The Jerome/Rohwer Pilgrimage Committee is currently working with Japanese American Memorial Pilgrimages (JAMP) to make the Jerome/Rohwer Pilgrimage — scheduled for June 5-8, 2024, in Arkansas — an amazing and successful community focused event. We need your help. While registration fees and grants cover part of the cost of the pilgrimage (bus transport, meals, and programming), we still need additional funds to ensure that we can provide a positive and accessible experience to our full community. This includes such important elements like making presentations and intergenerational conversations available via a virtual / online experience, as well as providing scholarships for elders. Whether you are a first-timer or returning, we encourage you to donate to the Jerome/Rohwer Pilgrimage. Your donations will build and enhance the Jerome/Rohwer Pilgrimage — this year and beyond. Contributions to the Jerome/Rohwer Pilgrimage fundraiser will help with three goals: 1. Help finance and improve this year's pilgrimage, including the establishment of an organized group to take the lead in the planning and execution of future annual pilgrimages, as well as the preservation of the two sites. 2. Honor Jerome and Rohwer family members, including tributes and recognition of loved ones who were incarcerated at Jerome and Rohwer. 3. Develop programs to preserve and share the Jerome/Rohwer story, including panel discussions with Jerome/Rohwer survivors and cultivating partnerships with other Japanese American and community groups with ties to Jerome and Rohwer. All donations to the Jerome/Rohwer Pilgrimage Fundraiser will be used to support and successfully run the Jerome/Rohwer Pilgrimage. Thank you for your generosity! The Jerome/Rohwer Pilgrimage Committee (The group photo above was taken at the 2023 Jerome/Rohwer Pilgrimage, credit: Dean K. Terasaki) |