Pangaea Newsletter - August 2012
Hello everyone,
It's been so hot in Kyoto recently.
The temperature was more than 35 degrees at times.
And as the temperatures soared, so did the spirits in Kyoto.
One of biggest Japanese festivals known as the "Gion Matsuri"
was held here in July and we could see the parade of the Hoko floats
from Pangaea headquarters.
In this July issue of the newsletter, we have a few pieces of good news
to share.
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+ Campaign for donors: A note of gratitude
+ Volunteer of the Year 2011 unveiled!
+ New location in Chiba encourages wider participation!
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Campaign for donors: A note of gratitude
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Pangaea embarked on a Campaign for 100 Donors last December.
To date, we have received donations from more than 100 people.
Thank you for your generous contributions! We look forward to
your continuous support!
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Volunteer of the Year 2011 unveiled!
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The Volunteer of the Year 2011 Award has been decided! He is Mr Kohei Kadowaki,
known to the staff and children of Pangaea as "Kadoppe"! Beginning as a
volunteer in technology support, Kadoppe has risen to become a volunteer
Technical Leader in the 5 years he has been volunteering at Pangaea.
He is a dependable Technical Leader whom we can entrust important tasks.
In particular, he has been a great help in our webcam activities as well as
providing Toshi with technical support, contributing to Pangaea's development.
There was one occasion in which Toshi was away in Seoul and we were in trouble
a day before a webcam activity because a web camera did not connect to the
internet. At that time, we had to seek Kadoppe's help at short notice.
Although he had a prior appointment, he cancelled it just so that he could help
us resolve the issue.
Kadoppe is kind and friendly and his good-natured personality helps create a
really nice atmosphere at our activities. More importantly, he gets along well
with everyone. A good facilitator, Kadoppe is also able to maximize the ability
of the children, as evident in the activities in which he guides the children
in creating animation. From an undergraduate to a working professional now,
Kadoppe still makes time for our activities. We appreciate him so much.
We definitely look forward to maintaining this relationship with Kadoppe for a
long time to come.
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New location in Chiba encourages wider participation!
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From 2 Sep 2012, Pangaea will begin to hold activities at the Urban Design
Center Kashiwa-no-ha (UDCK) in front of the Kashiwa-no-ha campus in Chiba.
With the new location, participation in Pangaea activities can be extended to
more children. If you live near this area, we will share more details about
recruitment for the activities soon. Please look out for the information.
Toshi and Kotaro's faculties in Tokyo University and Chiba University are
moving there in Kashiwa-no-ha. We hope new volunteers will join us.
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