Second Harvest Japan (2HJ) will hold Food Bank Symposium 2010 along in association with other Japanese food banks. Since the previous symposium, we discussed a operational standard with the food banks. We will have operational reports from food banks all over Japan. Please come see what’s happening at food banking in Japan.
Date: Oct 14, 2010 (Thursday)
Time: 14:00 - 17:00
Venue: JICA Chikyu Hiroba Main Hall
Map: http://www.jica.go.jp/hiroba/about/map.html
* There will be no parking space. Please use the public transportation.
Language: Japanese only
No fees charged
To attend this event, please contact us at . Please let us know your name and your organization if you belong to one.
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Date: July 27, 2010 (Tuesday)
Time: 12:40 Open / 13:00 - 14:30
Venue: JICA Chikyu Hiroba Seminar Room 301
One minute walk from Hiroo Station
Map: http://www.jica.go.jp/hiroba/about/map.html
* There will be no parking space. Please use the public transportation.
Language: Japanese and English
No fees charged - We will also hold a rice drive at the venue. Please hand out a bag of rice to our receptionist at the entrance. Your generous rice donations will be greatly appreciated!
Overview
More than 750,000 people do not have sufficient food every day in Japan. While it’s said that more than one billion people live in hunger all over the world, hunger is not an issue somewhere distant. Food banking, a system to deliver food that would otherwise go to waste to those in need, has been in Japan for 10 years now. The founder of Second Harvest Japan (2HJ), Charles McJilton, and 2HJ COO, Masahiro Otake will discuss food safety-net in Japan and what food banking can do to build it.
Food Issue Seminars marks the World Food Day month, which is October 1, 2010 to Octber 20, 2010. Eight nonprofits will discuss how Japan is related to the hunger issue in the world and try to seek a solution to the hunger issues one billion people in the world are facing. From July through October, different speakers will speak about various issues along with workshops.
To attend this event, please contact us at 03-3838-3827 or takahara@2hj.org
Please let us know your name and your organization if you belong to one.
About the World Food Day (October 16)
The World Food Day was established by the United Nations as a day to consider world food/hunger issues in the world.
The World Food Day was established in 1981 based on the decision at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)‘s general meeting. The goal of the World Food Day is to reconsider your current life and improve it so that the world can be more sustainable for all the people. In Japan, initiated by Hunger Free World, many organizations hold various events for several months. Nonprofits dealing with hunger and food issues get together to advertise the campaign to spread the word regarding the issues to as many people as possible.
http://www.worldfoodday-japan.net/
Participating organizations: Africa Japan Forum, Women’s Empowerment 21 Japan, JAICAF, FAO Liaison Office in Japan, Second Harvest Japan, Japan International Food for the Hungry, Hunger Free World, and Action for Greening Sahel.
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Date: July 16, 2010 (Friday)
Time: 18:00 Open / 18:30 Start
20:00 Party
Venue: 17th floor International Convention Center, No.2 Bldg, Sophia Yotsuya campus, 7-1 Kioicho, Chiyodaku, Tokyo
Contact: Takahara at 2HJ office at 03-3838-3827 or .
You can read Sophia’s website about the event.
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2HJ will hold a celebration party on April 21, 2010.
At this event, our founder and CEO Charles McJilton will make a speech on his plans to return to the United States in October. McJilton will remain as the chairman of the board of 2HJ and participate in the governance of the organization. The daily operations will be managed by our new management team including the new office manager Masahiro Otake. We will introduce you the new management team at the event. Now we have 13 paid employees, 70-80 volunteers each week, 400 donating companies and services providing 560 tons of food to those in need annually. We all appreciate your support that lets this happen. Thank you very much for your continual support. We are looking forward to seeing you at the event.
Date: April 21, 2010 (Saturday)
Time: 18:00 Open / 18:30 Start / 20:30 End
Venue: Yaesu Fujiya Hotel 2F “Sakura no ma” The hotel is five min walk from Tokyo stn. ( map )
Tickets: 3,000 yen (includes food and drinks)
Please send an email to 10@2hj.org after transferring ticket fees to either of 2HJ’s postal account or bank account. After you transfer the money, please put “Send me party tickets” in your email’s subject and provide us with your name, address, phone number, and which account you used to pay the fees. After confirmation, we will send you your ticket(s).
When you purchase ticket(s), please try to make payments to either of the following accounts by April 15.
Please contact Takahara for more details.
Tell: 03-3838-3827 / Email: 10@2hj.org
1. Postal account
Postal account Name: 2hj
Account number: 00120-7-171027
2. Bank account
Bank: Mitsubishi Tokyo UFJ Bank, Yoga Shutchojo branch (762)
Account type: Regular account
Account number: 3647565
Account name: Second Harvest Japan
Please purchase tickets at 2HJ’s office or send an email to 10@2hj.org after transferring ticket fees to either of 2HJ’s postal account or bank account. After you transfer the money, please put “Send me concert ticket” in your email’s subject and provide us with your name, address, phone number, and which account you used to pay the fees. After confirmation, we will send you your ticket(s).
