Chicago JETAA

Have you been meaning to visit Mitsuwa Marketplace, the superstore for all things Japanese, located in Arlington Heights?

JETAA Chicago is planning an afternoon trip to Mitsuwa on Sunday, May 23, 1:00PM to 7:00PM!

Come have lunch and re-stock on anything from Pocari Sweat and Gatsby Goop. If you’ve never been, please come and familiarize yourself with your new favorite store!

JETAA will arrange for carpooling to Mitsuwa. The meeting time will be at Mitsuwa at 1:00 PM, inside at the main entranceway. Once all together, we will have lunch at the Mitsuwa food court.

Please RSVP by calling Parry Koriath at (765)749-7694, or Email at pkoriath@gmail.com by Friday, May 21st.

When giving your RSVP, please state whether you are willing to be a driver, or wish to be a passenger!

Start making your shopping lists, we’ll see you there!

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*****ALSO*****

JETAA would like to form teams for recreational summer sports!!

However, before we sign up for anything, we must get an idea of which sports our members would like to participate in.

Through the Chicago Sports and Social Club, there’s a wide variety of tournaments available starting as early as the beginning of next month.
Such tournaments as:

Beach Volleyball – 2 vs. 2; 4 vs. 4; and 6 vs. 6
Kickball – 10 vs. 10
Soccer – 8 vs. 8; 11 vs. 11
Softball – 10 vs. 10

Please call or email Parry by Friday, May 21st pkoriath@gmail.com, (765)749-7694) and let him know of your interest!

Friends of JETs are more than welcome to join!

Go Team JET!

–JETAA Chicago

Consulate General of Japan at Chicago, Japan External Trade Organization Chicago, and Sake Export Association cordially invite you to a Sake Tasting Event for Professionals Sample sake from 10 plus Japanese microbreweries: Takasago, Nanbu Bijin, Akita, Okunomatsu, Sudo Honke, Tentaka, Kaetsu, Marumoto, Asahi, Rihaku, Fujisaki Sobei and more…

Please join us for a special opportunity to sample many excellent sakes from more than 10 of Japan’s top microbreweries. Each type of sake comes from a different region of Japan and will offer a unique flavor for you to discover.

A short sake presentation will be made by an American sake professional with expertise in sake marketing in the Midwest.
The event promises to be a most enjoyable sake tasting experience. We welcome you!

Date
Thursday, May 20, 2010
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Location
Japan Information Center
737 N. Michigan Ave. #1000
Chicago, IL 60611
(Enter on Chicago Ave.)

Admission
No charge. Must be 21 or over to attend.

RSVP with name and company via e-mail to Ms. Diana Moy at dmoy@japancc.org by Tuesday, May 18. Since space is limited, please register early.

Please join us and bring lots of friends to socialize and celebrate Room to Read’s 10th anniversary and the opening of its 10,000th library!

For every domestic beer you purchase between 6:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., Corcoran’s will donate $1 to Room to Read.  For every dollar we raise, Room to Read can buy one book for children in developing countries.

For more information on Room to Read and how to make a donation, see http://www.roomtoread.org/Page.aspx?pid=183
Please feel free to pass along this Evite to anyone else you think may be interested in attending.  Let’s toast literacy!

When:
Thursday, 3 June, 6:00PM to 8:30PM

Where:
Corcoran’s Grill & Pub
1615 N. Wells St., Chicago
Chicago 60610 UK

In 2006, JETAA International Executive and the Country Reps discussed the idea of JETAA International looking outwards into the community. They wanted to support a Charity; Eventually, Room to Read was selected!

“Room to Read is an International non-profit organization dedicated to helping children in the developing world gain the lifelong gift of education. We believe that educating children is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty and allowing people to take control of their lives. Since 2000, Room to Read has created educational opportunities for more than 755,000 children by partnering with local communities to build schools, libraries, computers and language labs, and through book donations, bilingual children’s book publishing and girls’ scholarships (http://www.roomtoread.org/).”

From now until May 15th 2010, if you purchase a book on www.barnesandnoble.com, Room to Read will receive a percentage of sales!!

When shopping online, click on CHANGE on the box marked
PAYMENT if you have other information stored in your online account. Scroll down to the bottom of the new page to enter the Book Fair ID# 10194066

Your purchase will support the Room to Read mission to promote
literacy worldwide. Thank you for helping to make a difference!

–Chicago JETAA