Donations

I'm currently living in Japan and decided to make a video to help awareness of the recent quake and to help get donations. The video is in Japanese and English and feel free to spread the video via facebook, twitter, email, etc.
(add the youtube.com part here)watch?v=c_ATeQZMans
Thank you all and I pray that everyone stays safe

Also, in the video description I give a long list of places to donate to for the quake relief. If you know of any that I missed please let me know and I'll add it.

chihakuryu said:

I'm currently living in Japan and decided to make a video to help awareness of the recent quake and to help get donations. The video is in Japanese and English and feel free to spread the video via facebook, twitter, email, etc.
(add the youtube.com part here)watch?v=c_ATeQZMans
Thank you all and I pray that everyone stays safe

Also, in the video description I give a long list of places to donate to for the quake relief. If you know of any that I missed please let me know and I'll add it.

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Chichakuryu, what a great video. Thanks for making that and sharing it. I have made a donation to the Red Cross for the relief effort, and my heart goes out to all of the people who have been affected by this disaster. We had some tsunami damage near here, but it pales in comparison to the utter destruction that happened in Japan. I wish you all the best over there.


Mark

Very moving video and the words are so true as one never knows when the time will come. Make the best of each and every day and live it like it was your last day.

Could anyone interested in donating to a charity aiding in relieving Japan's suffering please do so directly from the respective charity's main website? The JREF donation option also seems viable to me.

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. For example.

Yokatta ne! I feel much better after I've donated my some of my savings to the Japanese Red Cross Society. Everyday, I was so sad to listen and read the news. I wanted to do something rather than nothing. Therefore, I've donated my savings to ease my sorrow. I've made direct bank transfer into the account. Here's the detail of JRCS:
Name of Bank: Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Name of Branch: Ginza
Account No.: 8047670 (Ordinary Account)
SWIFT Code: SMBC JP JT
Payee Name: The Japanese Red Cross Society
Payee Address: 1-1-3 Shiba-Daimon Minato-ku, Tokyo JAPAN

"We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone."

Red Cross Donations to Japan Surpass $120M

Published March 29, 2011
| FoxNews.com

The American Red Cross announced Tuesday that donations to Japan following the earthquake and tsunami disasters that shook the country nearly three weeks ago have topped $120 million.

The Red Cross already has committed $10 million toward relief and will provide another $50 million in the next few days. The money will go to the Japanese Red Cross, which is providing direct emergency relief, medical services and emotional counseling to the devastated communities.

"Almost three weeks after one of the most devastating earthquakes in history, we are immensely grateful to the American public for their continued generosity," said David Meltzer, senior vice president of international services with the American Red Cross, at a press conference held at the Japanese embassy in Washington, D.C.

Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, who heads the Board of Governors of the American Red Cross, suggested that Americans were repaying the Japanese for their generosity.

"The American public and we at the American Red Cross have not forgotten the generosity of the Japanese people when we suffered tremendous loss after the 9/11 attacks and, more recently, after Hurricane Katrina," she said.Hundreds of thousands of people in Japan remain homeless, their homes and livelihoods destroyed. More than 11,000 bodies have been recovered, but officials say the final death toll is expected to exceed 18,000. Damage could amount to $310 billion — the most expensive natural disaster on record.

** Read complete new story : Red Cross Donations to Japan Surpass $120M

I think the video is realy nice, Karma for you.
Hehehe

This whole thing sickens me....
I wish I had the money I had a few years back.
I wish there was something I could do, all I can do is pray for these wonderfull people. My Father in law has family there, and still no word....

Before any of you make donations make sure you know who your donating to, and how much of it goes to the intended people....when these things happen many come out of the woodwork and some of them reserve UP TO 80 percent; for administration....with only 20 percent; getting to the people....

Play it smart.

You know what I think about that statement, I'd just get up, go to Nihon and give the money to the intended people myself. I don't need a 3rd-Party decision on that 'cuz sabes que I'm an American and I'll do whatever it takes for these people.

"We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone."

LouiseLim, what a great quote!