Date: April 24, 2010 (Saturday)
Time: 17:30 Open / 18:00 Start
Venue: St. Andrews Tokyo next to St. Albans Church (3-6-18 Shiba-koen, Minatoku, Tokyo)
Tickets: 2,000 yen in advance, 2,500 yen at the door
Please click here to see the event flier. (Sorry, it is only in Japanese.)
Please make payments at either of the following accounts:
1. Postal account
Postal account Name: 2hj
Account number: 00120-7-171027
2. Bank account
Bank: Mitsubishi Tokyo UFJ Bank, Yoga Shutchojo branch (762)
Account type: Regular account
Account number: 3647565
Account name: Second Harvest Japan
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2HJ delivered this food to agencies and individuals such as homeless-supporting groups, agencies for low-income single mothers, and other low-income individual households. The recipients were very happy to receive the food.
2HJ is very grateful to the donors for their generous support. Thank you very much!
Donations of rice are still needed, even after the rice drive campaign, because of the large need for this staple food. In addition to rice, long-keeping foods such as retort packaged food, canned goods, and seasonings are also welcomed. 2HJ will make full use of these staples. If you such items on your kitchen shelves and will not consume them, please send them to us. Please make sure that the food has a remaining shelf life of at least one month. We greatly appreciate your cooperation.
It is not very clear but these are bags of rice sent to the 2HJ office. Thank you so much for your generous support!
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2HJ currently holding a winter rice drive. Around year end, the number of those who need support from 2HJ increases. 2HJ will deliver rice to them. Even a small bag of rice can make a difference. Rice is the staple food in Japan. Your rice donation will make people very happy. Please send us a bag of rice this winter. Any amount of rice will be welcome.
Thank you so much for your generosity.
* If you plan to donate more than 100 kg rice to us, we would appreciate your advance notice. Please call us at 03-3838-3827.
Delivery address: Second Harvest Japan Rice Drive
Asakusabashi 4-5-1 Mizuta Bldg 1F, Taito-ku, Tokyo, 111-0056
We ask that you cover the shipping cost. That will help us deliver more food to those in need.
For further information, please call us at 03-3838-3827.
Nuskin Japan supports 2HJ’s winter rice drive. Nuskin Japan is our major donor and 2HJ greatly appreciates the corporation for its generosity.
During the upcoming three days in December, Dec 11th, 12th, and 13, 2HJ will have a booth at Eco-Products 2008, an environment-friendly products expo, at Tokyo International Exhibition Center “TOKYO BIG SIGHT”. Our foodbanking’s supreme goal is to feed those in need. But lately more and more attentions are also paid to its effect of reducing food waste. A third of foods in Japan is thrown away everyday. For the purpose of making full use of the energy used for producing and marketing the food foodbanking is a very effective alternative. It also can contribute to the reduction of disposal energy of foods. Please come to Eco-Products 2008 and take a close look at our activities!
Eco-Products 2008
Dates: Dec 11th, 12th, and 13th, 2008,
Time: 10:00 to 18:00 (Thursday and Friday), 10:00 to 17:00 (Saturday)
Location: Tokyo International Exhibition Center “TOKYO BIG SIGHT” (East Hall 14, NPO/NGO section)
Free Admission
*Food drive: The activity that individuals bring good food from home to either a school or an office to donate them to charity groups.
Second Harvest Japan (2HJ) will hold a symposium about food banking in Tokyo on October 16. We would like you to join!
The First Food Bank Symposium 2008
Time and Date: 14:00–17:00, October 16 (Thursday)
Venue: Shinsei Bank Tokyo headquarters (Uchisaiwai-cho 2-1-8, Chiyoda, Tokyo)
Agendas
1) Opening speech by Charles McJilton
2) Keynote speech by Etsuko Ohara
3) Panel discussion by food donors, charity agencies, and food banks
4) Q&A
Food donors, charity agencies, and government officials will be invited. 2HJ and other food banks will report about their own activities and discuss the future perspective and build a guidline of food banking. Please come and see who Japanese food bankers are.
We will also hold our annual Harvest for Hunger event on the same day.
Harvest for Hunger
Time and Date: 19:00–21:00, October 16 (Thursday)
Venue: Fujimamas Restaurant (Jingumae 6-3-2, Shibuya, Tokyo)
Price: 5,000 yen per person (Buffet style with drinks)
We look forward to hearing from you soon if you would like to attend either of these events.
