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May 21st and 22nd
US-Japan Friendship Clean-Up Event!
Clean Up New York City & your soul in
Japanese Way
| "Cleanse
Japan" A Japanese Organisation Whose Aim is to Cleanse Both Environment and People's Spirit. |
"Cleanse
Japan" (originally "Learn from Cleaning") was established in November 1993,
with the aim of learning from the cleaning philosophy of Hidezaburo Kagiyama,
the founder of the Corporation Yellow Hat. There were only 35 participants
when "Learn from Cleaning" was held in Nihon Taisho Mura, Gifu Prefecture.
Since then the "Learn from Cleaning" Movement has spread to various areas
of Japan, and by September 2001 its activities had taken place in all the
forty-seven prefectures. Meetings have been held overseas as well (in Brazil
and China) and regular activities have been carried out since. As of January 2000, we have eighty-nine registered branches of the club "Cleanse Japan" (eighty-seven in Japan, and two abroad). Participants consist of a variety of age groups and occupations, irrespective of gender. The organisation has constantly expanded, and the aggregate of participants has already reached a hundred thousand. We are convinced that "Cleanse Japan", with the understanding of innumerable people, will further evolve into a national movement.
Cleanse Japan's website:
http://www.souji.jp/
| History | |
| Nov. 1993: | The first meeting gLearn from Cleaningh (in Nihon Taisho Mura) |
| 1995: | Meetings in Nihon Taisho Mura, Osaka, Chiba, Nagasaki, Kanagawa. gCleanse Japanh was formally established. |
| Jan-Feb. 1996: | Learn from Brazilian Cleaningh in San Paulo (sixty participants,
including nineteen Japanese). Since then meetings have taken place annually. |
| Nov. 1997: | Learn from Chinese Cleaningh in Shanghai (140 participants,
including forty from Japan). Since then meetings have taken place annually |
| Aug. 2000: | The first nationwide meeting of gCleanse Japanh |
| Sep. 2001: | Activities had been carried out in all the forty-seven prefectures. |
| Nov: 2001: | The 23rd of November was designated as gThe National Cleaning Dayh, and the events took place all over Japan. |
| Aims | |
| "Cleanse Japan" is | |
| 1. | not merely a club to promote cleaning, but aims at polishing people's spirit through cleaning. |
| 2. | is not simply a voluntary service whose
objective is just cleaning. The club has an explicit philosophical goal to cleanse the dirt of mind and of society. |
| 3. | is a non-profitable organisation. Its purpose is neither to make profits nor to pull in votes for particular candidates in elections. |
| 4. | is a non-religious organisation. It is not concerned about one's religious belief, and does not belong to any religious organisations either. |
| Activities | |
| Venues: | We normally have meetings at public institutions (ex. schools) to clean toilets. |
| Qualification: | You do not need any qualification to join us. Anyone is welcome. |
| Fee: | Expenses for meetings are funded by participants if needs be. There is no fixed fee. |
| Secretariat: | The headquarters is located in Tokyo, and gLearning from Cleaningh has regional secretariats in various places. |
| Beautify Japan has developed a philosophy based on five principles that encourages sensitivity and generosity through cleaning toilets. The principles include: | |
| Be humble | No matter how intelligent, an arrogant man cannot make people happy. Before all else, a person should be humble. The surest and best way for a person to become humble is to clean toilets. |
| Be attentive | The difference between those who achieve good results and those who do not is based on whether one is efficient or inefficient. In order for a person to eliminate inefficiency, it is important for that person to pay attention. By becoming attentive inefficiency is eliminated. The way to draw out attentiveness is to clean toilets. |
| Nurture an impressionable nature |
To live is to make an impression. We want to impress people if we can. So it is first important for one to become a person who can easily be impressed. People are impressed when they see others get down on their hands and knees and put all their effort into accomplishing something. The best way to accomplish this is to clean toilets which people generally dislike doing. |
