Inviting Fukushima Children to a Healthy Respite in Hawaii
Since the March 11th, 2011 earthquake & nuclear disaster, children in Fukushima can't play outside without health concern. Let's give them a healthy respite in Hawaii.
Children in Fukushima Found Developing Thyroid Cancer after March 11, 2011 Earthquake & Nuclear Disaster.
The highest number reported is 58 and lowest 26, which varies depending on the news source. But thyroid cancer is a very rare disease for children, normally one per million children. It is also said 1/3 of children already have thyroid cysts, a big concern for parents.
I am a mother of 4 children, lived in Chiba, Japan until March 11, 2011 earthquake tsunami and nuclear disaster. When I saw "Station blackout at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plants" on TV that night, I made a decision to get the children as far away as possible, and went to Okinawa where we established "Tsunagu Hikari (Connecting Light)", a community effort to evacuate pregnant women and children from Fukushima to Okinawa.
We then moved to Kona, Hawaii, where we live today, and started Fukushima Kids Hawaii, inviting the children of Fukushima to Hawaii Island to let them experience a healthy respite from radiation exposure and polluted foods. Health of children is very important for me. Our government instead is assuring the safety of low level radiation and even promoting "Eat Fukushima foods campaign", appealing its safety.
Majority of produce in Fukushima areas contain radioactive isotopes and children should not take in radiation nor expose themselves to radiation in my opinion. I want all kids to have a long healthy life and you can contribute to it by participating this campaign.
7 Fukushima Kids Are Coming to Hawaii This Winter
During Christmas holidays (Dec 21 to Jan 2), we are inviting 7 school children age 10 to 17 with a chaperon from Fukushima to Kona for 2 weeks stay. The airfare per person $1700, plus food, lodging and activities in Hawaii $800 per person, so $2500/person times 8 = Total cost $15,000 is needed.
We also invite mothers or fathers with their babies and small children to Fukushima Kids Hawaii House, a 4 bed room house in Kona, to experience a health respite up to 3 months. The cost of keeping the house is $2000 a month, $24000 a year.
We also wish to invite more children as we raise enough funds during their summer vacation for 1 months, which will cost another $31,000. Our annual cost of the campaign is $70,000.
- So far we have raised $2000 through actions including arage sales, silent auctions, dance parties and concerts. So we now need $3000 by December 20, 2013 and $13000 by January 15, 2013.
- We also need to raise another $55000 by the end of September 2014 for Fukushima Kids Hawaii House and Fukushima Kids Hawaii Summer Program.
- Your support is very important for the health and survival of children in and around Fukushima (now that the radiation from Fukushima is spreading all over the world through air and water, the future of children in the pacific and northern hemisphere are at stake.)
- Major purpose of our project is to raise public awareness of the radiation effects on health and to support children's health in the world.
- Yumi (I) and our dedicated friends have succeeded to move 264 women and their children from Fukushima and surrounding areas after the 311 disaster to Okinawa.
- We invited 6 children and one chaperon this summer for one full month! They had a great time and made connections in Hawaii. They now know there are people in Hawaii and the world who care. Now they know they can ask for support and speak up for their right to live a healthy life, not threatened by radiation.
Other Ways You Can Help
If you cannot make monetary contribution, please share this link to your friends. Some of your friends may be able to contribute. We value any support!. Please do what you can! Thank you for your time and effort for reading this to the end. Your care and support is greatly needed and appreciated. Mahalo, Mahalo.
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Join us for FUKUSHIMA KIDS WELCOME FESTIVAL
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