Comments on: For Japan with Love + More Ways to Help

By: Manu

Manu — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 03:49:00 +0000

Hi! I wish to express all my solidarity to the Japanese people.
A group of food bloggers (including me) are organising an Online Bake Sale. All the money raised will be donated to Second Harvest Japan. If you are interesting in bidding or offering some baked goodies to be auctioned, please contact Sabrina at bakesale@thetomatotart.com or check http://www.thetomatotart.com/recipe/update-on-online-bake-sale-for-japan-meet-the-bakers/ And help us raise some dough!

By: camille

camille — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 02:48:00 +0000

I work at FirstGiving, we help nonprofits raise money online by letting their supporters make fundraising pages – and so as soon as we heard about the disaster, we got a fundraising portal up for it. We’ve got 11 charities participating right now, I think, unless more got added since I last checked. So if people don’t just want to donate, but raise money by asking THEIR friends and family, they can go to http://www.firstgiving.com/japan-disaster-relief and pick a charity to help.

By: Brie

Brie — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 20:21:00 +0000

awesome! thanks so much!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 04:16:00 +0000

Hi Brie! Thanks for your comment. Great question about how to help displaced pets. Here are a couple links I found by asking around on Twitter. I’ll let you know if I hear anything else, but this is a good place to start!

https://secure.humanesociety.org/site/Donation2?df_id=1713&1713.donation=form1&s_src=waynesblog

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ac/20110319/lf_ac/8095542_japan_animal_rescues_rush_to_save_pets_affected_by_earthquake_tsunami

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Help-save-Japans-animals/142789439119633 (friends of @MelindaJoe)

By: Brie

Brie — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 02:34:00 +0000

i can understand the difficulty in having to relive the trauma through writing, but thanks for letting us know you’re safe and providing links so we can help. i have also been looking for animal rescues to donate to, but am unsure if the ones i’ve found are safe and if the money will definitely be going to Japan; i cannot help but want to help all the displaced pets as well. stay safe and let us know if we can continue to do anything further to help.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 02:02:00 +0000

Thanks for the extra info! I’ve added the Salvation Army Tokyo to my list. I really appreciate the comment. Thanks and be well.

By: jj walsh

jj walsh — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 22:51:00 +0000

Thanks for your post,
If you are in Japan, you can also send any warm clothes or useful winter gear (boots, etc) to the Salvation Army Tokyo who alongside the other charities mentioned above are doing a great job supporting the survivors in the North who are now in great need of help. Please pay for your own postage, or hand deliver to their KOTO branch (I called yesterday and they said, “Yes, please send warm clothes”)

Salvation Army Tokyo: 4-11-3, Taihei, Sumida-ku, Tokyo　〒130-8686 TEL 03-3626-0738

(send food stuffs withing sell by date & gloves, plates, cutlery to Second Harvest- no clothes or toys)
Second Harvest Japan Disaster Relief Food Drive
Mizuta bldg 1F Asakusabashi 4-5-1, Taito-ku, Tokyo
111-0053
Phone: 03-3838-3827
Open hours: Monday-Friday 10:00-18:00