The soccer event will provide an opportunity for kids from Tohoku affected areas, Tokyo, and from abroad to come together, compete together in a friendly soccer tournament and build friendship through activities of the 2 day event. The event will also help raise awareness of participating Tokyo residents and international community on the situation of those directly affected by the 3/11/2011 earthquake and aftermath from Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima. We will have 8 teams in total, 4 teams from Tohoku and 4 teams from Tokyo-based international schools. Kids from Tohoku will stay at Aoba-Japan International School during this event, and each Tokyo team will support a Tohoku team throughout the weekend. Volunteers from our sponsors’ organizations will also be supporting the event.
Venue:
Aoba-Japan International School (A-JIS) (www.japaninternationalschool.com) 7-5-1 Hikarigaoka, Nerima-ku, Tokyo 179-0072
Dates: May 22, 23, 24 2015
Tentative schedule:
May 22nd
• Evening: Tohoku teams arrive and lodge @ Aoba international school
May 23rd
• 8:00 am –Arrival of Tokyo Kids and Volunteers / Breakfast for Tohoku Kids
• 8:40 am – Opening Ceremony
• 9:00 am – Morning matches
• 12:00 am – Lunch
• 1:00 pm – Afternoon Matches
• 4:00 pm – End of matches / Free time for kids
• 5:30 pm – Evening BBQ / Activities for kids
• 9:00 pm – Tokyo + Tohoku Kids lodging @ Aoba international school
May 24th
• 8:00 am – Breakfast for Kids
• 8:30 am – Participant Gathering
• 9:00 am – Morning matches
• 11:00 am – Award Ceremony
• 12:00 pm – Lunch / BBQ
• 2:00 pm – Sponsor Matches
• 5:30 pm – Event closing
Participating Team details:
Kids Team players: 10 – 18 people
Coaches or/and guardians: 3~4 people (from Tohoku)
Player age: 9 – 11 yrs (Grades 2-5)
Participating Schools from Tokyo:
• Aoba International School
• Yokohama International School
• Tiny Titans (Organized by parents of kids attending St. Mary’s)
• German International School
Participating Teams from Tohoku:
• Aizu Santos (Aizu, Fukushima)
• Oono FC (Minami-Souma, Fukushima)
• Shishiori FC (Kesennuma ,Miyagi)
• Fantajista FC (Ishinomaki, Miyagi)
Sponsors:
Nadia and A-JIS would like to extend a special thank to our sponsors for making this event happen: Capital Group, Société Générale, JP Morgan, BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, Cezars Kitchen, L’Amicale (French Chef / Food importers Community)