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San Francisco J Day, A Great Success!

J  Day HeadingOver 100 people joined together at Fort Mason’s Great Meadow on Monday, August 3rd to celebrate J Day, a nationwide celebration of J-1 international exchange.  Under the slogan “Eat. Play. Give.”, attendees enjoyed good food, played fun games and brought canned goods with them to donate to the San Francisco Food Bank.

CHI participants from Work & Travel, Internship/Training and Au Pair were invited, and over 15 countries were represented, including Romania, Poland, Jordan, Thailand, China, Serbia, Malaysia, Ukraine, Russia, Uzbekistan, Netherlands, Germany, Spain, Georgia and Brazil.

Special guest Derick Brown, Chief Deputy Director of Neighborhood Services, attended as a representative of the San Francisco’s Mayor’s office, and gave a short speech welcoming our J-1 participants to the San Francisco Bay Area on behalf of Mayor Lee.  The city is very impressed with the J-1 program and proud to be a popular host community.

The sunny afternoon was filled with fun games such as trivia contests about San Francisco, the U.S. and American culture, and U.S. geography, as well as a hula hoop contest and a football throwing contest.  There was also a “Fun-a-Thon” which included team events like a 3-legged race, a corn hold game, potato sack hopping and ball balancing.

We also organized photo contests in the weeks before the event for shutterbugs to capture San Francisco landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge, cable cars and the Transamerica Pyramid.  Winners of the games and photo contests won great prizes such as a Samsung Galaxy tablet, gift certificates to local restaurants, gift cards, copies of Just Dance 2015 and souvenirs.

CHI couldn’t have put this event together without the help of our amazing sponsors, including Global Secutive Insurance CompanyTaxback.comWest America BankShipco TransportationGhirardelli Chocolate, Boudin Bakery, and Ubisoft.

The event wound down as the sun began to set and the Golden Gate Bridge sparkled over the beautiful bay. Those who were lucky enough to be there went home with new friends and a great CHI goodie bag! What a wonderful way to celebrate our amazing J-1 exchange visitors!

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View more photos from San Francisco J Day here.

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