2024 Leader in Training program report: January
Date: January 20-21 & 27-28Location: Tsunan, Niigata This month’s Back to Nature Program was an overnight snow program in Niigata
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Imperial Palace Charity Walk
Are you looking for an opportunity to “get fit and give back” in the cherry blossom season? Date: Friday, April 5th 3pm-8pm & Saturday, April 6th 10am-3pmLocation: Imperial Palace (meeting location pin will be shared before the event)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 around the Imperial Palace, and get a special 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
Why do you support Mirai no Mori? vol.11 with Mai Ichihara
Series #11 with Mai Ichihara, a care worker As Mirai no Mori celebrates its 10th anniversary, we have been interviewing our supporters from various fields to share their “voices” with you
2024 Leader in Training program report: LIT Project – Oita Trip
Date: January 5-7, 2024Location: Beppu, Oita The first time LITs met in 2024 was for the Oita trip, which they have been preparing as a LIT project since the summer
Why do you support Mirai no Mori? vol.10 with Joseph Tame
Series #10 with Joseph Tame, from WildTame As Mirai no Mori celebrates its 10th anniversary, we have been interviewing our supporters from various fields to share their “voices” with you
2023 Leader in Training program report: December
Date: December 16-17Location: Mitake, Tokyo This month’s Back to Nature Program was a popular Christmas program with many campers and corporate sponsor volunteers
Special Christmas Home Visit
Date: December 22, 2023Place: TokyoParticipants: 20 campers, 5 LITs, 2 Mirai no Mori staff, 8 sponsorsSponsor: KEENProgram: With Christmas just around the corner, we joined KEEN staff to deliver a Christmas program to a care home that is well known for its outdoor activities and has been a long-time Mirai no Mori program partner
Special Care Home Visit
Date: December 19, 2023Place: Chiba, JapanParticipants: 7 campers, 5 LITs, 1 graduate, 6 Mirai no Mori staff & interns, 21 sponsorsSponsor: Morgan StanleyProgram: On a chilly winter day just before the winter solstice, we had our third visit to a care home with Morgan Stanley volunteers
2023 December Back to Nature: Christmas Report
Date: December 16&17Location: Mitake, TokyoParticipants: (Saturday) 22 campers, 6 care workers, 8 LITs, 7 Mirai no Mori staff, 7 sponsors / (Sunday) 31 campers, 10 care workers, 9 LITs, 9 Mirai no Mori staff, 6 sponsorsSponsors: Oracle & Asurion In-kind donors: Morgan Stanley (craft supplies) / Costco (snacks) / Wahl+Case (snacks) / RICHEMONT JAPAN LIMITED (snacks and Christmas cards) / Namako sensei (cake) / Decathlon (gifts for LITs) / SPEC from Yokohama International School (craft supplies) Program: We had our last program in 2023, with a heartwarming and lively atmosphere
2023 November & December Graduate Program Report
November and December were also months with many opportunities for the graduates to interact not only with Mirai-no-Mori staff but also with our supporters
Mirai no Mori Winter Party 2023 Report
Date: Thursday, December 7, 2023Place: Warehouse TERADA B&C HALL (KEEN exhibition site)Participants: about 130 people (including guests and volunteers)Sponsor: KEENPro-bono support: WildTame (welcome video) / Satoshi Aoki (photos) / Nayalan Moodley (video)Catering: Farm Canning Mirai no Mori Winter Party 2023, held for the first time in four years and celebrating our 10th anniversary, was a great success with so many guests and volunteers! This year's party was a perfect opportunity to reminisce about the past 10 years and to raise a toast to the dreams of the children we serve
2023 Leader in Training program report: November
Date: November 18-19Location: Hachioji, Tokyo The Back to Nature program this month was a forestry program in Takao