Events of JAA & Community in February 2012

JAA Classes Please Join!
Tues: 10:45am-11:45am Taichi
Tues: 1pm-4pm Calligraphy
Fri: 1:15pm-3:15pm JAA Chorus

Feb. 1 (Wed.) 6pm-9pm
"JAA Annual General Meeting & the New Year Get Together Party" @ JAA Hall

This is your opportunity to meet the Officers and Directors 2012. Following the meeting, New Year Get Together party will be held at the same place. We will show DVD "One Step Towards Recovery –ties between Survivors and Volunteers at Ishinomaki, Miyagiken" and Mr. Moriwaki will talk on his trip to Tohoku. Please enjoy French Chef Kato’s seasonal dishes. Please make your reservation at JAA office.

Feb. 6 (Mon.) 1pm-3pm "Free Hair Cut for Seniors"

by Ms. Michi Tahara & Mr. Shunsuke Takahashi (new volunteer). Make your reservations at JAA.

Feb. 8 (Wed.) 10-12 "the Tea Ceremony Class"

starts at JAA hall. Master Souchi Sanda (Urasenke) will instruct 10 courses of tea ceremony for beginners. (Dates are 2/8, 23, 29, 3/7. 14. 24, 4/11, 25, 5/16, 23) Please contact JAA or souchi.MS@gmail.com for more information.

Feb. 9 (Thurs) 12pm- "Keiro Kai in Feb"

Menu is chicken teriyaki over rice, potato salad and ice cream. Please enjoy karaoke with K. Iwaki Band. Lunch: JAA Member $3, Non-JAA Senior-member $5.
Make reservations early to assist us to make necessary number of lunches and lunch delivery.
11am-2pm: Free Consultation on concerns of medical & social welfare issues. Please make reservation for these.

Feb. 9 (Thurs) 10am-12pm "Free Legal Consultation by Attorney Reiko Kasano"

Attorney Kasano will advise on your legal concerns. Please make your reservation at JAA. 30 min. per person.

Feb. 9 (Thurs) & 23 (Thurs) 1pm-5pm "Free Consultation on 2011 Tax Returns"

by Mr. Joe Oshima, CPA. Make your reservations at JAA. -30 min. per person.

Feb. 13 & 27 (Mon.) 10am-2pm "Handicrafts Club"

Please come and enjoy handicrafts with friends. Bring your own lunch.

Feb. 16 (Thurs) 10:30am-2:30pm "Chef Kato’s French Cooking Class #123"

Menu: "Philadelphia Pepper Pot, Ceema Curry, Hot Apple Cider Cake" $30/JAA Mem. $40/non-JAA Mem. Make reservation by 2/15.

Feb. 20 (Mon) JAA will be closed for Presidents’ Day.

Feb. 23 (Thurs) 12pm- "Hinamatsuri-Girls Day Keiro Kai"

Menu: unagi chirashi and milk jerry. Lunch $3, Non-JAA Senior member $5. After lunch, Mr. Tsuchiya talks on Kosh-Luck and enjoy Karaoke with K. Iwaki Band. 11am-2pm: Free Consultation on concerns of medical and social welfare. Make reservations for lunch, lunch delivery /or consultation at JAA. If you will be a "Birthday Person" in Jan. & Feb. call JAA.

Feb. 24 (Fri) 10:30am-11:30am "Apple Kids Play Date"

reservation at applekidsnyc@hotmail.com

JAA -HONJO SCHOLARSHIP Announcement

Through generous funding from the Honjo Foundation, JAA is looking for qualified candidates for its 2012 JAA - HONJO Scholarship. This is open to students who will be enrolled in a full time course of graduate study (except medical, music, studio art and performing arts) at an accredited U.S. university in the New York area in academic year 2012 - 2013. The student should be able to demonstrate an interest in and ideally is already involved in furthering U.S. - Japan relations. See www.jaany.org for more detail. The deadline for applications is March 1, 2012.

Community News

Feb. 25, Saturday, 11am-12:15pm at JAA Hall, HEIAN:
Lecture and demonstration of Aroma Therapy by Ms. Rie Fujii. Make reservation at Hrian.NYC@gmail.com by 2/20

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Events of JAA & Community in February 2012