手をつなぎ想いをひとつに

What's One's Hands Project?

One's Handsプロジェクトとは? -手をつなぎ想いをひとつに-

Our sincerest condolences and sympathy for sufferers of Tohoku Region Pacific Coast Earthquake on March 11, 2011.

 "Hold hands to unite our hearts" is the message behind the name of this project "One's Hands Project".
 There are many snow resorts in the disaster-hit area. Skiers and snowboarders who shared the pain felt by sufferers gathered in pursuit of the common goal of taking action. And in the midst of this unprecedented disaster, the skiers and the snowboarders, "the snow lovers", established "One's Hands Project". The first action was "I LOVE SNOW CAMPAIGN". With support of the organizations related with winter industry, the snow lovers raised funds and collected donation of winter clothes from all over Japan and distributed in the disaster-stricken area through this campaign. Now, to expand its activities, "One's Hands Project" has applied to become an authorized nonprofit organization (NPO) in order to cross lines to hold more hands with more organizations, communities, and corporations to unite their hearts. "One's Hands Project" is an organization engaged in long-term supporting activities for the purpose of reconstruction of the disaster-stricken area as well as promotion of snow sports.

Our Activities

  • Planning and operation of events to promote reconstruction
    • Disaster-affected area (snowy prefectures and snow resorts)
  • Bringing up prospective skiers
    • Inviting children from the disaster-affected area to snow resorts
    • Providing oppotunity for interaction between children from urban sites and children from the disaster-affected area
  • Providing supports to events operated by people in the snow industry
  • Planning, operation, and support of various snow sports events.

Schedule of 2011-12 Winter

  • Fund-raising at events and seminars
  • Sales operation of original reconstruction-supporting products
  • Emergency kitchen
  • Inviting children from the disaster-affected area to ski resorts!!!
  • Exchange events between urban children and children from the disaster area at a ski resort
  • Events, project, PR activities to promote "Lets go from Tokyo to ski resorts in disaster area"
  • Periodically holding various events at ski resorts in the disaster-affected area
    • Ski training camp with special guests and alpine/freestyle ski competitions
    • Operation of memorial event on the anniversary day of March 11, 2012
    • and more.

Funding and Proceeds

  • Donation from support organizations
  • Domestic and international fund-raising activities
    • Seminar and events for support organizations
  • Sales of reconstruction-supporting products
    • pins, rubber band, ski band, etc.
  • Proceeds from sponsor sales
  • Proceeds from events

 Proceeds from "One's Hands Project" activities will be used to support Tohoku Region Pacific Coast Earthquake, the reconstruction activities, and snow sports promotion.