Disaster Relief Supplies Drive

by Hands On Tokyo
Disaster Relief Supplies Drive
Disaster Relief Supplies Drive
Disaster Relief Supplies Drive
Disaster Relief Supplies Drive
Disaster Relief Supplies Drive
Disaster Relief Supplies Drive
Disaster Relief Supplies Drive
Disaster Relief Supplies Drive

Project Report | Nov 18, 2011
Project Report: Disaster Relief Supplies Drive

By River Furuta | Hands On Tokyo Program Manager

Volunteers loading the truck with relief supplies
Volunteers loading the truck with relief supplies

Our thoughts and prayers are with those who have been affected by the recent earthquakes and tsunami in Tohoku and Kanto areas.

With the help of various groups, Hands On Tokyo has been able to send various items that are lacking or in short supply at relief shelters in Northeastern Japan. 

Total Items Sent:

  • 18,310 Towels
  • 27,989 Toothbrushes & Tubes of Toothpaste 
  • 21,568 Blankets
  • 513 Pairs of Socks  
  • 185 Pairs of Slippers 
  • 132 Pairs of Rubber Gloves 

Items Were Delivered To:

  1. Relief shelters (Souma, Fukushima Prefecture)
  2. Sanriku Yamada Fishery Cooperative (Shimoheigun Yamadamachi, Iwate Prefecture)
  3. Omoe Fisherman's Cooperative Association (Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture)
  4. Wakatake (facility for people with intellectual disabilities in Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture)
  5. Relief shelters (Tanohatamura, Iwate Prefecture)
  6. Kamaishi Nozomi Hospital (Kamai, Iwate Prefecture)
  7. Japan Small Business Tohoku-Kanto Disaster Support
  8. Asia Child Support Miyagi (Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture)
  9. Northeastern Japan Disaster Relief Civic Activiy Network (Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture)
  10. "Yamada Hachimangu (shrine in Shimoheigun Yamadamachi, Iwate Prefecture)Yamada Hachimangu (shrine in Shimoheigun Yamadamachi, Iwate Prefecture that hosted a Children's Day Festival) 
  11. Ogatsu Junior High School (Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture)
  12. Katsuhisakai Medical Corporation (Ohfunato, Iwate Prefecture) 
  13. Relief shelter in Ishinomaki Public Office
  14. Relief shelters (Oshikacho, Miyagi Prefecture)
  15. Iriya Elementary School (Minami-Sanriku, Miyagi Prefecture)
  16. Sengoku Hospital (Higashi-Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture)
  17. Miyagi Democratic Party First District Election Campaign Office
  18. Supporting Office of Miyuki Yusa, member of the Diet (Miyagi Prefecture)
  19. Himawari (facility for people with intellectual disabilities in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture)
  20. Ganbarou Iwanuma (group in Iwanuma City, Miyagi Prefecture helping people move to temporary housing)
  21. Akane Kai (Home Care Support Center in Shimoheigun, Iwate Prefecture)
  22. Miyako Daiichi Hospital (Miyako, Iwate Prefecture)
  23. Network Orange (facility for children with intellectual disabilities in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture) 
  24. Nakatsu Umi Kai Nursing Home (Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture)
  25. Relief Shelter (community center in Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture)
  26. Relief Shelter (Sumiyoshi Junior High School in Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture)
  27. Relief Shelter (Ookuma Elembentary School in Watari, Miyagi Prefecture)
  28. Relief Shelter (Watari Junior High School in Watari, Miyagi Prefecture)
  29. Residence with children with disabilities (Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture)
  30. NPO band⇔aid (Kakuda, Miyagi Prefecture)
  31. Alishan Pty Ltd. (Hidaka, Saitama Prefecture)
  32. Kizuna Project (Watari, Miyagi Prefecture)
  33. ALTA Shiroishi (workers' support center in Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture)
  34. Shiritsu Elementary School (relief shelter in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture)
  35. Minami Sanriku Spa (Minami Sanriku, Miyagi Prefecture)
  36. Kamata Culture Center (Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture)
  37. Carehouse Soleil Hill (senior home in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture)

Thank you very much for your generosity and support. For more information on our disaster relief projects and donor recognition, please visit our website at www.handsontokyo.org.

Boxes of supplies waiting to be shipped
Boxes of supplies waiting to be shipped

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