Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Food Bank Symposium 2011 was a Success!
On Oct 16, 2011, we held Food Bank Symposium 2011.
The venue, the Olympic Memorial Center.
Although it was a very hot Sunday, 114 people came to the event.
2HJ’s new PR staffer, Rumi Ide, spoke about food company’s experiences in disaster relief as an ex-corporate PR personnel.
Food Bank Symposium 2011 was the fourth food bank symposium since 2008. In 2011, we had the tsunami disaster, and Second Harvest Japan sent more than 93 trucks to the disaster-stricken areas. At the symposium, we discussed the disaster relief and food banking.
The panel discussion we had during the event. Representatives from the government sector, the corporate sector, and the nonprofit sector talked about their disaster relief experiences.
Starting from the presentation of a corporation’s contribution to the disaster relief, local nonprofits and food banks from all over Japan presented their efforts in the region, and Mitsubishi Institute reported about the food bank research. There was also a panel discussion by different groups. It was a very productive event.
Some participants said, “Very good symposium,” and “I learned a lot.” This event became a good opportunity for all of us to think about how we can improve our disaster relief.
Please also check out disaster relief blog!
Second Harvest Japan Disaster Relief Report
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