Room to Read 2010-2011 Annual Summary

Room to Read 2010-2011 Annual Summary

The following is a summary of the Room to Read Akita JET 2010-2011 year, containing events, dates, attendees, income-expenses, profit, and profit distribution. It is made available here on the Akita JET wiki so that all community members can see the results of their support- a huge thank you to all our volunteers and everyone who’s attended an event!

As seen on this page, Room to Read Akita JET has raised 528,470 yen in this year. 417,095 yen went directly to Room to Read, and 21,375 has been set aside for our community projects (funding this wiki, and the ‘11/’12 Hanabi magazine). Following the March 11 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, 60,000 yen has gone to volunteerAKITA’s Fruit Tree Project, and 30,000 yen went to Smile Kid’s Tohoku Kids Project.

For more information, including individual Event Reports and past year’s profits, please contact roomtoread.akitajet@gmail.com.

Room to Read Akita JET 2010-2011

Event name	Date	Attendance	Income/Expense	Profit	Profit distribution
Orientation Tatami Party	12th August	45	64,500-22,336	42,164	RtR: 42,164
Lake Tazawa Camping	25-26 Sept.	35	87,500-40,278	47, 222	RtR: 47,222
Conference Tatami Party	14th October	60	75,000-44,000	31,000	RtR: 31,000
Conference Book Swap	14th October	n/a	n/a	4,268	RtR: 4,268
Halloween Dance Party	30th October	185	570,850-231,187	339,663	RtR: 339,663
APPI Ski Trip	26-27 Feb.	15	n/a	20,000	vA: 20,000
International Sumo Basho	5th June	90	114,400-23,025	91,375	vA: 40,000; Smile Kids: 30,000; RtR account: 21,375
			TOTAL:	528,470	RtR: 417,095; vA: 60,000 Smile Kids: 30,000; RtR account: 21,375

About the projects we've supported:

Room to Read is an international charity founded in 2000, focusing on literacy and gender equality in education for children in developing countries. The group builds schools and libraries, and provides scholarships. The Akita JET community has supported them since 2007.

www.roomtoread.org

volunteerAKITA was founded in April 2011 in response to the March 11 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, bringing together ALTs and the Akita community to continue the relief effort. Their projects include “The Fruit Tree Project” and “The Big Clean”.

https://volunteerakita.wordpress.com

Smile Kids was founded by ALTs in 2008. Through their “Tokoku Kids Project”, they aim to provide immediate and long-term material and emotional support to orphanages, in areas affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

www.smilekidsjapan.org

The Akita JET Wiki is an ongoing community project created by JETs for JETs, about life in Akita as an ALT or CIR. As a resource for new and current JETs, the wiki also provides a calendar of events and a forum.

www.akitajet.com

See also

• Akita Association of JETs
• Involvement opportunities