No.045 Autumn 2009

NEWSExhibition @RISE GALLERY
For six days from June 20, 2009 ~ June 26, 2009, joyful pictures painted by children from all over the world
were displayed in RISE GALLERY in Himonya, Meguro. It was the first time that the Gallery hosted an exhibition of the Kids Earth Fund.
Many people, from children to the elderly, visited the gallery; it was a great opportunity for all of them to experience the pure feelings of the children.
Kids Earth Fund’s Charity goodies were sold at the Gallery, and proceeds were donated to Kids Earth Fund.
Through the Fund, your warm wishes will benefit children all over the world who need your kind support.

Charity Goodies from MASALA!
Many adorable charity goodies have been newly introduced
by MASALA in August. We now have a great collection ofgoodies such as a pouchet with a “Bird” designed by a childin France, five cute scented potpourris, MASALA CHAI
package with a drawing of a friendly “Mother and Child” by achild in India!
■Each of the five Scented Potpourri has its unique aroma inthe way their wings are designed. The scent can beexchanged by replacing the small bag inside. We have the“Oriental Dream” with a hint of anise, the ”Mischief of theForest” with a sweet fragrance composed of cornflower as
its main scent, the ”Whisper of the Grass” with a refreshingfragrance of rosemary, the ”Talk of the Flowers” with a relaxing fragrance of rose as its main scent, the ”Lover of theWind” with a masculine scent of cardamom. Enjoy exploring
your favorite.

MASALA CHAI ¥650(Tax included)“Bird” Motifed Pouchet- Limited to 1 item.
¥30,000(tax included)

Scented Potpourri Limited to 25 Items¥1,200(Tax incl.)

Hagime Yoshizawa × Kids Earth Fund Charity Concert
On October 10th (Sat) at 6：00p.m., a solo charity concert of Mr. Haｊime Yoshizawa, ajazz pianist, will be held for the limited 200 people at B1F Hall, Hillside Terrace at
Daikanyama. Tickets for the concert are 4,000 yen per person. Some charity goodies will
be sold and a donation box will be placed at the concer t on the day. Feeling thedeepening autumn, please enjoy by your five senses the live per formance of Mr.
Yoshizawa who is widely active on TV, radio, etc.

October 10th, 2009 (Sat) open 6：00p.m. / start 6：00p.m. 4,000 yen
B1F Hall, Hillside Terrace at Daikanyama http://www.hillsideterrace.com/

Information: KIDS EARTH FUND Exhibition@Banda no Hana & Le Café
KIDS EARTH FUND Exhibition will be held at Banda no Hana and Le Café inKyoto in October. More than twenty pictures painted by children all over theworld will be exhibited. Staff members of KIDS EARTH FUND are hoping thateverybody enjoys the exhibition and receives the messages of children
through the medium of art.

【Banda no Hana】
October 2, 2009 (Fri.) – October 7, 2009 (Wed.)
26-6 Kitashirakawa Higashi-iori-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 606-8251【Le Café】
October 9, 2009 (Fri.) – October 18, 2009 (Sun.)
15-2 Shimogamo Yanada-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 606-0836■ NEW MEMBER

ThoseÊ whoÊ recentlyÊ becameÊ membersÊ ofÊ KEF:Ê TitleÊ Omitted/Ê AlphabeticalÊ OrderÊ Ê (31stÊ AugustÊ 2009Õ ~1stÊ JunÊ 2009Õ )(IndividualÊ Members)Ê Mr.SatoshiÊ Kitano Mr.YouheiÊ Sano Ms.MasakoÊ Suzuki Mr.MitsuoÊ Hayashi Ms.KeikoÊ MatsumotoMr.IsseiÊ Miura Ms.MarikoÊ Miyake Ms.TeiÊ Yo LookÊ Co.,ltd

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張馳（チャン・チ）/ Zhang Chi
中国 / China
12歳/ 12 years old©子供地球基金/ KIDS EARTH FUND

SpecialTopic

Kids Earth Fundʼsfund raising party,“Making a House a Home”
at Grand Hyatt, French Kitchen

KIDS EARTH
HOME Project
KIDS EARTH HOME Report(Vietnam)

KIDS EARTH
CAR Project
Dear Children in Croatia~Happy Flag Project~auctioned off. The children seemed very
proud as their drawings were shown tomany guests. All the proceeds of the items
sold were donated to the Kids Earth Fundfor the maintenance of Kids Earth Home #4
in Vietnam.
The fund raising party was held in a
wonderful warm atmosphere.

