Volunteers still needed at the Garden of the Phoenix this Wednesday!

We could still use some more volunteers to help us clean up the Garden of the Phoenix in Jackson Park on Wednesday, August 23rd from 9 am-12 pm CST!

We will meet at the Garden at 9 AM with an orientation and then likely participate in the some shoreline work (moving some rocks) and planting items in the garden.

There will be a waiver form that we will email attendees to fill out and email before or bring with them the day of the event, as well as further instructions on where to meet.

Please consider bringing items like water, gloves, hat, and sunscreen.

Thank you for your support of this wonderful resource in Chicago and one of the most important symbols of the relationship between the United States and Japan!

Sign up here!

See more information about the Garden of the Phoenix below.

Garden of the Phoenix.pdf

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Volunteer Day at the Garden of the Phoenix

We invite our alumni to participate in a volunteer day at the Garden of the Phoenix in Jackson Park lead by the Chicago Park District and the Japanese Culture Center on Wednesday, August 23rd from 9 am-12 pm CST!

We will meet at the Garden at 9 AM with an orientation and then likely participate in the some shoreline work (moving some rocks) and planting items in the garden.

There will be a waiver form that we will email attendees to fill out and email before or bring with them the day of the event, as well as further instructions on where to meet.

Please consider bringing items like water, gloves, hat, and sunscreen.

Thank you for your support of this wonderful resource in Chicago and one of the most important symbols of the relationship between the United States and Japan!

Sign up here!

See more information about the Garden of the Phoenix below.

Garden of the Phoenix.pdf

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Volunteer opportunity with the Chicago Japanese American Council!

We are excited to announce that the Japan Festival will be held for the first time since 2019 on Saturday, August 19th at the Chicago Cultural Center!

We are currently looking for volunteers who will make a wonderful team for a successful event by offering your help to assist attendees at the festival as well as assisting performers, exhibitors, and vendors!

Currently, volunteers will be provided with a food ticket and water. Volunteers will be asked to participate for the entirety of the event from as early as 8 AM to 5 PM - times depending on the duty you are assigned.

You can sign-up electronically by selecting the following link and submitting our volunteer registration. Once the linked page loads, you can enter the form by entering in the following credentials: Username: volunteer | Password: JFest23! . Once the credentials have been entered, the Volunteer Registration form will load.

Closer to the date, we will contact you by e-mail prior to the event with more details.

In the meantime, if you have any questions or concerns, you can reach out to Caleb Fair at calebfair@outlook.com .

Thank you for your participation!

J-Fest flyer 23.pdf

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