Host Family Application for 28th Japan-America Grassroots Summit

Start
Thursday, September 20, 2018
End
Sunday, September 23, 2018

Registration

01 - Seattle Local Session
Key Person: Ben Erickson
Seattle-Kobe Sister City Association
02 - Bellevue Local Session
Key Person: Gregg Schrader
City of Bellevue Development Services
(For Tyee Middle School, please select 13-Tyee Middle School)
03 - Auburn/Kent Local Session
Key Person: Lorraine Chachere
City of Auburn
04 - Ellensburg/Kittitas County Local Session
Key Person: Commissioner Paul Jewell
Kittitas County Board of Commissioners
05 - Lakewood Local Session
Key Person: Becky Newton
City of Lakewood
06 - Moses Lake Local Session
Key Person: Deb Langshaw
Langshaw Investments
07 - Olympia Local Session
Key Person: Allen Miller
Olympia Kato Sister Cities Association
Law Offices of Allen T. Miller
08 - Port Townsend Local Session
Key Person: City Manager David Timmons
City of Port Townsend
09 - Renton Local Session
Key Persons: Chris Johnson + Roger Richert
Renton Nishiwaki Sister Cities Committee
10 - Sequim Local Session
Key Person: City Manager Charlie Bush
City of Sequim
11 - Tacoma Local Session
Key Person: Debbie Bingham
City of Tacoma
12 - Vashon Island
Key Person #1: Rita Brogan, PRR
Key Person #2: Akiko Leonard
13 - Tyee Middle School
Key Person: Cheryl Lee
Tyee Middle School
14 - Mount Vernon High School
Key Person: Nate Shepherd
Mount Vernon High School

Registration is closed

Become a Host Family for

the 28th Grassroots Summit

September 20-23, 2018

What is the Grassroots Summit?

The Japan America Grassroots Summit is an annual large-scale exchange of Japanese and American people, held alternatively in Japan and America. The Summit aims to strengthen the peaceful relationship between our two countries by fostering friendship at the grassroots level. More information here.

Local Sessions

After opening the Summit in Seattle, participants leave for their home stay town and stay with their host family for four days and three nights. During the home stay days, the local town leaders and host families work together to share the best that their community has to offer. Learn more about Local Sessions here.

Apply to be a host family in your nearest local session. Find out more about what it means to be a Grassroots Summit host family here.

Closing Ceremony

All Host Families will receive two complimentary tickets to the Grassroots Summit Closing Ceremony on September 23, 2018 at the new Hyatt Regency Lake Washington in Renton. More on the Closing Ceremony here.

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