Shichigahama-machi, surrounded by seven beaches, is a small town with a population of just over 20,000. It seldom appears in the media.
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Five years ago, Mr. Nobuyuki KURITA, the director of our voluntary organization, Rescue Stock Yard (RSY), had an opportunity to give a lecture here, and since then, the Shichigahama Council of Social Welfare has been supporting our organization as a member of RSY. Thanks to this relationship, RSY successfully managed to start its recovery support service in this town on March 24.
Currently, we are engaged in activities such as offering foot bath services at the evacuation shelters, serving meals for volunteers, and visiting households in the affected area to find out what they need.
On April 23, we also opened Kizuna-kan Volunteer Center, which serves as the base for our activities. We now open and run the Ochanomi (Tea Break) Café, and occasionally meet there together with local volunteers.
On April 24, local youths took the initiative to develop a new project titled, “Pave the Way for the Future of our Junior High and High School Students”, and adopted the slogan of “Yappari Shichigahama! ”(After all, our Shichigahama is the best!)
We will keep supporting local people to work out a bright future of Shichigahama.