PSP Children's Foundation now accepts donations on the PSPCF website. Donations made through the site will be processed by PayPal and will aid us in continuing to be a source of hope for child surviviors of disaster. We're already looking to begin work on the 2014 Summer Experience and appreciate any amount you may want to contribute.
For donations of services, goods, experiences or lodging, please contact info@pspchildrensfoundation.org.
PSPCF thanks every single person who contributed to the 2013 Summer Experience in Seattle!
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During their time in Seattle, the PSP Children's Foundation Summer Experience students enjoyed lessons from Bellevue Children's Academy's teachers and were able to visit downtown Seattle and the University of Washington, see a Mariners game and tour Safeco Field, hike Mount Rainier and tour Microsoft's Redmond campus and Google's Kirkland offices. Throughout their visit they had several meals provided by sponsors, including Maruta Shoten, Miyabi Sushi, I Love Sushi on Lake Bellevue, Uwajimaya and Union Bank. Their transportation to and from many activities was conducted by Puget Sound Coachlines.
Finally, we also need to acknowledge the host families. They contribute so much by giving their time and opening up their homes to the students, and the Summer Experience program simply would not happen without them. Their gifts are more than simply monetary, as they form new friendships and lasting bonds with the students and PSPCF cannot thank them enough for their assistance each year.
It has been a very busy couple of weeks here at PSPINC, but we're proud of the program and all the people who worked so hard to make it run smoothly and ensure that it happened in the first place. The PSPCF Summer Experience is only possible with the aid of our volunteers, sponsors and host families. Thank you for all of your contributions to this year's program, and we hope we may count on your continued assistance as we continue in our mission to provide hope to children affected by disaster.
To find out how you can contribute to the 2014 Summer Experience, please visit PSPCF's website and Like us on Facebook for updates.
Yesterday morning, the PSP Children's Foundation Summer Experience participants gathered one last time at Bellevue Children's Academy. They bid farewell to their host families and the teachers they had come to know over the last two weeks, loaded into a Puget Sound Coachlines van and began the long trip back to their homes in Japan. It was a bittersweet parting of the ways, but a fitting end to a great two weeks spent getting to know everyone and seeing what all Seattle has to offer.
It has been a very busy couple of weeks here at PSPINC, but we're proud of the program and all the people who worked so hard to make it run smoothly and ensure that it happened in the first place.
Monday was the last day of activities for the PSP Children's Foundation's Summer Experience. The group visited two iconic tech companies with offices in the Northwest--Microsoft in Redmond and Google in Kirkland. Both companies hosted tours that showed our visitors what it's like to work at a major American tech company as well as other fun bits along the way. The group also had lunch at the Google cafeteria and an opportunity to shop at the Microsoft company store.
Both Microsoft and Google also contributed souvenir tee shirts that were proudly on display at the farewell reception held at PSPINC's office in Bellevue.
This morning, the group of students and teachers will begin the long trip back to Japan. We hope they leave with great new memories, hope for the future, and new friendships they've made along the way.
Yesterday, the PSPCF Summer Experience group trekked to Burger King to sample American fast food as a treat for all their hard work spent on their studies this week. The novelty of the trip was enjoyed by all, students and teachers alike.
This week the visiting students are enjoying lessons at Bellevue Children's Academy during the day. Yesterday was Day 6 of the Summer Experience and the day's chemistry lesson was illuminating for all who attended.
Tuesday's lunch was provided by I Love Sushi on Lake Bellevue.
Day 3 of the PSPCF 2013 Summer Experience was a visit to Safeco Field in downtown Seattle to see a Mariners game and tour the stadium. After the tour, the students enjoyed traditional Safeco fare while watching the game and making friends with the other Mariners fans.
Day 2 of the PSPCF Summer Experience activities included sightseeing in Seattle. The students and teachers toured several locations in the city, beginning with the University of Washington Seattle Campus before heading into downtown to visit the top of the Space Needle and have lunch at Seattle Center, followed by wandering through Kelly Park, the Waterfront and Pike Place Market.
After a full day of seeing some of Seattle's sights, the group went back across Lake Washington to spend their first night with their respective host families.
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The PSPCF Summer Experience 2013 group arrives at SeaTac
The group of students and teachers attending this year's PSP Children's Foundation Summer Experience in Seattle have arrived!
After a long trip from Japan, the group was welcomed to PSPINC's Bellevue Headquarters where they attended an orientation session and a reception with their host families and some of the program's sponsors.
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Bellevue, WA (July 23, 2013)
PSP Children’s Foundation (PSPCF) is hosting eight children, who are survivors of the 2011 Tsunami in Japan, along with two teachers from Minami Sanriku-cho and Kesennuma, Miyagi, Japan that will be visiting Seattle for ten days. This is the first official program offered since the organization’s inception as a nonprofit in January 2013. PSPCF was established to provide programs and opportunities for children who are the victims of disasters. Its mission is to support children who suffered great losses in catastrophic disasters, such as the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake of 2011. One of the ways in which it does this is by sponsoring and running the Summer Experience in Seattle.
The Summer Experience program began in the summer of 2012, when Pacific Software Publishing, Inc. (PSPINC) sponsored a homestay program in Seattle, Washington for eight junior high school students and two teachers from Kesennuma and Minami Sanriku-cho. The original group of students lost parents during the Tsunami, and they touched many hearts in Seattle during their stay.
In order to continue the program, PSPINC founded PSPCF as a nonprofit organization to administer and run the Summer Experience in the coming years. The Board of Directors includes members from many businesses in Washington with ties to Japan as well as the program’s partners in Japan. Their efforts have come to fruition this week as they prepare for the arrival of this year’s group of students and teachers on July 25th, 2013.
This year’s Summer Experience will include visits to several major businesses in the Seattle Metro area as well as excursions to several attractions and classroom sessions. Host families have donated their time and opened up their homes to house the students for the duration of their stay as well.
“Last year, this program not only provided opportunities for these children but also many lifetime lessons for all who participated in this program from volunteers, host families and others who had the opportunity to be touched by these children,” said Mayumi Nakamura, President of both PSPCF and PSPINC. “We strongly believe that this year’s Summer Experience in Seattle will be equally successful in instilling hope for the future in this group of children. PSPCF believes hope is something we receive by giving it others, and we hope to continue to do so through this program and others in years to come. ”
For more information, please visit PSPCF online at www.pspchildrensfoundation.organd “Like” us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pspchildrensfoundation/.
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