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石巻の木工作家、遠藤伸一さんが制作した「テイラー文庫」の本棚の贈呈式が行われたのは宮城県東松島市野蒜ケ丘にある宮野森小学校です。この小学校は、東日本大震災で被災した野蒜小学校と児童数が減少していた宮戸小学校が合併してできた学校で、子どもたちは2017年１月から新設された校舎で学んでいます。校舎は木を主体にした構造になっていて、木製のテイラー文庫も校舎に溶け込むものになるでしょう。テイラー文庫は、特定非営利活動法人テイラー・アンダーソン記念基金が震災直後の2011年から石巻圏を中心とした小中学校などに寄贈しているもので、遠藤さんの本棚とともに、図書券を寄贈しています。宮野森小への設置は24カ所目で、今回の資金は、板谷美智子さんと星野光代さんがテイラー基金を通じて提供されました。
Endo-san has made his 23rd Taylor Anderson bunko masterpiece and on behalf of TAMF presented it to an elementary school in Higashimatsushima City today. He presented the books "A Gift from Taylor" by Naomi Chiba and the ten year commemorative book "Live Your Dream" consisting of essays from some of the people that have been involved or benefited from TAMF. The school also received a book coupon so they can buy the books of their choice for the bunko. Thank you Ryoko Endo for sending the pictures, thanks to Endo-san for his fine work and thank you to the donors who made it possible!
This article regarding Taylor Anderson, an English teacher from US who was the victim of the tsunami in Ishinomaki, Iwate Prefecture, during the Great East Japan Earthquake is excellent.
The article's author, Arielle Busetto wrote that Taylor's story was found the book "Live Your Dream", published this year as a non-sale item the first time.
Immediately, she interviewed Taylor's parents Andy and Jean at online, and also interviewed former Japanese Ambassador to the United States Ichiro Fujisaki about the situation between Japan and the United States at that time.
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Live Your Dream: The Taylor Anderson Story
#TaylorAnderson #AndyandJeanAndersons
#Ishinomaki #GreatEastJapanEarthquake
Live Your Dream: How the Memory of Taylor Anderson has United Communities After 3.11 | JAPAN Forward
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I was struck most by the incredible humanity of people here, and how even when the worst tragedy took place, they still managed to find it in themselves to help each other.We just received exciting news from @GlobalGiving that Taylor Anderson Memorial Fund is receiving a grant from the #AirbnbCommunityFund. Thank you,🙂 @Airbnb and the Airbnb Host community for supporting important community-led organizations. #nonprofit
Another organization that TAMF has supported that helps children with regain their smile! japan-forward.com/how-one-npo-brings-back-smiles-for-kids-who-survived-the-3-11-earthquake-and-ts...
How One NPO Brings Back Smiles for Kids Who Survived the 3.11 Earthquake and Tsunami | JAPAN Forward
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"After the earthquake, there were children that could not laugh, and could not go anywhere, and were very afraid." They're the reason Chiho Shimura startedーand continuesーKokoro Smile Project.