Gathering of towns where everyone is connected (35th Kanagawa Ward Social Welfare Convention)

In honor of those who contributed to the development of Kanagawa Ward's welfare activities, Mr. Shiro Kawahara, Chairman of the Japan National Council of Social Welfare, Kanagawa Ward, and Mr. Yasushi Takada, Mayor of Kanagawa Ward, gave a letter of appreciation.

・Person who has contributed to welfare activities (16 individuals, 5)
・Contribution to donation of money (Group 10)

Tomohiro Oki of Izumino Supporters, a school support volunteer group, introduced the activities to support farming experiences and elementary school events in Izumi Ward for 20 years.

"It doesn't appear suddenly. It is important to value the timing of chatting and calling, and to leave it little by little in the long run without being impatient and not burdened. " In addition, they talked about the spread of connections by having fun with everyone participating.

Next, Makoto Hayashi, a male volunteer group in Sakae Ward, talked about "building an organization" and "invention of accepting new friends" over the past 20 years.

When inviting new friends, Mr. Hayashi said, "Please lend me the experience, qualifications, skills, and abilities to move the organization you have trained in your company employee life." . In addition, we have devised an organization that can continue activities within a reasonable range by taking advantage of the members' specialty areas. "Be an organization trusted by users. The word of mouth of local residents has been a great help to increase the number of members. And I try to create an atmosphere of a fun party by participating. "