127 kg of Food Donation to Households in Poverty: Much Attention at OIST
On July 7th, OIST gave food supply of approximately 127kg, including rice and canned foods, to Non-Profit Organization Food Bank Second Harvest Okinawa, lead by the Representing Director Tomoko Okuhira in Naha, which has been delivering foods to economically challenged households for free of charge.
OIST has been collecting donation of food from students and faculty members since July 3 until 14. More than expected amount of food has been gathered, leading to a shortage of storage site, and OIST decided to deliver the food in the middle of the campaign.
Keita Uesugi, an OIST staff member said with a smile, “As more food has been gathered due to much attention at OIST, I wanted to deliver it as early as possible.” Responding to this, the Representing Director, Okuhira made a comment of gratitude, “We would like to deliver your warm feeling along with the food.”