Japan quake: "How can I help?"
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- For Americans:"The American Red Cross is accepting online donations for disaster relief efforts. You can call 800-RED-CROSS to donate by phone.You can also donate $10 to the Red Cross by sending a text message with the word "REDCROSS" at 90999. The donation will be charged to your next wireless phone bill.As an incentive to donate, American Airlines is offering 250 AAdvantage bonus miles for donations of $50 or more and 500 AAdvantage miles for donations of $100 or more to the American Red Cross." source
- Directly donate to the Red Cross in Japan via this Google page:
- 2011 Japanese Earthquake and TsunamiA massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake hit the Pacific Ocean nearby Northeastern Japan at around 2:46pm on March 11 (JST) causing damage with blackouts, fire and tsunami. On this page we are providing the information regarding the disaster and damage with realtime updates. The large earthquake triggered a tsunami warning for countries all around the Pacific ocean. to leave a message to listen to the message Japan Meteorological Agency Tsunami Warnings/Advisories Nuclear and Industrial Safety Age...
- Red Cross Newsroom, updated regularly:
Disaster Alert: Earthquake in Japan, Tsunami Warnings « American Red Cross Disaster Newsroom– We appreciate the outpouring of support from the public in response to this event. At this time, the American Red Cross is not accepting volunteers for Japan relief efforts. We encourage all those who are seeking to volunteer with the Red Cross to contact their local chapter to find opportunities to help in their local communities. – Our hearts go out to the people of Japan and the other survivors of the earthquake and tsunami. Right now, we are in discussions with the Japanese Red Cross t...- Give on iTunes:
Donate To Red Cross for Japan Through iTunesAs noted by 9to5mac, Apple has enabled an option in the iTunes Store to donate to the American Red Cross for the Japan relief fund. If you want to make your donation to the earthquake and tsunami victims in Japan, you can by visiting this page and choosing to donate $5, $10, $25, $50, $100 or $200. Everything happens through the iTunes account you already have — a clever move to make donations easy and just a click away for iTunes users. 100% of your donation will go to the American Red Cros...- Give using Paypal:
- Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief - Support A Cause You Care About - Donate with PayPalJapan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief. Support a cause you care about. Donate with PayPal
- Give on Amazon:
- Amazon.com: Disaster Relief: Japan Earthquake and Pacific TsunamiOn March 11, an 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Japan. The earthquake triggered a tsunami that has swept over cities and farmland in the northern part of the country. The American Red Cross will provide shelter, food, emotional support and other assistance to those in need.
- Give on Groupon:
- Salvation Army Japan donation page:
- Donate Now - Salvation Army World ServicesYou are donating to The Salvation Army's Disaster relief efforts in Japan. If you wish to make a general donation to your local Salvation Army, please click here. As people in Japan recover from the devastating earthquake and tsunami, The Salvation Army is working tirelessly to assist them every step of the way. The Salvation Army in Japan immediately dispersed teams following the disaster to the most severely affected areas where they are distributing basic necessities to survivors. These t...
- For those in Japan, there is a good collection of donation methods here.
Tokyo city now accepting donations for quake victims from residentsTokyo city now accepting donations for quake victims from residents- @TimeOutTokyo says: Non-credit card donations, within Japan, can be made via NGO Jen. Instructions are in Japanese. Information on how to donate at Lawson has been updated on this page. RT @marky_mc Also found this if you want to donate in Japan but don't have a credit card (UFJ link).@RanMagazine in Nagoya says they're taking donations via paypal.
