EXHIBIT 24
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
RE: Jo-Ann Stores, Inc.
Commission File No. 1-6695
1934 Act Filings on Form 10-K
For Fiscal Year Ended February 2, 2002
Gentlemen:
The above Company is the issuer of securities registered under Section 12 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act"). Each of the persons signing his or
her name below confirms, as of the date appearing opposite his or her signature,
that Alan Rosskamm, Brian P. Carney, and each of them, are authorized on his or
her behalf to sign and to submit to the Securities and Exchange Commission such
filings on Form 10-K as are required by the Act. Each person so signing also
confirms the authority of Alan Rosskamm, Brian P. Carney, and each of them, to
do and perform on his or her behalf, any and all acts and things requisite or
necessary to assure compliance by the signing person with the Form 10-K filing
requirements. The authority confirmed herein shall remain in effect as to each
person signing his or her name below until such time as the Commission shall
receive from such person a written communication terminating or modifying the
authority.
DATE DATE
/s/ ALAN ROSSKAMM May 2, 2002 /s/ SCOTT COWEN May 2, 2002
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Alan Rosskamm Scott Cowen
/s/ BRIAN P. CARNEY May 2, 2002 /s/ FRANK NEWMAN May 2, 2002
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Brian P. Carney Frank Newman
/s/ BETTY ROSSKAMM May 2, 2002 /s/ IRA GUMBERG May 2, 2002
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Betty Rosskamm Ira Gumberg
/s/ ALMA ZIMMERMAN May 2, 2002 /s/ GREGG SEARLE May 2, 2002
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Alma Zimmerman Gregg Searle
/s/ BERYL RAFF May 2, 2002
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Beryl Raff