We pay tribute, one year on, to those who helped Tohoku...

11th March 2011:  Around 3.30 pm tsunami hits the Tohoku region of Japan.  20,000 people die; the region is utterly devastated..

The directors of Rose Charities and AMDA Canada pay tribute to...

The AMDA Japan emergency relief teams who were in the region within hours of the disaster.  Day by day more AMDA personnel, nurses, physicians, logisticians, counselor teams were sent to the area who fanned out into all the affected regions to provide emergency relief, shelter and support.  At the same time tons of materials, supplies from all over Japan were shipped in by the truckload

The AMDA relief work still continues, now more in the form of community rehabilitation, school assistance and health clinics

The people of Vancouver, Steveston, and Richmond BC. who, through two fundraisers partly  assisted by Rose Charities Canada and AMDA Canada, as well as a general appeal contributed some $85000 to the AMDA relief efforts. These included  $10,000 from the Johrei Fellowship, Richmond, and over $19,000 from Aero Trading Co. Ltd. (aerovan@aerotrading.ca). A fundraising dinner put on by CIEAF, Stevesdon Community Center, Steveston Buddhist Temple and Kayama Enterprises Ltd, raised $35000 (see photo right).  A second fundraiser,  including sales of photographs donated of the Tohoku region,  put on my Ms's Mari Myiasaka and Tsuneko Ishii and sponsored by the Fraser Magazine (www.thefraser.com) raised around $15,000

The people of Sechelt and Sunshine Coast .B.C. who, though a beautifully organized fundraiser partly by the renowned Garden Bay artist Motoko  (www.motokoart.com ) raised around $15000  for both the Red Cross and AMDA relief efforts

The UK Shiatsu groups (many) and  Shiatsu Society UK  who donated generously via Rose Charities UK to the AMDA relief effort

To all you people who rose to assistance of the suffering of the people of the Tohoku region in Japan, we thank you. Your generosity will not be forgotten.


And to the people of Tohoku:  we salute your quiet bravery and your dignity.  It is almost impossible to imagine  your losses, but we are with you and will remain with you in our thoughts.  You are inspirational in the visage that you have shown to the world in this terrible time. 

Rose Charities Penang, Malaysia, upcoming events, programs and plans..

George Town, Penang, from Penang Hill

Grand Charity Concert:   On 12 sept.2011 , Rose will organise a grand charity concert under the theme " Mid Autumn Festival " celebrations at the State Auditorium. An organising committee chaired by Mr Lawrence Cheah (Hon Chair of Rose Charities Malaysia)  has been set up to plan and organise the big musical event. The Governor of Penang and his consort, the Chief minister of Penang and state VIPS will be among a capacity crowd of 1,200 invited guests at the 2 hour variety musical performance. The concert will feature cultural dances from various groups in penang, musical singing groups,ballet dances,a 120 strong chinese orchestra, etc...Proceeds from the concert will be donated to various needy organisations and the proposed setting up of an eye clinic under ROSE. The festival is organised by ROSE with the endorsement from the Penang state government , the penang arts council , and various cultural bodies in penang .

Rose Charities International Meeting: March 2012:   For the  2012 ROSE Conference here , an organising committee is being set up to plan and organise the 4-day international confeerence .from 15 to 18 March 2012 at the Paradise Sandy Resort Hotel . Proposed 4 day programme still on planning stage and will be submitted to the board for consideration and approval. .

Upcoming activities:  Among the up coming activities and projects will be..

•  3 day Bukit Mertajam Health EXPO from 22 to 24 July '; 
• one-day trip to Pulau Aman for ROSE members on 9th july' 
• 3 day trip to Orang Asli settlement in Cameron Highlands from 9 to 11 oct.2011...Participating groups from the lions clubs,health ministry ,family planning association, Senior citizens grouops and ROSE will  assist in organizing