Supporting British Red Cross and with University of Hull

We are pleased to announce that we officially work with British Red Cross now. Thanks to kind help and support from Julie (Hedon branch manager) and Neena (sheffield office) we are happy to show British Red Cross banners for Hull - Japan Tsunami Appeal.

And, of course, I would like to say a big thank you to University of Hull and Hull University Union for supporting this event, and to do publicity work on our behalf, as well as giving us the permission of the use of properties.

Hull- Japan Tsunami Appeal is on 8th April (Friday)

1300-1600 at Hull University Union.

for details of activities, follow this link.

Please do join us if you are interested in Japanese culture - or just drop in for a nice cup of green tea. We are still looking for volunteers who help us on a day so let us know if you could help too. please contact Tsuneko tsunerofu@googlemail.com

Activities for Fundraising

Hull-Japan Tsunami Appeal - Supporting the British Red Cross

12.00 to 16.00

Friday 8th April 2011

Students Union, University of Hull

(Cottingham Road)

Hello. My name is Tomoko and I am one of the organisers for the fundraising event. I teach Japanese in the Department of Modern Languages, University of Hull. My students as well as Japanese students in the university are supporting the event. Also, the University of Hull will press-release the event to the local media a few days prior to the fundraising. I look forward to working with you for the fundraising for Japan this time.

Current Plan for the Day:

11.00am to 12.15pm - Distributing Flyers in the Campus

Last-minute advertising of the event in the University of Hull campus, holding poster, placards and donation buckets (Cosplay and kimono costume included)

1.00pm to 4.00pm - Fundraising Event

Theme: Give it a go and experience Japan!

Activities: (Volunteer members will be joining one of the activities below to support the event.)

Zone 1 - Language and Society (organised by students in the University of Hull)

• Quiz with prizes (13.00-) (15.00-)


• Learn some basic Japanese & Write your name in Japanese (13.30-) (14.30-)


• 'Using chopsticks' game (14.00-) (15.30-)

Zone 2 - Japanese Traditional Culture (organised by Tsuneko, Maki and Satomi)

• Demonstration of the tea ceremony (13.00-) (14.00-)


• Wear a Kimono costume (13.00-16.00)


• Japanese souvenirs' Raffle (13.00 - 16.00)
• Japanese and English Cakes (13.00 - 16.00)

Zone 3 - Japanese Pop-Culture (organised by Seiko and other friends)

(all 13.00 - 16.00)

• Nintendo DS Games


• Hello Kitty


• Amine and manga

• Japanese Paper Craft - Origami

Tsunami Appeal Event day has been moved to 8th April (Fri)

Just a quick updates for readers.

We proposed 9th April (Sat) originally, however, a date has been changed to 8th April (Friday).

We now have a confirmation to work with Hull University Union and are discussing about detailed plans for event activities.

We still wants volunteers who will be working with us - if you are interested please let us know.

Thank you for your interests.

Volunteers needed for Hull - Japan Tsunami Appeal

"Don't Give Up Japan, Don't Give Up Tohoku"©Independent

Three Japanese local residents in Hull and East Yorkshire, Seiko, Tomoko and Tsuneko, have set up a plan for a fundraising event in Hull University. We have done a first meeting last Saturday and this is the summary of our discussion. (please follow a link for further details)

We are planning to do the event on 8th April 2011 (Friday) at Hull University, 1300 - 1700.

Date and details may be changed as we have not had a confirmation through venues, though we will update information as soon as we have a confirmation.

As we do not belong to a charity organisation, we are planning to work closely with British Red Cross - Japan Tsunami Appeal and all our donation will be passed to British Red Cross. They then eventually pass the donation to Japan Red Cross, as we understand.

If you are interested in donating money via British Red Cross directly please do so. We will be needing your help for those who suffered the disastorous damages from the earthquake and tsunami.

PLEASE: I would like to ask you readers. If you would like to join the event and volunteer some activities, please do let us know. At the time we only have three organisers and few friends to organise this event. We would like to have as many people as possible to help out our events so please do not hesitate to contact us.

