Smiles for Japan, Saturday 14 May 2011 at CUC Liverpool

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Day and Night of Music, Film, Art & Fun for all in aid of the British Red Cross Japan Tsunami Appeal

Come & enjoy and give your Smiles for Japan!

Day time activities (12 – 5pm) include:

• 1000 Origami Crane Challenge
• ‘J- Jumble Sale’ & Vintage Kimono + Kimono Craft Sale
• ‘Made for Japan’ UK Artists’ works, Books, Zines & Craft Sale
• ‘The Print Aid Project’
• Dance, Choir, Music performance & Martial arts demos
• Craft Creative ‘I heart Japan’ Craft Workshop
• ‘Ganbare Tohoku’ Photo Corner
• Creative Storytelling Workshop for families
• Japanese Film screenings: one for kids & one for grownups
• Home Made Food

Early evening acoustic set (5 – 7pm):

• Fabian Rothschilde, Jazamin Sinclair, Jo Bywater, Freya Jonas

Evening music & performance event (7.30 – 11pm):

• Music: Man Get Out, Tibi and Her Cello, Mashemon
• Performance: John Gorman (ex-Scaffold), Tomoko Suzuki (Roxoko) 

Venue: CUC Liverpool 41 - 51 Greenland Street, Liverpool L1 0BS Phone: 0151 708 3510
Website: www.cucliverpool.org

For British Red Cross Japan Tsunami Appeal

Recent Fundraising activities 3 Apr - 2 May

Here is a listing of some further fundraising activities by members and friends since 3 April:

St Agnes Pre-school, West Kirby	£58.17
The Pilgrim, Yo! Sushi Liverpool One, Roxoko Theatre Company	£328.23
Wirral Tennis and Sports Centre	122.05
Japanese Mums & Tots Group, Chester	6,500.00
Markland Hill Primary School, Bolton	£2,054.46
Gaff’s Newsagent, Manchester	£85.00
Golborne All Saints RC Primary School, Hazel Grove	£130.00
St. Catherine's CE Primary School Nursery	£216.74
St Augustine Of Canterbury R C High School, Oldham	£100.00
Qudos, West Kirby	£23.24
The Moby Dick pub, West Kirby	£19.39
Japan Day, Lymm	£2,103.01

Well done to all involved!

Letter from British Red Cross (7 May 2011)

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We have received the following letter from Alexis Fairclough from the British Red Cross:

"On behalf of the British Red Cross I would like to thank you for your support in organising the Tesco collection in Bidston Moss which raised £3488.03 and for the collection tins placed in local businesses across Wirral to support our immediate response to the biggest earthquake in its history which struck Japan on 11 March, measuring a massive 9.0 on the Richter scale. The earthquake struck 250 miles northeast of Tokyo and triggered a devastating tsunami with up to 38 metre waves, which swept away everything in its path. More than 13,000 people have been confirmed dead so far and 14,000 are still missing or unaccounted for.

"The Japanese Red Cross has been working on the ground since the disaster began, mobilising some 4,000 doctors, nurses and support staff. It is providing first aid and health care through mobile clinics, and support to the most vulnerable communities in the worst affected areas of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima. So far, 34,430 patients have been treated. Counselling services have been provided to a further 1,600 people, who are experiencing trauma or have suffered the loss of a family member.

"Thanks to your amazing contribution to the appeal, the Japanese Red Cross is able to support victims of the tsunami with cash grants. These will be given to victims who have lost immediate family members; families whose homes were destroyed by the earthquake, tsunami or resulting fires; families whose homes were severely damaged; and households who have been required to evacuate. It will equip up to 70,000 transitional shelters with a package of essential home appliances, including a washing machine, rice cooker and refrigerator, benefiting some 280,000 people.

"The Japanese Red Cross has so far mobilised 14,000 volunteers who are providing mobile kitchens, distributing food and relief items, directing people to evacuation centres and helping people recover homes that have been buried in mud.

"We could not continue to support those affected by this disaster without your support. Thanks also
to your friends for helping to raise money for this appeal.

"Thank you again for helping us to be there when it matters most."

Alexis Fairclough
Senior Community Fundraiser - Merseyside

Lymm Japan Day - £2,103 Raised for Tsunami Relief

A great big thank you to the people of Lymm - and beyond - for making Saturday's Japan Day such a success. We hope you all had a good time. We're very pleased to announce that we made a total of £2,103, all of which will go to the British Red Cross Japan Tsunami Appeal.

Special thanks to the staff at the Lymm Youth & Community Centre for their magnificent support and to all our other sponsors. And of course none of it would have been possible without the fantastic support form all those of you who gave your time, effort and talent to organise and run the individual activities and stalls.

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Sponsors List for the forthcoming Japan Day in Lymm

The organisers of the Japan Day in Lymm would like to publicly acknowledge and thank the following organisations for their generous support for the event:

• AGC Chemicals Europe, Ltd.
• Ben Harrison (see Ben's Jujitsu brick break on YouTube)
• Brother International Europe Ltd
• Hitachi Automotive Systems Europe Ltd.
• Hopkinson Family Butchers, Lymm
• Infinity Technology Europe
• Jiriki Musubi Dōjō Aikidō, Warrington
• Lymm Youth & Community Centre
• Manchester Japanese School & PTA
• Sanko Gosei UK Ltd.
• Sushi Craft
• TK Trading
• Warrington Samurai Judo Club

Japan Tsunami Relief wristbands

We have made some special wristbands to support the British Red Cross Japan Tsunami Appeal. Available in blue or red, the text reads:

"JAPAN 津波 OUR WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN"

The wristbands are available from eBay for £2.00 each plus postage & packing.

Click on the images to get yours now.

Japanese Mums and Tots Group, Chester raise £6,500

Well done to the Japanese Mums & Tots Group in Chester, who have collected £6,500 so far, a really amazing effort!

They will be forwarding their donations to the Japan Society Tohoku Earthquake Relief Fund and wish to thank all who have so generously contributed.

Japanese Mums & Tots Group have now done several supermarket 'bag & pack' collections, made a Japanese Giant (see video from the Chester Chronicle here) which they used to collect donations outside Chester Town Hall, and engaged in and received donations from other events in and around Chester. The members are deeply touched and grateful to those who have so kindly donated funds for the relief work for victims of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.