The schedule for the Japanese-American Heritage Days event at Old Fisherman's Wharf has been nailed down so now we know what our specific volunteer tasks will be.
The event is Saturday-Sunday, May 3-4 with activities running from 11:00AM to 4:00PM both days. Each activity will need a minimum of two volunteers, but there certainly can be more. (You may need to double-click the image to view it more easily.)
From the schedule below, please choose one or more activities and the times you can attend. Let me know by email so I can create a master schedule. If you don't care which activity, but you can come at certain time, tell me the time, then come to the Information Table. I'll insert you somewhere. It is important that we are visible, particularly the students.
There will be a leader from the Japanese-American Citizens at each of the activities instructing us what to do, but in general, our tasks are:
Information Table: hand out event schedules and answer questions from event attendees. I will be at this table most of the time throughout the event. This will be our check-in/checkout point.
Gyotaku Fish Painting (printing): assist "artists" with paint, paper, fish, instruction, and so on.
Here is a video of what this is all about.
Origami: assist with paper, instructions. We'll be learning, then helping people to fold sailboats, helmets, cranes, and chopstick holders.
Abalone Races: assist the "abalone wrangler" with the abalone and contestants.
Wharf Theater Guides: be a "living sign" directing people to the events inside the Wharf Theater.
Wharf Cruisers: walk up and down the wharf handing out event schedules and directing people.
Procession: At 4:00PM on Saturday we will take part in a procession from the Information Table to the JACL Building on Adams Street next door to Cages Batting Center across from Jacks Park. Two Junior Wingers (one boy, one girl) have been asked to carry the flags (US and Japan) for the procession. We are all invited to the reception that will follow our arrival.
Sunday will be a repeat of the Saturday schedule; however, there will be no procession.
For a full list of the events, see the
event write-up on the Old Fisherman's Wharf website.
