Pal System Gunma Consumers' Cooperative (Headquarters: Naka-Orui-cho, Takasaki City; President: Makiko Ohira) will hold the 2025 fiscal year project activity report meeting and the 2026 fiscal year project grant ceremony for its "Citizen Activity Grant Program" at the Takasaki Center (co-located with headquarters) on Wednesday, April 8. Aiming for Pal System Gunma's philosophy, "We will create a rich and vibrant community through the power of cooperation," the cooperative financially supports citizen groups working to solve issues such as isolation, poverty, and domestic violence support in the region.

Supporting community gathering places and international exchange

The activity report meeting will present the achievements of six organizations that received 1,366,600 yen in grants in fiscal year 2025. The grant ceremony will introduce the projects planned by six organizations that will receive 1.6 million yen in fiscal year 2026. It will share grassroots activities by citizens addressing various regional issues such as poverty, abuse, isolation of children, the elderly, and people with foreign roots.

Each organization will interact as partners aiming to solve regional issues through presentations of their project contents.

▲Project introductions by grant recipient organizations (FY2025)

Pal System Gunma users will also participate to deepen their understanding of various issues in their daily lives and the grant projects.

Pal System Gunma Citizen Activity Grant Program

"FY2025 Project Activity Report Meeting" and "FY2026 Project Grant Ceremony" Overview

Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2026, 13:30-16:00 *Online streaming available

Venue: Pal System Gunma Takasaki Center Conference Room (120-11 Naka-Orui-cho, Takasaki City)

List of Grant Recipient Organizations and Projects

List of Grant Recipient Organizations and Projects

The "Citizen Activity Grant Program" was established in 2021 to utilize surpluses from businesses such as home delivery services in collaboration with various organizations addressing regional issues. It aims not only to provide financial assistance but also to build a network with citizen activity groups that share the same philosophy, thereby contributing to social change.

▲FY2025 Project Grant Ceremony

Pal System Gunma will continue to value its connections with people addressing various regional issues and aim to create a symbiotic society.

Pal System Gunma Consumers' Cooperative

Location: 120-11 Naka-Orui-cho, Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture; President: Makiko Ohira Capital contribution: 1.12 billion yen; Number of members: 51,000; Total business volume: 6.16 billion yen (as of March 31, 2025) HP: https://www.palsystem-gunma.coop/

Pal System Consumers' Cooperative Federation Location: 2-2-6 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; President: Atsushi Shibusawa 13 members・Total business volume of unified business system users: 260.42 billion yen / Total number of members: 1.762 million (as of March 31, 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 Kyosai Ren, Saitama Workers' Cooperative, Ai Co-op Miyagi HP: https://www.pal-system.co.jp/

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