirai no Mori staff, 1 special guest, 7 KIWL santas Program: For the last Back to Nature Program of 2018, as many as 70 people gathered around in Mitake under beautiful weather! We started off with some fun English games to get to know each other, and divided into teams to decorate the room, bake cookies, and write Christmas cards for KIWL santas! The decoration team did a great job making a beautiful Christmas tree, the cookie team baked huge cookies with the help of the special guest Sanober san, and the card team went outside and created special Christmas card using little branches
Thank you KIWL members! Interview with Rob Williams, Chair & Founder of the Knights in White Lycra
Rob Williams Knights in White Lycra Rob Williams, founder of Knights in White Lycra, knows first-hand how fulfilling it can be to test one’s own boundaries
Leader in Training Program Vol.11
Date: Saturday, January 19th ~ Sunday, January 20th Location: Tsunan Program: This LIT program will be held in Tsunan, Niigata prefecture! The LITs will prepare for the last project of the year
Leader in Training Program vol.12: Final Project
Date: Sunday, March 17th Program: The LITs will complete this year's project, and we look forward to see the growth they have made this year
February Back to Nature Program 2: Fun in the Woods Program
Date: Saturday, February 16th Location: Takao Program: Campers will be a lumberjack and learn about trees and nature
Mirai no Mori Winter Camp 2019
Date: Thursday, January 3rd ~ Sunday, January 6th Location: Nagano Program: Winter Camp 2019 will take place on January 3rd ~ 6th in Nagano! Campers will learn and grow as they create unforgettable memories in the snow
February Back to Nature Program 1: Snow Surfing
Date: Saturday, February 2nd ~ Sunday, February 3rd Location: TBA Program: Campers will go on a winter adventure trying "snow surfing"! Stay tuned for the location announcement for this exciting program!
December Back to Nature Program: Christmas Special
Date: December 15th, 2018 Location: Mitake Program: The last Back to Nature Program of 2018 is Christmas special! Come have fun at a fun and magical event that will warm your heart - we hope to see you there!