Fujisawa beach cleaning fundraiser planned for March 14
TOKYO —
Soleil Provence in Fujisawa will host the Fujisawa Beach Cleaning Project Wine and Cheese Fundraiser on March 14.
With the recent climate talks in Copenhagen and the rise in attention on ocean acidification and other marine stress, the project is designed to put the oceans back into the climate equation by raising local awareness of lifestyle impacts on coastal areas, and of the beach and marine debris that litter these ecosystems.
According to Alana and Michel Bonzi, coordinators of the Project “It is an environmental, educational and intercultural initiative that brings foreigners and locals together in a do-good, feel-good project. It involves a fun, family-friendly, tangible community beach clean-up and a French aperitif buffet after-party in Fujisawa.”
The Wine and Cheese Charity Fundraiser at Soleil Provence is one such unique way. This social event offers the chance to give back to the community, to network with like minded peers, to get to know each other and to enjoy some excellent French wines and AOC (gourmet cheeses).The proceeds of the ticket sales will be donated to the Fujisawa Beach Cleaning Project Earth Day Beach Clean-up (scheduled for April 18th with a May 23rd rain date).
Event Details are below:
Date: Sunday March 14
Time: 12:30~
Place: Soleil Provence in Fujisawa
Dress Code: Casual
RSVP: March 12 by email (info @soleilprovence.com) or telephone 0466-24-5381
Menu: Fresh, French featuring wines by Vranken, AOC French cheeses and soft drinks
Ticket prices: 4,200 yen (1,000 yen for kids)
**A Lucky Draw will also be held.
For more information and to reserve please see
Wine and Cheese Charity Fundraiser http://www.soleilprovence.com/blog/2010/02/13/march-14th-wine-cheese-charity-fundraiser/
Email info@soleilprovence.com
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JeffLee
Another pathetic band-aid approach, despite the good intentions. A better idea is to install litter bins throughout the beach area and hire a regular force of custodians to manage the waste and wardens to hand out mandatory fines to litterers. At least that's what happens in other developed countries. I rarely, if ever, see it here. I also see lots of filthy beaches here.
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BelCanto
JeffLee, who pissed in your cornflakes? I've done beach clean ups here, and almost everything is debris washed onto the beach from who knows where, not local litter. It can be an eye-opener regarding the permanence of plastic waste, and a good springboard for understanding the impact of consumption.
Good on the organizers for actually getting out and doing something within their circle of influence! Better than sitting around meaning about imperfect solutions.
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guest
go to any popular beach at night, and then tell me that all of the garbage comes from somewhere else!! Its a lie. Plastic junk, is simply left at the beach for the high tide to deal with. anyone who says different, is obviously ignorant of the facts on the ground , or some type of apologist.
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goddog
Down at Shonan, all the garbage is from Japan. I always help clean it. The amount of glass is enormous, and most is freshly broken. After beach season is done, the amount of nails , rusty nails is significant. These people are pigs down at the beach. When a Japanese tries to tell me they are nature lovers, I take out my cell phone and show them some pictures.
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stevecpfc
Charity event where you pay 4,200 Yen? Yeah why not exclude unemployed, poor and those on welfare due to ilness you idiots.
Charty?? Hahahaha, where are all the charity shops in Japan?
The pollute the environment and give less perp person to charity than any other G8 nation, pitifull and exclusionarty, but what do you expect in Japan?
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ca1ic0cat
I'm of two minds on this one. I prefer an approach like Singapore. But a lot of crap does wash down from Zushi too. So you can't blame the beachgoers. There are beach clean ups every spring and a fundraiser always costs more than it's worth - that's how it raises funds! Give it a try, you might meet somebody interesting.
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pointofview
Beach clean up is a good thing but, taxes should be paying for these kinds of services. However, money isn
t controlled properly so they arent.0
movingtokyo
I grew up in Shonan, where it steadily grew from 1980 (born in 74 but cant remember so far back) and around 90 stopped going into Shonan waters... It cant be denied that its the people on the beach that are messy. The other problem is the water is completely polluted by diffused factory waste drawn there by river effluence. If you google Earth the darkness is clearly visible. Google earth is how i pick my beach destinations in Japan, btw. You can zoom out and see where the clearest blue is, then zoom in and find the nearest station and then pack your wetsuit and take the Densha down there. woo hoo! Summer's coming! see you at the best beach in Japan - Niijima and Shikinejima Islands!
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Disillusioned
It's pretty easy to see why this made news. It is a very rare event in Japan. Gawd forbid the local councils should take some responsibility for beach cleaning. That would be too much to expect, wouldn't it?
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alladin
They should create a Fujisawa cleaning volunteer service for everyone to get to know one another, make friends and keep their community and beaches clean at the same time.
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