Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Relay For Life Japan 2019 - Nagaizumi

Last year I participated in the Relay for Life Japan event in Nagaizumi.  I was so happy when I was invited to attend again this year!  The Ippo Ippo team picked me up at the train station and treated me like I was a regular member of their team. 


It was held in the same place as last year, and the set up looked very much like it did last year.









The first lap of the relay was reserved for cancer survivors, the next for care givers, then everyone joined in.









This musical group entertained us for the first hour or so of the relay.




As it started to get dark, the luminaries were lit.






The empty table, for those no longer here.




In the evening, there was entertainment by some of the participants.





It was a two day event and we slept on futons in the big building.  Just like last year, we went to sleep late and got up early the next morning.








An artist drew a picture and the relay participants filled it in with pens and paint.






This is how much money was raised!








A big thank you to Ippo Ippo and everyone at the event!


8 comments:

Jeanie said...

I love the luminaries. Adore them. And three cheers to you for participating! It looks like they made a great deal for a cause close to my heart!

Pink Rose said...

Hi Pamela love the pics of you and how lovely that Ippo Ippo asked you back,looks like it was a fun weekend,great to see so many people involved xx

Vireya said...

Fantastic that again you were invited along and helped to get there.

It is a very touching event, and a fantastic fund-raising effort too.

kiwikid said...

Lovely to see you in the team such a great event to participate in. The lit bags look wonderful.

DUTA said...

It looks like it was a very well-organized event! Kudos to the organizers and participants for their efforts to raise funds for a good cause!

Lin said...

A busy couple of days - brilliant that you were invited to join in. xx

Leonore Winterer said...

A beautiful event. I love all those lights at night.

diamondc said...

Pamela: What a wonderful way to spend time raising money, you are a very generous lady to have participated.
I love the luminaries in the dark.

Catherine