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We’re seeing some frightening and amazing images from the tremendous devastation that Japan has experienced this sad day. And it’s only natural to see people suffering and wonder how we can help? Here’s a quick list of things we can all do provide immediate relief:

First, users can text a donation the Red Cross. By texting “REDCROSS” to 90999, Canadian Readers can text REDCROSS to 30333. Users will be debited $10 to relief efforts in Japan. One thing to remember though, is that most donations won’t be credited to the Red Cross until at least a month or three later after that charge has been paid by the cellphone user through bill payment. So while it will be of tremendous benefit a few months later when the headlines fall away, there’s other more immediate options including going to the RedCross donation site and selecting Japan Relief, or another pressing disaster relief project. Users can choose to pay by credit cards or even Amazon’s payment’s option. Users are also encouraged to donate blood for relief efforts as the scope of the disaster is so vast that blood supplies will be drastically spread thin.

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