Charles McJilton, Yusuke Wada
Second Harvest Japan
Asakusabashi 4-5-1 Mizuta Bldg 1F, Taito, Tokyo
TEL/FAX: 03-3838-3827
Mail: charles@2hj.org, wada@2hj.org
The goal:
The goal of the caravan is to create and promote local food banking activities by introducing food bank system and certified volunteer systems to volunteers who are interested in food banking activities.
Time and place:
July 28 15:00 - 17:00 Nagoya—Nuskin Nagoya branch
July 29 10:00 - 12:00 Osaka—Nuskin Osaka branch
July 30 14:00 - 16:00 Fukuoka—Venue to be announced
July 30 19:00 - 21:00 Fukuoka—Peace Boat Fukuoka
August 1 15:00 16:30 Okinawa (Session for food companies)—Okinawa Sogo Fukushi Center (East 5F 501)
August 2 10:00 12:00 Okinawa (Session for charity organizations)—Okinawa Sogo Fukushi Center (East 4F 401)
3. What we will talk about
The information sessions will be about the food bank system and 2HJ’s certified volunteer system. Those who want to start a food bank in their own region, wonder how they can participate in food banking, or are interested in how 2HJ has evolved so far are welcomed. Please pre-register to attend.
Contact:
Charles McJilton or Yusuke Wada (wada@2hj.org)
TEL/FAX: 03-3838-3827
Post-event summary
This year’s “No Hunger for the Holidays” charity concert was held on December 15 at St Albans church, and 2HJ extends its gratitude to all who helped make it a great success. Turnout was wonderful; 103 people attended (including pre-reserved tickets, at-the-door purchases, and even several walk-ins from passers-by), giving a “full house.”
The music was equally wonderful, with a variety of traditional holiday songs presented as operatic quartets and arias, performed marvelously by vocalists Kumiko Oguro, Yuko Shinmyo, Yoshiyuki Sakaguchi, and Kou Kanazawa, along with organist Naoko Mizutani providing instrumental accompaniment. The audience also received an extra musical treat, in the form of lovely solo vocals by budding amateur songstress (and daughter of 2HJ founder and proud father, Charles), 13-year-old Mary McJilton.
The evening was rounded off with refreshments, where attendees could mingle while enjoying pastries and coffee, along with a raffle for donated fine wines and other items. A pleasant and successful evening all around, one for which 2HJ owes a great many thanks:
As always, on behalf of those we serve, thank you all. Best wishes for the holiday season and New Year, from those of us at Second Harvest Japan.
Please join us on December 15, 2007, for the No Hunger for the Holidays charity concert at St. Alban’s church!
Come and get in the holiday spirit, with songs and performers featuring:
-Ave Maria
-Jesus bleibet meine Freude BWV 147 (Bach)
-“Messiah” Hallelujah! ?Händel?
-“Sen no kaze ni natte”
-Various Christmas songs
Date: December 15, 2007 (Saturday)
Venue: St. Alban’s Church (click for map [PDF 19 KB])
Time: 18:00 Open 18:30 Start
Price: 2,000 yen in advance, 2,500 yen at the door
Contact 03-3838-3827 / info@2hj.org for tickets
Feel free to invite your friends! Print out this flier [PDF 2,412 KB] for full information.
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A big “thank you” to all the 102 people who braved the rain to come to Harvest for Hunger at Fujimamas in Omotesando on October 16. While enjoying delicious and unique food and drinks, attendees learned more about 2HJ’s mission and goals and how they can get involved.
Thanks also to Fujimamas, who kindly hosted the event and, in the last year, provided a total of 1,200 boxed lunches to a women’s shelter 2HJ supports. Also, a very special thanks to Nagano Trading Company for the donation of beer and to Tomei Wines for the donation of wine! Both were happily received.
The presentations at the event focused on 2HJ’s efforts to establish local Second Harvest Pantries nationwide. If you or your organization is able to function as a local pantry, please contact us at pantry@2hj.org/03-3838-3827.
The measure of the greatness of any society is how it deals with those who are least well-off.
Your continued commitment is a reflection of this statement. On behalf of those we serve, Thank you.
October 16 is our annual Harvest for Hunger event to mark World Food Day. This year’s event is by far the most important because we need your help this fall to reach the +650,000 who do not have food security.
Find out how you can help with:
1) Creating a national pantry system to serve low-income households and individuals in need
2) Nation-wide food drive during the month of November
3) Participating in No Hunger for the Holidays (December 15-January 4)
Your presence will make a difference to those who go without each day.
—Charles
Date: October 16 (Tuesday)
Time: 19:00-21:00 (doors open 18:30)
Location: Fujimamas in Omote-sando
Cost: 5,000 yen (in advance)
Tickets: harvest@2hj.org
Read more about last year’s Harvest for Hunger.
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