The Westin Seattle Grand Ballroom
Join us back in-person as we celebrate the holiday season at our 2023 Centennial Gala! This event is our biggest event of the year and the perfect way to get involved with our Society. There are two shifts you can volunteer for: full-day and half-day.
Learn more about the event here!
Full-Day Shift: 4:00 - 9:30 pm
Full-day volunteers will receive a meal at The Westin.
Duties can include:
Set-Up (4:00 ~ 5:00 pm): Help get items ready for registration, organize documents, name tags, etc.)
Guest Registration (5:00~7:00 pm): Checking guests in, distributing name tags, event programs, and any additional materials.
Auction (5:00~7:00 pm): Assisting bidders during the auction, closing the auction, recording payments, and packaging & delivering auction items to guests.
Banquet Hall (7:00~9:00 pm): Wine spotting, recording bid numbers for Live Auction and Raise the Paddle, transporting live auction items to stage.
Clean-Up (9:30 pm~ )
Half-Day Shift: 6:30 - 10:00 pm
Half-day volunteers will receive some snacks, but we cannot provide meals for you. Please eat before coming to volunteer.
Duties may include:
Auction (6:30 pm~): Assisting bidders during the auction, closing the auction, recording payments, and packaging & delivering auction items to guests.
Banquet Hall (7:00 pm~ ): Wine spotting, recording bid numbers for Live Auction and Raise the Paddle, transporting live auction items to stage.
Clean-Up (9:30 pm~ )
We'll be working in teams, so this is a great chance to make friends and meet new people! If you want to dress up a little, interact with some of the biggest names in the Washington/Japanese community, and gain valuable volunteer experience, please register!
*Dress-code is business casual: no jeans, sweatshirts, or t-shirts, please.
**We are unable to validate parking. Please consider carpooling and other methods of transport.
Questions? Contact Michiko Yoshino at myoshino@jassw.org or by calling 206-374-0180.