In addition to office visits and summer camp-related activities, July and August were exciting months for our graduates as they shared updates on their new lives as they started their first full-time jobs and attending universities
May and June were filled with many opportunities to interact with the people who greatly support Mirai no Mori, as well as many events that presented new challenges for the graduates! At the KIWL Charity Ride in May, we had five graduates participate in the event, supporting and interacting with the riders
March and April were a time with a lot of big changes for most of the graduates
Date: April 20th, 2024Place: Mitake, TokyoParticipants: 1 LIT, 6 Graduates, 5 Mirai no Mori staff, 25 KIWL Riders, 3 Team WildTame With the warm weather officially starting in the Kanto area, we had BBQ lunch as a Graduate Program
January and February were months with many opportunities for graduates to interact with campers and LITs, as 3 graduates participated in Mirai no Mori's very popular Snow Program as kitchen volunteers
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
September and October were great season for sports, with many of our graduates participating in other organizations' sports events
In July and August, in addition to participating in the Charity Touch Rugby event, graduates who had moved or found a job visited our office
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
In April, we welcomed graduates as volunteers at a fundraising event and had a BBQ lunch with KIWL, a fundraising partner for this year
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
In December and January, we had some graduates volunteering at a charity event and at our office, and hosted some check-ins