"Outdoor GIENTAI", outdoor industry's support initiative
2011/3/17
Tohoku District/Pacific Coast Earthquake : Find out how you can contribute to "Outdoor GIENTAI", outdoor industry's support initiative
Our thoughts are with the people those who have been affected by the earthquake and tsunami that hit Tohoku area, and eastern coastal areas of Japan.
We are setting up a support team, "Outdoor GIENTAI", to take industry-based initiative to help the people in those disaster areas. For those who are engaged in the outdoor industry, please rise up together and do what we can do. Below is the brief description of how you can contribute;
Project of “Tenohiranitaiyo no ie”: Construction of the first housing completes in this coming spring!
We have been supporting the construction project of Tenohiranitaiyo no ie, which is the recovery assistance house for the victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake. “Tenohiranitaiyo no ie” adopts the renewable energy system, and local materials will be used for its construction. We provided financial support as a sponsor for purchasing the land and the construction cost. We decided to utilize some of the donation we had collected for “Outdoor GIENTAI” because we want to deliver the warm and kind feelings we had received from all over the world to encourage the victims to reconstruct their lives.
― “Tenohiranitaiyo no ie” is the community-based recovery assistance house where people live together, which was designed to solve the problems that the conventional temporary houses have and allow the victims to live safely and feel comfortable. The project was designed and is proceeded by Japan Forest Biomass Network and Nonprofit Organization Kurikoma-kogen Natural Education Institute.
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Status of Activities at the support center of “Outdoor GIENTAI”
We have been receiving a large number of relief supplies and donations from individuals and organizations in Japan and all over the world. Thank you very much for your support. Please see the page below for updated information regarding our activities and progress at affected locations.
>> Status of Activities at the support center of “Outdoor GIENTAI”
1. Relief Supplies :
Relief supply collection and distribution activity in Tendo, Yamagata Prefecture is closed as of April 16th, 2011.
After this, we move our operation base to Montbell Sendai Store, and will continue our support work in response to the needs of the affected area.
Relief supply collection will close as of April 8th, 2011.
Thank you very much for cooperation. We have collected about 200-ton truckloads of aid goods from all over the world since we started to call for supports soon after the quake, and delivered these received aids to the people at the affected area.
We will continue our call for monetary supports to assist prolonged recovery efforts in the affected area. Your continued understanding and cooperation is very much appreciated.
Contact:
Outdoor GIENTAIc/o Montbell Co., Ltd.
int@montbell.com
2. Donations:
Donations are acceptable both domestically and abroad by bank transfer.Bank Name: The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Limited
Branch Name: Shinanobashi
Account number: 3963129 (ordinary deposit)
Account holder: Outdoor GIENTAI
Account holder's Address: 2-2-2 Shinmachi Nishi-Ku Osaka 550-0013 Japan
3. Volunteers:
Help our support operations in the affected area, for example supporting aid delivery, etcWe close the application for now. Thank you very much for all your inquiries and applications.
About "Outdoor GIENTAI"
"Outdoor GIENTAI" was formed at the time of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, occurred in the southern part of Hyogo Prefecture on January 17, 1995, and provided humble contributions that we could make at that time. This time, the damage is more widespread and will require a long-term support, but we believe it's important to start with what we can do now. We appreciate all your assistance and contribution.
Isamu Tatsuno
Outdoor Support Team
c/o Montbell Headquarters office
1-33-20 Shinmachi Nishi-Ku, Osaka 550-0013 Japan
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