Women's Group to Help Earthquake Victims

The Club's Women's Group will donate ¥2 million to Second Harvest Japan for the charity's relief efforts in Kyushu.

The Tokyo-based nonprofit is working with its partner Food Bank Kagoshima to help victims of the recent earthquakes that struck Kumamoto and other areas in Kyushu.

Therese Cowled of the Women's Group's charities committee says the organization is a longtime supporter of Second Harvest's regular work and disaster relief efforts.

"Through its efforts on the ground and its food bank network, Second Harvest Japan is able to quickly assess the needs of those in the disaster areas and immediately begin delivering the necessary supplies," she says.

One of the Women's Group's key fundraisers, the two-day Asian Home Furnishings Sale in early April, raised around ¥1.6 million for local charities.