CEAinSENDAIの活動報告パネル展がスタートです！Panel Exhibition for CEA in Sendai's Activities

　今日2月22日で，昨年のクライストチャーチ大地震から丸1年が経過しました。

　メンバー一同、犠牲になられた方々のご冥福をお祈りします。

　CEAinSENDAIは，仙台で暮らすNZ人を中心に，地震発生直後から活動を開始。市内で募金活動を行ってきました。

　活動が軌道に乗り始めた3月初旬，東日本大震災で私たち自身も被災。その後は「震災という同じ困難を体験したからこそ，支援を続けたい」との思いで，募金活動を継続してきました。今月13日には，現地の児童養護施設Cholmondelyに，仙台からの支援金を直接届けることも出来ました。

　そんな私たちの1年間の活動を，写真やブログ記事などでまとめたパネル展を開催しています。

　会場は，仙台国際センターの交流コーナー。

　3月初旬まで開催していますので，ぜひご覧になってください。

Today marks exactly one year since the tragic earthquake that struck Christchurch on February 22, 2011. All of us here at CEA would like to offer a prayer for those lost in the disaster. CEA in Sendai is a volunteer organization begun immediately after the quake by New Zealanders living in Sendai to collect donations for Christchurch. Our activities had only just begun when the Great East JapanEarthquake struck Sendai in March and we found our city also transformed into a disaster area. After that, because both cities found themselves struggling through the aftermath of such tragic earthquakes together, we felt that we were especially obligated to help, and have continued our efforts to help the victims in Christchurch. On the 13^th of this month, we were able to send the donations that we have collected to the Cholmondely residential care facility for children.

We have also put up an exhibit at the Koryu Corner in the Sendai International Center featuring pictures and blog posts about our activities from this year. It will be open until the beginning of March, so please come visit it.