Contributing to Local Communities
Nippon Steel SG Wire Local Community Contribution Award (Suzuki Garphyttan Award)
What is the Nippon Steel Local Community Contribution Award (Suzuki Garphyttan Award) ?
As a part of our company's 70th anniversary, we established this award to spur local community activities, with a focus on volunteer organizations and individuals who are based in Narashino City.
Each year, worthy individuals and organizations apply through the Narashino City Social Welfare Council and Narashino City Public Relations Magazine, and in May, we recognize the one that best epitomizes the spirit of community contribution.
Prior Award Winners
The 16th Award Winner: Shadow Puppet Theater Company Yumeya
This theater company attracts a wide range of audiences, from young to old, through shadow puppet performances that intertwine light and shadow. They also are actively involved in workshop activities for children.
The 13th Winner: Puppet theater circle SAKURANBO
This circle provides puppet theater performances for children and local residents. In order to convey the fun of puppet shows, we also teach how to make dolls used in puppet shows.
The 12th Winner: Narashino Boy Scouts, Team 2
This team is engaged in a variety of social services and outdoor activities such as camping and hiking to promote the healthy development of young people.
The 11th Winner: Narashino Volunteer Drivers Group
「This group of volunteers uses specially configured vehicles to provide free transportation for individuals such as seniors and those with physical disabilities who might otherwise have difficulty getting out on their own.
The 10th Winner: Marionette Acorn
This performance troupe visits local childcare facilities, adult daycare facilities and festivals, presenting shows using marionettes (string puppets) handcrafted by members for the enjoyment of audiences from children to seniors
The 9th Winner: NOP Corporation Listening Group "Nukumori Hot Line"
This group established a telephone consultation site where people who are suffering can speak freely and gain peace of mind. They also hold regular listening seminars in the community.
The 8th Winner: Narashino Women's Listening and Writing Group "Shi-no-kai"
This group strives to pass on the lives and experiences of Narashino people during and after World War II to younger generations, by recording their oral histories and recollections. They then transcribe the recordings and donate the resulting books to all the schools, libraries and community centers in the city.
The 7th Winner: Sodegaura Union Town Association "Wadaiko-sodekko-ren"
This association works to introduce young people, the elderly and people with disabilities to traditional Japanese Wadaiko culture, and helps to improve the welfare of the community.
The 6h Winner: "Narashino City Airo-kai"
This group engages in activities such as the production and lending of audio books for people with visual impairment. A familiar part of the community, it has for many years recorded spoken versions of such things as the PR magazines issued by Narashino City and the Narashino City Corporate Bureau, and lending them out as "vocal publicity."
The 5h Winner: "Takeyoi-no-kai"
Takeyoi-no-kai began with the objective of working to halt global warming. Now they focus on social welfare activities?including fostering communication between the elderly and the young, and establishing community welfare communication for those with disabilities. They do this by planning and managing events using "bamboo lights," and by providing instruction in the production of handmade candles and bamboo musical instruments.
The 4h Winner: Recitation Circle "Koto-no-ha-kai"
This group promotes weekly face-to-face reading activities for those with visual impairment, and for many years has recorded PR magazines and books onto cassette tapes and lent them out to the visually challenged.
The 3rd Winner: "Narashino-tenji-no-kai"
In addition to transcribing PR magazines and books into braille for people with visual impairment, this group has been active for many years visiting elementary and junior high schools and promoting braille education.
The 2nd Winner: "Beauty Care Narashino"
This group mainly visits nursing homes, supporting mental and physical health through such beauty care activities as facial and hand massage and makeup, thereby helping to spread the circle of living joy throughout society.
The 1st Winner: "Mutsumi-omocha (toy library)"
This group's volunteers provide a variety of activities through toy play, music and stories, so children with disabilities can expand their life horizons and grow abundantly.
