Date: September 3, 4, 9, 10Location: Mitake, TokyoParticipants: (4 days in total) 49 campers, 16 care workers, 8 LITs, 13 Mirai no Mori staff, 16 sponsors Sponsors: Knights in White Lycra, KEENProgram Partner: Mitake Race Rafting This summer, we were able to offer a total of 4 rafting programs down the Tama River, which is very popular among campers
Date: July 9Location: Mitake, TokyoParticipants: 17 campers, 6 care workers, 7 LITs, 5 Mirai no Mori staff, 19 sponsors Sponsor: FedEx Program: Despite concerns for rain, cloudy and sometimes blue skies greeted the children and the sponsors who were full of energy as they gathered in Mitake for the hiking program
Date: July 8Location: Hachioji, TokyoParticipants: 24 campers, 9 care workers, 7 LITs, 7 Mirai no Mori staff, 20 sponsors Sponsor: Morgan Stanley Program: On a cool mid-summer day, blessed with a beautiful weather, we held a dairy farm program at Isonuma Farm, a famous farm located in Tokyo for its animal welfare
Date: June 17&18Location: Mitake, TokyoParticipants: (Saturday) 13 campers, 5 care workers, 8 LITs, 5 Mirai no Mori staff, 2 sponsors / (Sunday) 20 campers, 6 care workers, 7 LITs, 6 Mirai no Mori staff, 11 sponsors Sponsor: Avery Dennison & Avanade Program: On a midsummer day in June, we held a craft program along the Tama River in Mitake
Date: May 28Location: Takao, TokyoParticipants: 9 campers, 6 care worker, 9 LITs, 11 sponsors, 9 Mirai no Mori staff, 4 Team WildTameSponsor: Morgan Stanley Program: The Kikori program at Takao was held under clear skies before the rainy season
Date: April 8 & 9Location: Ome, TokyoParticipants: (Saturday) 12 campers, 3 care worker, 8 LITs, 4 sponsors 7 Mirai no Mori staff / (Sunday) 12 campers, 2 care workers, 8 LITs, 8 Mirai no Mori staffSponsor: Oracle Program: In April, the first program of the new school year, the theme was "A New Beginning," and the program incorporated elements of Easter
Date: March 4-5 &11-12Location: Tsunan, NiigataParticipants: 30 campers, 8 care workers, 5 LITs, 12 Mirai no Mori staff, 1 graduateSponsor: KEEN, CBGM Kodomo Zaidan, Morgan Stanley, Mazars Japan Program: In the spring-like weather, we held the Snow Programs again in March
Date: February 11-12Location: Tsunan, NiigataParticipants: 25 campers, 6 care workers, 5 LITs, 8 Mirai no Mori staff, 1 graduateSponsor: KEEN, CBGM Kodomo Zaidan, Morgan Stanley, Mazars Japan Program: Following on from January, we held another Snow Program in the winter wonderland in Niigata
Date: January 21-22 & 28-29Location: Tsunan, NiigataParticipants: 30 campers, 7 care workers, 5 LITs, 11 Mirai no Mori staff, 4 Wild Tame members, 10 KEEN staff (2 programs in total)Sponsor: KEEN, CBGM Kodomo Zaidan, Morgan Stanley, Mazars Japan Program: Snow season has come, and we were able to hold two snow programs
Date: December 17 & 18Place: Mitake, TokyoParticipants: 23 campers, 6 LIT’s, 5 Care Worker, and 11 staff/volunteers (2 days total)Sponsor: Morgan StanleyIn-kind donors: Morgan Stanley (craft supplies) / Oracle (craft supplies) / Avery Dennison (craft supplies) / Costco (snacks) / HARIBO (snacks) / Wahl+Case (snacks) / RICHEMONT JAPAN LIMITED (CARTIER) (snacks and Christmas cards) / Namako sensei (cake) / Decathlon (fleece for LITs) / MiiR (water bottles for LITs) / Rakuten Group, Inc
Date: December 3, 4Place: Tokyo & ChibaParticipants: (2 days total) 27 campers, 4 care worker, 6 LITs, 10 Morgan Stanley volunteers, 10 Mirai no Mori staff&volunteersSponsor: Morgan Stanley Program: In the cold December weather, we held a Christmas program with a group of cheerful campers
Date: November 5, 6Place: Takao, TokyoParticipants: (2 days total) 17 campers, 6 care worker, 6 LITs, 5 Oracle volunteers, 5 Avery Dennison volunteers, 8 Mirai no Mori staff&volunteersSponsor: Oracle (5th) / Avery Dennison (6th) Partner: Mori-to-Odoru Program: In the beautiful Takao forest, where the leaves are slowly starting to change colors, we had another great Kikori Program!Our kikori partner, who we have been working together since 2017, has allowed us to help with the tasks necessary for a "healthy forest" depending on the time of year, and so far we have done a variety of activities such as building stairs in the forest, tending the stream, choosing trees to be thinned, and more