Benefit for Japan event on 3/26 (Sat) in Arlington: Japanese storytelling & bake sale!

[ku9296.livejournal.com]

A group of Japanese parents in Arlington is organizing a "kamishibai" (traditional Japanese storytelling for children using art panels) / bake sale event to help the victims of the Tohoku earthquake:

"Shunsuke Yamaguchi, Arlington artist and teacher, will perform two Kamishibai tales: The Grateful Crane & The Story of Momotaro. Traditional Japanese folk tales told in artistic panels with a modern twist. A delicious bake sale to follow the event. Bring some money to buy yummy Japanese and American treats."

Date & Time: March 26 (Sat) at 1pm
Venue: Calvary United Methodist Church,
300 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA
$3 donation suggested per person

All donations at the door will go to the Japanese Association of Greater Boston,which will in turn send the money to Japan to help the earthquake victims. The Association will donate the money to the most appropriate and effective organization, to be determined based on the guidance from the Consulate General of Japan in Boston.

ETA: If you can't attend the event on 3/26 and would still like to make a donation, please write a check payable to "Japanese Association of Greater Boston" with "Donation for earthquake relief fund" written on the Memo/For line and send it to:

Japanese Association of Greater Boston
361 Massachusetts Avenue
Arlington, MA 02474
E-MAIL: info@jagb.org

Thank you for your support!

Comments

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

That's a beautiful idea. I would go (even without kids) if I didn't have school then. Is there any way to donate online or via mail (check)?

[ku9296.livejournal.com]

Yes, it definitely will be a fun event even without kids--I think bake sale will also feature home-made Japanese sweets so that should be fun too! I'll check with the organizer to see if they accept mail-in donations but for online donations, your best bet would be the Red Cross (you can specify "Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsnami" section to make sure the money goes to Japan):
https://american.redcross.org/site/SPageServer?pagename=ntld_main

There is also another locally-based fundraiser coming up in early April, as a group of Japanese families will be organizing a yard / bake sale in Belmont. Will post that later as well!

Thanks for your support and pls spread the word to your friends/colleagues!

[icecreamempress.livejournal.com]

People who choose not to donate to the Red Cross can donate to Japanese relief organizations via the Japan Society (http://www.japansociety.org/earthquake), which is passing on 100% of donations made.

[ku9296.livejournal.com]

Thank you for this info--Japan Society would be a wonderful donating option as well!

[ron_newman]

Just curious -- what do "begin_of_the_skype_highlighting" and "end_of_the_skype_highlighting" mean?

[ku9296.livejournal.com]

For some reason, every time I type in a phone number, it does that. I just deleted the phone numbers b/c I'm not sure how to enter them in w/o the screen doing that on me.

[bombardiette.livejournal.com]

How long is this scheduled to go? I'm going to try to get my daughter to take an early nap so we can attend, but we'll be coming via bus and I don't want to miss the whole thing!

[ku9296.livejournal.com]

Hi, thanks for your interest! Each story is about 20-30 minutes long with an intermission in between. So the entire show should be about 1 to 1-1/2 hours long. Hope this helps.