Come out on March 10 and support JETAANC’s fund drive to benefit Japanese kids and families who were victims of the earthquake and tsunami in the Tohoku region of Japan on March 11, 2011. Three years later, despite ongoing recovery efforts, the young people of Tohoku still have many serious needs.
You will have an opportunity to donate to the Taylor Anderson Memorial Foundation, benefiting kids and families in Tohoku through a range of education and family support programs. The Foundation was established in honor of Taylor Anderson, an exceptional JET and human being who lost her life in the tsunami: http://www.taylorandersonmemorialfund.org/
We are pleased to say that GlobalGiving will match your donation at the event, doubling its impact!
You will learn about the work that the Taylor Anderson Memorial Foundation is doing and hear updates on the recovery efforts and ongoing needs in Tohoku. Drinks and light refreshments will be provided.
Register for the event here: https://tohokukidsfunddrive.eventbrite.com
Date: Monday, March 10, 2014 Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm Place: Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California (JCCCNC), 1840 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94115 Contact: communications@jetaanc.org Event Website/Registration: https://tohokukidsfunddrive.eventbrite.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/230617440458855/
If you cannot attend, you can still donate here: http://www.globalgiving.org/fundraisers/jets-rally-for-tohoku
Donate anytime, but your donation will be matched by GlobalGiving if you donate from 7am PST on March 10 until 7am PST on March 11, in honor of the 3rd Anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami.
Interested in volunteering at the event? Please fill out this brief form!: http://bit.ly/tohokukidsvolunteer
Sponsored by the JET Program Alumni Association of Northern California (JETAANC). Co-sponsored by Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California (JCCCNC), Japan Society of Northern California, Keizai Society, and Oakland-Fukuoka Sister City Association.
For more information about JET alumni efforts to provide assistance to Tohoku, please visit: http://www.jetaanc.org/activites/tohoku-recovery/