JFA Academy Kumamoto Uki has a clean-up activity nearby to the Academy. This is called “Ogawa-machi Clean Action” which aims to express the Academy’s appreciation to the community and these activities are carried out at irregular intervals. On 29 April, Academy players picked up rubbish in 4 areas of the community such as school zone, shopping mall, and 2 community sports centres. The clean-up activity completed in one hour with rubbish collected and sorted into burnable, non-burnable, and recyclable.

Comments

Miyamoto Yu (Forth-term/third-year junior high school student)
I pick up rubbish with sense of appreciation to people in the community of Ogawa-machi, Uki who always support us. I believe that we can spend such fulfilling time at the Academy because of the community support. I continue to have this sense of appreciation. 

Nakayama Reo (Fifth-term/second-year junior high school student)
During the clean-up activity, I kept thinking about the community people with appreciation. I found a lot of rubbish in places where we cannot usually pay attention. From now on, I keep in mind rubbish that I see in the community and pick it up. I believe that this will help both myself and community people to feel good and confortable.

Matsumoto Naoya (Sixth-term/first-year junior-high school student)
Throughout today's activities I noticed that there is a lot of rubbish left on the streets that I usually use. By this experience, I felt that I have a lack of attention to clean the environment of our community.
I think that picking up rubbish on the street helps myself to clean up my mind and I want to take more action by picking up rubbish in the community.