Director General tile version November 2021 (Message from Director General)

　On Monday, October 11, 2021, some people visited a box that is about the size of a baseball bat, sandwiched between wheelchairs.
　Isamu Sugita (79 years old) who lives in Kanagawa Ward. Mr. Sugita took out of the box, dressed in a vermilion line running from shoulders to side on a white background and Olympic clothes attached to the center, Sugita took out of the box. Mr. Sugita, who was selected as a torch runner for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, said, "Thank you for always taking care of at the Kanagawa Ward Residents' Activity Support Center." Please come.
　Mr. Sugita, who has been active in the picture-story show volunteering for 12 years, said, "I think the runner was able to choose it because I was able to approve the activity. He said with a smile, "I'm really happy," "I'm proud of being able to play such a big role in Yokohama."
　In addition, Mr. Sugita, who said, `` I love talking '', was sorry that driving on public roads was canceled, but talked about the joy of participating in the ignition ceremony and the prospects for future activities. Was. Although the threat of COVID-19 continues, it was a moment when I was impressed that each person's thoughts and efforts were certainly linked to the hopeful future.
　The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay based on the concept of "Hope Lights Our Way / Connect the Way of Hope", the torch that we had, sparked in pink gold like cherry blossoms in full bloom reflected on the surface of the water, and its heavy weight I tightened my heart.
※Sugita's activities are introduced in the "News from the Residents' Activities Support Center June and July Issue (2020 170)".

November, 2021

Masayoshi Hibino, Director of Kanagawa