Miss Nikkey Japan 2010 attendees donate more than 1 metric ton of food
The donations, dropped off at the entrance of the Komaki Shimin Kaikan, were divided among five charitable organizations that work in Japan.
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In April 2010, the Miss Nikkey Japan audience answered the organizers’ appeal and donated nonperishable food at the entrance of the Komaki Shimin Kaikan, in Komaki, Aichi Prefecture. The drive collected more than 1 metric ton of staples, such as rice, beans, salt, sugar, wheat flour, cooking oil, macaroni and other pasta.
The food was stored in the warehouse of the Komaki branch of Suzan Mudanças. A week after the event, the beneficiary organizations divided up the donations.
According to the organizers, the five organizations were invited to join the partnership because of the recognized merit of the charitable work they do in Japan. They are:
NPO AMA-Ação Mão Amiga, coordinated by Pastor Laelso Santos
NPO New SAB-Associação Amigos do Brasil, from Minokamo, coordinated by Edílson Kinjo
Associação Brasil Fureai de Hamamatsu, headed by Carlos Zaha
NEC-Núcleo Espírita Cristão, coordinated by Luiz Carlos Okabayashi
Inuyama International Association, represented by Yumi Oshima
The social character of the event
Miss Nikkey Japan producer and organizer Daniela Nishikawa said it was important for the event to play a social role without the initiative being opportunistic.
“We know that because of the crisis many people need help, we know that many don’t have basic necessities at home, and these 1,000 kg of food are a small contribution from the Miss Nikkey Japan audience to those facing hardship,” she said.
The following year, after the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, the production team announced a relief effort for the victims involving the Miss Nikkey Japan 2011 audience.
