Background

Atsuko Ohama, the founder of Smile Club and now its chairman, used to be a physical education teacher in a junior high school and has been engaged in some sports programs for the mentally disabled as well as for the blind at the Blind School affiliated with Tsukuba University and at some schools for the disabled.  Also in her neighborhood, she was asked to give an exercise class for the mentally disabled　children with mild Down’s syndrome and children with mild autism― and she together with her friend started ‘Class for Children Poor at Exercises　named “Undouga-nigatenakono-kyousitu”,’  a 60-minute weekly class given in a nearby center in Kashiwa, Chiba.  This class has expanded and now the class is given in five more places―Funabashi, Chiba; Matsudo, Chiba; Toride, Ibaragi; Mito, Ibaragi;　and　Habikino,　Osaka to more than 100 children.  All the classes are supported by the Funabashi Board of Education, the Toride Board of Education and the Mito-city government.  This is the foundation of Smile Club and it was established as a NPO, in December 2000, because of Ohama’s aspiration to establish surroundings where everyone, the old and young, women and men, can easily enjoy various sports. In the summer of 2001, Smile Club and Ohama were featured in a series of seven stories in the Yomiuri Newspaper, entitled ‘Class for Children Poor at Exercises.’ Smile Club and Ohama were highly encouraged by the great response of the readers from all over Japan.  This response made Ohama realize that there had been few exercise classes for the disabled organized either by private organizations or by public organizations and assured her the significance of Smile Club as a NPO.

‘Surroundings where everyone can easily enjoy sports’

is

the motto of this club.
ｂｙ　　　Chairman   Atsuko Ohama

1 What is SMILE CLUB
　　・An　organization　that　ｃｏｎｔｒｉｂｕｔｅｓ　ｔｏ　ｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ　ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ　ｓｐｏｒｔｓ ａｃｔｉｖｉｔｙ.

　　・A　community-ｂａｓｅｄ　sports　club.

　　・Ａｎ　ｏｒｇａｎｉｚａｔｉｏｎ　ｆｒｅｅｌｙ　accesible　ｔｏ　all　that　want　ｔｏ　ｅｎｊｏｙ　sports　or　　　　physical　activity.

　　・An　organization　that　aim　to　extend　its　activity　within　easy　reach
　　　of　your　community　life；　community　school　or　community　center
　　　in　your　neighborhood.　


２　What　is　SMILE　CLUB　doing?
　　�@Openinｇ　a　sports　and　health　class
　　�ASports　and　Health　Events
　　�BManagement of　sports　facilities
　　�CDevelopment　of　health　program
　　�DDevelopment　of　sports　software


３　Guide　to　each　ｃｌａｓｓ

　　�@”Undouga-nigatenako-no”　ｃｌａｓｓ
　　　Ｃｌａｓｓ　for　kids　who　are　week　in　physical　excercise
　　　　（including　disabled　children）

　　　　　
　　

Ｃｉｔｙ	Ｖｅｎｕｅ	Ｄａｔｅ	Ｈｏｕｒ
Ｋａｈｉｗａ Ｃｉｔｙ (Chiba pref.)	Tomise　higashi　primary　school	every　Sat.	９：３０〜１０：２０
	Masuo　kinrin　center	every　Sat.	１２：１０〜１３：５０
	Asahi　primary　school	every　Sat.	１５：１０〜１６：５０
	Tomise　nishi　primary　school	every　Thu.	１７：１０〜１８：５０
	Matsuba daiichi primary school	every　Mon	１５：２０〜１６：１０
Ｍaｔｓｕｄｏ　Ｃｉｔｙ (Chiba pref.)	Tokiwadaira　gym	every　Wed.	１７：００〜１８：５０
	Tokiwadaira　gym	every　Thu.	１７：００〜１８：５０
Ｆｕｎａｂａｓｈｉ　City (Chiba pref.)	Ooana　primary　school	every　Sat.	１３：１０〜１４：５０
Mito　City (Ibaraki pref.)	Tokiwadaira　primary　school	every　Sat.	１３：００〜１５：００
	Sun　Abilities　center	every　Sat.	９：３０〜１１：３０
Toride　City (Ibaraki pref.)	Ino　primary　school	every　Sat.	９：００〜１１：００
Habikino City(Osaka)	Hidenin nursery school	every　Sat.	１３：３０〜１５：３０
Sayama City(Osaka)	Sayama higashi primary　school	every　Thu.	１８：００〜１９：００

