Cool Runnings and Living Dreams

I had the good fortune to meet Miho Walker and Amy Moyers-Knopp from Living Dreams at last year’s TEDxTokyo. Their passion and tireless efforts on behalf of the orphans of Japan, along with Burton’s interest in providing an opportunity for all kids–no matter what their family status–led to a day trip for 19 kids from a local Tokyo orphanage, getting them out of the city and into the great mountains of Japan for their first snowboarding experience. Living Dreams handled all the Tokyo logistics, while Burton provided clothing and made the contact with North Star/Norikura, one of the great snowboarding locations in Japan. Kids who would have had very little chance of experiencing a full day of lessons and fun at a real snow resort got to do just that as a result of the 2009 TEDxTokyo event.

Bill Werlin
General Manager
Burton Snowboard Corp.