Pal System Niigata Tokimeki Expands Community Watch in 10th Year of Delivery Service, Signs Childcare Support Agreement with Seiro Town

Pal System Niigata Tokimeki Consumer Cooperative (Headquarters: Nishi-ku, Niigata City; Chairperson: Etsuko Seno) held a signing ceremony on Thursday, April 30th, for a "Child-rearing Support Promotion Partnership Agreement" with Seiro Town (Mayor Michio Nishiwaki). This marks the third agreement with a local government, following Shibata City and Tsubame City. As a community guardian operating a delivery service, the cooperative will promote the creation of an environment where everyone can raise children with peace of mind and all children can grow up healthy.

**Also creating places for interaction as a bearer of community welfare**

The agreement is concluded to effectively promote Seiro Town's childcare support measures by utilizing the community-based network of the cooperative's delivery service and its daily contact with child-rearing households. As a cooperative that promotes childcare support and community welfare activities with its users, it will deepen its collaboration with the local government in Seiro Town, which has a high household utilization rate within the prefecture.

At the signing ceremony, Mayor Nishiwaki and Chairperson Seno each signed two copies of the agreement. Chairperson Seno stated, "In addition to our delivery service that brings safe food to homes, as a cooperative that contributes to creating a community where people can live with peace of mind, we will also play a role in childcare support. In the future, we will collaborate with a view to creating places for interaction among local residents," expressing her determination to meet the expectations of Seiro Town.

▲Mayor Nishiwaki (left) and Chairperson Seno (right) exchanging the agreement

**Demonstrating the role of "Cooperative Delivery" in watching over the community**

Based on the agreement, Seiro Town will distribute information cards for the "Omedetobako" (Congratulatory Box), a set of childcare products given as a birth celebration, to recipients of infant health check-ups. Applicants can receive a set of Pal System original products and more by applying via the QR code on the card. Gifts include baby soap, baby wipes, a recipe book useful for making baby food, and ingredients such as salt-free tuna cans.

The "Omedetobako" will be delivered directly to the applicant's home by Pal System on behalf of the town. As a cooperative celebrating its 10th year since starting its delivery service in the prefecture, it will provide products and delivery services while watching over child-rearing households in the community.

**"Omedetobako" Product Details**

Directly sourced wheat pancake mix 200g x 2, Hohoemi Raku-Raku Milk 1 bottle, YUMYUM Baby Soap 250ml, yumyum Baby Wipes 80 sheets, "Carrot-san" Carrot & Fruit Juice 100ml x 3, Salt-free, Non-oil Tuna Flakes 70g x 1, First Baby Food Recipe Book.

▲Products included in the "Omedetobako"

**Supporting the community with the "Power of Cooperation"**

Pal System visits the same areas within Seiro Town once a week for deliveries. Leveraging its close-knit infrastructure, it provides information on original products useful for childcare, childcare-related exchange events held with users, and its independently operated childcare website "Kosodate 123." It supports child-rearing households with the power of cooperation through diverse connections.

Pal System Niigata Tokimeki will continue to aim for the creation of a community where everyone can raise children with peace of mind, actively disseminating childcare information as a consumer cooperative and collaborating with local governments and various people.

**Pal System Niigata Tokimeki Consumer Cooperative**

Location: 303-8 Yamada, Nishi-ku, Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture; Chairperson: Etsuko Seno
Capital: 240 million JPY; Members: 18,000; Total Business Volume: 2.33 billion JPY (as of end of March 2025)
HP: https://www.niigata-tokimeki.jp/

**Pal System Consumer Cooperative Federation**
Location: Laquas Higashi-Shinjuku, 2-2-6 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Chairperson: Atsuyuki Shibusawa
13 member cooperatives; Total business volume of unified business system users: 260.42 billion JPY / Total members: 1.762 million (as of end of March 2025)
Member Cooperatives: Pal System Tokyo, Pal System Kanagawa, Pal System Chiba, Pal System Saitama, Pal System Ibaraki Tochigi, Pal System Yamanashi Nagano, Pal System Gunma, Pal System Fukushima, Pal System Shizuoka, Pal System Niigata Tokimeki, Pal System Kyosairen, Saitama Kinrosha Seikyo, Ai Co-op Miyagi
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