By Andy Anderson | Co-Chair
A new Taylor Anderson Reading Corner (Tayor bunko) was donated to Yuriage Elementary and Junior High School in Natori City, Miyagi Prefecture. Endo-san, Taylor Anderson Memorial Fund (TAMF) advisor and woodworking artist, attended the gift ceremony on October 12 and presented Taylor Bunko bookshelves, book vouchers, and books to Principal Kamitani, the principal of the elementary and junior high school. The bookshelves are installed in the library, and there are a total of 6 bookshelves, one round bookcase and two short bookshelves for elementary school students, and three tall bookshelves for junior high school students. According to Mr. Endo, the top panel of the bookshelf is embedded in an arch shape of redwood, which is inspired by "a bridge between Japan and the United States."
On September 22, Ms. Yuna Suzuki of Kawanaminanto Middle School, who won the poetry section of the annual Ishinomaki District English Recitation and Poetry Competition, was awarded the "Taylor Anderson Award" trophy and award from the advisor of the Taylor Anderson Memorial Fund and Endo-san. The annual competition was held on September 12.
A wooden bench was set up in front of the Taylor Anderson Memorial in the Ishinomaki Minamihama Reconstruction Memorial Park. It was created by Endo-san, who named it "Japan-U.S. Bridge Bench." Endo-san said that Taylor's desire to "become a bridge between Japan and the United States" was made into an arch shape at the back, and the large and small holes were inspired by stars to mourn the victims of the tsunami.
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