"UCHINO" and "Iwate Hospice Association" celebrate their 15th anniversary of connecting people with a single towel

Donated 841 towel hats to Iwate Hospice Association

Uchino Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo / CEO: Uchino Nobuyuki), which proposes a healthy and comfortable lifestyle from bath time to good sleep, is pleased to announce that it has donated 841 towel hats to the Iwate Hospice Association, a citizens' group that supports cancer patients. Through this initiative, which has been ongoing since 2009, the group has donated 26,235 towel hats and 7,842 towels to date, expanding the circle of towel hats. *841 units: Cumulative total from January 2022 to December 1

About Iwate Hospice Association

Representative: Yuji Kawamorita
<Secretary-General> Mikiko Yoshijima
<Activities> ► Making towel hats for patients who suffer from hair loss due to side effects of anti-cancer drugs and donating them regularly to cancer treatment coordination hospitals nationwide ► Holding lectures on palliative care and conducting street surveys to raise awareness of palliative care

Initiatives with Iwate Hospice Association

This year marks the 15th year of our collaboration with Iwate Hospice Association. It all started when we were impressed by the activities of Iwate Hospice Association on a television program broadcast in 2009 and contacted them immediately after the broadcast. Initially, we only donated towels, but with the desire to do something that would reach the hearts of patients more deeply, in 2013 we jointly developed towel hats that are comfortable to the touch and to reduce patients' stress even a little. We manufacture and sell the towel hats, and donate 5% of sales to Iwate Hospice Association as support funds.

New initiatives for the next generation

Ami Sugawara (now a teacher at Hara Junior High School), who participated in a towel hat making event organized by the Iwate Hospice Association during her high school days, has used that experience to become the branch representative of the Hara Village Towel Hat Salon, and is expanding the scope of her activities.
The branch had previously made hats for adults, but wanted to bring smiles to children who were suffering from the side effects of chemotherapy, so they tried making hats for children. They sent prototypes to hospitals and went through a process of trial and error based on feedback. The completed towel hats for children were delivered to Nagano Prefectural Children's Hospital (Azumino City) with a message of support for the hospitalized children.

2022 Activity Results

1. Towel hat making workshop
►7回開催（6月11日、7月9日、8月6日、9月24日、10月8日、11月5日、12月10日）
Participants: 178 in total
►Towel hat workshop at Iwate Prefectural Morioka Second High School (December 12th) Participants: 26 people in total
This is an annual event, and this year marks the sixth year. The number of participants increased by 10 people from last year.

2. Donation of towel hats
►Quantity: 33 towel hats were donated to cancer treatment coordinating hospitals nationwide (2,500 facilities).
*2,500 items: Products made during volunteer activities and donated by our company
►Recipients: Omagari Welfare Medical Center, Iwate Prefectural Central Hospital, Iwate Prefectural Ninohe Hospital, Iwate Prefectural Chubu Hospital, Kojin Hospital, Iwate Medical University Hospital, Morioka Yuai Hospital, General South Tohoku Hospital, Ibaraki Prefectural Central Hospital, Shonan Kamakura General Hospital, Toyohashi City Hospital, Handa City Hospital, Ichinomiya City Hospital, Nagoya Medical Center, Okazaki City Hospital, Iida City Hospital, Suzuka Central General Hospital, Kanazawa Medical University Hospital, Takayama Red Cross Hospital, Nagahama City Hospital, Kyoto University Hospital, Higashiosaka Medical Center, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima City Hospital, Fukuyama City Hospital, Asa City Hospital, Yamaguchi Prefectural General Medical Center, Shuto General Hospital, Ehime Central Hospital, Karatsu Red Cross Hospital, Oita University Hospital, Kumamoto Red Cross Hospital, Kagoshima Medical Center