Japanese residents here say that they receive news from Japan by watching www.ustream.tv/channel/nhk-gtv. Additionally, The Google Person Finder has been set up for those looking to locate loved ones in Japan. https://japan.person-finder.appspot.com/?lang=en
If you would like to help:
? Make checks payable to Tzu Chi
Tzu Chi Foundation, U.S.A.
1100 S. Valley Center Avenue, San Dimas, CA 91773
Or call the credit card donation hotline at 888-989-8244
? New York Community Bank – Donations can be made at any of The NYCB Family of Bank’s 270+ branches in New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Florida, and Arizona, and no gift is too small. The NYCB Family of Banks includes New York Community Bank and its seven local divisions (Queens County Savings Bank, Roslyn Savings Bank, Richmond County Savings Bank, Roosevelt Savings Bank, Garden State Community Bank, AmTrust Bank, and Ohio Savings Bank) and New York Commercial Bank and its Atlantic Bank Division.
To find the nearest branch in your area, please visit www.nycbfamily.com or www.amtrust.com.
? The Red Cross is organizing efforts to help. You can donate to the effort by visiting the Red Cross’s donation web site or by texting REDCROSS to 90999, which will in turn donate $10. https://american.redcross.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ntld_main&s_src=RSG00100E013&s_subsrc=ONR_MainDonateButton,
?Save the Children – Those looking to donate to that effort can visit Save the Children’s donation page https://secure.savethechildren.org/site/c.8rKLIXMGIpI4E/b.6239465/k.544E/Childrens_Emergency_Fund/apps/ka/sd/donor.asp?msource=wenlpaqk0311
? Global Giving – Donors can choose to give a one-time or recurring donation of anywhere between $25 and $1,000. https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/japan-earthquake-tsunami-relief/
? CUNY – Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Frank Sanchez has been designated University Relief Coordinator. He will lead a CUNY-wide effort to encourage contributions to assist the Japanese people through the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City: https://www.nyc.gov/html/fund/html/donate/donate.shtml.
