公益財団法人　ドナルド・マクドナルド・ハウス・チャリティーズ・ジャパン

Message from Chairman , Masayoshi Yanagisawa

Establishing a bright, promising future for our children

Japan is currently in the midst of transforming its system for providing pediatric care. The issues that need to be resolved are too numerous to mention, including primary care, emergency medical care, highly specialized medical care, and neonatal intensive care. Under these circumstances, cooperation from the public as well as from medical personnel is paramount in order to help forge a bright future for children. Since its establishment in 1999, Ronald McDonald House Charities Japan has been building “Ronald McDonald House” accommodations for children suffering from illnesses and their families, implementing activities to aid and develop volunteers in the welfare and medical care fields, and contributing to building a new “volunteer culture”. The “Ronald McDonald House” program first started in the U.S., and currently is an increasingly necessary global program operating in approximately 30 countries worldwide. In Japan, Houses are currently accommodating families of hospitalized patients in Tokyo, Sendai, Kochi, Osaka, Tochigi, and Sapporo, and we are also receiving numerous requests to build other Houses. These activities would not be possible without the support and cooperation of many individuals. We will put every effort into establishing a bright, promising future for as many children as possible. It is my earnest wish that your strong support will help the development of a new medical care culture: “medical care supported by the general public”.

Message from Chief Executive Director , Osamu Hirose

While I was working at the Stanford Laboratory, I saw the state of children from different countries. In addition, since I am involved with the Scout Association of Japan, volunteer service at school for disabled children and giving support to welfare organization, cultural and artistic activity in different fields, I had an opportunity to give help and support to many children as well. When I visited the foundation headquarter in Chicago and the Ronald McDonald House in Hawaii and other states, I felt that families with sick patients truly need this house. How nice it is to know that many people are emphatically supporting this arrangement. In addition, the fact that this activity is spreading all around the world makes me feel the significance of the work being done by this foundation. As you are well aware of, the culture of giving donation is not rooted here in Japan and as a result, many foundations are facing difficulties to operate. Therefore, it is my desire to use my experience and spread the circle of support so that as many children as possible can expect a bright future. I would like to ask your strong support and cooperation for this foundation.

Title	Name	Affiliation
Chairman	Masayoshi Yanagisawa	Deputy Director, Japan Child and Family Research Institute
Chief Executive Director	Osamu Hirose	Board Member, Seisen University
Executive Director	Kozo Shimada	RMHC Japan
Board Member	Akira Ohno	Chairman, Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd.
	Yoichiro Murakami	President, Toyo Eiwa Jogakuin
	Seiichi Uzurahashi	Chairman and Representative Director, Starzen Co., Ltd.
	Haruko Arimura	Upper House Member
	Daniel H. Sayre	Representative Director and President, Coca-cola (Japan) Co., Ltd.
	Toshio Yokoyama	Chairman and Representative in Japan, AIU Insurance Company
	Shigeru Sumitani	President, Social Welfare Organization Saiseikai Imperial Gift Foundation Inc.
	Ichiro Yoshimoto	Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, McDonald's Company (Japan), Ltd.
Auditor	Takaaki Nimura	CPA
Auditor	Kenji Yoshino	CPA
Councilor	Yumiko Nishimura	Representative, August Networks, Inc.
	Rieko Zamma	Producer
	Hisashi Yajima	Chairman, PRAP Japan, Inc.
	Jeffrey N. McNeill	President and CEO, Market Makers, Inc.
	Kayoko Miyata	Freelance Caster
	Wataru Goto	Executive Adviser, Tokyo FM Broadcasting Co., Ltd.
	Yukiko Okuma	Professor, International University of Health and Welfare Graduate School
	Masago Minami	Senior Writer, The Yomiuri Shimbun
	Yasuhiko Sata	President, TOKIBO Co., Ltd.
	Mariko Momoi	Director, Jichi Children's Medical Center Tochigi
	Hitoshi Sato	Director and Vice President, McDonald's Holdings Company (Japan), Ltd.
	Hiroaki Okano	Director, Corporate Relation Dept. Director, McDonald's Company (Japan), Ltd.
Selector	Kazunari Maruki	Professor, International University of Health and Welfare
	Masako Horiguchi	Former Medical Director, Tranomon Hospital Obstetrics and Gynecology Dept.
	Mariko Kuriyama	Director, Certified non-profit Organization Allergy Pot
	Hirokazu Sakai	Pediatrician, National Center for Child Health and Development