| Be grateful | People are not grateful because they are happy. People can become happy because they are grateful. In that way, when one is cleaning toilets, one becomes grateful for even small things. |
| Polish your heart | Because we cannot take out our heart and polish it, we must polish things that we can see before us. Especially by cleaning the lowly toilet, we make our heart beautiful. People's hearts come to look like what they see every day. |
| Organizers | Cleanse
Japan Big Apple Beautifiers Gommunication NY de Volunteer The Optimum Institute of Economic Empowerment |
| Date & Time | May 21st,22nd (Sat. & Sun.) |
| Location |
May 21st.(Sat.) Thomas Jeffersont Recreation
Center |
| Volunteer tasks | Cleaning-up NYC public facilities Participants from Japan will focus mainly on public restrooms in NYC parks and recreation centers. NY participants can choose whether to clean restrooms, or other parts of the park. |
| Participant fee | $5 include the lunch and volunteer insuarance |
| Event will take place regardless of the weather condition | |
Register NOW |
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| Date, Time, and Location |
Saturday, May 21st Location Thomas Jefferson Recreation Center Address 2180 1st Avenue
New York, NY 10029
J. Hood Wright Recreation Center is in the J. Hood Wright park Cross Streets East 112th Street & 1st Avenue Phone (212) 860-1383 Direction By subway: #6 train to East 110th Street & Lexington Avenue. Walk east to 1st Avenue and then walk north 2 blocks.
Schedule
9:00 Meet — Thomas Jefferson Recreation Center 9:15-9:30 Reception and Orientation 10:00-12:00 Opening ceremony and then strat to clean
12:00-13:30 Feedback sharing 13:30 End of the program
Sunday, May 22nd Location Annual Murray Hill Neighborhood Festival & Taste of Murray Address Park Avenue, 34-40 Sts. Phone: (212) 764-6330 Direction: By subway: Grand Central (4,5,6,7,S) or 42nd St-5th Ave-6Ave(7,B,D,F,V).
Walk to Park Avenue and then walk south 2 blocks.Where to meet In front of Starbucks Coffee (90 Park Ave (between 39th St & 40th St) Manhattan, NY 10016)
Schedule
10:00 Meet- In front of Starbucks Coffee
10:10 Introduce each other and start to clean 14:30 Finish Cleaning & Feedback sharwing 15:30 End of the program
| What to wear |
Wear comfortable clothing.
It's better not to wear any luxurary items..
For female, we suggest not to wear skirts.
Also, we sell the T-shirts of NYdV.($10.00). we are appreciate if you can wear it!
| Things to bring |
Please do not bring any valuable items.
Always carry your Keep your staff during cleaning.
| About Big Apple Beautifiers |
The Big Apple Beautifiers has been hosting the NY street cleaning-up
with the slogan "Shine the Big Apple, Create a Happy Heart!",
founded
in 2006 by Terry Sato, co-sponsored by Yumi & Shigi Nakanishi,
holding
the monthly volunteer activities in Manhattan, Bronx and Brooklyn.
http://nysouji.seesaa.net/(in
Japanese)
| About Gommunication |
Gommunication is a volunteer group which operate city-clean-ups in Midtown
by having fun through the interaction with participants.
Not just only picking up trashes but having fun conversation with the
members
Fun, joyful and nice breezy air! Why don't you join us and spend your
weekend morning doing something good and fun!
http://groups.yahoo.co.jp/group/gommunication/
| About NY de Volunteer |
NY de Volunteer Inc is 501(c)(3) not-for-profit
organization, founded in May 2002.
NY de Volunteer's mission is to address critical needs in New York by
empowering the local Japanese population and it's friends to become positive
change-makers through volunteerism and intercultural exchange.
http://www.nydevolunteer.org/
| About The Optimum Institute of Economic Empowerment |
OIEE
has a mission to create and implement tangible economic empowerment programs.
As a change agent OIEE will develop and administer programs that will focus
on teaching and increasing exposure to principles of financial literacy
within communities of need. Working individually and also in collaboration with other community constituents, OIEE believes that individuals, businesses and communities can be educated to understand and adhere to those financial principles which will serve as a solid foundation for future economic growth and sustainability.
Optimum
Street Clean-Up Program