Please contact Tsuneko if you are interested in the project :

tsunerofu@googlemail.com

Many thanks for your interests.

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ハル、イースト・ヨークシャー周辺にお住まいの日本人の皆様へ

「ハル・日本津波アピール」のボランティア募集のお知らせ

今回の震災の影響で日本や各国でも募金活動が広く広まってきているのは皆様もご存知かと思います。英国、東ヨークシャー地域は日本人人口も非常に少ない地域ではありますが、日本人在住者３人、ハットフィールド聖子（セイコ）、宮入朋子（ミヤイリ　トモコ）、リード恒子（ツネコ）が発起人としてチャリティー募金のイベント開催の企画をしています。募金はBritish Red Crossを経由に日本赤十字に送られる予定です。

４月８日金曜日　（１３時から１７時まで）ハル大学構内にて。

イベントの企画内容に関しましてはこちらの企画書をご覧下さい（英語のみになります）。

つきましては地域の日本人の皆様にお願いがあります。このイベントのお手伝いを協力的に、自発的にしてくれる人材を現在募集しています。皆様もお忙しいとは思うのですが、私たちもフルタイムの仕事等を抱えて現在企画を行っているため、人材の集まる人数によっては企画が通るのかどうかも非常に難しいのが現実です。

もし地域にお住まいの方で当日お手伝いができる、という方、あるいはそれ以前から何か協力してくれる方がおりましたら連絡をお待ちしています。まだイベント当日までは時間がありますが、企画の時点で何人集まるかにより実際イベントが出来るかどうかも変わってくるので、是非ご協力をお願いいたします。お気軽にお問い合わせ下さい。

お問い合わせは恒子（つねこ）まで：tsunerofu@googlemail.com

もし募金を直接団体にしたい場合、上記のリンク(British Red Cross)をご利用下さい。ロンドン日本大使館や他団体も広く募金を受け付けていますので、皆様のご協力をお待ちしております。

Hull - Japan Tsunami Appeal Initial Proposal

Hull - Japan Tsunami Appeal

Event proposal for April 2011

Fundraising event working with a Japanese community in Hull and East Yorkshire.

"Don't Give Up Japan, Don't Give Up Tohoku"©Independent

Aim of the Event:

As the result of the earthquakes and tsunami hit in Japan on 11^th March 2011, approximately 7,500 people died, more than 17,000 are still missing, and 335,000 are evacuated and looking for a place to live (20^th March 2011, reported from Asahi.com). We aim to work together to raise donation towards the disastrous event occurred in Japan.

This Charity Fundraising Event will work closely with the British Red Cross and all donated money will go to the Japan Red Cross through the British Red Cross. Additionally, we aim to encourage people to understand Japanese society, culture and what is now happening in the country through our activity. Students of Japanese language modules as well as Japanese students here in the University of Hull will help to organise and participate in the event.

Update: 22nd March 2011 http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/

9199 people died, more than 13,000 are still missing, and 335,000 are evacuated.

Update: 27th March 2011 http://www.asahi.com/ (http://bit.ly/frBrwI)

10804 people died and 16244 people are missing. 18469 houses were totally demolished and 1165 houses were swept away.

Update:11th April 2011 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13032122

The official death toll from the disaster is 13,130, while 13,718 remain unaccounted for.

Event Organisers:

Mrs. Seiko Hatfield (Hull),

Miss. Tomoko Miyairi (Hull) , and

Mrs. Tsuneko Lead (Bishop Burton)

Please note that contents of this page may be chanced later. We will update as soon as possible.

