Please join us at these perennial favorites. Your presence and purchases help us fund our social service and community programs.   Bloomingdale's Shopping Benefit The JASC, along with more than 75 of the Chicago area's premier charitable organizations, participates in Bloomingdale's department store's annual Shopping Benefit. Here's how it works: you purchase a $10 ticket from the JASC. This allows you to take a 15-20% discount on most store items (cosmetics, fragrances and some designer items are excluded from this sale), including any item that may already be on sale! The JASC will receive credit from the ticket you purchased, along with an additional donation based on puprchases made that day. Shop at 600 North Wabash in Chicago, Old Orchard in Skokie or the Oak Brook Center, in Oak Brook. Everybody wins at this event! Held on a Wednesday in late August each year. Click to download a PDF to purchase discount tickets via mail, or click the button below to purchase your $10 Discount Ticket with a credit card via PayPal.   Fuji Festival & Silent Auction Kick-off the fall season by coming to the Fuji Festival & Silent Auction, the JASC's largest annual fundraiser. The Silent Auction offers more than 150 high quality items, including exotic travel opportunities, VIP accommodations at sporting events, certificates at some of Chicago's most popular eateries, nights at luxury hotels, tickets to popular theatre performances, antique quality Japanese artifacts, fashionable garments, and priceless jewelry. The dinner program features a variety of entertainers and speakers – from world class magician Higa to Grammy award winner, jazz ensemble Hiroshima, to distinguished speakers such as (former Congressman, current Secretary of Transportation) Norman Y. Mineta, Judge Lance Ito, (the late) Congresswoman Patsy T. Mink, and others. Held in mid-September each year. Click for info on this year's event.   Holiday Delight/Kodomo Matsuri Begin celebrating your holiday season by joining us at our annual Holiday Delight sale. Do some great holiday shopping by visiting our select vendors, who specialize in Japanese, Japanese American, and Asian handcrafted goods – from jewelry to special accessories, specialty paper items, garments, ceramics, and books. Find all of your stocking stuffers and gifts for teachers at Holiday Delight by purchasing unique gift items. Satisfy your hunger and sweet-tooth by enjoying sushi, teriyaki kabobs, teriyaki burgers and the Bakery. Kodomo Matsuri (children's festival) will entertain the kids, allowing them to have fun creating assorted holiday ornaments and decorations and await Santa's visit. This delightful holiday tradition is held the first Saturday each December.