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Awards Entry

2016 Asia-pacific Conference
JCI Sapporo 2015
JCI JAPAN
Most Outstanding Local Organization

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Entry Information
Award Program: 2016 Asia-Pacific Conference
Category: Most Outstanding Local Organization
NOM Information
National Organization: JCI JAPAN

National President:

Shigenari Yamamoto
E-mail: japan@jci.cc

LOM Information
Local Organization: JCI Sapporo
President: Yoshinari Nakamura
President Email: y.nakamura@nakamura-syouten.jp

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Basic Information
Duration : January 1th,2015-December 31,2015
Staff : 201member
Sponsors : Sapporo City(partner for town planning)
Budget : okkaido/sapporo chamProfit / Loss : 465,800 dollar
In which UN MDG bestfit (if apply): ?:Who is benefited ?: 1,940,000 Sapporo civilities.
Objective : Increase the number of citizens who think and act for the city. In order toachieve this purpose the following aims were established by JCI
Sapporo..
1. Increase interests of Sapporo citizens towards Sapporo city.
2. Bring up young global leaders.
3. Bring up children who can become leaders in future Sapporo.
4. Promoting JCI Sapporo members to understand the tradition andthe history of JCI Sapporo.
5. Communicate with Sapporo citizens for them to think about being
cooperative and environmental matters.
Overview : JJCI Sapporo held these projects as below.
To achieve purpose 1
1. Held a public debate;
Mayoral election was held at the expiration of Sapporo mayors
term of office. This public debate was a good opportunity to let
citizens know the thoughts of each candidate about future
Sapporo.
2. Held award ceremony called ”The Sapporo Smile Award” as acontinuous project.
-The name of this project with the prefix ”Sapporo Smile”, theadvertising slogan.Found and officially commended people whoare making contributions to the region and to the world.
To achieve purpose 2
1. Held the project for bringing up global leaders.
-Made an opportunity to improve the awareness of Sapporo
citizens to be global leaders through a lecture by the 14th Dalai
Lama
2. Held a ”Global Leader Seminar”- Brought up young global leaders through twice of the seminar.
To achieve purpose 3;
1. Held a sumo tournament for children.
This sumo tournament for children started last year as a

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continuous project.
To achieve purpose 4;
1. Held a seminar to improve the awareness of the JAYCEEmembers. -provided an opportunity for the Sapporo members tolearn about JC and updated their original images and thoughts.
Conducted a study and training session and a welcome party forprovisional registers. -Provided an opportunity for provisional
registers to learn about the philosophy and the history of JCI
Sapporo for them to be even more active in JC activity.
To achieve purpose 5;
1. Held regular meetings;”establishing social cooperatives”, ”creating
pleasant surroundings in the next generation” and ”creating thefuture Sapporo” -Held a lecture in Sapporo with the theme,”cooperation”and aimed to improve the awareness of Sapporo
citizens.
The subject covered in this public lecture and panel discussion
was mutual assistance.
The subject covered in this public lecture and panel discussion
was the improvement of energy loss. Succeeded to make citizen
realize the importance to consider about our energy problems.
The subject covered in this public lecture and panel discussion
was an aging society. Gathered many people who are from variety
of fields and positions and shared the ideas to improve theawareness towards urban development.
Held an explanatory session as one of the ways to make thisactivity, ”Sapporo vision” comes true.
Results : The result of summary 1;
1. We could raise their interests towards Sapporo city through thisopportunity to let 360 citizens know the thoughts of mayor
candidates.
2. We could raise their interests towards Sapporo city through thisopportunity to let 411 citizens know about young people who aredetermined to achieve their dreams.
The result of summary 2;
1. We were able to improve the awareness of 1,853 Sapporo citizens
include JCI members in the process of making them realize thepossibilities to become global leaders with global visions throughby the invitation of 14th Dalai Lama.
2. Brought up 124 global leaders through seminars.
The result of summary 3;
1. We made 68 children learn to be considerate and polite throughthe traditional sports, sumo.
The result of summary 4;

