2009 Condé Nast World Saver Award (Large Chain Category) The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company
Japan
Lodging
The Ritz-Carlton (Tokyo)
Project #1
The non-profit organization Living Dreams helps to enrich and empower underprivileged children living in orphanages in Japan with the objective to help prepare them for becoming young adults and leaving the children's home. The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo, through Community Footprints supports the children in many ways, including arranging cultural experiences at the hotel which are designed to educate and inspire them to succeed in school and life.
Needs
A variety of T shirts for 8 to 18 year olds, stuffed animals, colored markers, baseball gloves (right handed and left handed), soccer balls, acrylic paints & paint brushes (as many colors as possible), toy blocks.
All the needs are current as of February 1, 2012
