Author Archives: JETAA USA
Some thoughts to share…
Jim Gannon (Ehime-ken, 1992-94) has served as the Executive Director of the Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE/USA) in New York since 2002, the US affiliate of one of the leading nongovernmental institutions in the field of international affairs in Japan. … Continue reading
Kentucky Japan Relief Benefit: Practical Reflections
Last week, Kentucky JET alums organized a successful fundraising event for the Red Cross. By the end of the night, and despite the rain, we tallied more than $3100 for the Red Cross. Donations are still trickling in, and we … Continue reading
Why the JETAA USA Fund is important.
It’s been over a week now. The damage caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake stretches, almost inconceivably, across the entire Tohoku region. Over the past week, JETs and JET Alumni from around the world have watched the images beamed … Continue reading
How the recipient of the JETAA USA Relief Fund will be chosen
There has been a lot of concern over how we will use the JETAA USA Relief Fund, which seems to be the main hesitation for support among all chapters. So to assuage those fears, yesterday we sent a timeline to all … Continue reading
JETAA Music City launches new website
If you have a chance, please take a look at the new JETAA Music City (JETAAMC) website. I know that they’ve been working hard on this since the summer, and the site looks great! Here’s a short message from JETAAMC … Continue reading
JETAA USA Relief Fund already over $5,000!
I wanted to get in a quick post before it turned midnight on the West Coast! The JETAA USA Relief Fund is already over $5,000! Only 24 hours after the official announcement of the fund, 63 people have already donated … Continue reading
Official National JETAA USA Fund Established
I know that many of you have been awaiting next steps on a national JETAA USA fund. We’ve been in correspondence with JETAANY and JETAANC to work on a way to run a national fund through one of our 501c3’s … Continue reading
National fundraising campaign
The CRs have been working behind the scenes to dot every “i” and cross every “t” before the official announcement of a national fund. In the time being, we are taking a quick survey on potential national funding campaigns. A … Continue reading
From One JET Office
At the Consulate level as well as CLAIR, the main focus since this all started has been accounting for all in-country JETs. This has been a challenge as we battled against quasi-functional and non-functional communication lines. Tokyo was simply not … Continue reading
Sometimes more time translates into a better plan
As the days go by, it’s becoming more apparent that this is going to be a marathon, not a race. I know that there has been an outpour of support from the JETAA community, which has been extremely encouraging, but … Continue reading
