Disaster area cleanup efforts of the Schop group, on display in the town of Tenjin

Translated from the original article at: http://tenjin.keizai.biz/headline/3375/

February 10, 2012

In Tenjin, a panel display of the Schop Group (Japanese site) cleaning up wreckage from the disaster area.

From February 13, the Schop Group's cleanup efforts in the disaster area of Eastern Japan will be exhibited. It will be held at Fukuoka's Mitsukoshi Lion Pavilion (Fukuoka City, Chuo Ward, Tenjin 2).

The group was started by President Taira Ryō, after having lost a close friend due to the disaster. Each day, Taira announced his activities from his blog. Learning of his work from the blog, the number of interested people who gathered to give their endorsement stretched to 2600. Yamamoto, Miyagi Prefecture was the center from where his cleanup efforts operated. From there, group members who were having difficulty during the cleanup set up fund raising efforts at flea markets throughout the area, with their charitable work being on display.

Outside of Sendai, the same exhibit will begin being held. Displayed at the location will be excerpts from Taira's blog, and photo panels with new scenes of the cleanup activity being introduced.

The exhibit is open from 10:00AM-8:00PM, until the 19^th of this month.

Original text

被災地でがれき除去活動を行う「スコップ団」、天神でパネル展

（2012年02月10日)

天神で被災地でがれきの除去活動を行う「スコップ団」のパネル展が開催

福岡三越ライオン広場（福岡市中央区天神2）で2月13日より、東日本大震災の被災地でがれきの除去活動を行う団体「スコップ団」の活動を紹介する写真パネル展が開催される。

震災で友人を亡くしたことをきっかけに同団団長の平了（たいらりょう）さんが始めた活動で、平さんは自身のブログで日々の活動を発信。ブログを見て活動を知り、趣旨に賛同して集まった延べ2600人が、宮城県山元町を中心にがれきの除去作業を行っている。現地での活動が難しいメンバーも各地でフリーマーケットを開き募金を集めるなど、慈善活動を展開している。

仙台以外での開催は初となる同展。会場では、平さんのブログから抜粋し、現地での活動の様子など写真を交えて紹介するパネルを展示する。

開催時間は10時～20時。今月19日まで。