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The JETAA Chicago Leadership is committed to creating an inclusive and supportive environment for everyone in our community. To learn more review our Community Conduct & Agreements.

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!



JETAA Chicago – Illinois, Wisconsin & Indiana is in need of JET alumni mentors to help educate and onboard the next generation of Outgoing JETs! If you are interested in learning more about being involved in the 7th annual Survival Series that will take place this year, please fill out the Alumni Mentor In-take Form! Being located in the Chicagoland area is not required. Illinois suburban and JETAA subchapter alumni in Wisconsin and Indiana are welcome and wanted! All JET alumni must fill out this form and be confirmed by the JETAA Chicago Outreach Coordinator to be featured officially as a JETAA Chicago Alumni Mentor for the 2022 Survival Series initiatives. We encourage our alumni to share their creativity and ideas to engage the next generation of JETs, especially in the new normal of COVID-19. The 2022 JETAA Chicago Survival Series will use a virtual format of events, articles and other online resources. Questions? Ideas? Please email the JETAA Chicago Outreach Coordinator, Constance Judd at outreach@jetaachicago.com

The Consulate General of Japan in Chicago will hold a 2-day virtual Q&A with JETAA presenters for Outgoing JETs, and they need volunteers! If interested, please consider the following:

$50 honorarium for participation Date: Friday, June 10th and Saturday June 11th Time: TBA Location: Zoom Tentative topics (these are from last year): l Life as an ALT & CIR l Placement/Community l Money Matters l Cross-Cultural Communication l Team-Teaching l Japanese in Japan

JETAA CHICAGO

Japan Exchange & Teaching (JET) Alumni Association of Chicago
Connecting JET alumni in the Midwest - Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana
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