The ship loaded with 170 wheelchairs left Tokyo Port for Malaysia on July 2, and it is scheduled to arrive on Port Klang on July 13. The number of the wheelchairs which have been sent to Malaysia so far is 1,216, which is the largest number among donated countries, overtaking Vietnam.The detail is from here.

  This time, we sent wheelchairs unrefurbished and our partner, ALEPS, bears the refurbishing work instead. So we sent necessary parts such as new tires, tubes, and repair tools, too. We also loaded 30 child seats and several orthosis, making the 40-foot-long container full.

  Before the ship’s departure, we did loading at our monthly meeting place on June 26. It was sunny outside and inside the container was so hot and humid that we had a lot of water, taking care not to have heat illness.

40-foot container is so big and so deep!  The temperature inside must be 50℃.

170 wheelchairs are ready in the warehouse. First, we put wheelchairs on the pallet.

Then, we use forklift to carry the pallet to the container.

After the forklift get to the container, it’s manual work to carry and stack up wheelchairs; what hard work!

(Left) Sagami Women’s University group and our president in front of the container.
(Right) The boxes of new tires, tubes, and repair tools.

(Left) Wood frame to prevent the load from shifting when the door is opened.
(Right) We’ve finished loading everything.

　　　　　　          We close the door with a seal.

(Left) The truck is leaving for Tokyo Port.
(Right) Inside the warehouse becomes so spacious, waiting for next stocking.

　Jazz concert held at Kodaira Citizens Cultural Hall on June 8 was a great success. Kodaira Jazz Association hosted the concert and our NGO offered support too. The association has held such concerts in order to back up our NGO, and gave us both donations collected at the concerts on June 8 and in February.

  I made a speech during the concert and introduced our activities. Souma, a host of Fussa Blues Festival, joined the concert and it reached a climax. I really enjoyed it.

  I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude.
　　　　　　　　　June,2019　Hirokazu Morita

Notice of the concert by The Kodaira Jazz Association using photos of our NGO.



(Left)Their performance
(Right)Morita, making a speech duting the concert.

  Yamashita, who has joined our activity since August, 2017, is holding the third BIKE & CAMP in the city of Inabe, Mie prefecture, on June the 1st and the 2nd. As for details for the event and how it was held last year, see here. You can find a shot of the donation box for us. More than one thousand people are expected to join the event this year, and Yamashita is going to introduce our activity and appeal for donation to the participants.

Sticker

(Left)Poster of the event. It’ll get bigger when clicked.
(Upper right)Yamashita talking about the event.
(Lower right)Sticker of the event.

Yamashita appealed for donation for our NPO by setting a box during the event last year.(picture from the movie of BIKE & CAMP 2018)