MSTERIO.org

01/05/2023

January 5, 2023

To our donors, volunteers, supporters, doll artists, and doll recipients,

We started www.MSTERIO.org at the beginning of 2011 with the goal of bringing the world of children together using a small doll we could all share in creating. To date, we have connected over 40,000 children around the globe!

Sadly, the COVID-19 pandemic derailed all aspects of our non-profit activities: donors focused elsewhere, social-distancing meant no volunteers to sew dolls together, events for supporters could not be held, and finally, sanitary conditions meant no trust in a doll that’s shared. That put us in the deep freezer for almost 3 years.

For the past few months, we have talked to a number of health experts about the prospects for restarting volunteer sessions and supporter events this year and beyond. While there are some “green shoots”, it’s likely to be several more years before we can resume what we have been doing. At that point, we’d be starting over from square one. After discussing this with our board, we agreed that we can’t stay in limbo any longer, and are working to close down the organization.

It is very sad to say goodbye, but we have been so fortunate for our years of success. We are grateful to everyone for believing in us, and thank you for your support. Please reach out to me if you have any questions.

The MSTERIO summer camp in Japan, started in 2001, will continue as long as we have the strength to do so.
For more information, please contact us at [email protected]

Yours truly,

Nozomi Terao
Founder and Director

Non-profit Connecting Children through Giving

11/29/2020

Season Greeting and an update on MSTERIO.org

First and foremost, I hope you and your family are well in these difficult times. Hopefully a return to normal is right around the corner. At MSTERIO.org, we’re doing our best to preserve, protect and maintain our organization and our community.

Our normal operations depend on volunteers, mostly from large corporations, for stuffing and sewing new dolls. We manage everything through our office where we pack and ship new dolls,
as well as unpack and sanitize decorated ones. We also host seasonal fundraising events, such as our fabulous “cleaning” parties in New York City.

Unfortunately, we are not in normal operations, but we are still operating. We are well-resourced and we intend to continue operating, even though most of our programs are on hold, and our events are postponed until we can safely host them. We look forward to the day when we can restart full operations.

Despite all the unpredictable events that have occurred, we just want to let you know that we are thinking about you, and trying our best to plan our 2021 program. While there is a lot of
uncertainty, we would welcome any of your ideas and suggestions on how to continue to connect and bring smiles to children around the world.

In this time of Thanksgiving, we are really reminded how much we have to be thankful for.

Have a truly wonderful and peaceful holiday season,

Nozomi Terao
Founder and Director
MSTERIO.org

07/26/2020

We were finally able to get some sweet pictures back from Mexico! A big thank you to Joyce, a long time good friend of MSTERIO who volunteered to deliver these dolls to the children ✨

05/27/2020

We were finally able to get some sweet pictures back from Mexico! A big thank you to Joyce, a long time good friend of MSTERIO who volunteered to deliver these dolls to the children ✨

03/14/2020

✨New photos of happy children with handmade dolls! We hope everyone stay safe and healthy. ✨ at Los Cabos, Mexico Thank you for being an amazing doll ambassador Minako Bremar

01/20/2020

Because of your help, we were able to bring smiles to children in and more places. We’re looking forward to another exciting year! 🥳 @ Peru

12/08/2019

☀️Our first collaboration event “ Laughter with Sunshine” with was a great success! with

11/26/2019

Happy Thanksgiving!

One of the most dedicated MSTERIO supporters and ambassadors Ellie hosted an amazing event last Sunday for us! Ellie, You are the BEST.

11/23/2019

It’s holiday season and we are sharing some pictures of the joy and happiness from the children who decorate the MSTERIO dolls that will travel around the world, and become gifts to the kids who are a bit less fortunate than us.


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11/20/2019

Today is the Unicef World Children's Day! Here’s our founder, Nozomi and the super talented and sweet !