An introduction for a part of our works

On June 29, the facility director of the frontier-Nakatsu, together with the members of the Nakatsu Branch of the Oita Prefecture Association of Small Business Entrepreneurs, went to visit "the Minami Yoshitomi After School Children's Club", which opened in March this year in Kouge Town, located across the Yamakuni River from Frontier Nakatsu.

According to a staff member of the Child Rearing Support Section and Child Rearing Future Division, Jomo Town Office, who showed us around, "this children's club aims to be a safe and comfortable place for children and their families to use". I was told.

And according to the architects who were with us, not only was the design done by NAP Architects (represented by Hiroshi Nakamura), but also the craftsmanship of the builders was simply amazing.

It was a space where "children first" was evident everywhere.

KOUGE-MACHI(FUKUOKA Pref.) HomePage: https://www.town.koge.lg.jp/

Recently, we often hear the words "SDGs" and see the colorful logo like donut-shaped.
SDGs is an abbreviation for "Sustainable Development Goals".

According to the website of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the SDGs is explained below…
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are international goals for a sustainable and better world by 2030, which were adopted in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the United Nations Summit in September 2015 as the successor to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) formulated in 2001.
The SDGs consist of 17 goals and 169 targets, and pledge to "leave no one behind" on the Earth. The SDGs are universal, not only for developing countries but also for developed countries themselves, and Japan is actively working on them.

Now, I would like to say that Frontier Nakatsu has started to produce "Food Waste Kieero" at the request of Nakatsu City Environmental Policy Division.
Not only in Nakatsu City, but also on a global scale, the garbage problem is becoming more serious, and we accepted this request because we think it is one of the effective ways to "leave no one behind" on the earth.

Although this is a small initiative by a small utility, we feel the great responsibility and are working hard as a team.

For more information on the SDGs, please visit the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan.
https://www.mofa.go.jp/
policy/oda/sdgs/index.html

For more information on "Food Waste Kieero", please visit the Nakatsu City Environmental Policy Division website.
https://www.city-nakatsu.jp/doc/2021011400052/

In addition, it seems that they are currently recruiting monitors for "Food Waste Kieero". The link is also attached below.
https://www.city-nakatsu.jp/doc/2021010500043/

There are a lot of long holidays this year in Japan, so wa have to do several work days on Saturday.
From morning,We staffs as well as facility users who devided into 3 groups that the team that work the usual,the team that harvests loquats and the team that prepares the seedling planting of the sweet potato that is scheduled for 6/5 (Wed) work hard💪
The facility manager cultivating the fields with a cultivator,too😁

Frontier Nakatsuit has supplied equipment as a measure against the COVID-19.
We would like to express our sincere thanks to all those who were involved in this project for their great efforts.

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Yesterday, the annual sweet potato harvest was done! from Nakatsu City Fifth Nursery School 19 people, (the most number of participants from Nakatsu City Fifth Nursery School until now😻)
11 users of Frontier Nakatsu, totaling 30 people, started harvesting sweet potatoes 😊 under a clear sky.
Mr. Hiraoka who the director of the fifth nursery, also worked hard to dig with us, and everyone was very happy! 😄
Thanks to you, we got a lot of sweet potatoes 💯
The Frontier Nakatsu users have also commented on the event, saying "it was fun 😃".
It's a good event every year to have under the clear autumn sky, to touch nature and soil, and to get to know your neighbors.

Today, our sweet friends from Nakatsu Municipal Fifth Nursery School came to help us plant sweet potatoes!🍠
We were worried about the weather as the rainy season has started, but under a clear blue sky, everyone planted the sweet potato plants in no time!🌞
We gave some sweets and "Frontier's special small size mask for children" to the children who helped us.

Today, Mr. Manabu Watanabe, the principal of Oita Prefectural Nakatsu special-needs school, who has been assigned to the school since April, visited Frontier Nakatsu to introduce his new position.
When we heard that students were suffering from a shortage of masks, we asked we want to donate handmade cloth masks to the school and the students, which they gladly accepted.
We are working hard as a team to donate these items in the near future.

Today's report is also available on the school's website.
With the approval of the school, we have added a link to this site.

Below,the link to articles on Oita Prefectural Nakatsu Special-needs School about Frontier-nakatsu.
http://shien.oita-ed.jp/nakatsu/information/post-606.html

At first,we Frontier-NAKATSU wish to express our deepest condolences to those who lost loved ones with this new coronavirus infection, and also to express our sympathy to all who were affected. And we cheer and thank all those who are fighting this infection.

Now, We "Social Welfare Corporation Midorikai, Frontier Nakatsu" are working on the enforcement of "hand-washing disinfection" of users and staff, the whole building ventilation at every hour, Sterilization of doorknobs and so on as a measure against COVID-19 (new coronavirus infection).
This effort will continue until the infection has converged.

As an open facility, we will work on together as a social welfare corporation so that everybody can visit with confidence.

"The outbreak of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19)" has become a global threat and has disturbed people.😯😷
We doing,collect daily information, thoroughly wash fingers and hands, secure a stockpile of supplies,cooperation to stop wasting, and etc....🤔🤨
Let's analyze the right information and take calm action without being disturbed by the incitement of group psychology and panic!💪😠

We have prepared a pdf file of "the right way of washing hands and fingers".　
Please use it.

We planted seedlings of sweet potatoes.🍠
Cheerful children came from a nearby kindergarten (nursery school) who help for planting of sweet potatoes this year,too.
It was more lively than usual!👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 　🎈

There are a lot of long holidays this year in Japan, so wa have to do several work days on Saturday.
From morning,We staffs as well as facility users who devided into 3 groups that the team that work the usual,the team that harvests loquats and the team that prepares the seedling planting of the sweet potato that is scheduled for 6/5 (Wed) work hard💪
The facility manager cultivating the fields with a cultivator,too😁