On Saturday the fifth of September
Kids Earth Fund hosted a fund raising
party called “Making a house a home”
at Grand Hyatt’s French Kitchen in
Roppongi Tokyo. There are more thaneight Kids Earth Homes, and the purpose of this event was to provide
funds to enlarge the facility of thefourth Kids Earth Home in Vietnam.
Through sponsorship and the generous support of many people, thisevent was able to take place.
In the ambient lighting which created theluxurious and relaxing atmosphere, thedrawings of the children from all around theworld were displayed and enjoyed by theguests at the event.
The party opened at 6pm and the children
from the international school in Tokyo
participated in a painting event. Music
played while the children painted happy,colorful scenes on the canvas using manydifferent colors of paints and different typesof brushes.
After the painting event, all the drawings
and some luxury brand goods wereUnder the wide Vietnamese sky, in late Julywhen it was much hotter than in Japan, two
big pieces of artwork were placed in a schoolyard in order for the paint to dry. These pieces
were created as a return gift for art that wasgiven to children by students of MusashinoGakuin.
Children enjoyed making them, skillfully using
colored pencils and crayons.The works,
which expressed the Vietnamese climate,
were wonderful. Children told about their
dreams such as becoming a flight attendant,a police officer, a teacher or a secretary. Theirsmiles were very moving. We look forward to
the day when we
can give theworks in returnfrom the children
to students ofMusashinoGakuin.

KIDS EARTH HOME Report(Cambodia)
We held the first workshop at KIEN KLAING,
an orphanage that teamed up with KEF lastFebruary, on July 28.
There are 42 people from age two to twentyone. As there are children of all ages, theolder children take care of the younger
children and this helps teachers and volunteers very much. With their good team work,
two large pieces of artwork were quickly completed. The colorful pieces are filled with pleasure and uplifting feeling the children had
while they painted.
The orphanage needs more improvements
and have many problems, but new beds andshelves are set up and the children who ran
around the garden were free from all care.

It was the sixth cultural exchange between
children at the first KIDS EARTH HOME inCroatia and the Shisei Gakuen orphanage.
The objectives of the workshops for this year
were to make pictures on flags with words
such as, “Thank You,” “Hello,” “Congratulations” and “Happiness” and then to exchange
them with each other.
In a video sent from Croatia, the children,
clearly enjoying themselves in the HOME thatwas newly built last September, were seen.
The words “Hvala! (Thank You),” “Bok! (Hello),”“Cestitamo! (Congratulations)” and “Sretno(Love)” were words children at Shisei Gakuen
had never heard. However, with the help ofvolunteers from Goldman Sachs Japan, theywrote those words big and painted pictureson their canvas, trying to respond to the cheerfulness of the children in Croatia.
They painted more and more pictures, and thecanvas was filled with lovely pictures. “What’s
the Croatian flag like?” “What kind of food dothey eat in Croatia?” As they painted pictures,
they seemed to become more and moreinterested in Croatia.
The yearly art workshop was quite successful
and strengthened the friendship of thechildren in Croatia and Shisei Gakuen.
Cooperation:Ê GoldmanÊ SachsÊ JapanÊ Co.,Ê Ltd.

