No.055 Winter 2012

NEWS
•Tamagawa Takashimaya S.C White Angel Project

Tamagawa Takashimaya S.C White Angel Project ﬁrst started as a project to wish for a peaceful Christmas forchildren all over the world, and this year will be the 11th year. About 24 paintings from children all over the world areplaced on display at the Grand Patio of the Main Building, as well as the installation of the photo spot, and charity
collection box. The proceeds from this event will be used to support the children all over the world and to the victimsof the earthquake in North Eastern Japan.Charity goods will go on sale from Saturday, December 22nd and Sunday,
December 23rd.
Duration: (Wed) November 14th, 2012, ~ (Tue) December 25th.
Time:
10:00am~9:00pm*Charity goods on sale from (Sat) December 22nd thru (Sun) December 23rd
from 11:00am ~5:00pm limited time offer.
Location: Tamagawa Takashimaya S.C Main Building Grand Patio•Askul Kodomo Art Project

Paintings from the children of Watari City, Miyagi Prefecture were used as the packaging of Askul products art directed by Issen Okamoto and his design
team. Products such as tissue boxes, paper cups, sketch pads, pens, Kagome juice boxes, and notebooks are all on sale at Askul. The license fee forthe artwork and 3% of sales will be donated to Kids Earth Fund.
For more information please visit http://www.askul.co.jp/csr/special/support01.html•Exhibition at the Calbee Headquarters Monday, December 10th ~Children's paintings were exhibited at the lobby of the Calbee Headquarters again this year.
Christmas paintings from children all over the world were placed on display.

•Kids Earth Car

Our old and battered Kids Earth Car which has transported us through far and rugged terrain. It has alsodelivered goods for 12 long years to affected areas of the Great Earthquake of Niigata, Great Earthquake of
Niigata, Great Earthquake of Eastern Japan, and art workshop locations. Today, the Kids Earth Car is on its
homestretch, however we will continue to use it until the wheels literally fall off. However, we are requesting
donations and support in the amount of ¥300,000 to purchase a new Kids Earth vehicle. The Kids Earth Car
is critical and essential for Kids Earth Fund to continue its charitable activities such as the art workshops thatare held 3 times a month at youth hospitals and in Tohoku. The Kids Earth Car is also a vital tool for us todeliver goods to the affected areas after the big earthquake. Please refer us to any corporate sponsors thatare willing to support our cause. Many thanks for your continued kindness and warm efforts.

Stay updated on daily artwork and smiles from children on facebook and twitter
Repaint the world with childrens art -Kids Helping Kidshttp://www.facebook.com/KidsEarthFund■ NEW MEMBER

The following are newly
joined members.

Kids Earth Fund
http://www.twitter.com/kidsearthfund【Group Members】Tamagawa Takashimaya S.C【Individual Members】Noriko Yamaguchi

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FUND RAISING DINNER PARTY
For the children of the Kids Earth Home
@Grand Hyatt Tokyo

KIDS EARTH
HOME Project

17 art workshops held this year
in the affected areas of Tohoku

This year in 2012, 17 art workshops were heldat the Tohoku Kids Earth Home in the affectedareas of North Eastern Japan. This year wewere able to become further established in thelocal areas, while also holding art workshop
events with the support of the Watari City,
Miyagi Prefecture educational institutions andfacilities. Moreover, corporations such as Mitsui
Sumitomo Bank and Krafts Foods Japan visited
our location on-site and volunteered their time
for us. Also sponsoring companies like Askul
and Calbee have recently been reporting the
Watari City, Miyagi Prefecture and Kids EarthFund activities. Artworks and messages fromthe children of Watari City have been publicizednationwide by various corporate sponsors
encouraging the children's strong conﬁdence.

On Friday November 2nd, Kids Earth Fund
hosted a fund raising dinner party at the Grand Hyatt
Tokyo. Three Hundred and Twenty guests attended
this event and with everyone's contributions anddonations we were able to raise ¥2,140,188. Also,an amazing line up of entertainment captured thecrowd with beautiful vocal performances by
Shukura Holliday, Keeda Oikawa’s live painting andmusical performances by the 12 violinists. It was anight full of inspiring showcases that were visually
and audibly enriching. We also were able to collect
lots of donations through the rafﬂe tickets that weresold for ¥1,000 by the gorgeous miss universe
ﬁnalists and volunteers. Rafﬂe prizes included
Executive Suite Room accomodations by the Grand
Hyatt Tokyo,The Swarovski Power Bag andnecklace, and many more which totalled up to over
60 items donated by our sponsors.

