Today I visited some evacuation centers in Ichinoseki city in Iwate-ken, one of the six prefectures in Tohoku region, Japan, and started to prepare my school,
Ichinoseki English Language Institute (IELI), for evacuees from the devastated areas.
I cleaned up the mess.
I am planning to get tatami-mats or thick carpets, futons or mattresses, sheets, blankets, comforters, pillows, towels, heaters, pots, basins, cups and etc. for this place.
It has running water and electricity. It has a bathroom but no shower, no bathtub.
Good news is that there is a sento, a public bath, near :)
It is close to Ichinoseki train station and a major shopping street.
I am sure that neighbors, shop owners and restaurants will help us.
Then evacuees can relax, take a rest, stay for a while, stay overnight or more, use heaters to keep warm, drink hot water, eat warm food, keep their body clean and sleep well.
IELI, my school, uses OpenOffice.org to create education materials for my students.
I am a member of
OpenOffice.org Community, working as
Community Contributor Representative Deputy and Marketing Project Coordinator for
OpenOffice.org Japanese Language Project.
Alexandro Colorado,
OpenOffice.org Español, started
a thread proposing to support the victims of the Quake with a donation.
Several friends of mine advised me to get a PayPal account. So I got it.
Today I received donations from Peter Junge and oooES (donaciones at openoffice.org). I really appreciate them for their consideration and action.
