• 2011.4.27

    Volunteers: Sorting 21
    2 boxes each for 0-3 year olds and 4-5 year olds (total 250 books) delivered to town of Yamada-cho

  • 2011.4.26

    Volunteers: Unpacking boxes 11 volunteers; sorting books 23 volunteers; total 34
    Boxes unpacked 3,233; total 113,591 books

  • 2011.4.24

    Volunteers: Unpacking boxes 14; sorting books 16; total 30
    Boxes unpacked 3,163; total 110,487 books;
    600 books donated to Takada Day Care Center; 300 books donated to Hirota Elementary School Emergency Shelter

  • 2011.4.23

    Volunteers: Unpacking boxes 14; book sorting 19; total 33
    Boxes unpacked 3,163; total 104,463 books

  • 2011.4.22

    Volunteers: Unpacking boxes 10; book sorting 17; total 27
    Boxes unpacked 2,954; total 99,605 books

  • 2011.4.21

    Volunteers: Unpacking boxes 12; book sorting 23; total 35
    Boxes unpacked 2,859; total 96,263 books

  • 2011.4.13

    Volunteers: Unpacking boxes 16; sorting books 22: total 38
    Boxes unpacked: 1,930: total 65,928 books

  • 2011.4.12

    Volunteers: Unpacking boxes 17; sorting books 22: total 39
    Boxes unpacked: 1,747: total 57,374 books

  • 2011.4.10

    Volunteers: Unpacking boxes 18; sorting books 15: total 33
    Boxes unpacked: 1,621: total 53,038 books

    As on 4.9, eight students from Shitakoji Junior High School came again to help out.

  • 2011.4.9

    Volunteers: Unpacking boxes 20; sorting books 17, Total 37
    Boxes opened: 1,482: total 49,059 books
    Funds donated for the project: ¥918,630

    The 3.11 Books for Children Project thanks everyone for their generous donations of books and funds. The photos below show how the books you have sent are being organized and sorted.

    1. Boxes of books are delivered by parcel services. 2. They are first stacked by day of delivery. 3. Project leader explains the sorting process to assembled volunteers. それぞれの役割を分担し、作業が進め4. Tasks are divided up and work begins. られます5. Sets, containing about 50 sorted books each, are packed into containers and stacked for delivery to the children. 子どもたちに届けるため、車に積みこむ準備を6. Sets of books ready for transport to the children. します

  • 2011.4.7

    Volunteers: Unpacking books 16; sorting books 16: total 32
    Boxes unpacked: 1,302: total 42,864 books

    Books were delivered to the following shelters: Tsunagi Hot Springs: Aishinkan Hotel Oushuku Hot Springs: Kagasuke Hotel, Choeikan Hotel, Hotel Mori no Kaze Shizukuishi Prince Hotel

  • 2011.4.6

    Volunteers: Unpacking books 16; sorting books 21: total 37
    Boxes unpacked: 1,151: total 37,703 books

  • 2011.4.5

    Volunteers: Unpacking books 18, sorting books 22: total 40
    Boxes unpacked: 932: total 29,380 books

    On April 3 (Sunday), books were delivered by volunteers to the following shelter: Ofunato City-Ryori City Community Center, 1 box

  • 2011.4.4

    Began delivering books from this date
    Books distributed: 26 boxes (sets; about 1,200 books) to four locations in the city of Miyako and one location in Yamadamachi.

    07:45

    Depart Central Civic Center in 3 vehicles: 8 staff (with media staff from IBC and Asahi shinbun)

     

    10:10

    Arrived at Akamae Day Care Center (interview by IBC and Asahi Shinbun reporters)
    Iwabuchi Tadanori [ck], chief of Social Education, Miyako Office of Education introduced the members of the “Zosan no Mimi” [Elephant Ears] Miyako city group providing books readings [storytelling] for children.

     

    10:15

    Storytelling

    11:05

    Picture books delivered

    5 sets donated to Akamae Day Care Center

    4 sets to Shigemori Children’s Center

     

    11:10

    Explanation of local situation by Ozeki Ken’ichi, head of Akamae Day Care Center

     

    11:45

    Arrive Akamae Elementary School

    3 sets donated to Akamae Elementary School

     

    12:10

    Storytelling (9 elementary school students; 1 junior high school students)

     

    13:30

    Visit to Yamadamachi Daiichi Day Care Center led by Ikoma Toshiharu of the Fisheries Co-op of the Commerce and Industry Society of Yamadamachi.
    10 sets donated to Yamadamachi Daiichi Day Care Center

    Message from Abe Tetsuo, head of the Daiichi Day Care Center: “The homes of more than half our children were washed away by the tsunami. We are grateful for books that the children can keep.”

     

    15:00

    Visit to Miyako City Joanji Day Care Center
    4 sets donated to Joanji Day Care Center

    古市赤前保育園で読み聞かせをするボランティアスタッフ 被災地の状況説明を聞くプロジェクトスタッフたち BC岩手放送のインタビューを受ける末盛

    We learned that the day care center has been looking after the children of the Miyako Day Care Center, which was washed away in the tsunami, since April 4.
    Among the donations are many brand new books that donors purchased via Amazon and sent saying “because I didn’t have any books at hand.”
    The 3-11 Picture Book Project sends its sincere gratitude for all these donations.

  • 2011.4.3

    Volunteers: Unpacking boxes 15; sorting books 11: total 26
    Boxes unpacked: 736; total 24,616 books.

    Along with the books, we received many picture letters (e-tegami) from children expressing their concern about the children of the disaster area. We are grateful for all your gifts. Thank you very much. Photos of the donated books, unpacking and sorting.

    みなさまからお送りいただいた本。開梱前の箱の山です。ボランティアのみなさんの協力のもと、ひとつひとつ箱を開き、中身を確認しています。絵本は、年齢別に分けられ、被災地へ届ける準備を行っています。

  • 2011.4.2

    Volunteers: Unpacking boxes 11; sorting books 14
    Boxes unpacked: 512 boxes; 17,099 books

    Only 59 of all the boxes delivered so far have been unpacked. Those delivered today have not been counted. Work to continue tomorrow. Donations of funds have also started to come in. Today, two of Suemori's friends in Kobe each sent us donations of ¥100,000. We have opened bank and postal accounts using that money. Cash donations have also been arriving by registered post. These donations will be used for mailing out thank-you letters, paying for gasoline to drive to the disaster area sites, and purchasing the containers for the books. We look forward to your further donations of funds.