A nursery school in New York, USA held an event to sell handmade cookies to support the children's cafeteria in Mashiki Town, Kumamoto Prefecture.
At Aozora Preschool, a nursery school in New York that offers bilingual education in Japanese and English, an event was held on the 22nd where children sold handmade cookies.
The price of each cookie is 2 dollars, which is about 260 yen in Japanese yen.
The children cheerfully greeted shoppers with "Welcome" and "It's $2" and handed them cookies in exchange for money.
An American man who bought the cookies said that the proceeds from the sale would be donated to Kumamoto, saying, "I think it's wonderful that this nursery school has a connection with Japan. It's also a great experience for children." rice field.
Miho Nishimaniwa, who is from Kumamoto City and is the representative of the organization that runs this nursery school, said, "I want children to learn not only about receiving presents, but about the joy of giving them. I want to lead to further exchanges such as exchange programs and picture book exchanges."