Date: March 31st & April 1stParticipants: 237 people + 6 Mirai No Mori volunteers + 2 Program Graduates as volunteers The KIWL Imperial Palace Walk was a great success under clear spring skies! We are delighted to announce that a total of about 245 people, including Mirai no Mori program graduates as volunteers, came together and raised ¥1,104,698
Series #1 with Rob Williams, co-founder of Knights in White Lycra As Mirai no Mori celebrates its 10th anniversary, we have been interviewing our supporters to share their voice and their reasons for continuing to support Mirai no Mori
Date: March 3-4, 11-12, 18-19Location: Tsunan, Niigata & Mitake, Tokyo The first 2 weekends of March were the last sessions of the Snow program this season
In February and March, in addition to the usual check-ins, there were many opportunities for graduates to interact with campers and current LIT participants, including joining our program as kitchen volunteers, attending the LIT closing ceremony, and joining LIT work place visits
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
In collaboration with JAMMIN, a Kyoto-based charity brand, original t-shirts and clothes are on sale now! The design is based on the image of Mirai no Mori's activities
Date: January 21-22, 28-29, February 11-12Location: Tsunan, Niigata We had 3 sessions of overnight snow programs in January and February
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
In December and January, we had some graduates volunteering at a charity event and at our office, and hosted some check-ins
Are you looking for an opportunity to "get fit and give back" in the cherry blossom season? Date: Friday, March 31st 3pm-9pm & Saturday, April 1st 9am-3pmLocation: Sakuradamon Gate, Imperial Palace (near Sakurada-mon station exit)Participation Fee (donation): 5,000JPY (adults) / 3,000JPY (university students) / 2,000JPY (elementary school to high school students) Choose a convenient time slot, 1 hour or more, walk or jog around the Imperial Palace, and get a special 10th anniversary KIWL t-shirt! It is a great opportunity for your company teams, friends and families to enjoy the Sakura scenery to raise funds for the children in care homes
Date: January 7-9Location: HiroshimaProgram: The first program of 2023 was the visit to Hiroshima as their second LIT project