HANDS vacation

Hi from the States, everybody:

HANDS is taking time off from December 27th to January 5th for winter break. If you have time off during that period and are looking for a place to volunteer, please try the following:

• It's Not Just Mud in Ishinomaki http://itsnotjustmud.com/
• Ask the Facebook group Foreign Volunteers Japan, on the wall, to see if anyone can get you any leads.
• If you are a Japanese reader or can find someone to help you, also try searching for a volunteer center that's open during that time at http://tasukeaijapan.jp/?page_id=11515 Click the city you might want to volunteer in, then click the link to that volunteer center's home page. They should have info about whether they're open during the holiday and whether they let individual volunteers register.