Tuesday, March 15, 2011

All I want for my birthday...is for you to Donate!

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

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

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

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)

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