We are posting updates on the progress of the renovation of the "Spinning Garden" on "Note"!

Thank you for your support for the Spinning Garden Renovation Project!

Total support amount: 5,549,896 yen　

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Renovation plan for the spinning garden
Donate to the "Spinning Garden Renovation Donation Fund"
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The story behind the birth of "The Garden of Spinning"

The progress of the renovation of the "Spinning Garden" is being posted on "Note"!
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^{"Garden of Beginnings" facing Medical Street}

^{"Flower Garden Rainbow" facing the pediatric outpatient department}

Tsukuba Medical Center, Public Interest Foundation Representative Director Yasuo Shima

Thank you for your support!

The Spinning Garden Renovation Project has been calling for donations over a nine-month period from June 2024 to March 6 to cover the costs of renovating the Spinning Garden, which has deteriorated over time.
Many people responded to this call, and we received donations exceeding our goal of 500 million yen. We are truly grateful for this, as it is entirely due to the tremendous support of our patients, their families, and the local community, as well as the cooperation of our organization's staff.

In the future, Tsukuba Medical Center (TMC) and the NPO Tsukuba Urban Gardening (TUG) will work together to draw up a renovation plan for the Spinning Garden, and will be developing the garden's benches, pergolas (latticed garden shelves), and flower beds.
In addition to renovating the Spinning Garden, we would also like to use this donation to develop the Beginning Garden facing the hospital's Medical Street, and Rainbow Flower Garden facing the pediatric outpatient department.
Please check this page, note, social media, etc. for updates on the progress of the renovations.

We hope that "Tsumigi Garden" will continue to be a place of comfort for patients who use the hospital, as well as their families and the local community."A place of peace," "a place of rest"Our company will do our utmost to ensure this happens.

Finally, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to everyone who donated.
I'm really thankful to you.

^{*Any surplus from the renovation costs will also be used to cover the maintenance and upkeep of our organization's green environment in the future.}

Our organization participates in the "Adopt a Road" initiative run by Tsukuba City.

Our organization's "Tsumigi-no-Niwa" has been recognized by Tsukuba City as an active group in the "Adopt-a-Road" program (a foster parent system for beautifying road environments), and has been entrusted with environmental beautification and maintenance of the "Tsumigi-no-Niwa" area.

^{*What is Adapt-A-Load?}
^{Becoming the "foster parent" of roads managed by Tsukuba City}^{This is a program in which roads are viewed as "adopted children" and cared for with love (cleaning, weeding, etc.) as if they were our own children.}
^{For more information, see Adopt a Road.(Redirects to Tsukuba City homepage)}

Renovation plan for the spinning garden

Maintenance of flower beds (35 units)

There are six two-tiered flower beds called "three-dimensional flower beds" and 2 single-tiered flower beds. The flower beds are replanted twice a year in cooperation with the NPO Tsukuba Urban Gardening (TUG) and its staff. In addition to the costs of flower seedlings and fertilizer, regular maintenance of the flower beds (weeding, etc.) is also outsourced, so there are costs for that as well.

^{Replanting with staff and TUG members}

^{I buy flower seedlings regularly and replant them.}

^{A plant that protrudes so far out that it obscures the outline of the flowerbed}

Although we have been carrying out ongoing maintenance, there are many plants and tall trees that have grown so large that the outer edges of the flower beds can no longer be seen.
We will carry out maintenance of the entire spinning garden, focusing on plants that have grown beyond the flower beds (such as thyme) and the lawn, as well as pruning large trees (such as maiden apple trees and common carrot trees).

Renovation plan for benches (7 locations)

We will rebuild benches whose seats have corroded and cracked. We will restore dilapidated benches so that they are safe to sit on and reconstruct them into places of relaxation.

^{A hexagonal bench with severe corrosion and a cracked seat}

Pergola (2 locations) renovation plan

In early summer, star jasmine blooms on this pergola, providing shade and the scent of jasmine.
Over the years, the star jasmine and ivy have grown so thick that it is no longer possible to see where the entrance or exit is.
Currently, it is difficult to rest inside the pergola, so we will prune the plants and improve the uneven interior surface to make it easier for people in wheelchairs to enter and exit the pergola.

^{The uneven surface inside the pergola}

^{It's so covered up that you can't tell where the entrance is.}

Installation of additional watering equipment

When watering the flower beds in front of the Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital and the Tsukuba General Health Check Center, the faucet is located at the edge, so the hose is extended and watered across the promenade. We are taking into consideration pedestrians and cyclists, but there are some places that are physically out of reach (we use a watering can, etc.), so we have difficulty watering.
To achieve this, we will install additional watering equipment so that all flower beds can be watered without crossing the promenade.

^{*This is the current renovation plan and may be subject to change without notice.}

Donate to the "Spinning Garden Renovation Donation Fund"

①Submit a donation application

□If you are paying your donation by credit card, you do not need to fill out the donation application form.

□If you are making a donation by bank transfer or bringing it with you to the hospital, please submit a donation application form by any method.

Donation Application Form Online (Link to Google Form)

Donation Application Form

*If you are applying in writing, please fill out the necessary information and submit it by mail, fax, or in person.

Mailing address/FAXMailing address: Tsukuba Medical Center, General Affairs Division, Donation Officer, 305-8558-1 Amakubo, Tsukuba City, 3-1
FAX: 029-858-2773

②How to deposit donations

□There are three ways to pay: bring it in person, pay by credit card, or transfer it from a financial institution.

If you would like to donate in person, please inform a member of staff nearby.
[Opening hours] Monday to Friday (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays) 8:30 to 17:30

If you would like to use the donation boxes, they are located in three places within the facility.
^{If you require a donation receipt, please ask a member of staff nearby.}
【Installation location】
・Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital General Information
・Tsukuba General Health Checkup Center Reception Counter
・ACT Health Promotion Center Reception Counter

If you wish to pay by credit card, please complete the procedure here.
*The procedure will be carried out via a separate donation payment website outsourced to our organization.

Tax incentives

Donations to our organization are eligible for tax benefits.

Tax incentives for donations

The story behind the birth of "The Garden of Spinning"

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