Please Help

      

By now, everyone knows of the 8.5 level earthquake that hit Japan this morning.  

I've been glued to CNN and other on line news outlets, just aghast at the sheer destruction an earthquake, the aftershocks, and the resulting tsunami can bring.

As San Franciscans, we are all well aware of the chance of this happening (again) to us (where were YOU in 1989?).  With this in mind, Pearl Painting would like to offer some outlets to donate to recovery efforts in Japan.  Please reach out to help by texting "REDCROSS" to 90999 for a $10 donation.  

 

For those of you who would rather use an alternate vehicle to offer assistance, please click on any of the links offered below, courtesy of the Huffington Post.

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To contribute to earthquake relief, text 'JAPAN' or 'QUAKE' to 80888 to make a $10 donation or visit SalvationArmyUSA.org.

Save the Children  is currently organizing efforts and donations to its Children's Emergency Fund will support outreach.

International Medical Corps is responding to the health needs of the disaster's displaced victims. 

The Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund was launched through the GlobalGiving.org site for relief organizations helping victims.

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is sending two three-person teams to the Iwate and Miyagi prefectures in Japan. To learn more about their efforts or make a donation, visit Doctorswithoutborders.org.

Along with an appeal for monetary donations, Operation USA has also announced efforts to collect bulk corporate donations of health care supplies. If you are interested in donating bulk medical items, please visit OpUSA.org.

For any who have loved ones abroad, Google has a tsunami alert posted on their front page, they've launched the Person Finder to help connect people that may have been displaced due to the disaster. Google has also launched a crisis response page filled with local resources and emergency information.