4th Essay Community Life

Community service ～Kumamoto City～
I introduce community service of Kumamoto City to you. For example, volunteer work, some events, International exchange and so on. These activities are done by Kumamoto City or citizen’s group in Kumamoto.


Volunteer
About welfare
Kumamoto City offers various services or information to citizen. For example, it gives us some guidebooks about welfare, nursing care or insurance. So, we can know detail about it. And, if you didn’t understand it, we can go for advice.
Moreover, we can be subsidized by Kumamoto City. So, we may depend on such system when you have a problem.

About environment
Kumamoto City wrestles to save water. So, Kumamoto City appeals to the citizens to save water.
Kumamoto City holds some events to save water. For example, it holds symposium to save water. And, Kumamoto City or volunteer group practice afforestation project. http://www.kumamoto-waterlife.jp/imgkiji/pub/default.asp?c_id=29

And, Kumamoto City wrestles to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. So, Kumamoto City forms “CO2 diet club”. We can participate in this club. http://www.city.kumamoto.kumamoto.jp/kankyo/co2_diet/
This is very nice idea.
In addition to this, Kumamoto City has many projects. So, why don’t you participate in it?

About child raising
Kumamoto city supports with our child rising. For example, Kumamoto City built some facilities. There are “zidokan”, “Kumamoto City child culture hall” or “Kumamoto City yume moyai hall” and so on. Children and mother or father exchange another family in these facilities. So, parents can talk about child rising. http://www.city.kumamoto.kumamoto.jp/kosodateshien/hotstation.html
And, a campaign is hold nationally. Certainly, Kumamoto City does this campaign. This is “Kumamoto City Orange ribbon campaign 2007”. This is campaign to prevent child abuse. Some events hold in Kumamoto City. Perhaps, you can see these events in down town and so on. http://www.city.kumamoto.kumamoto.jp/content/web/asp/kiji_detail.asp?LS=6&ID=4805&pg=1&sort=0

Offer us some events
Lecture
Some lectures are hold at community center in Kumamoto City. So, we can learn about guide of lifelong learning, housework, Japanese culture and so on. I think that these events help your life.

Sports meeting
Kumamoto city holds some sports events. For example, there are baseball meetings or sumo meetings and so on.
And, Kumamoto City lends out sports tools for free. In addition, we can lend gym or some facilities. So, we can enjoy sports.

Other events
Kumamoto City holds some events. For example, international exchange, music competition, exhibition and so on. So, we can participate in these events without constraint. If you interest in these, please look this page.
http://www.city.kumamoto.kumamoto.jp/index.html


Information
Kumamoto City offers some information by Internet.

About Sight seeing
For example, we can see shows about Kumamoto castle or plants and animals in zoo. In addition, we can know specialty. And, it teaches us traffic density or holdup. So, we can understand about Kumamoto. This is very convenient.

Politics
If you want to know politics in Kumamoto City, you can know it by Kumamoto City’s Website. So, you will understand about budget, principle, finance and so on. http://www.city.kumamoto.kumamoto.jp/content/web/asp/kiji_list.asp?LS=35&tid=4


Conclusion
I knew something about Kumamoto city by to write this essay. Kumamoto City holds some events and offers some services. So, there are help our life. I think that we should use these services effectively. [522words]