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1. Improved awareness of all the current members to increase thenumber of members.
2. Most of the members understood the tradition and the history ofJCI Sapporo and they now all want more people to become
members. 64 people joined and the total number has become over230.
The result of summary 5;
1. Provided the opportunity for 120 citizens to share their specialcharacteristics and ideas and this improved their awareness tohelp each other more.
2. Succeeded to improve knowledge of 102 citizens about energy
problems and spread some ideas.
Actions Taken : 1/9 Local Chapter New year party-144 people 72%
1/29 General Assembly-144people 72%
2/9 Membership Expansion Monthly meeting-141 people 70%
3/10 Open Forum-119 people 59%
3/18 The Mutual Assistance Society Establishment Monthly meeting-141people 70%
4/3 Global Leader Development Monthly meeting-152 people 76%
5/9 Next Environmental Creation Monthly meeting-114 people 57%6/11 14 ASPAC Participation-30 people 15%
6/1 Anniversary Of The Founding Monthly meeting-157 people 78%
7/3 10 JCI Academy Participation-2 people 1%
7/18 19 Summer Conference Participation-112 people 56%
7/28 31 Global partnership summit GPS -10 people 5%
8/19 Fostering Human Pathfinders Monthly meeting-119 people 59%
8/28 31 Sister City Social Exchange-70 people 35%
9/4 6 District Convention Participation-200 people 100%
9/2 September Special Action-125 people 62%
10/7 Future Of Sapporo Creation Monthly meeting-124 people 62%
10/28 New Member Welcome Meeting -126 people 63%
11/26 Award Banquet Monthly meeting-126 people 63%
11/3 8 World Congress Participation-65 people 32%
12/2 Graduation Ceremony-140 people 70%
Recommendations : Purpose 1;-Provided an opportunity to let citizens understand the thoughts of mayor
candidates to improve people’s interests towards their region.There were360 general visitors gathered despite the original expected number,196,
and 68% apparently understood the thoughts of mayor candidates
according to 480 questionnaire forms.

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-There were a lot of young people who are enthusiastic to achieve their
dreams and have attractive visions in Sapporo.Those active youths
increased a social circle and we succeeded to fill the city of Sapporo withvery positive energies and dreams because of them.Many general visitors
responded positively to question number 5,8 and 13 in our questionnaire
forms.
-Q5. Were you able to understand how valuable being enthusiastic about
your dream is?
Yes-100%-Q8. Were you encouraged to be active towards your dream?
Yes-84%-Q13. Were you able to relate to the winner’s future dreams and visions?
Yes-97%
Purpose 2;-There were many opinions in questionnaire forms such as; I realized that”the way I think” has a core of the problem in everything.l realized theimportance of ”acting” more than only thinking other thing.We made up
citizen’s minds to let them realize their possibilities to become global
leaders with global visions through two seminars.
Purpose 3;
We succeeded to provide the opportunity for more children to learn
discipline and politeness by establishing new departments under school
age department and girls department.
Purpose 4;
The number of new members increased compared to a year before and it
stayed over 60 two years in row.
Purpose 5;
90% answered that they understood our visions to be more cooperative
about environmental matters all together and we succeeded to improvetheir awareness.

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Award Category criteria
Strategic Plan

Briefly describe themain points of theLocal Organization
Plan of Action.

1. 1.Increase interests of Sapporo citizens towards
Sapporo city.
2. Bring up young global leaders.
3. Bring up children who can become leaders infuture Sapporo.
4. Promoting JCI Sapporo for the members tounderstand the tradition and the history of it.
5. Communicate with Sapporo citizens for them tothink about being cooperative and environmental
matters.

How has the JCI Sapporo suggested a positive change for Sapporoorganization citizens and planed to make opportunities foradvanced the JCI
development and growth of the city;
Mission?

• Held a Public debate for 480 citizens to sharetheir thoughts with each candidate as apreparation for the Sapporo mayoral election• JCI Sapporo has been working on development
and growth of the region and the society.
Presented cooperation, environmental problems
and an aging society as subjects in the publiclecture.
• Prepared the opportunity to officially commend
young people who are making contributions inthe Sapporo Smile Award. That opportunity
succeeded to make widely know of these young
people who are enthusiastic about their dreams.
Promoted these JCI missions above.
How has the JCI Sapporo planed for citizens to be active to makeorganization their dreams to be realized and succeeded to raiseadvanced the JCI
interests of them towards the society through theVision?

project. Those active people stimulated the others andthey made more people to be interested in this positive
activity as a result

How has the Local JCI Sapporo is inventing continuous impacts byOrganization creating active citizens who are considerate of thecontributed to thesociety
JCI Plan of Action?