Furthermore, 4 canvases and Shukura
Holliday’s dress painted live by Keeda Oikawa
were also auctioned off.
Additionally, alithograph print provided for this event by
Senju Hiroshi was also put up for auction.
Finally a pair of business class tickets to over
200 destination offered by Turkish Airlines was
put up for auctioned as well. The ﬁnale was aheart warming duet composed by Nobuo
Funabashi and Ayaka Kinoshita.The souvenir's
for guest included: an Askul tissue box, memo pad, pen (designed with artworks from the children of
the Tohoku Kids Earth Home), soy and salt ﬂavored Calbee Jagabee snacks, candy donated from Kraft
Foods Japan and a mini towel set with printed childrens' artwork.
Kids Earth Fund will also be celebrating its 25th anniversary next year. We hope that all guests
who enjoyed the fund raiser this year and others who could not attend will be able to join us next year.
“Kids Earth Fund 25th Anniversary Party” will be hosted on Friday, November 1st, 2013
Tickets will be on sale for ¥25,000
Pre-sale prices discount prices are ¥22,000 * Valid until June 2013
For more information please contact 03-5449-8161 or email us at info@kidsearthfund.jp

KIDS EARTH
CAR Project

Sweet Christmas at theGrand Hyatt Tokyo

Christmas Cards 2012

Christmas presents for the kidsof Tohoku and youth hospitals

Every year, Kids Earth Fund organizes aproject where we deliver Christmas presents tothe children of Tohoku and youth hospitals.
Last year we received over 1,000 gifts from allover Japan for the children of Tohoku, and wewere able to deliver a "Merry Christmas" to thechildren. However, it will still take some time
before the children regain their full mental andemotional stability.
This year, we are accepting Christmas
presents in hopes to brighten up the children's
holidays with joy, and we need your warm
hearted support.
HOW TO SEND CHRISTMAS PRESENTS:
Please ﬁll out the following information requested and attach it along with the present.
Please send the gifts to:Kids Earth Fund Ofﬁce
3-25-2 Ebisu Shibuya-ku
Tokyo, Japan 150-0013
You can also let us know before hand byemailing us at info@kidsearthfund.jp
PLEASE LET US KNOW THE FOLLOWING:
1. Who the gift is meant for(Age group, boy or girl, unisex)
2. Type of gift
(i.e. Toys, Stationery, Clothing, etc.)
3. Description of the gift
*if sending clothing,write in detail

The Grand Hyatt Tokyo will be hostinga Charity Christmas Program for thechildren of Tohoku called "Sweet Christmas" from Thursday, November 15th to
Wednesday, December 25th.

This year's Christmas card is a painting by agirl from Watari City, Miyagi Prefecture and ison sale. Last year 12,148 Christmas cards
were sold. The total sales, along with the
donations from the supporter's came to a
grand total of ¥1,689,470 earned to beinvested towards children.
We are asking for your cooperation in ourefforts to continue supporting the children who
fell victim to the earthquake in North East
Japan, as well as the children in Croatia,
Vietnam, and Cambodia.
¥200 per Individual Christmas Card¥500 for the 3 piece christmas card set¥160 per card when ordering 50 cards or more
*shipping fee not included

We are accepting orders online in theoriginal goods section of the Kids Earth Fund
homepage.
Supporter: MS & AD Unizon Smile Club

Example: Jeans for a boy, 10-11 years old, 150 cm tall

4. Sender's name, mailing address,
telephone number, and email address
For any questions or concerns please contact
the Kids Earth Fund Ofﬁce 03-5449-8161
or email us at info@kidsearthfund.jp

Launching the "Rebuilding of
the Schools of Vietnam" Project

The theme of the Vietnamese children's
painting was their dream. What they painted
was a new school. The reason was because
the Kids Earth Home and school that we ﬁrst
built was torn down and turned into a seniorcitizen's home after the 10th year. Right now,the children are studying at a temporary school
facility and by next year a new school must be
built to avoid having the children displaced
from their current school. This time, we areplanning to purchase an apartment building
with the land for ¥13,000,000 so that there is
no worry of being relocated. The apartmentbuilding will turn into a school and a dormitory
for the orphans. So far, ¥5,600,000 is being
donated by a British corporate sponsor and aVietnamese individual residing in New York.
We still need ¥7,400,000 and we would greatly
appreciate your kind support and donations.

The "Christmas Charity Area Opening
Ceremony" was held on November 14th
with the children from Tokyo who sent
gifts to Tohoku along with the children
from Tohoku who received the gifts upon
their invitation to Tokyo. Together, they
decorated a forest of sweet Christmas
trees with candies as they wished for"Friendship and Hope".

12/13 (Thursday)
Christmas Charity Party

We will be hosting a Christmas Charity Partyat the Kids Earth Fund Headquarters. The costof attendance will support the children of theKids Earth Homes. This party is open to
everyone so feel free to join us even it you area ﬁrst time guest or even if you are comingalone. We are planning some fun activities
such as a short ﬁlm screening and somegames.
Date: Thursday, December 13th
7:00pm~9:00pm
Fee:
Men ¥3,000 / Women ¥2,500
Place: Kids Earth Fund Ofﬁce
3-25-2 Ebisu Shibuya-ku
Tokyo, Japan 150-0013
Dinner and wine will be served. Feel free to join
us at anytime during the event. To attend,
please email us your name and contact
information to info@kidsearthfund.jp.

As a part of the accommodation charity
plan, a special limited time rate of 10% oﬀ
will be in eﬀect from November 1st until
December 30th, and 5% of the proceeds
will be donated to Kids Earth Fund. Also,
exclusive Christmas Charity Cookies andCandies will be sold with a portion of the
proﬁt being donated to Kids Earth Fundas well.

Christmas Cards 2012
on sale atwww.kidsearthfund.jp/ja/goods.php