　■Club　feeｓ　４，１５０yen／month 　
　■Initiation　fee　２，１００yen　　　　　
　■Insurance　fee　５００yen／ｙｅａｒ　　

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　 �AVolleyball　Ｃｌａｓｓ


　　　

Ｃｉｔｙ	Ｖｅｎｕｅ	Ｄａｔｅ	Ｈｏｕｒ
Ｋａｈｉｗａ Ｃｉｔｙ	Toyoshiki　Jr.　High　school	every　Mon.	１９：００〜２１：００
	Toyoshiki　Jr.　High　school	every　Tue.	１９：００〜２１：００
	Tanaka Jr.　High　school	every　Tｈu.	１９：００〜２１：００
Toride　Ｃｉｔｙ	Ina　primary　school	every　Sat.	９：００〜１１：００
Mito City	Ibarakidaigakufuzoku Jr.　High　school	every　Thu.	１７：３０〜１９：００
Abiko　City	Kohoku primary　school	every　Fri.	１９：００〜２１：００
Matsudo City	Tobu Sports Park	every　Wed.	１１：００〜１３：００

　■Club　feeｓ　３，１００yen／month 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　■Initiation　fee　２，１００yen 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　■Insurance　fee　５００yen／ｙｅａｒ（until　Jr.　high　ｓｃｈｏｏｌ）
　　　　　　　　　　　　１，０００yen／year（from　high　school）

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　　�BBasketball　Class

　

Ｃｉｔｙ	Ｖｅｎｕｅ	Ｄａｔｅ	Ｈｏｕｒ
Kashiwa　Ｃｉｔｙ	Toyoshiki　Jr.　high　school	every　Fri.	１９：００〜２１：００

　■Club　feeｓ　３，１００yen／month　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　■Initiation　fee　２，１００yen　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　■Insurance　fee　５００yen／ｙｅａｒ（until　Jr.　high　ｓｃｈｏｏｌ）
　　　　　　　　　　　　１，０００yen／year（from　high　school）

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�CBadminton　Class

Ｃｉｔｙ	Ｖｅｎｕｅ	Ｄａｔｅ	Ｈｏｕｒ
Kashiwa　Ｃｉｔｙ	Toyoshiki　Jr.　high　school	every　Wed.	１９：００〜２１：００

　■Club　feeｓ　３，１００yen／month　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　■Initiation　fee　２，１００yen　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　■Insurance　fee　５００yen／ｙｅａｒ（until　Jr.　high　ｓｃｈｏｏｌ）
　　　　　　　　　　　　１，０００yen／year（from　high　school）
　　

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　　�DSmile　gym　class　for　health　
　　　　
　

Ｃｉｔｙ	Ｖｅｎｕｅ	Ｄａｔｅ	Ｈｏｕｒ
Ｋａｈｉｗａ　Ｃｉｔｙ	Nissei　life　plaza	every　Fri.	１５：２０〜１６：５０
	Nambu　Kinrin　Center	every　Tue.	１５：００〜１６：３０
	Sakaine　Kinrin　Center	every　Thu.	１０：００〜１１：３０
	Toyoshikidai　Center	every　Thu.	１３：３０〜１５：００
	Kashiwa　Village　community　Center	every　Wed.	１０：００〜１１：３０
Matsudo　City	Matsudo　City　Community　Support　Center	every　Mon.	１０：００〜１１：３０
	Matsudo　Tokiwadaira Gym	every　Mon.	１３：３０〜１５：００
	Matsudo　Kakinokidai Gym	every　Wed.	１３：３０〜１５：００
Noda　　City	Pal system ATAGO	every　Sat.	１０：００〜１１：３０
Abiko　　City	Abiko incubation office　ＡＢＩＫＯＳ	every　Thu.	１３：００〜１４：１５
	Abiko incubation office　ＡＢＩＫＯＳ	every　Thu.	１４：３０〜１５：４５

　■Club　feeｓ　３，１００yen／month　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　■Initiation　fee　２，１００yen　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　■Insurance　fee　　１，０００yen／year（from　high　school）






　Toyokami-cho 23-29 Kashiwa-city　 Chiba Pref. Japan
　
　Ｐｏｓｔ　Ｎｕｍ.　277-0858　

TEL 04-7169-4183 　　FAX04-7169-3303
(+81-471694183)　　　　　　　　　　　　　

e-mail : smile-c@jcom.home.ne.jp

Chairman
Atsuko Ohama