And Now, A SRS Question

[bloodyrosemccoy]

MOM: Your dad and I can’t stop reading about and watching footage of the Japanese tsunami. I don’t know … I guess in some way it feels like, if I worry about it, it will help somehow.

AMELIA: And thus was prayer born.


Anyone have any links to somewhere I can send money? The Captain Atom Containment Fund, perhaps? Or just Food And Blankets For Just Such An Emergency Foundation? I want to do more than just sit and worry, but it's hard to be useful from half a world away.

Comments

[fadethecat.livejournal.com]

Doctors Without Borders is my go-to charity. However, you might also be interested in helping out with ShelterBox, which does cool things. A whole bunch of authors have donated ARCs and such for a drawing to people donating in that direction: details can be found here.

[fenmere.livejournal.com]

A friend of mine is working with All Hands in Haiti, and I've been really impressed with their work. They are sending a contingent to Japan as soon as possible, and money donated to them will go directly to clean-up and rebuilding.

http://hands.org/2011/03/12/japan-tsunami-assessment/

[van.livejournal.com]

George Takei has been suggesting "You can help with $10: Text REDCROSS to 90999." He also linked to the Red Cross (http://www.redcross.org/) Microsoft actually has a page up about it.

[dark-skada.livejournal.com]

If you're looking for something a little different, my in-laws work in disaster relief (and are currently headed in Japan's direction). You can read about their stuff here: https://www.baptistglobalresponse.com/new/details.php?id=154

My favorite thing about BGR is they don't up and leave a disaster area after the press does, or even when another disaster that seems "more pressing" happens (they just make another team for that, as well). Through BGR I do volunteer work every week to help with on-going efforts in Chengdu/Sichuan, China, even though the massive 8.0 earthquake (which then caused massive mudslides) happened in 2008.

[blackbyrd2.livejournal.com]

In previous international disasters, it's been pretty much assumed that the Red Cross is the go to donation site. They also, I believe, allow you to specify which disaster your contribution helps fund.