Ruth here! 🦌 As some of you know, Atsuko Kumabe and I are part of Team Tonakai・チーム トナカイ which is a local volunteer group who help get Christmas presents to children in care and orphanages around Kumamoto. Please consider donating to this great cause, either in person at one of our fundraising events later in the week or by transfer to our JP PO account.
チビッ子代表ってことでカンナのゆうちょ銀行口座です: Account Number: 17140 33544101 Account Name: フルエ カンナ ＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊ This is a Japanese Post Office account. Donations for this year’s activities are accepted until Dec. 20th. We give updates on our page so check-in when you can! 12月20日(月)までの受付とします。
On Saturday, 11th Dec., at Sunatori Community Center by Ezuko, we’ll have a TEAM TONAKAI Tatami TeaTime FUNDRAISER in the morning. Biscuits and brews for all!! 🍪☕️ For those of you not working on Friday, 10th Dec., we’ll also have a CRAFTEA チームトナカイ Mini Marché Fundraiser from 11:30am-4pm - the mini stockings are a taster and there’ll, of course, be tea and other tasters for those who come along! Wrap up warm as it’s outside!
＊＊More details, and Japanese, below!＊＊
チーム トナカイです!! 今週末から熊本養護施設クリスマスプレゼント募金活動は… スタート!! ✨🏁 多くの方々の支援をお願い致します。募金イベントに参加できない場合は郵貯に寄付してください。詳細は👆 募金活動について、今週の金曜日(10日)と土曜日(11日)の午前中にも募金活動が予定されています: https://fb.me/e/Y3Vbmhta と https://fb.me/e/1ZigDcT5T 改めて感謝申し上げます。Thanking you in advance for your generosity and goodwill 💕
＝＝A bit of background!!✨🎄＝＝ Team Tonakai carry on some the work of the Christmas Toy Drive which was lead by the Bowman family for 30+ years. Their team bought and brought gifts to 800+ children in Kumamoto. When they returned to the US after the 2016 earthquakes they delegated certain institutions to different volunteer groups: Team Tonakai took on four of them and we have reached out to bring in another four, which are not under the care of the church.
For the past three years Team Tonakai has been carrying out our yearly fundraising activities and gift-giving to children all over the prefecture, from Koshi to Minamata, Amakusa to Tatsuda. Some businesses give brand new toys or sweets to help bulk up the gift-giving. Please help support the efforts of many by donating what you can🙏✨