Honolulu Festival

The Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i (JCCH) is in need of volunteers for the 16th Annual Honolulu Festival on Saturday and Sunday, March 13-14, 2010 at the Hawaii Convention Center. The JCCH booth features Make-n-Take Hachimaki, a Gift Shop sales, and a membership information table. They will also be supplying volunteers for JTB’s Ennichi corner with games for kids and festival goers including: Pachinko, Shateki, Kingyo, Yoyo, and Cotton Candy. Lunch & water will be provided. They will also be giving all of our volunteers a blue JCCH Tomodachi T-shirt to wear at the festival. Please wear comfortable shoes as you may be standing for long periods of time. If you are interested in helping out, please contact Jennifer Seki, JCCH Volunteers Coordinator, at volunteers@jcch.com.

When: Saturday-Sunday, March 13-14, 2010*
Morning Shift  (Sat & Sun) 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Afternoon Shift  (Sat) 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m., (Sun) 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.

*If you are able to stick around on Sunday, the festival Grand Parade will be from 4:30–8:00 p.m. on Kalakaua Ave!  Grab a bento & a seat & enjoy!

JASH Friendship Golf Classic

The Japan-America Society of Hawaii (JASH) is seeking volunteers for their 20^th Annual Friendship Golf Classic fundraising tournament.  This year’s tournament will be held on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at the Hickam Air Force Base Mamala Bay Golf Course.  Base access is not a requirement as volunteers will receive a base pass.

Any amount of time is appreciated whether it is just a couple of hours or all day from 8:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Volunteers receive lunch, dinner, refreshments, a polo shirt and a goody bag. It’s a day of fun in the sun!

This event also offers a great opportunity to network with members of JASH as well as other volunteers from organizations such as the Pacific & Asian Affairs Council, International Cultural & Friendship Association, and Sony Open.

Some of the duties include set up, registration, bag drop runner, parking attendant, hole watcher for hole-in-one, beverage cart driver, scorer, prize runner during awards dinner & clean up. Knowledge of golf is not a requirement but helpful for some duties.

If you are interested in volunteering, please email Kori-Jo Kochi by Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at kjkochi@jashawaii.org with the following information:

Full name
Date of birth (required for base pass)
Phone number
Polo shirt size

Availability from 8:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.