Friday, March 25, 2022
The Kitashin Hometown Promotion Fund Award Ceremony for fiscal year 2021 was held at the Kita Sorachi Shinkin Bank Fukagawa Main Branch (Fukagawa City) from 10:00 on Wednesday, March 23rd.
- 1 Kitashin "Hometown Promotion Fund" Award Ceremony for 2021
- 1.1 Kitashin's "Hometown Promotion Fund" aims to promote the local area
- 1.2 Two organizations from Hokuryu Town received the award: the Children and Elderly Interaction Promotion Committee and the Naganomori Activity Organization
- 1.3 Moderator: Masahiro Hirayama, Regional Development Group, Kita Sorachi Shinkin Bank
- 1.4 Greetings from Mitsuyoshi Hirokami, Chairman of Kita Sorachi Shinkin Bank
- 2 Award Ceremony
- 3 Recipient representative speech: Riyah Watanabe, Fukagawa Higashi High School, Hokkaido
- 4 Reporting the award to Mayor Yutaka Sano of Hokuryu Town
- 5 Other photos
- 6 Related articles
Kitashin "Hometown Promotion Fund" Award Ceremony for 2021
Kitashin's "Hometown Promotion Fund" aims to promote the local area
The Kitashin Hometown Promotion Fund recognizes and promotes organizations and individuals who are working hard to improve local industrial technology, revitalize the region, and enhance culture, and is open to one city and six towns, including Horokanai Town in the Kamikawa region (Fukagawa City, Imobeushi Town, Numata Town, Horokanai Town, Chishibetsu Town, Uryu Town, and Hokuryu Town).
The Kitashin Hometown Promotion Fund, which was launched as a commemorative project for the 60th anniversary of the organization's founding, is now in its 12th year of awards. Eight organizations were awarded with certificates of commendation and grants: two in the Industrial Technology category, two in the Hometown Revitalization category, two in the Culture category, and two in the Special Jury Award.
Two organizations from Hokuryu Town received the award: the Children and Elderly Interaction Promotion Committee and the Naganomori Activity Organization
This year, the winners from Hokuryu Town were the "Hisashi no Mori Activity Group (Representative: Kato Osamu)" in the Hometown Revitalization category, and the "Children and Senior Citizens Interaction Promotion Committee (Representative: Nakamura Shizuo)" in the Culture category. Congratulations!
Mr. Naoki Kishi, Hokuryu Town Board of Education
Moderator: Masahiro Hirayama, Regional Development Group, Kita Sorachi Shinkin Bank
Greetings from Mitsuyoshi Hirokami, Chairman of Kita Sorachi Shinkin Bank
“Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend the Kitashin Hometown Promotion Fund Award Ceremony today.
The Kitashin Industrial Technology Category Award went to Fukagawa Mirai Farm Co., Ltd. and Hokkaido Fukagawa Higashi High School, the Hometown Revitalization Category Award went to N-link Inc. and Naganomori Activity Organization, the Culture Category Award went to the Children and Senior Citizens Interaction Promotion Committee and Imobeushi Mini Basketball Boys' Club, and the Jury Special Award went to Fukagawa Junior High School Brass Band and Kitasorachi Fukagawa Little Senior Baseball Club, all of which were decided by the judging committee and the bank's board of directors.
We hope that this recognition from the Bank's Promotion Fund will help further revitalize the local community. Our Bank will also continue to work hard to help everyone in the local community in their endeavors. We appreciate your continued support and guidance. Congratulations today."
Award Ceremony
Kitashin Industrial Technology Award
Fukagawa Mirai Farm Co., Ltd. (Fukagawa City)
Aiming to develop local specialty products, the company is involved in all aspects of pig farming, processing, and sales, and is working to brand products such as ham, sausage, and bacon as Fukagawa Pork.
Hokkaido Fukagawa Higashi High School (Fukagawa City)
Fukagawa Higashi High School in Hokkaido has been actively working on ideas and product development that will lead to the revitalization of the local area. In 2016, the Commercial Club came up with an idea for an "apple ramune" made from apples grown in Fukagawa, which was met with rave reviews and became a huge hit.
