The following organizations are collecting money or supplies to assist victims of the disaster in Japan:
Send donations of $10 to ISOH/IMPACT by texting giveten isoh to 20222. ISOH/IMPACT also is accepting 5-gallon buckets, with lids, containing bagged rice or cleaning supplies. Other priority items include new sleeping bags, tents, tarps, and blankets. Donations can be dropped off at any area Tireman Auto Service Center or at ISOH/IMPACT's Waterville warehouse, 905 Farnsworth Rd. See isohimpact.org.
Send donations of $10 to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief fund by texting REDCROSS to 90999. Money earmarked for victims will be used only if the Japanese Red Cross requests assistance. Mail checks to PO Box 4002018, Des Moines, Iowa, 50340-2018. Call 800-RED-CROSS or see redcross.org.
Send $10 to Global Giving by texting JAPAN50555. Mail checks to Global Giving, Japan relief, 1023 1st St. NW, 12th floor, Washington, DC. 20005. See globalgiving.org.
Send $10 to International Medical Corps by texting MED8088. Mail checks to Development Department, International Medical Corps, 1919 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 400, Santa Monica, CA 90404. Call 1-800-481-4462 or see internationalmedicalcorps.org.
Send $10 to Save The Children by texting JAPAN to 20222. Mail checks to Save the Children, 54 Wilton Road, Westport, CT 06880. Call 1-800-728-3843 or see savethechildren.org.
Mail checks to AmeriCares, 88 Hamilton Ave., Stamford, Conn. 06902, or see americares.org.
First Published March 12, 2011, 12:25 p.m.
