In autumn 2010, SMBC Nikko Securities established “Green  Week” for environmental protection and social contribution  activities. A total of 2,211 employees and their family members  participated in clean-ups and other group activities. and it also provides matching donations to UNICEF, UNESCO,  the World Wildlife Fund Japan and the World Food Program in  addition to donations given directly to UNICEF by the company.  It also offers the UNICEF VISA Card and other social contribu- tion credit cards and donates a portion of credit card payments  to charitable organizations. Cedyna contributes to the Japan National Council of  Protective Care Homes for Children and other organizations by  issuing social contribution credit cards such as the ATOM Card,  which supports “Realizing children’s dreams.” It also collects  donations from cardholders using “points” accumulated from  their purchases, and also accepts online donations. SMBC’s Head Office has a program that provides donations to  the nonprofit organization TABLE FOR TWO International to fund  school meals in developing countries, for every low-calorie meal  ordered for lunch. SMBC Friend Securities has also installed  vending machines selling healthy drinks, donating part of their  sales to TABLE FOR TWO International. SMBC also provides support to an environmental project in  Furano, Hokkaido implemented by screenwriter, Soh Kuramoto.  SMBC is providing support for forestation in a closed-down golf  course in Furano. It supports environmental education programs  under which children explore nature by using their five senses. SMBC and SMBC Nikko Securities donate a portion of the  earnings from the “SMBC Nikko World Bank Bond Fund” (sim- ply referred to as “World Bank Green Fund”) to the Japanese  Red Cross Society and the Japan Committee for UNICEF. 1994. In the United States, it supports educational trips to  Japan organized by a high school located in Harlem, New York  City, and volunteer employees of SMBC and JRI to participate  in school beautification programs. The foundation also provides  matching gifts for SMBC employees. Established in 1990, the SMBC Foundation for International  Cooperation strives to assist in developing human resources  necessary to achieve sustainable growth in developing econo- mies as well as to promote international exchange activities.  Since its inception, the foundation has provided financial sup- port for 7-8 students from Asian countries each year, enabling  them to attend universities in Japan. The foundation also offers  subsidies to research institutes and researchers undertaking  projects related to developing countries.  SMFL supports a photography contest for communicating the  importance of resolving environmental problems and encourag- ing people to take action. The company presents the Sumitomo  Mitsui Finance and Leasing Prize for outstanding photographic  entries. At the SMBC Head Office and Osaka Head Office, we hold lobby  concerts for the general public free of charge. The concerts held  last March and April were organized to raise donations for the  disaster recovery and reconstruction efforts after the Great East  Japan Earthquake. SMFG organizes “SMFG Clean-up Day” on which Group  employees volunteer to clean up beaches. In fiscal 2010,  some 120 employees participated in this activity in Kanagawa  and Hyogo prefectures. SMBC Friend Securities organized its  own beach cleanup events in Chiba and Hyogo Prefectures.  Approximately 101 employees participated. In addition, employ- ees of Cedyna, SMFL and JRI regularly participate in such  cleanup activities near their offices. For supporting  kabuki  and other traditional performing arts in  Japan, Sumitomo Mitsui Card donated stage curtains to the  • Support for Cultural and Artistic Ventures • Concerts Held in the Reception Lobbies of Branches Contributing to Cultural, Artistic, and Educational  Activities •  Participation in Environmental Preservation Initiatives Environmental Activities •  Support for the EARTH PHOTO CONTEST •  Donations through Marketing of the World Bank  Green Fund •  Social Contribution Activities of In-House  Foundations •  SMBC Environmental Program NPO C.C.C Furano Field •  Participation in the “TABLE FOR TWO” Program Based in the United States,  SMBC Global Foundation  has provided scholarships to  more than 5,000 university  students in Asian countries  since its establishment in  SMFG  2011 60