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JCI8/13• Held ”The Sapporo Smile Award” as acontinuous project. -The name of this projectwith the prefix ”Sapporo Smile”, the advertisingslogan.Found and officially commended people
who are making contributions to the region and tothe world.
• Invited the 14th Dalai Lama for the first time in
Hokkaido for connection of thecitizen,community and society to make anopportunity to widen international views of theSapporo citizen.

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Individual Development Programs and Results

What project or Held a “Spreading JAYCEE meeting” for each member
projects has the to be more considerate and be active towards inviting
Local Organization
new members. Conducted a panel discussion and a
run to develop
individuals? presentation to discuss the importance of increasing

number of members and to resolve any kinds of worries
and questions of current members.

How did the Practical skill up has produced in the activity oforganization increasing the number of JCI Sapporo members.
impact individuals?

Succeeded to spread beneficial ideas of this activity andto make current members understand importance of theorganization for the city

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Award Category criteria
Community Development Programs and Results

What project or JCI Sapporo held the “Sapporo Smile Award” for theprojects has the second time since a year before.“Sapporo SmileLocal Organization
Award” is a project to find and commend people who
run to develop thecommunity? are making contributions in these following 5 different

fields; “fashion”, “food”, “living”, ”art” and “social andculture”. This project aims to let widely know theexistence of people who are enthusiastic about theirdreams and to increase those active people for filling
this Sapporo city with brightness, positive energy andbig dreams.

How did the Succeeded to raise their interests towards Sapporo city
organization by widely spreading the opportunity to let everyone
impact theknow the existence of people who are making
community?

contributions and enthusiastic about their dreams.
People who took part in this project were stimulated
and encouraged by those active people.
The urban development would be more practical ifmore people desire to be active about their dreams.

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Award Category criteria
International Development Programs and Results

What international
project or projects
has the Local
Organization run?

1. JCI Sapporo has invited Dalai Lama from overseas and held a keynote lecture.

What impact did
the international
development
project have?

1. Made an opportunity to learn how to reduceenergy loss by presenting concrete examples in apublic lecture.

2. JCI Sapporo is affiliated with Tontegu JC for 42years and had a social exchange in Sapporo.

2. Companies from variety of energy fields
exhibited; power retailers, renewable energy
traders, petroleum industry, gas industry andmotor vehicle industry. Presented them thecurrent circumstance of the energy and informedsome knowledge about deregulation of electricutilities for them to choose good way of retailing.
3. Writing and submission proposal for creationnext generational environment.
4. Creating proposal including [Spread the guide ofsaving energy,Growing advisor of savingenergy,Introduction energy pass]for creation next
generation environment. Submitted toCooperation of estate, cooperation of architecture
and chairman of Sapporo city.

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Award Category criteria
Economic Development Programs and Results

What project orprojects has theLocal Organization
run to develop theeconomy?

1. Made an opportunity to learn how to reduceenergy loss by presenting concrete examples in a
public lecture.
2. Companies from variety of energy fields
exhibited; power retailers, renewable energy
traders, petroleum industry, gas industry andmotor vehicle industry. Presented them thecurrent circumstance of the energy and informedsome knowledge about deregulation of electricutilities for them to choose good way of retailing.
3. Writing and submission proposal for creationnext generational environment.
4. Creating proposal including [Spread the guide ofsaving energy,Growing advisor of savingenergy,Introduction energy pass]for creation next
generation environment. Submitted toCooperation of estate, cooperation of architecture
and chairman of Sapporo city.

How did theorganizationimpact theeconomy?

• Sapporo citizens and companies changed to thinkpositively about energy resource and local
economy by holding Next Environmental
Creation Monthly meeting.
• The energy EXPO invited some new entries tothe energy conservation business. “Attendances –citizens and companies” and “Exhibitors –companies and organizations” also constructed
some networks for concrete business chances andnew business entries.
• Confirmed with Sapporo city that; “Being awareof reducing energy loss and share ideas alltogether” and “Try to make even one or two
concrete suggestions practical with Sapporo cityadministration

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