Kobe City: Kobe in Relation to the Relocation and Renewal of the Child and Family Center

Press Release (February 8, 2023)
Children and Family Bureau, Child and Family Center
We are pleased to announce that the Kiwanis Club of Kobe will donate a cherry tree to commemorate the relocation and renewal of the Child and Family Center (Child Guidance Center).
The presentation ceremony and tree planting will be held as follows.

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) Donor: Kobe Kiwanis Club
(2) Content of donation: 1 Someiyoshino cherry tree
(3) Planting site: Kobe City Children and Family Center (Child Guidance Center) (1-27, Kamishodori 1-chome, Hyogo-ku, Kobe City)

2. Dedication ceremony and tree planting ceremony

(1) Date: Monday, February 13, 2023, 14:00 – 14:30
(2) Location
Kiwanis Club of Kobe Chairman Kazuko Nakago, Former Chairman Satoshi Torii, and others
(4) Recipient Banko Kashihara, Director of Kobe City Children and Family Center
(Reference) About Kiwanis Club
The Kiwanis Club was founded in Detroit, USA in 1915 and currently has about 7,000 members in 82 countries around the world. Kiwanis Clubs are active in activities related to international goodwill, social welfare, and cultural enrichment.
　In recent years, the organization has been focusing on activities for children, establishing the Kobe Kiwanis Collection at the Kobe Central Library, donating books and holding storytelling sessions, and donating Kiwanis dolls to hospitals for use in explaining medical treatments to children.