Series #5 with Daigo Shibata, from Mitake Race Rafting As Mirai no Mori celebrates its 10th anniversary, we have been interviewing our supporters from various fields to share their “voices” with you
Date: July 7, 2023Location: Conrad TokyoParticipants: 131 guests / 20 volunteers and Mirai no Mori interns / 3 special volunteer: pianist, singer and MC Pro-bono photographers: Gordon Davis & Yasu Iijima KIWL Anniversary Gala was held on July 7th at Conrad Tokyo in Shiodome
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: July 1, 2023Place: Ricoh Black Rams Setagaya GroundParticipants: about 100 participants, 1 Program graduate, 4 Mirai no Mori staff&volunteers CTR hosted a charity touch rugby event
Date: June 28, 2023Place: British School in TokyoParticipants: about 30 students, 3 BST staff, 2 Mirai no Mori staff We gave a presentation to year 11 and 12 students of British School in Tokyo, the only British school in Japan offering a British-style educational program for students from 3 to 18 years old to introduce our programs at Mirai no Mori
Date: June 17-18Location: Mitake, Tokyo In this month’s program, LITs had the usual supporting roles at the Back to Nature Program and a seminar on Wilderness First Aid by an instructor from Wilderness Medical Associates Japan
Date: June 22Place: ChibaParticipants: about 20 children, 23 volunteers, 1 graduate, 6 Mirai on Mori staff/internsSponsor: Morgan Stanley Program: On an overcast summer day, Mirai no Mori and volunteers from Morgan Stanley were able to visit a care home in Chiba
May and June were also filled with graduates taking part in events with our fundraising partner, KIWL, and participating in mentoring sessions with Morgan Stanley
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
Series #4 with Akiko Suzuki, from English Hiking As Mirai no Mori celebrates its 10th anniversary, we have been interviewing our supporters from various fields to share their "voices" with you
Date: May 27-28Location: Mitake & Takao, Tokyo In May, we had a day program earlier in the month and a weekend program on the last weekend of the month