Day 164: 8.9 Earthquake Strike Japan! Give Now – Find Ways to Donate Today
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Japan being hit by the TsunamiUnless you live under a rock you have seen or heard the devastation that hit Japan yesterday. It’s all over the media, you can’t miss it. Japan had one of the largest earthquakes on record. Hitting 8.9 in magnitude is unbelievable and the death toll and destruction is mounting as fast as they can get it on the news. Today is the day to give. The people of Japan need us today. Their lives have been changed forever. Let’s not wait, let’s all do something. Let’s show our support, compassion and love to the people of Japan right now.
Day 164: Give 164
I’m not waiting to give. I am giving today and I encourage you to do the same. I want to support the people of Japan as they are in need of the help of the entire world today. We may live in different countries and have different ethnic backgrounds but we we are all people of this world, of this planet and we are one. Let’s not wait for our governments to step up, let’s all step together. Give anything you can. $5.00 or $1000. Here are a number of ways you can donate right now.
Global Giving: make a donation on line
Red Cross: make a donation on line or text “Red Cross” to 90999. If you text in, $10 will be automatically charged to your phone bill as a donation.
Giving Children Hope: donate on line
Save the Children: donate on line
World Vision: donate on line
Choose your cause and spread the news. Tweet, Facebook, email about how you are helping today. Imagine if everyone that had $10 to give helped today. Resources could be mobilized immediately and as a world, we can come together and help. Just imagine how you would feel if you lived in Japan today in the middle of disaster. You would need the whole world’s arms wrapped around you for support.
Time Commitment: 5 minutes
Cost: $25.00 to the Red Cross ( http://www.facebook.com/redcross)