Tag Archives: Relief

Let’s be Tohoku Tomo! – #TTWeek

Join Tohoku Tomo 東北友 this week and share your memories and thoughts of Tohoku and its ongoing recovery using the hashtag ‪#‎TTWeek‬. Tohoku Tomo Week is a collection of film screenings around the country, but also is a time for us to reflect and … Continue reading

Posted in 3.11, JET Fundraising Efforts | Tagged | Comments Off on Let’s be Tohoku Tomo! – #TTWeek

Donate for Tohoku from March 10 & 11 to DOUBLE your contribution!

JETAA USA is supporting the Taylor Anderson Memorial Foundation for another donation drive that starts when the clock strikes midnight in Japan on March 11. GlobalGiving has once again offered to match these donations! Last year, the JET Community helped … Continue reading

Posted in 3.11, Chapter Fundraising Efforts, Featured Posts, JET Fundraising Efforts, Relief Fund | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Donate for Tohoku from March 10 & 11 to DOUBLE your contribution!

JETs Carry on Taylor’s Legacy in Miyagi

Donated Books from Ambassador Kennedy Translated into Japanese Following Ambassador Kennedy’s donation last November of 110 books to the Taylor Anderson Reading Corner at Mangokuura Elementary School in Ishinomaki, the volunteer group that reads to the students there, Soyokaze no … Continue reading

Posted in 3.11, Featured Posts | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

JET Community Helps Raise Nearly $50,000 to Support Ishinomaki Students

Update on JETs Rally for Tohoku Fundraiser Tuesday, March 11th marked the 3-year anniversary of the worst disaster to hit Japan in recent history. 3.11 is a date that few people connected with Japan will ever forget. This is particularly … Continue reading

Posted in 3.11, Chapter Fundraising Efforts, Featured Posts, JET Fundraising Efforts, Relief Fund | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on JET Community Helps Raise Nearly $50,000 to Support Ishinomaki Students

Donate for Tohoku and Make Your Support TWICE As Effective!

JETAA USA is supporting the Taylor Anderson Memorial Foundation for a donation drive (extended until the full $100,000 matching amount has been reached!) that starts when the clock strikes midnight in Japan on March 11. And GlobalGiving has offered to … Continue reading

Posted in 3.11, Chapter Fundraising Efforts, JET Fundraising Efforts, Relief Fund, Resources | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Donate for Tohoku and Make Your Support TWICE As Effective!

Tohoku Holiday Greeting Card Project

American students can send holiday greetings to students in the Tohoku area of Japan devastated by the 3/11/2011 disaster. Cards, which can be written in English, will be distributed beginning December 17. Postage for a regular-size envelope is $1.05. Send … Continue reading

Posted in 3.11, Featured Posts | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Tohoku Holiday Greeting Card Project

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

Posted in Featured Posts, Relief Fund | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Why the JETAA USA Fund is important.

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

Posted in Chapters, Relief Fund | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on How the recipient of the JETAA USA Relief Fund will be chosen

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

Posted in Featured Posts | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on JETAA Music City launches new website

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

Posted in Chapter Fundraising Efforts, Relief Fund | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment