Over 10 years of activity, dullness and damage Fundraising for Yuru-chara regeneration Achievement target February 19, 15:36

The catfish motif of the loose character "Caffy" in Shiga Prefecture was noticeable for dullness and damage, and it was recruiting donations because it was reborn, but fundraising from inside and outside of the prefecture was one after another and exceeded the target faster than expected I understand.

"Caffy" is a loose character from Shiga Prefecture designed with the motif of catfish that inhabits Lake Biwa, but it has been more than 10 years since its activity, and some parts of the body are peeled and dull, so it is reborn We raised 800,000 yen for this month, but only 5,000 yen was collected in the first 5 days.

Then, on this month, after appealing through the media, donations were made one after another, and it was already over 1 million yen by the 17th.

On the 18th, Cuffy visited the prefectural office and heard that the crowdfunding alone had raised the amount exceeding the target of 800,000 yen, and jumped and expressed joy.

Caffy has been nominated as a mascot for the National Sports Games four years later, and will be paying for the cost of making a new raincoat.

The new figure will be unveiled around July, and Cuffy was thankful for showing a piece of paper saying, "I'm glad you got a lot of support."

Mr. Shuhei Hatano, Chief of the Shiga Prefectural National Sports and Obstacles Competition Division, said, "I am honestly surprised not to think that we will gather so much. Thanks to your donation, we can work in a healthy state. Thank you very much." Was.