The Oregon Japan Relief Fund has been set up by the organizations listed below to provide financial aid to the Tohoku region in Japan in the wake of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. One hundred percent of your contributions will be contributed to Mercy Corps, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation based in old Japantown in Portland that has been helping to alleviate suffering across the globe for 32 years. We hope that you will contribute generously to help those suffering in Japan during this extremely difficult time.
日本で発生しました東北地方太平洋沖地震と津波のための緊急災害募金をオレゴン州でも日本救済支援基金して受け付けております。すべての寄付は全額Mercy Corpsという団体に渡されます。この団体は32年もの間、ポートランドのジャパンタウンを拠点として救助を支援してきた団体です。この緊急の災害時に皆様の寛大な寄付をどうぞよろしくお願い致します。
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Participating Organizations and Businesses:
Azumano Travel
Beaverton Sister Cities Program
Center for Japanese Studies at PSU
Ikebana International Portland Chapter #47
Japan-America Society of Oregon
Japan Exchange and Teaching Program Alumni Association of Portland (JETAA Portland)
Mt. Hood Community College Japanese Club
Obukan Kendo Club
Oregon Nikkei Endowment
Oyanokai
Portland JACL
Portland Japanese Garden
Portland Public Schools
Portland Rose Festival Foundation
Portland-Sapporo Sister City Association
Portland Taiko
Shokookai of Portland
Tokyo International University of America
Willamette University
Wilsonville Chamber of Commerce
For those of you wishing to make a contribution by check, please send your check to:
Mercy Corps
PO Box 2669
Portland, Oregon 97208-2669
Note: Oregon Japan Relief Fund
Please note: All donations made through this fundraising page will go to Mercy Corps' Help Survivors of Japan's Earthquake Fund. Please report any statements to the contrary on this page to us.
Recent donations to this page
Nancy in USA
October 21, 2011
$325
Midori in USA
August 31, 2011
$30
ANGIE in USA
August 11, 2011
$1451
KATIE in USA
August 6, 2011
$50
“Donated in honor of Carol Knox, Gresham, OR on her birthday”
Kari in USA
August 5, 2011
$10
Hidetaka in USA
July 25, 2011
$25
“Hope for Japan, ??????”
Jon in USA
July 19, 2011
$50
“Over The Edge, a Party Rock band, is honored to contribute a portion of our proceeds to this very worthy cause.”
Accounts in USA
July 13, 2011
$785
“Donated on behalf of students and employees at Willamette University. Our hearts go out to all who have been affected by this disaster.”
Midori in USA
July 1, 2011
$30
Ruth in USA
June 23, 2011
$100
Anonymous in USA
June 10, 2011
$200
Victoria in USA
May 26, 2011
$50
“God bless--we are with you in spirit and friendship.”
Anonymous in USA
May 23, 2011
$100
Anonymous in USA
May 22, 2011
$20
Anonymous in USA
May 21, 2011
$1000
David in USA
May 21, 2011
$100
“In memory of Atsuko Akamatsu Wynkoop - a beautiful lady whose absence is felt by all who knew her. --Corey Trautvetter & Leon Wellons, Dallas”
Teresa in USA
May 19, 2011
$150
Valerie and Doug in USA
May 11, 2011
$100
Serena in USA
May 10, 2011
$25
“In memory of Jeffrey C. Vaughan”
Anonymous in USA
May 5, 2011
$20
Thomas in USA
May 4, 2011
$410
Daniel in USA
May 3, 2011
$105
“This donation made possible by Off The Griddle customers. Many thanks for their continued support and many thanks to Mercy Corps for your undying support of people in need around the world.”
Noriko in USA
May 2, 2011
$50
“In Memory of Tanemichi Soma”
Tsuyako in USA
April 29, 2011
$100
David in USA
April 29, 2011
$50
Anonymous in USA
April 28, 2011
$500
“Professor Kobayashi of Meiji University showed us the extent of the tsunami destruction. We are devastated to see how much was destroyed. Our hearts go out to those of you who have lost your homes, land and business. We hope that communities can be relocated together to safer zones, that new homelands can be created.”
Anonymous in USA
April 26, 2011
$150
Fgjf in Australia
April 25, 2011
$5
Marie in USA
April 24, 2011
$200
Anonymous in USA
April 23, 2011
$100
Yoshie in USA
April 22, 2011
$1150
Anonymous in USA
April 20, 2011
$250
Sheri in USA
April 20, 2011
$180
Shigeru in USA
April 20, 2011
$100
Shigeru in USA
April 20, 2011
$1000
Tia in USA
April 19, 2011
$50
“This donation is for our grandson's 10th birthday.”
Tia in USA
April 19, 2011
$50
“This donation is in the name of my granddaughter, Charlotte Richman”
Anonymous in USA
April 19, 2011
$50
Guy in USA
April 18, 2011
$200
Akinobu in USA
April 18, 2011
$345
“From SurveyMonkey Employees in Portland, OR”
Vincent in USA
April 17, 2011
$100
“De tout coeur en pensée avec les sinistrés.”
Melanie in USA
April 15, 2011
$200
“I love Japan!”
George in USA
April 15, 2011
$100
Patricia in USA
April 15, 2011
$1000
Carolee in USA
April 15, 2011
$50
Ghk in USA
April 15, 2011
$10
Seth in USA
April 14, 2011
$50
“Stay strong Japan!”
Miwa in USA
April 14, 2011
$100
Mathew in USA
April 14, 2011
$100
Gregory in USA
April 13, 2011
$100

