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2007 Festa Coste del Gomi in Senbonhama in Shizuoka Prefecture
 (Ricoh Numazu Plant etc.)
| On June 17, 130 people, which was the largest number ever, participated in 2007 Festa Coste del Gomi in Senbonhama held in Numazu, Shizuoka. They included employees of Ricoh Numazu Plant and Ricoh Group companies, staff members of temporary staffing agencies, and their families. Parents and children collected trash during a "treasure hunt" and enjoyed this worthwhile event. |
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"Forests on Mt. Fuji Created by the Green Fund-Raising Campaign" in Shizuoka Prefecture (Ricoh Leasing Co., Ltd., etc.) |
| On September 1, 160 employees of Ricoh Leasing Co., Ltd. and the Ricoh Group joined activities in "Forests on Mt. Fuji Created by the Green Fund-Raising Campaign," sponsored by the National Land Afforestation Promotion Organization. Since fiscal 2005, Ricoh Leasing has donated to the Project to Restore National Forests at the Foot of Mt. Fuji while engaging in conservation activities twice a year. The national forests were seriously damaged by a typhoon in 1996. This time, participants conducted weeding to help the previously planted trees grow. |
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Conservation Activities for a Forest Park in Ibaraki Prefecture
(Ricoh Printing Systems, Ltd.) |
| On September 2, 16 employees of Ricoh Printing Systems, Ltd. carried out conservation activities in a forest park in Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture. Under the comfortable weather, they struggled with the unaccustomed use of scythes for weeding. After the hard work, they listened to a member of the Ibaraki Forest Club, which offered support to the activities, talk about forest volunteer activities. |
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Creation of Hyakunen-no-Mori and Aya-no-Mori in Shizuoka Prefecture
(Shizuoka Ricoh Co., Ltd., Ricoh Chubu Co., Ltd.) |
| On September 16, 7 employees of Shizuoka Ricoh Co., Ltd. and Ricoh Chubu Co., Ltd. particiated in the Hyakunen-no-Mori and Aya-no-Mori Project carried out in the Sumatakyo Valley along the upper course of Oi River. This project is part of activities to replace conifers with broad-leaved trees to vitalize mountains and forests. They built fences to protect young trees from deer and Japanese antelopes. |
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Beautification and Conservation of Natural Forest Environment in Yamanashi Prefecture (Yamanashi Branch of Ricoh Sales Co., Ltd., etc.) |
| On October 20, 35 employees of Ricoh Sales Co., Ltd. and the Ricoh Group weeded and culled excessive Japanese larches in the community forest preserve surrounding Sawara Pond on Mt. Amari in Yamanashi Prefecture. They were the first activities that were carried out in compliance with the Community Forest Preserve Maintenance Agreement concluded by Yamanashi Prefecture, Nirasaki City, and the Yamanashi Branch of Ricoh Sales. They plan to conduct such activities continually twice a year. |
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Afforestation Activities to Develop Forests Rich in Water and Greenery in Miyazaki Prefecture (Miyazaki Ricoh Co., Ltd.) |
| On March 20, volunteer activities to develop forests rich in water and greenery, organized by Miyazaki Prefecture, were carried out in Kiyotake Citizens' Forest, where seven people from Miyazaki Ricoh Co., Ltd., including their families, participated. All in all, 270 people participated, planting about 2,000 wild cherry trees, blue Japanese oaks, etc. all at once. |
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