[FamilyMart Co., Ltd.] FamilyMart and JA Shimane team up to support the local community: “FamilyMart Food Drive” collection box installed at JA Shimane – More food going to people in need in Shimane – title> FamilyMart Co., Ltd. Press release: November 11, 2024 FamilyMart and JA Shimane team up to support the local community. JA Shimane installs collection box for “Famima Food Drive” – More food goes to people in need in Shimane – FamilyMart Co., Ltd. (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Kensuke Hosomi), Shimane Prefecture Agricultural Cooperative Association (Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture,
Representative Director and Chairman: Toshiki Ishikawa, hereinafter “JA Shimane”), Norinchukin Bank (JA Shimane), Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and Chairman: Kazuto Oku; The Norinchukin Bank (see below) has set up Family Mart Food Drive collection boxes at five JA Shimane branches to provide local food support and reduce food loss, giving more people the opportunity to donate. We would like to inform you that we will cooperate as much as possible. ■A circle of food support created by FamilyMart and JA Shimane Until now, FamilyMart and JA Group have actively collaborated on initiatives in the area of SDGs, such as dietary education, child support, and health support for seniors, through the Norinchukin Bank. As part of this collaborative effort, FamilyMart will utilize FamilyMart Food Drive, an initiative that aims to provide local food support and reduce food loss, by installing FamilyMart Food Drive collection boxes at each branch operated by JA Shimane. Please drop off any food you have at home that you don’t have enough to eat at each branch. Afterwards, JA Shimane collects the collected food and brings it to a nearby Family Mart store that is conducting a Family Mart food drive, and then delivers it to people in need of food support through our partner, the Shimane Prefecture Social Welfare Council. Masu. ■How this collaboration works
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/46210/1514/46210-1514-466469d1cffa9de04c1c96019db9d5cf-908×1287.png JA Shimane Izumo branch installation image Going forward, FamilyMart and JA Group will continue to promote various SDGs initiatives closely tied to local communities, including FamilyMart food drives. ●FamilyMart We hope that JA Shimane will be able to provide more opportunities for donations by setting up a collection box for “Famima Food Drive,” an initiative to support local food. In addition, by setting up FamilyMart food drives at JA Shimane branches, we hope to increase awareness of our activities even among people who do not usually visit FamilyMart stores. ●JA Shimane Until now, JA Shimane has contributed to regional revitalization by supporting organizations that operate food banks and children’s cafeterias with ingredients and activity funds. This time, we decided to start the FamilyMart food drive because we thought that by collaborating with FamilyMart, we would be able to make more people aware of our efforts and further expand our community-wide food support efforts. ● Norinchukin Bank Although the JA Group and FamilyMart operate in different fields, they are both organizations that support local communities, and we believe that collaboration between the two will create a synergistic effect and further revitalize local communities and advance sustainable initiatives. I’m here. Taking advantage of this initiative, we aim to further deepen our collaboration with FamilyMart and expand our food loss reduction and food support efforts to other regions. ●Shimane Prefecture Social Welfare Council The Shimane Prefecture Social Welfare Council is a cooperating partner of the “Famima Food Drive,” which helps support people in need of daily living through municipal social welfare councils and children’s cafeterias. I am very happy that this initiative will expand the circle of support. We appreciate your cooperation in making donations. More