Paint a Big Picture Together!
~Everyoneʼs Applause~Letʼs paint the summer
we picture in mind

The third Saturday of each month, Akiruno
Gakuen in Tokyo holds various programs. Withthe help of the Goldman Sachs Japan, Akiruno
club program and KIDS EARTH FUND and theAkiruno Gakuen held our first workshop.
Our first workshop was called “Draw a BigPicture.” The theme was to fill the painting
with everyone’s applause.
There were quite a few children who had
never done free painting and because of that,at first they were hesitant to paint on the bigcanvas. Some children seemed to have a hardtime deciding what to paint; however, with thehelp of the volunteers from Goldman Sachs
Japan, the children began to create using all
kinds of tools and materials including different
sized paint brushes, their hands, pasting
papers and fabric.
The big canvas was filled with the children’s
fascinating drawings. Some children who
wanted to paint more got their own drawing
paper and painted pictures on them, too.
We also gave out a small piece of paper toeveryone who participated in the Akiruno club
program and asked them to paint a picture.
Not only the children but all the volunteers
and everyone else who came seemed toenjoy painting.
Some parents appeared to be very happy, andsaid, “I didn’t know that my children could dothis kind of thing.” We hope that this workshop gave the children the opportunity to try
something new.
The workshop was one that allowed us toreaffirm the power of children.
Cooperation:Ê GoldmanÊ SachsÊ JapanÊ Co.,Ê Ltd.

On July 21 in the midst of summer, the themeof the art workshop at Toho University Omori
Medical Center was “summer”.
Kids 4 years of age or older, completed art
work using the same canvas for all. The kids,
fond of painting, used many colors andcontinued painting. Other kids first pictured inmind what to draw and carefully started painting. The white canvas became full of theimages of summer such as the sea, fireworks,watermelon splitting, etc. They have completed a very colorful and fun painting. Eachface of the kids looked full of a sense ofaccomplishment and liveliness.
Kids 4 years of age or under enjoyed painting
on drawing papers using many colors to painton them. Kids’ parents enjoyed the event
together as well. It has been a joyful summer
art workshop event with lots of smiles oneverybody.

Draw Whatʼs Outsidethe Universe
The theme of the workshop held at Jikei
University was “Draw What’s Outside theUniverse.”
Since it was the first workshop in two months,
we were all excited about what kind of drawings children would make. We prepared black
paper and big canvases for them to draw theirimage of the “universe.” Some of themcarefully drew on small papers and blackpapers. Some drew dynamically using
brushes and their hands on big canvases.
The drawings reflected their personalities.
Within a short time, some grand and creative
artwork, following the theme, was complete.
We were all happy to see children’s faces
filled with joy and enjoying the experience
with their families. It was a very lively workshop filled with lots of smiles.

For the Children atKids Earth Home
KEF proudly held a workshop at NationalMusashino Gakuen again this year.
The purpose of the workshop is drawing forchildren at Kids Earth Homes in Croatia, Cambodia and Vietnam.
Each group mixed colors and drew based thedesign that they had previously decided on
together. Each group drew in their own way,
mixing colors and referring to books.
What kind of language do they speak?How dothey live?
As they drew, they became more and moreinterested in learning about Croatia, Cambodia and Vietnam.
Five great pictures were finished.All theattendees were pleased.
A successful international exchange between
Kids Earth Homes and National Musashino
Gakuen has happened twice. When the workshop finished, everyone was filled with hope.

Kids Earth Fund x
Mr. Kazushi Oono
@ Aichi Prefectural Art Theater

On Aug 5th (Wed) at a rehearsal room in Aichi
Prefectural Art Theater, [Director Kazushi Ono
presents, workshop for children art experience <Summer> 2 [What color is sound?]organized by the Aichi Arts Foundation.
The catalyst of this workshop was thatMr.Kazushi Ono hoped to host, this is the firsttime for KEF to try to use a 12 meter canvas.
Theme was [The Firebird]. After Mr. Oono
explained story of The Firebird by Igor
Stravinsky, live performance was held.
Children would draw their imagination forsound. 26 children faced the canvas withenergy, many brilliant colorful “Firebirds” wereborn on the canvas.
This picture will be exhibited at Kazushi Onoconducts Orchestre National de Lyon concert
on 7th of Nov. And also plans to be exhibitedat Lyon opera house (Opéra National de Lyon)
in France.