JETAA Ottawa

Call for OJCA 2024 Natsu Matsuri Volunteers

A message from the Ottawa Japanese Community Association (OJCA)

We are seeking volunteers for the 2024 Natsu Matsuri (Summer Festival), being held on Saturday July 6th at Sandy Hill Community Centre and Annie Pootoogook Park.

Japanese food, crafts, performers, and vendors are all on the program!

We need volunteers for a variety of tasks. If you can spare 2 or more hours July 6th between 9 am – 4:30 pm, please contribute to the success of this beloved festival by volunteering. 

We really appreciate your help!

Volunteer registration is now closed. Thank-you!
For more info on Natsu Matsuri this year, keep on the look out for updates at OJCA.ca!

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ボランティア募集!

 JETAA Ottawaでは、2024 夏祭りのボランティアを募集しています。　

夏祭りは7 月 6 日土曜日、サンディ ヒル コミュニティ センターとアニー プートゥーグック パークで開催されます。

プログラムには日本食、工芸品、パフォーマー、ベンダーがすべて含まれています!

さまざまなタスクのボランティアが必要です。

7 月 6 日の午前 9 時から午後 4 時 30 分の間に 2 時間以上お時間をいただける方は、ボランティアとしてこの愛される祭りの成功にみなさまのお力が必要です。

ご協力本当にありがとうございます！

ボランティアの登録期間が終了いたしました。ご参加いただきありがとうございます！
今年の夏祭りについての詳しくはOJCA.caをチェックしてください。

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Hanami 2024 (JETAA and Friends)

Spring has finally sprung! Pack a bento and come relax with some good company (and trivia!) as we celebrate hanami under the crabapple trees. 

Update: Now postponed to May 19th due to rain.

Date: Saturday, May 11th, 2024 May 19th, 2024

Time: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Location: Dominion Arboretum (exact position to be posted on social media)

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A Conversation with Author Clara Kumagai

Join us for this special online event hosted by JETAA BC and JETAA Ottawa where we get a chance to talk to author Clara Kumagai. Kumagai has feet in Canada, Japan, and Ireland and has written a number of short stories for the Banshee Press and Stinging Fly. In 2023, she published her first YA novel Catfish Rolling. We will dive into what inspired her to explore space and time through the main character (永空).

Click here to listen to Clara’s quick summary of what her new book is all about. It will make you interested in picking up a copy of the book yourself at your local bookstore! 

Whether you are a fan of Kumagai and new to her stories, we hope that you can join us for an interactive evening (or day) of words and imagination. 

Date: Saturday, April 13th

Time: 11 am PDT / 2pm EDT / 7 pm GMT

Location: Online

RVSP:  Zoom

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Let’s Visit the Sugar Shack!

Image of maple taffy. Event on March 9th, 2024, at 9am.

シュガーシャックに行こうよ！🍁🥞🍳🥣🥓🥐
Come join us for a visit to the Vanier Sugar Shack before sugar season ends!

Date: Saturday, March 9th, 2024
Time: 9:00 AM
Where: Vanier Sugar Shack
Meet at: Richelieu-Vanier Community Centre Parking Lot

Let’s go for a visit to North America’s Only Urban Sugar Shack!
We’ll meet at the Richelieu-Vanier Community Centre public parking lot and then head on foot to the sugar shack, where we’ll line up for breakfast. Then we’ll walk around the site to see some sugaring off.

Please note, participants must cover their own costs.

If you would like to join us, please fill out this Google Form!

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2024 JETAA Canada Representative Election

A message from Colleen Cheung, Elections Officer for the Canada country representative election this year:

The call for platforms for the JETAA Canada’s Country Representative has begun and we’re looking for interested candidates! The Canada country representative (CR) is the primary point of contact to Canada’s various chapters, and represents our country at the JETAA-International level, as required. Please see the attached PDF for further details on the Canada Rep’s responsibilities. Platforms are due Thursday, February 15, 2024!

Candidates are asked to submit a platform that states the following:

    • Experience with JETAA
    • Vision for future of JETAA chapters in Canada
    • Action plan for year ahead and ideas to strengthen JETAA Canada

All platforms should be submitted directly to Colleen, the Elections Officer, at 2024jetaacanadaelections「at」gmail「dot」com. The platform should not exceed 2 pages long.

The schedule of the 2024 election is as follows:

    •  Elections Officer calls for platforms: January 10, 2024
    •  Candidate platforms due: Feb 15, 2024
    •  Platforms collected and sent to chapters: Feb 20, 2024
    •  Chapter Voting closes: Mar 26, 2024
    •  Elections  Officer publishes results: Apr 1, 2024
NOTE: Cut-off time will be 11:59 pm Pacific Time on the days noted above.
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