Friday, June 28, 2024
On Thursday, June 27th, the Hokuryu Sunflower Watermelon Producers Association (Chairman Takada Akimitsu, Vice Chairman Sato Kosuke) donated three boxes (12 fruit each) of Hokuryu Sunflower Watermelons to Hokuryu Town Shinryu Elementary School.
Sunflower Watermelon Donation to Shinryu Elementary School
On behalf of Shinryu Elementary School (total student population 62), the student council president and five other members accepted the gifts and politely expressed their gratitude.
The donated sunflower watermelons will be distributed to the students at lunch on the day and will be enjoyed by everyone as a delicious dessert.
At Shinryu Elementary School, students learn about sunflower watermelons and sunflower melons as part of their lessons.
When they cut it, the students couldn't help but exclaim in amazement, "Wow, the watermelon smells so good! It looks delicious!"
Sunflower Watermelon Producers Association: Chairman Akimitsu Takada
"Although it's only once a year, please try watermelon!"
Thank you message from Ryu Tanimoto, 6th grader
"Thank you for giving us watermelon today. This is my first watermelon of the year, so I'm looking forward to eating it! We'll all enjoy it! Thank you very much."
Everyone said, "Hokuryu sunflower watermelon is so sweet!!!"
Comment from Chairman Akimitsu Takada
"For about 30 years now, we have been giving local food to local children so that they can eat it.
"I hope that when children see watermelons on display in supermarkets, they will remember the taste of the 'Sunflower Watermelon' they ate in elementary school. I'm sure the taste of 'Sunflower Watermelon' will stay in their memories for the rest of their lives," said Chairman Takada.
Every year, the sunflower watermelons produced by the Sunflower Watermelon Producers Association are donated to Shinryu Elementary School, Wa Nursery School, Hokuryu Junior High School, and the Hokuryucho Eirakuen special nursing home for the elderly.
With boundless love, gratitude, and prayers, we wish to see local elementary school students savor the delicious sunflower watermelons lovingly cultivated by the producers of Hokuryu Town, with smiles on their faces and a sense of joy and gratitude.
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◇ Interview and text: Ikuko Terauchi (Photography and editing assistance: Noboru Terauchi)
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