November 8th, 2021
Fukuyama Transporting Co., LTD. (Head office: Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture; President: Shigehiro Komaru) and Public Interest Incorporated Foundation, the Shibuya Ikueikai Foundation (Chief Director: Shigehiro Komaru, hereinafter referred to as "Shibuya Ikueikai Foundation") donated non-woven face masks for children at Fukuyama municipal office on November 8th.
Due to prevent the spread of new coronaviruses and influenza, they made a donation of 1.5 million non-woven face masks (more than 50 sheets per person) for children to 78 elementary schools in Fukuyama City, with a total of approximately 26,000 students. This is the second donation, following the 300,000 masks donated in April 2020.
At the ceremony, a catalog of the donation was handed over to Mr. Naoki Edahiro, the Mayor of Fukuyama city, while Mr. Edahiro presented a letter of appreciation, and Mr. Masaaki Miyoshi, Superintendent of Education, gave an address of thanks for our strong support.
In order to provide educational support for the children of the future, The Shibuya Ikueikai Foundation was established in June 1985 by the late Honorary Chairman Noboru Shibuya, the founder of Fukuyama Transporting Co., LTD.
The foundation awards scholarships to high school and university students and provids support to educational institutions and cultural promotion organizations. The foundation also conducts local activities that is contributing to the healthy upbringing of the youth as well as challenging the problems of school refusal students.
Also, every year since 2013, the Foundation have invited elementary and junior high school students from Fukuyama City and other neighboring areas to a concert by the NHK Symphony Orchestra to support cultivating rich sensibilities for children.
The donation ceremony
From left to right: Mrs.Teruko Komaru, Executive Director of the Shibuya Ikueikai Foundation; Mr. Shigehiro Komaru, President of Fukuyama Transporting Co., LTD.; Mr. Naoki Edahiro, Mayor of Fukuyama City; Mr. Masaaki Miyoshi, Superintendent of Education in Fukuyama City
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