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Donate to China Earthquake
On May 11, a 7.9-magnitude earthquake has killed thousands in central China. This is a significant natural disaster. Here are the list of options you can use to donate fund for China earthquake relief. Share this list to your friends and family. Help your fellow human beings who are in serious needs.
List of options to donate fund for China earthquake relief
RedCross International Response Fund:
http://www.redcross.org/news/in/profiles/Intl_profile_ChinaEarthquake.ht...
You can help those affected by countless crises around the world each year by making a financial gift to the American Red Cross International Response Fund, which will provide immediate relief and long-term support through supplies, technical assistance and other support to help those in need.
To make a donation:
Call 1-800-HELP NOW or 1-800-257-7575 (Spanish)
Make a secure, online donation.
Contact your local Red Cross chapter
Hongkong Redcross:
Hong Kong Red Cross appeals to the Hong Kong community for their generous donation to support our relief, reconstruction and disaster preparedness operation in the affected area.
Donations can be made by following methods:
- Crossed Cheque (Payable to the “Hong Kong Red Cross China Relief Fund” and mail to International & Relief Service Department, 33 Harcourt Road, Hong Kong)
- Direct Transfer
Hong Kong Bank: 004-567-650155-016 Hang Seng Bank: 024-267-175123-001
Bank of China: 012-806-0-0001617 Bank of East Asia: 015-514-40-39966-3
By PPS (Merchant Code: Hong Kong Red Cross – 9167)
Red Cross Society of China:
For those who are looking to contribute to current aid efforts underway, you can now donate money to the Red Cross Society of China which has formed a disaster relief working group to be dispatched to the earthquake-stricken Wenchuan County in Sichuan. Online donations: Red Cross Society of China website: www.redcross.org.cn; Click the tab for online donations
Canadian Red Cross:
http://www.redcross.ca/article.asp?id=27348&tid=001
Donation link: https://www.paypaq.com/redcross/new/index.php
The Canadian Red Cross is accepting donations from the Canadian public to support the relief efforts that are already underway.
The Canadian Red Cross collects funds to meet the immediate relief and long-term recovery needs of disaster survivors. Should donations supporting the China Earthquake relief and recovery effort meet the amount required, the Canadian Red Cross will cease collecting donations for the response and will communicate this information immediately to the public.
Canadians wishing to make a financial donation may give online at www.redcross.ca, call 1-800-418-1111 or contact their local Canadian Red Cross office. The 24-hour toll free line accepts Visa, MasterCard and American Express. Cheques should be made payable to the Canadian Red Cross, earmarked “China Earthquake” and mailed to the Canadian Red Cross National Office, 170 Metcalfe Street, Suite 300, Ottawa, Ontario, K2P 2P2.
WorldVision - China Earthquake Relief:
http://www.worldvision.org/Worldvision/eappeal.nsf/egift-disaster-respon...
A powerful 7.9 magnitude quake has struck China, killing more than 12,000 and injuring tens of thousands. More than 7,840 are reported missing. Additionally thousands of victims, including hundreds of school children, remain buried under rubble in this earthquake, China’s worst in three decades. Just as in Myanmar, where devastation continues from the recent devastating cyclone, World Vision staff are urgently rushing aid to quake survivors.
Mercy Corps - donation for China Earthquake:
http://www.mercycorps.org/chinaearthquake/
Mercy Corps, through its local partner China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (CFPA), is monitoring the situation and ready to rush aid to survivors. We will provide financial, material and human resources to support CFPA's emergency response. We have deployed two experienced staff members from our Beijing office to help coordinate efforts.
2008 Sichuan Earthquake Relief Committee by Overseas Chinese:
http://www.tsinghuafoundation.org
The 2008 Sichuan Earthquake Relief Commitee, formed by a group of volunteers co-ordinated by Silicon Valley Tsinghua Network, Legal Immigration Association, MITBBS and etc., is calling for donation to help China to recover from this huge disaster. We have opened a special account for China Earthquake Relief.
Committee of 100 China Earthquake Relief Fund:
The Committee of 100 China Earthquake Relief Fund will provide direct assistance to local organizations in the communities affected by the 7.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Sichuan Province on May 12. Projects will support relief and recovery efforts. