Join Seattle Japan Relief for a special community gathering and ceremony this Saturday from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Seattle Center’s Kobe Bell and north lawn area by the Seattle Fountain.
It's a chance for the Seattle community, particularly our Japanese and Japanese American community, to come together in response to the terrible earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan.
It will have remarks from community leaders and elected officials, prayers for those who are struggling and for those whose loved ones have perished or are still missing, and a chance for participants to ring the Kobe Bell in honor of our Japanese friends and families. It will have an information table where people can make donations, as well as stations where people can write messages to people in Japan that will be digitally captured and sent to devastated areas.
The Kobe Bell is a gift from Seattle's sister city of Kobe, Japan, given in 1962 at the time of the World's Fair. The Kobe Bell has been a gathering place for Seattleites to remember the Kobe earthquake disaster of 1995.
SeattleJapanRelief is a collaboration of Japanese American and Japan related cultural, educational, and civic organizations standing together to promote relief and recovery following the devastating earthquakes and tsunamis in Japan. Learn about all the organizations and donate at www.seattlejapanrelief.org.
The closest parking lot is the Mercer Street Parking Garage.
http://www.seattlecenter.com/transportation/mercer.asp 
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