The Peanut Butter and Japan Jam
Utah State University students will respond to the disasters in Japan by hosting the “Peanut Butter and Japan Jam,” Saturday, April 9, from 7-11 p.m. in the George Nelson Fieldhouse on the USU campus, on the corner of 700 N. 800 East.
Various clubs and campus organizations have come together for a night of fun, food and awareness. Community members can help in the effort to raise $15,000 for the Japanese Red Cross by attending the event. All ages are welcome.
Event organizers said the “Peanut Butter and Japan Jam” is a carnival-style event that appeals to all ages. Kids can play games, win prizes, get henna tattoos and take pictures with local celebrities, including the USU basketball team, Big Blue, USU cheerleaders and Wild Bill. A silent auction will be held for adults, as well as live entertainment and performances by Velocity, the Polynesian Student Union, Anime Club and many others.
The USU Japan Club will have an area where people can learn about the disaster in Japan and find out what efforts are being made to help.
The Japan relief project has received a great deal of community support already. Businesses are donating auction items for the April 9 event. Café Sabor has offered to donate 20 percent its profits over a few nights to the Japan relief project. On USU’s campus, fundraising has been underway.
The event is coordinated by Steps, a planned nonprofit organization whose goals are to educate the community of families with children who are suffering with terminal diseases, unite the community through service projects and fundraisers and help relieve the financial burdens of treatments and transportation for those in need. Steps is in its beginning stages and for now is a group of students who help market, advertise and plan activities for causes such as the Japan relief project.
For more information, contact Jackson Cozzens, 801-649-7132, jackcuz@gmail.
Those wishing to contribute can make checks payable to ASUSU/Japan Club USU. Donations are accepted in the Student Involvement office, TSC room 326, or mailed to: ASUSU/Japan Club, USU, 0105 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322-0105.
Contact: Jackson Cozzens, 801-649-7132, jackcuz@gmail
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