Social and Environmental Activities
- Social and Environmental Activities
- Relationship with Society
- Activities to Support Recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake
Activities to Support Recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake
With kind support from around the world, the infrastructure for daily life is gradually being restored. Nevertheless, continued support will be required for true recovery to take place.
After the disaster, the BOOKOFF Group donated ¥10 million to the Japanese Red Cross Society, and also launched the Sell to Support and Support for Mobile Libraries in Tohoku (operated by the Shanti Volunteer Association) activities to provide support through books, CDs, DVDs, and game software.
“So that memories of the disaster do not fade away…”
With this thought in mind, the BOOKOFF Group has been providing support with “what BOOKOFF can do” together with our customers, with a sense of closeness to the disaster victims and the people involved in the recovery effort.
Sell to Support: Donating proceeds of items that are no longer being used
The purchase amount normally received by sellers for books, CDs, DVDs, and game software sold via BOOKOFF Online using the Takuhonbin (home pickup delivery service), can be donated.
Under Sell to Support, the BOOKOFF Group adds 10% to the purchase amount and donates the total amount to the Central Community Chest of Japan, also known as the Red Feather, to be used for support in damaged areas.
Support for Mobile Libraries in Tohoku
The public interest incorporated association, Shanti Volunteer Association (“Shanti”) operated mobile libraries in areas where public libraries and bookstores suffered major damage from tsunami triggered by the Great East Japan Earthquake.
When a customer sold books, CDs, DVDs, or game software via BOOKOFF Online using the Takuhonbin (home pickup delivery service), the BOOKOFF Group added 10% to the purchase amount and donated the total amount to Shanti to fund its activities and for purchases of new books.
In addition, books purchased for use by mobile libraries were purchased as new books from bookstores in the affected areas.
About the Shanti Volunteer Association’s Mobile Libraries in Tohoku
A mobile library service was initiated in July 2011 by the Shanti Volunteer Association in response to the fact that people in areas that suffered damage were not able to enjoy reading.
* Areas of operation: Yamamoto Town, Watari District, Miyagi Prefecture; Rikuzentakata City, Ofunato City, Otsuchi Town, and Yamada Town in Iwate Prefecture; Minamisoma City, Fukushima Prefecture
Picture books, comic books, novels, practical guides, and other books are loaded onto a vehicle that visits temporary housing, and people can borrow the books they want and return them the next time the mobile library visits.
Volunteer participation by BOOKOFF chain employees
BOOKOFF chain employees went to the affected areas and assisted with the operation of mobile libraries. Directing people inside the mobile libraries, helping people find the books they were looking for and lending the books, serving tea, and other activities, gave these employees an opportunity to communicate with the mobile library users in the affected areas.
Activity Report
As of Feb. 29, 2016
Sell to Support
| No. of participants | Amount of support |
|---|---|
| 17,572 persons | ¥52,195,707 |
Support for Mobile Libraries in Tohoku
| No. of participants | Amount of support |
|---|---|
| 1,683 persons | ¥8,299,580 |
