This St. Patrick's Day (March 17, 2011), intead of asking for a gift, a drink, or a card, I am urging my family and friends to donate to disaster relief in Japan. My suggestions for agencies/organizations to donate to:
Humanitarian Coalition:
Under the banner of the Humanitarian Coaliation, four aid agenices -- CARE Canada, Oxfam Canada, Oxfam-Quebec and Save the Children Canada -- have joined together to raise funds for Japan relief operations.
Phone: 1-800-464-9154
Website: http://www.together.ca/
Canadian Red Cross:
The Canadian Red Cross is also encouraging Canadian to support relief, evaucation and emergency response efforts with donations to its Japan Earthquake/Asia-Pacific Tsunami fund.
Wireless users can text ASIA to 30333 to donate $5 to relief efforts.
Phone: 1-800-418-1111
Website: http://www.redcross.ca/
Doctors Without Borders:
Medical and logistics teams from Doctors Without Borders were racing to the worst-hit areas in Japan's Iwate and Miyagi prefectures by delicopter, as roads are blocked by flooding. The organization relies maily on donations to support field operations for medical assistance.
Phone: 1-800-982-7903
Website: http://www.msf.ca/
International Development Relief Foundation (IDRF):
IDRF is in the process of making plans to facilitate a response from our supporters to the immense devastation in Japan.
Phone: 1-866-497-IDRF(4373)
Website: http://www.idrf.ca/
