Dates: December 1st to December 31st, 2020Participation methods: Sharing our stories on SNS Signing up for an e-newsletter Purchasing KEEN charity shirts Enjoying Charity Coffee at our partner cafe Joining our charity auctions Watching the voices videos Joining our live-streaming event Becoming our monthly supporter We are so grateful that so many of you were able to join our Sharing December initiatives
Date: Saturday, December 12th and Sunday, December 13th Location: Mitake Participants: 26 campers, 7 care workers, 3 LITs, 12 Mirai no Mori staff (over 2 days)Sponsor: Morgan Stanley Program: At Back to Nature Christmas Special, smiley faces gathered in Mitake to enjoy the last program of 2020
Date: Saturday, November 14thLocation: TakaoParticipants: 12 campers, 5 care workers, 2 LITs, 7 Mirai no Mori staffSponsor: Oracle Program: November's Back to Nature program took place in a mountain forest in Takao
Date: Sunday, October 14thLocation: Mitake and their own care homesParticipants: 2 LITs, 2 high school students, 1 LIT graduateSponsor: Oracle Program: The children in the care homes start preparing for their independent lives during their high school years
There are only 2 months left until the end of 2020
Jeff was born and raised in Banff, an outdoor resort town in the Canadian Rockies
As Fall arrives in Tokyo it is a time to reflect on the summer and to start planning for the next year and beyond
Date: Saturday, September 5thLocation: MitakeParticipants: 9 campers, 3 care workers, 3 LITs, 9 Mirai no Mori staff, 2 LIT graduates Sponsor: Persol Career Program: On a hot sunny day in early September, we hosted a rafting weekend program, one of the favorite activities for our campers! Throughout the day, campers were showing Mirai no Mori 5 values (Courage, Kindness, Leadership, Respect, Responsibility)
Date: Sunday, August 30th, 2020Location: Mitake, Tokyo Program: We held our first online Friends Day event at the end of August, where all our guests attended the event via online
As we continue to aim for 100+ new monthly supporters by the end of this year, we would like to send you our newsletter to tell you a bit more about what we do here at Mirai no Mori
Location: Mitake & Takao in Tokyo Participants: 86 campers, 4 LITs, 31 care workers, and 8 MM staff & volunteers Date: August 3-7, 10-12 (All one-day programs) As an alternative to our usual sleep-away Summer Camps, we hosted Summer Day Programs in Tokyo in early August
Due to the outbreak of Covid-19, many children in the care system are losing valuable learning opportunities