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So what is all this hype about World Hoop Day? Take a little scrounge around on the World Hoop Day site and you will see that WHD has flourished from one woman's generosity and passion to become a global event reaching as far as, well as far as Tokyo, Sydney, Newfoundland, Berlin and Austria.
Founded by spirited hooper Hooping Annie, WHD is all about sharing hoops with underprivileged children around the world. As Annie puts it, "There are many aid organizations who provide food and medical relief, but what about the mental welfare of a child who grows up too quickly and hardly has a reason to smile or play or just be a child?"
So what is going down in Tokyo town for World Hoop Day? We are planning a fabulously colorful get together in Yoyogi Park on August 8 from 5pm. The idea of this divine hoop up is to raise money to purchase hoops for children in Japan. We are asking for donations and happy hoopers who would be able to help us out on the night shaking the donation buckets and their hooping hips of course.
All money raised will be used to purchased as many hoops as possible. We will then give the hoops to Second Harvest Japan, who have kindly offered to help us connect with orphanages throughout Japan and share the hoops with the children. I also hope to be given the opportunity to visit the orphanages and share lots of hoop tricks and fun with as many of the children as possible.
To make this big and beautiful event work I am calling on you all to help out in any way you can, no matter how big or small.
Got some time on Friday 8-8-8? Frock up in your most colorfully gorgeous gear and get your hooping hips to Yoyogi Park. We will be meeting where the Harajuku Girls hang on the bridge at 5pm.
Got some money you want to share? All donations are intensely and lovingly appreciated. Every yen will go directly towards the purchase of hoops for orphans in Japan. We have already received a very generous donation from the lovely Keitai Goddess, who also happens to be one hot hooper!
We will be out and about all weekend, August 8, 9 and 10 collecting donations and sharing the hoop love so please get in touch with me via hooplovers.com, on facebook or leave a comment and let me know when and where we can meet up. I will post more details about the Sat and Sun happenings soon!
Thank you so much in advance for all of your generosity and kindness but mostly for helping to bring some joy and hoop fun to children's lives! they will love you for it, and I will too!!! Thank you.
Look forward to hearing from you
For more info on World Hoop Day...
World Hoop Day Site
Fab article on hooping.org about recent WHD happenings
WHD on Tribe.net
