Publicity Through the Japan Advertising Council, free advertisements in national newspapers, magazines, television, and radio publicize our toll-free numbers that can be called to learn more about JCV's activities. JCV mails brochures and other information to callers along with a deposit form for their contributions to a JCV bank account. Charity Events Funds are raised through a variety of charity events in which local participation is encouraged among volunteer groups, private companies, municipalities and schools. Since JCV's creation, almost 3 million people have attended events at which the president of JCV, Kayoko Hosokawa, promoted local volunteer activities. In addition, JCV has supported the efforts of school and women's groups to raise funds by collecting various prepaid cards at charity concerts, dinners and flea markets. Prepaid cards, unused postal stamps are converted to donations Various used or unused prepaid cards, such as telephone cards, highway toll cards, and bus cards used in Japan, are of value to overseas collectors. These cards are converted into cash at the market price. Donation by Telephone To make it easier for people to contribute without having to visit a bank or post office, JCV has gained the cooperation of the telephone company in setting up a system that allows callers to contribute 300 ($2.50) any hour of the day by dialing the number from their home telephone.