Update Note:

21.4.11 Introduction and aim, schedule details for 9th April, Lists of organisation, companies, etc - amended (by seiko)

22.4.11 Diary and update information for the aim of the event - amended (by seiko)

24.4.11 Diary has been updated (by seiko)

27.3.11 Diary and some facts of the event have been updated (by Seiko)

6.4.11 Job list has been updated (by Seiko)

Contents of this page

1. Japan Tsunami Appeal Event(s) – Various Activities (TBC)

2. Public Relations:

3. Schedule:

4. Event Organisers and Contact:

1. Japan Tsunami Appeal Event(s) – Various Activities (TBC)

1) 8^th April 2011 (Friday)

1300 - 1600

“Japan Tsunami Appeal”

Main entrance of the University of Hull (possibly a lecture theatre will be needed.)

(Currently under negotiation, possibility of the event will be confirmed later on)

Contents of the event:

· Fundraising (dressing up in Kimono and appeal to people, if possible)

· Selling Japanese/English cakes - confirmed

· Charity market (similar to a car boot market in a small scale)

· Japanese/ General goods ruffle - confirmed

· Translate your name to kanji (Hiragana, Kanji and Katakana etc) - confirmed

Japanese Music (TBC)

Japanese Tea Ceremony - confirmed

2 ) Music Event (TBC) – working with an another organiser.

“Adelphi”, De Gray Street, Hull, holds an event with local bands on 24^th April. Appealing a fundraising for Japan. Seiko Hatfield will be in touch with a main organiser of the music event and plan to do PR as well as our charity fundraising.

2. Public Relations:

We also aim to communicate with our local media to promote our activities. Companies we are thinking to be in touch are follows:

Hull Dairy Mail

BBC Humberside Radio

BBC Look North

Viking FM

Hull University

As well as media, some companies, schools or organisation play key roles to promotion. We will be contacting:

Toyota (Hessle)

Nissan (Hessle)

Mitsubishi (Hessle)

Honda (Hessle)

Nihon Gohsei UK (Saltend, Hull)

Smith and Nephew (Hull)

Hull City Council

East Yorkshire Council

British Red Cross

Hull University

Beverley High School

Newland School of Girls

Hornsea High School

Keyingham Primary School

Kelvin Hall School

Note that this list will be expected to become longer. We want to spread word for as many people as possible - companies, organisation, local businesses, artists, local residents etc.

3. Schedule:

20^th March (Sun) proposal sent to Hull university, and for to some contact. Done Confirmed.

basic website/ blog to set up. - Done.

Start asking volunraey work for the event day (from Japanese language course, Hull University Done

Contact Japan Society for voluntary people Done

Contact local British Red Cross to ask if we could hire bunners or containers for collection of donation. Done. working out numbers how many banners we need.

(all jobs listed above have to be done by 25^th)

21^st March (Mon)

22^nd March (Tues)

23^rd March (Wed)

24^th March (Thurs) Try receiving confirmation of the use of properties Done, confirmed by Hull University.

25^th March (Fri) Email to organises if the project is going ahead. Done

Making a list of people who could help us on the day of the event. Not yet finished

26^th March (Sat) Send a list of participants (voluntary people who could come and help on a day, and people who come to the event and circulate contact lists to organisers) Not yet finished

Meeting - Tsuneko and Tomoko. Done

27^th March (Sun) PR contacting local companies etc.

Start planning preperation for the activities. Done

Decide who will be in charge of various activities. Done

28^th March (Mon) British Red Cross - Collecting charity buckets and banners (done by weekend) Done

29^th March (Tues)

30^th March (Wed) Poster distribution Done

31^st March (Thurs)

1^st April (Fri)

2^nd April (Sat)

3^rd April (Sun) Organisers - meeting 1300 Done

4^th April (Mon) Flyer will be ready Done

5^th April (Tue)

6^th April (Wed)

7^th April (Thurs)

8^th Aril (Fri) Hull Japanese Tsunami Event 1300-1700 (TBC)

9^th April (Sat)

4. Event Organisers and Contact:

Seiko Hatfield (Hull and London resident, a freelance stylist) seiko(at)seikohatfield.co.uk

Tomoko Miyairi (Hull resident, University of Hull) tomotomo6242(at)yahoo.co.jp

Tsuneko Lead (Bishop Burton resident) tsunerofu(at)googlemail.com