Apr 03
North American Nippon Educational Services is looking for 12 ~ 14 host families for high school students from Japan this summer for four weeks. The boys and girls are attending classes at the Northwest School Summer Program in Seattle. Desired location: Seattle or EastsideDates: July 20 – August 18, 2019Students’ ages: 15 – 17 years …
Jun 13
“Hey Ari, let’s take a bite out of hunger by leading the PNWJETAA Team for this year’s Walk for Rice! Did you know that PNWJETAA has been participating in this event for 20 years ?!? Wow!That’s over a century in dog years!” Please help PNWJETAA reach our goal of raising $2000 and recruiting at least 15 team members to celebrate …
Apr 03
Join PNWJETAA and other local community groups at the 2018 Seattle Chinatown-International District Cleanup! Last year’s event was awesome, and we had a group of over twelve volunteers! REGISTRATION DEADLINE for this event as a volunteer is April 18th (Wednesday). REGISTRATION IS MANDATORY via the C-ID Google Docs link:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScF–EEM0cFgyadW8honSSmhxqjwCnLb7J4S10DWJ3ZatzbOw/viewform – Under “Team/Individual”, please select ‘Pacific …
Jun 18
Everyone is welcome to join PNW JETAA’s Walk for Rice Team as they help fight against hunger one step at a time! The ACRS Food Bank is the one of the most visited food banks in King County, and the only one in the state that regularly provides foods that are familiar to the Asian …
Jul 31
Each year, members of the community gather on the shores of Green Lake to take part in the annual peace event. “From Hiroshima to Hope” honors the victims of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and all victims of war and violence, with music, performances and a lantern floating ceremony. See full details here. …
Jul 12
A big “Thank You” to everyone who supported the PNW JET Alumni Association Team this year at the 26th Annual ACRS Walk for Rice! Your participation and donations enabled our team to collect $1,410 and helped ACRS raise a record $312,000 to fight hunger and provide much needed services in our community. Great Job everyone!!! PS – …
Jul 05
Another year, another awesome Summer Picnic. We’ll be hosting again on August 20th, at Luther Burbank Park! Weather has been a wee bit unpredictable this year, but it should be hot and sunny and perfect for a big old BBQ and potluck! We’ll be prepping BBQ items (meaty, vegetarian, and vegan!) and drinks …