Fundraising Event for the Japan Earthquake
Celebrate the Holidays Japanese Style
Come out and celebrate the holidays, Japanese style!
The International Women in Action group will host a charity event to raise support for the building of the Tohoku Rainbow House (orphanage) in Northern Japan through Ashinaga for children who have lost their parents in the Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster. (JASI’s Japan Earthquake Relief Fund also donated $50,000 to Ashinaga in May, 2011)
Activities include:
- Crafts such as Origami (the art of paper folding), Kirigami (the art of paper cutting), Furoshiki (the art of gift wrapping), and Shodo (the art of calligraphy)
- An Ikebana (art of flower arranging) demonstration
- A silent auction of unique Japanese gifts and crafts!
- And a special presentation by Azusa Miyawaki on how the devastation of the earthquake and tsunami affected her family in Fukushima Prefecture.
Date and Time: Sunday, November 6, 2011 2:00pm-5:00pm
Venue: Castleview Baptist Church Gym in Indianapolis
8601 Hague Road, Indianapolis, IN 46256 (Near 86th St and Hague Rd)
Admission: $15 per person
Please see this PDF file for more details and contact information.
http://www.ashinaga.org/en/ (English); http://www.ashinaga.org/ (Japanese)
Ashinaga is a Japanese not-for-profit organization that specializes in providing assistance to orphans. They are assisting children who lost their parents in the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami by providing financial, educational, and emotional support. Ashinaga is establishing an orphanage called “Tohoku Rainbow House” modeled after the successful “Rainbow House” orphanage that was created after the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake hit the Kobe area in 1995.