A massive 8.9/9.0 magnitude earthquake hit the Pacific Ocean nearby Northeastern Japan at around 2:46pm on March 11 (JST) causing damage with blackouts, fire and tsunami.
The large earthquake triggered a tsunami warning for countries all around the Pacific ocean.
Local Japan Emergency dials:
171 + 1 + line phone number to leave a message
171 + 2 + line phone number to listen to the message
Phone numbers to consult about missing persons: (Japanese language)
Iwate: 0120-801-471
Miyagi: 022-221-2000
Fukushima: 0120-510-186 / 090-8424-4207 / 090-8424-4208
The Fashion Industry is doing all it can to bring relief to the people of Japan. One may text the REDCROSS at 90999 for a ten dollar donation that will simply be added to your cell phone bill...UNICEF is taking donations to help the misplaced children of this disaster as well.
As far as Fashion goes; Lady Gaga has made Bracelets that say WE PRAY FOR JAPAN in both English and Japanese, for Five dollars, the entertainer has reportedly raised 2.5 million in the first 48 hours of distribution on the Bracelet...say what you will about Gaga, but I give it to her for this one...I am not a Gaga fan, but will buy the Bracelet purely for the statement, and the whole five dollars goes to relief efforts.
Text...buy the Bracelet...call UNICEF do what you can...if finances are difficult...PLEASE...offer a prayer, this always works.
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LOVE you WIlliam Hamilton...thank you excellent & thank you for good info-the resource #'s, I ditto all texting your donations--why?
ReplyDelete"...large amounts of free media attention for their text-to-donate programs... AT&T & Verizon have chosen not to release the donation money right away...customers assume that they're sending funds straight to disaster zones in the crucial days after the earthquake, but donations are transferred after the end of your next billing cycle, a process that can take up to 3 months...for BETTER ALTERNATIVES:
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Oxfam America: http://chn.ge/hd3n4C
International Medical Corps: http://chn.ge/hhkQhT
Habitat for Humanity: http://chn.ge/e8OX7r
UN Foundation: http://chn.ge/hVZ5uu
American Red Cross: http://chn.ge/eWtkti
UNICEF: http://chn.ge/hDASyY
meant ALL EXCEPT FOR TEXTING the donations-ATT & Verizon COULD juggle, log amounts of donation money coming in & send their OWN money now then replace it with YOUR money once the billing process is done...
ReplyDeleteInstead--they simply have these larges stores of donation funds to play with as large corps can...Oxfam, UN, Red Cross, UNICEF--& I'd add Doctors Without Borders--who are ALREADY there & drawing off their funds. NOTE: they're not taking donations specifically earmarked for Japan-this complicates/slows up use of funds-they use what they have to move fast as it's needed & they are needed in MANY countries! http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/news/article.cfm?id=5098&cat=field-news
Thank you both for very good imput...I hope my readers will benefit from this feedback...again thank you so very much.
ReplyDeleteWe bloggers live for comments...so I really thank you both...♥
Thanks william.... Great information and resources. There seems to be so much to do, where to begin? I must agree that a prayer - even a "quick one" will always help... I am not one to quote scripture, but..."The Lord hears the cry of the poor"
ReplyDeleteThanks again for the info...
Peace
I too am not one to quote scripture, and found doing this post hard as my soul and spirit cries out to Japan. But yes, the Lord does hear the cry of the poor and will not forsake His people.
ReplyDeleteThank you Michael for your comment.