Hello everyone,
Thank you very much for your interest in Foreign Volunteers Japan and our project to collect food and essential supplies for distributing to the people of Tohoku who have lost their houses, family members, and even some complete villages due to the devastating tsunami which followed the magnitude 9.0 Tohoku-Sendai earthquake.
Our mission is to bring as much food and as many supplies as possible to the areas that were severely affected by the Tsunami, but have so far gone neglected by the recovery efforts. Due to the massiveness of the Tsunami's reach, there are many areas that are facing extreme shortages of daily necessities, this lack of necessary supplies is likely to continue for the foreseeable future.
Since the FVJ project began soon after the earthquake, our group has managed to send thirty trucks up to deliver food and supplies to the disaster, thanks to the generous support of NGOs such as Second Harvest Japan and the Tokyo IS Support Center for helping fill our trucks with additional supplies and food, private donors for sponsoring the bulk purchase of supplies, to Allied Pickford for providing trucks and drivers, and to IKON Europubs and Bluesilver Events for providing logistics, storage and collection support. The initial donation that got this project started was an 8 ton donation of baked beans. Many of the emergency shelters up North are serving onigiri (rice balls) and miso soup, but refugees are lacking vegetables and other nutrient-rich ingredients that could add sustenance to their meals. Which is why even several tons of beans are likely to make a difference in this afflicted area. While that was the initial donation, they are now looking for the following: (Updated April 17th, 2011)
if you can, please send donations of:
Thank you very much for your interest in Foreign Volunteers Japan and our project to collect food and essential supplies for distributing to the people of Tohoku who have lost their houses, family members, and even some complete villages due to the devastating tsunami which followed the magnitude 9.0 Tohoku-Sendai earthquake.
Our mission is to bring as much food and as many supplies as possible to the areas that were severely affected by the Tsunami, but have so far gone neglected by the recovery efforts. Due to the massiveness of the Tsunami's reach, there are many areas that are facing extreme shortages of daily necessities, this lack of necessary supplies is likely to continue for the foreseeable future.
Since the FVJ project began soon after the earthquake, our group has managed to send thirty trucks up to deliver food and supplies to the disaster, thanks to the generous support of NGOs such as Second Harvest Japan and the Tokyo IS Support Center for helping fill our trucks with additional supplies and food, private donors for sponsoring the bulk purchase of supplies, to Allied Pickford for providing trucks and drivers, and to IKON Europubs and Bluesilver Events for providing logistics, storage and collection support. The initial donation that got this project started was an 8 ton donation of baked beans. Many of the emergency shelters up North are serving onigiri (rice balls) and miso soup, but refugees are lacking vegetables and other nutrient-rich ingredients that could add sustenance to their meals. Which is why even several tons of beans are likely to make a difference in this afflicted area. While that was the initial donation, they are now looking for the following: (Updated April 17th, 2011)
if you can, please send donations of:
Food: bottled water, canned foods - especially canned fish, chopsticks, paper plates, sweet buns, Japanese pickles...
General supplies: spring clothing, writing supplies, stationary, personal letters of support, fuel (kerosene and gasoline), adult socks, adult underwear, denture gel, Dishware that won't break, cups with handles, spoons, tents...
Clean-up supplies: tarps, shovels, boots, heavy-duty worker's gloves, general use garbage bags, heavy-duty garbage bags, boots (all sizes 24-28), safety shoes (all sizes 24-28), work goggles, cotton gloves, rubber gloves, sandbags, wheelbarrows...
Hygiene supplies: allergy medicine, cold and flu medicine, hand cream, nail clippers, socks, men's underwear, cleaning supplies, shampoo, conditioner, diapers, contact lenses (various prescriptions - too complicated to create specified, so various common prescriptions are requested.), Shampoo, Conditioner, toothbrushes, body soap, soap, various daily hygiene items. Q-tips, Medicine (to lower blood pressure), supplements, baby diapers....
However long it takes, this team is dedicated to making sure everything reaches the people in need.
You can contact us at:
or join our group on Facebook for a live discussion:
Please send or directly drop off donations to any of the following collection centers we work with:
Second Harvest Japan
Second Harvest Japan Disaster Relief Food Drive
Mizuta bldg 1F Asakusabashi 4-5-1, Taito-ku, Tokyo
111-0053
Mizuta bldg 1F Asakusabashi 4-5-1, Taito-ku, Tokyo
111-0053
東京都台東区浅草橋4－5－1水田ビル１Ｆ セカンドハーベストジャパン事務所 Phone: 03-3838-3827
Tokyo International School
TIS Disaster Relief Supplies 3-4-22 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0073
〒108-0073
東京都港区三田3-4-22
TIS緊急物資供給センター宛 Phone: 090 6569-7038
東京都港区三田3-4-22
TIS緊急物資供給センター宛 Phone: 090 6569-7038
Site: http://www.support.tokyois.com/a-way-you-can-act-now/ (English)
http://www.support.tokyois.com/今、みんなでできる事/ (Japanese)
IKON pubs:
14-5 daikyocho shinjuku 160-0015
Ikon Europubs KK
Ikon Europubs KK
アイコン・ユーロパブ
〒160-0015
東京都新宿区大京町14-5
〒160-0015
東京都新宿区大京町14-5
Peace Boat
Peace Boat Center Tokyo
B1, 3-13-1 Takadanobaba, Shinjuku, Tokyo 169-0075, Japan
〒169-0075
東京都新宿区高田馬場3-13-1-B1 Phone: 03－3362－6307
東京都新宿区高田馬場3-13-1-B1 Phone: 03－3362－6307
For financial donations to help the relief efforts for the victims of the earthquake and tsunami by allowing us to purchase supplies in bulk quantities, purchase medicine and items to address specific needs in each community we visit, help cover the rental cost of delivery trucks, assist with fuel costs and highways tolls, you can send money in the following ways:
Thank you very much for your generous support!
Wire xfer between Postal Accounts:
Account #: 00130-0-678897
Name: Foreign Volunteers
From other local (japan) banks:
Branch #: 019
Toza-Yokin: 0678897
Name: Foreign Volunteers
Overseas wire xfer in USD:
Intermediary Bank: Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas NY
SWIFT CODE: BKTRUS33
Beneficiary Bank: Japan Post Bank
Branch: #019
Beneficiary Bank Address: 3-2, Kasumigaseki 1-Chome, Chiyoda Ku, Tokyo 100-8789, Japan
Beneficiary Bank SWIFT: JPPSJPJ1
Beneficiary Bank CHIPS UID: 427593
Payee Account #: 00130-0-678897
Payee Name: Foreign Volunteer
Payee Address: 15/F Cerulean Tower, 26-1 Sakuragaoka-cho, Shibuya, Tokyo 150-8512
Payee Telephone #: 03-5456-5466
Overseas wire xfer in EURO:
Intermediary Bank: Deutsche Bank Frankfurt
SWIFT CODE: DEUTDEFF
Beneficiary Bank: Japan Post Bank
Branch: #019
Beneficiary Bank Address: 3-2, Kasumigaseki 1-Chome, Chiyoda Ku, Tokyo 100-8789, Japan
Beneficiary Bank SWIFT: JPPSJPJ1
Payee Account #: 00130-0-678897
Payee Name: Foreign Volunteer
Payee Address: 15/F Cerulean Tower, 26-1 Sakuragaoka-cho, Shibuya, Tokyo 150-8512
Payee Telephone #: 03-5456-5466
Please let us know if you have any questions, or would like any further information about the project.
Thank you for reading this, and sincere thanks for your support.
Cheers!
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