Participated in the "Fukushima Sunflower Foster Parent Project" to support reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake
Harvest sunflower seeds at Usuzan SA with a support group for high school students and people with disabilities
-Promotion of "Flower and Green Peace Highway Garden Project" and "Kofuku Collaboration"-
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- Harvest sunflower seeds at Usuzan SA with a support group for high school students and people with disabilities
September 30, 2020
East Nippon Expressway Co., Ltd., Ltd. Muroran Management Office
NEXCO EAST Muroran Management Office (Muroran City) cooperates with Hokkaido Otani Muroran High School and "Taiyo-no-en", a comprehensive support facility for people with intellectual disabilities, E5 Do-O Expressway (Hokkaido Expressway) Usuzan Service In the area (SA), we will harvest the sunflower seeds raised by the "Fukushima Sunflower Satochika Project", which we have been participating in since 2018 for the purpose of supporting reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake.
This initiative is the "Flower and Green Peace Highway Garden Project" that transforms SA into a relaxing space that customers can easily use and refresh by improving trees and flowers, and Expressway to revitalize the region. We will utilize it as a resource and implement it as part of the "high fortune (happiness) cooperation" to provide employment opportunities for people with disabilities to Large.
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1. 1. Date and place
October 8th (Sat) 10:00-11:00 Usuzan service area (In-bound for Hakodate)
2. Participating groups
- Hokkaido Otani Muroran High School
- Hokkaido Social Welfare Corporation "Sun Garden"
3. 3. Organizer
- NEXCO EAST Muroran Management Office
- NEXCO Maintenance Hokkaido Muroran Office
"Fukushima Sunflower Foster Parent Project”What is
As part of activities aimed at supporting recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake, we purchased sunflower seeds from welfare facilities for the disabled in Fukushima Prefecture, harvested the seeds from the grown flowers, and sent them to Fukushima to serve as symbols of recovery at schools and companies in Fukushima. This is an initiative to make the sunflowers that are.
Today, it is widely used across the country not only for reconstruction assistance, but also as part of children's education and corporate CSR.
"Yasuragi Highway Garden Project of Flowers and Greenery" What is
In addition to converting rest facilities such as amusement parks into comfortable spaces that are easy to use, we will also develop a "highway garden" with the aim of creating regional characteristics and cooperating with the region to provide customers with a space of greater comfort and healing. This is a project we are promoting for
What is "Takafuku Kofuku (happiness) cooperation"?
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Origin of the name
The name was inspired by the "Agriculture and Welfare Cooperation," which is a collaboration between agriculture and welfare.
The logo mark is Expressway, the right side represents our company, and the left side represents our partner, supporting each other. It looks like a plus (+) and is reminiscent of improvement.
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Contribution to SDGs
NEXCO EAST Group will work to revitalize local communities and solve social issues through the activities of "high fortune (happiness) cooperation" in which Expressway
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