Project Report
| Jun 5, 2020
Camp cancelled for 2020 due to COVID-19
By Don Thomson | National Director
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Our annual Kids Camp for Fukushima children has had to be cancelled this year, due to the coronavirus situation. Though the COVID-19 pandemic has subsided in Japan, and many people are returning to work, and children are back at school, camp facilities are opting to stay closed this summer season as a precaution.
Instead of the camp, this year we will be doing a special one-day outing for the children we serve in Fukushima, and will be planning for camps next year, when hopefully the situation will be well under control.
Thank you to all who gave to this project to help the children of Fukushima.
God bless you!
Don Thomson
National Director
Operation Blessing Japan
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Feb 10, 2020
Plans for 2020 Summer Camp Underway
By Don Thomson | National Director
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The Operation Blessing Japan team is developing plans for this year's camp, an annual feature of our community support program in Minami Soma, Fukushima.
Last year we expanded our community support center in the Jus Mall, to ten times the size of our original center. Now we are able to run multiple programs, including a cafe on a daily basis. This has enable us to not only provide a safe outdoor camp program for the children, but also run special events, and vacation-time events during the year.
Children in Fukushima still live under the shadow of the nuclear power plant disaster. Every child has to undergo regular scans and thyroid checks, to monitor any adverse effects from the nuclear radiation. Though levels have decreased since the disaster 9 years ago, levels are still higher than normal, and there are still areas off limits due to the dangerous radiation level.
Thank you for your ongoing support of our children's programs in Fukushima.
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Nov 12, 2019
Plans for Christmas Event for Campers
By Don Thomson | National Director
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Christmas is just around the corner, and this is a great time to reconnect with the children who attended our summer camps.
Operation Blessing staff at our community outreach center in Minami Soma, Fukushima are busy planning for daily Christmas events throughout the month of December. Children and their families in Minami Soma, including those who participated in the camp, are being invited to these special events.
Events include: time for making cookies, Christmas crafts, a Christmas mini-concert, Christmas movie, and a Christmas party. There will be a Christmas free raffle when winners of varous prizes will be announced on December 21st.
Thank you for your ongoing support of the children in Fukushima. God bless you.
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