Wednesday, June 27, 2007
2HJ participates in supporter Nu Skin Japan’s Force for Good Day
On June 13, Second Harvest Japan Executive Director Charles McJilton and Resource Coordinator Yusuke Wada participated in an event called the “Force for Good Day,” held by one of our major financial supporters, Nu Skin Japan. Most of our supporter companies seek not only to contribute funds, but to get their entire organizations involved through social awareness raising and volunteering. The two 2HJ staff members gave presentations to Nu Skin Japan distributors and employees throughout the day, focusing on 2HJ’s daily operations. The presentations were met with enthusiastic questions and received a positive reception. 2HJ gladly visits companies, schools, and other organizations to give presentations on food banking.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
We’re hiring!
Second Harvest Japan is recruiting! Please see details in Japanese.
Link to News story »Monday, April 23, 2007
Harvest News: Spring 2007 Issue
Harvest News, Second Harvest Japan’s newsletter, contains stories and information related to 2HJ and food banking in Japan. Download this color version to share with friends, family, and coworkers!
Contents for the 2007 spring issue include:
-5th anniversary message from Executive Director
-Sponsor focus on Nu Skin Japan
-Food donor/volunteer focus on food drives
-Pointers for running a food drive
Click to view Harvest News 2007 Spring [PDF: 330 KB]
Link to News story »Friday, April 06, 2007
Food drives feed Harvest Pantry
Every week, Second Harvest Japan’s Harvest Pantry feeds close to 100 individuals, including 47 children. The majority of critically needed non-perishable foods come to us through food drives held by schools, businesses, and associations. With over 650,000 people in Japan lacking food security, food drives—no matter how big or how small—play an important role in helping to alleviate hunger.
Mark Valens, an English teacher at the Tokyo Korean School, helped to organize a food drive with his students, grades one through six. Approximately 450 students participated in the five-day drive. To motivate and build enthusiasm, the teachers put forth a challenge. If the students collected over 500 items, the teachers would sing a Japanese song in front of the student body. If the school fell short of the target, the sixth grade students would have to sing an English song on stage.
In the end, the students collected over 1,100 items and “everyone involved with the food drive agreed that it was a great success,” said Valens. “Donating food showed students how they could make a difference in people’s lives as well as educated them about the fact that many people go to bed hungry each night, even in a wealthy developed country.” Most of the teachers also spoke about the need some have for food and why they felt it was important to help others.
Many food drives are organized around World Food Day (October 16), which was established in 1979 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to increase international awareness of the issues behind hunger and poverty around the world. World Food Day is an excellent occasion to run a food drive for 2HJ and help spread awareness about hunger in Japan.
But since hunger is a year-round problem, there’s no need to wait until autumn to plan a food drive. See below for some pointers for organizing a food drive and contact 2HJ today to get started!
Be sure to contact Harvest Pantry Coordinator Michelle Ryan .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) before you start collecting food.
Download this printer-friendly PDF of the above pointers.
Writer: Michelle Ryan
Link to News story »Friday, March 16, 2007
TV program “The Dawn of Gaia” to feature 2HJ
TV Tokyo’s “The Dawn of Gaia” will feature a segment on Second Harvest Japan. The program is planned to focus on 2HJ’s activities here in Japan as well as the situation of food banking in America.
Date: March 27
Time: 22:00
Channel: 12 (TV Tokyo)
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