Kobe City: Vissel Kobe to Kobe Municipal Elementary Schools, Compulsory Education Schools, and Special

Press Release (May 24, 2024)
Sports Planning Division, Culture and Sports Bureau

　Vissel Kobe will present congratulatory lesson bags to new first-year students (about 11,300 students from 162 schools) of Kobe Municipal Elementary Schools, Compulsory Education Schools, and Special Needs Schools again this year. This activity has been conducted since 2017, and a total of approximately 83,000 bags have been donated so far. Starting this year, the bag specifications have been changed, including a larger size to make it easier for children to use and a quilted fabric to protect children’s heads as a substitute for a disaster prevention hood in the event of a disaster.

1. Gift items

Lesson bag (see photo)

2. Date of donation

To be distributed to children from each school sequentially from May 24, 2024 (Friday) onward

3. Target

New first-year students of Kobe City elementary schools, compulsory education schools, and special-needs schools in the 2024 school year (2024 school year)

Approximately 11,300 students

4. Place of donation

Each elementary school, compulsory education school, and special support school

5. Presentation ceremony

On behalf of all schools, Vissel Kobe will hold a presentation ceremony at Nishi-Suma Elementary School.

Date: Wednesday, May 29, 2024, around 11:45 a.m. (to be held in the gymnasium)

Place: Nishisuma Elementary School (3 Gyokocho, Suma-ku, Kobe City)

Participants: Movi, Vissel Sereia (no players will be present)

Note: General public is not allowed to view the event

6. Comment from Vissel Kobe

As part of its community-based hometown activities, Vissel Kobe will continue to support children’s education and safety in cooperation with Kobe City.

Release URL: https://www.vissel-kobe.co.jp/news/article/23114.html