Kitashin Hometown Revitalization Award
N-link (Numata Town)
N-link (Inc.) started operations as a comprehensive sports club in 2011. In Numata Town, it has been carrying out a wide range of activities to contribute to the health of townspeople, including exercise classes to help create purpose in life and prevent the need for nursing care for the elderly, and sports support projects for children.
Naganomori Activity Group (Hokuryu Town)
This is a new initiative that aims to create a learning environment for young people by clearing virgin forests and cultivating highly biodiverse Satoyama forests, while also teaching children about these activities and allowing them to interact with nature together.
Kitashin Cultural Award
Committee member for promoting interaction between children and the elderly (Hokuryu Town)
This activity has been ongoing for 38 years since 1983. It is an initiative to foster consideration for the elderly in children by passing on the rich experience and diverse skills of the elderly to children who will be the leaders of the future through these experiences.
Imobeushi Mini Basketball Club (Imobeushi Town)
While many local sports organizations have been forced to suspend their activities due to the declining birthrate, the Mini Basketball Youth Club in Imoseushi Town has been accepting players from neighboring youth clubs since 2011 (Heisei 23), transcending municipal boundaries, and actively expanding its activities across a wide area.
Special Jury Award
Fukagawa Junior High School Brass Band (Fukagawa City)
Last year, they received the Foundation's Cultural Division Award, and subsequently won the Grand Prize at the Japan Wind Ensemble Contest National Tournament, which is awarded to 14 groups nationwide. In recognition of their continued activities, they were awarded this year's Special Award.
Kitasorachi Fukagawa Little Senior Baseball Club (Fukagawa City)
This is the first new junior high school baseball team to be formed in Fukagawa in 10 years. Although the team has only just been established, they have achieved excellent results in hardball matches since their first year, and even made it to the national tournament held in Okinawa last December. They were awarded the special prize in anticipation of their future success.
Kitashin Hometown Promotion Fund Grand Prize
Hokkaido Fukagawa Higashi High School (Fukagawa City)
The development of "Apple Ramune" through the activities of the Commercial Club.
Recipient representative speech: Riyah Watanabe, Fukagawa Higashi High School, Hokkaido
"I am extremely pleased to receive the Kitashin Industrial Technology Category Award and the Grand Prize.
The apple ramune that won this award is a product developed using a specialty product of Fukagawa City. In 2016, we designed the label and produced the poster. Thanks to the efforts of our predecessors, the cooperation of related organizations, and coverage in various media, the product has become available to many people.
Additionally, since 2017, Fujitani Orchard has been providing us with apples, making our products even more packed with the charm of Fukagawa City.
Currently, due to the impact of COVID-19, sales opportunities have decreased, but we would like to continue to carry out activities to raise awareness of Fukagawa City through planning new apple products and other initiatives.
We would like to express our sincere gratitude for your support in our activities to date. We look forward to your continued support of the Fukagawa Higashi Commercial Club. Thank you very much for today."
Reporting the award to Mayor Yutaka Sano of Hokuryu Town
After the award ceremony, the participants moved to Hokuryu Town Hall, where Nakamura Shizuo, representative of the Children and Senior Citizens Interaction Promotion Committee, and Kato Osamu, representative of the Naganomori Activity Organization, reported the award to Mayor Sano Yutaka.
Shizuo Nakamura, Representative, Committee for Promoting Interaction between Children and the Elderly
For 38 years, the Children and Senior Citizens Interaction Promotion Committee has been working to foster emotional connections between the children and seniors of Hokuryu Town, and has been enthusiastically continuing its exchange activities. Representative Shizuo Nakamura (83 years old) has been involved since the organization's founding, and continues to contribute to the healthy development of children in Hokuryu Town.
Naganomori Activity Organization, Representative: Osamu Kato
The Naganomori Activity Organization is a groundbreaking initiative to develop the precious forests of Hokuryu Town and revive them as satoyama (village woodlands) where children can interact with nature. Representative Osamu Kato is a farmer and has served as the head of the Hokuryu Fire Brigade for many years.
We would like to offer our heartfelt congratulations on winning the Hometown Revitalization Award and the Culture Award of the 2021 Kitashin Hometown Promotion Fund!
With boundless love, gratitude, and prayers to the great souls of those who love their community so much and continue to work hard and with all their might to revitalize it...
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◇ Photography and editing: Noboru Terauchi Interview and text: Ikuko Terauchi
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