{"id":2173,"date":"2011-05-14T19:45:43","date_gmt":"2011-05-14T10:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fm840.jp\/blog\/myeyestokyo\/?p=2173"},"modified":"2011-05-19T02:04:45","modified_gmt":"2011-05-18T17:04:45","slug":"110514","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fm840.jp\/blog\/myeyestokyo\/?p=2173","title":{"rendered":"Tohoku Shine On! Cycle Challenge 2011 (Pt.1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1104\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2173-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/fm840.jp\/blog\/myeyestokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/eyes1105141.mp3?_=1\" \/><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/downloads\/blog\/myeyestokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/eyes1105141.mp3');\"  href=\"http:\/\/fm840.jp\/blog\/myeyestokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/eyes1105141.mp3\">http:\/\/fm840.jp\/blog\/myeyestokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/eyes1105141.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>Today, we welcomed to our studio three challengers who stepped forward to raise funds for the children in the devastated areas in Tohoku.\u00a0Steve Collins, Ray Meenan and Paul Leonard are all long time residents of Tokyo and they wanted to do something to help the victims of the massive earthquake and tsunami that ravaged northeastern Japan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/downloads\/blog\/myeyestokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSCF6187.jpg');\"  href=\"http:\/\/fm840.jp\/blog\/myeyestokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSCF6187.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[2173]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2303 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/fm840.jp\/blog\/myeyestokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSCF6187-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/fm840.jp\/blog\/myeyestokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSCF6187-200x150.jpg 200w, http:\/\/fm840.jp\/blog\/myeyestokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSCF6187-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/fm840.jp\/blog\/myeyestokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSCF6187.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The project they decided to undertake is extraordinary&#8230;they decided to cycle from Tokyo to Sendai, inspiring people to pledge donations for the cause. That is a 400km bicycle ride over 3 days and they&#8217;re not even professional cyclists! That&#8217;s some serious commitment from what they say are<em> &#8220;three less than fit guys who want to give back something to the country that they now call home!&#8221;.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-style: normal\"><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/downloads\/blog\/myeyestokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0357.jpg');\"  href=\"http:\/\/fm840.jp\/blog\/myeyestokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0357.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[2173]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2223 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/fm840.jp\/blog\/myeyestokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0357-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/fm840.jp\/blog\/myeyestokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0357-200x150.jpg 200w, http:\/\/fm840.jp\/blog\/myeyestokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0357-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/fm840.jp\/blog\/myeyestokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0357.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>When we found out about this project on the internet, we knew it would be an amazing story to share with our listeners. Listening to them talk about their motivation for the Challenge and their obvious appreciation for the bravery of the people in the Tohoku area was very heartening. No doubt the donations made through their efforts will be a huge support to the children who were affected in the Tohoku area. Kudos to Steve, Ray and Paul!<\/p>\n<p>Donations are still accepted! <a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.paypal.com\/us\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_flow&amp;SESSION=rSa852y5jyFEVqOz6z_0y7v9yrxC_YQ4bYFa92KN69LUzSknqLZhlKEbK4i&amp;dispatch=50a222a57771920b6a3d7b606239e4d529b525e0b7e69bf0224adecfb0124e9b61f737ba21b0819838956b846fa597911f234fb937456ea7');\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/us\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_flow&amp;SESSION=rSa852y5jyFEVqOz6z_0y7v9yrxC_YQ4bYFa92KN69LUzSknqLZhlKEbK4i&amp;dispatch=50a222a57771920b6a3d7b606239e4d529b525e0b7e69bf0224adecfb0124e9b61f737ba21b0819838956b846fa597911f234fb937456ea7\" target=\"_blank\">Click<\/a><br \/>\nThe funds will benefit the children in the Tohoku area through the <a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.tylershineon.org\/');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.tylershineon.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tyler Foundation<\/a> who supports Ibaraki Children&#8217;s Hospital and Tohoku University Hospital.<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/downloads\/blog\/myeyestokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0363.jpg');\"  href=\"http:\/\/fm840.jp\/blog\/myeyestokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0363.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[2173]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2224 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/fm840.jp\/blog\/myeyestokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0363-200x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/fm840.jp\/blog\/myeyestokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0363-200x150.jpg 200w, http:\/\/fm840.jp\/blog\/myeyestokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0363-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/fm840.jp\/blog\/myeyestokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/IMG_0363.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Listen to our interview from the podcast at the bottom of the page.<br \/>\nLearn more about the project;\u00a0<a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.tylershineon.org\/2011\/05\/tohoku-shine-on-cycle-challenge-2011\/');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.tylershineon.org\/2011\/05\/tohoku-shine-on-cycle-challenge-2011\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.tylershineon.org\/2011\/05\/tohoku-shine-on-cycle-challenge-2011\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&lt;Information&gt;<br \/>\n&#8220;Harumi Harukko Festival&#8221; on May 20 (Fri), 21(Sat), 22 (Sun) at Triton Square!<\/p>\n<p>*5\/20: 11AM &#8211; 8PM\u30005\/21: 11AM &#8211; 6PM\u30005\/22: 11AM &#8211; 5PM<br \/>\n*Festival will be cancelled in case of severe weather.<br \/>\n*Admission is free!<\/p>\n<p>You can enjoy delicious food (umai-mon) across-the-country! Anime characters show (<a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.tv-asahi.co.jp\/go-kai\/');\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.tv-asahi.co.jp\/go-kai\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kaizoku Sentai Gokaijer<\/a> &amp;<a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/asahi.co.jp\/precure\/');\"  href=\"http:\/\/asahi.co.jp\/precure\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/asahi.co.jp\/precure\/');\"  href=\"http:\/\/asahi.co.jp\/precure\/\" target=\"_blank\">Suite Precure<\/a>) will be held for kids!<br \/>\nAlso don&#8217;t forget on 5\/22 (Sun) at 4 PM Arlene&#8217;s hip-hop dance team the \u2605HMDG\u2605 will perform on stage!!!<\/p>\n<p><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/downloads\/blog\/myeyestokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSCN1987.jpg');\"  href=\"http:\/\/fm840.jp\/blog\/myeyestokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSCN1987.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[2173]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2204 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/fm840.jp\/blog\/myeyestokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSCN1987-150x112.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"http:\/\/fm840.jp\/blog\/myeyestokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSCN1987-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/fm840.jp\/blog\/myeyestokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSCN1987-200x150.jpg 200w, http:\/\/fm840.jp\/blog\/myeyestokyo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/DSCN1987-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, we welcomed to our studio three challengers who stepped forward to raise funds for the children in the  &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/fm840.jp\/blog\/myeyestokyo\/?p=2173\" class=\"more-link\">\u7d9a\u304d\u3092\u8aad\u3080 <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Tohoku Shine On! 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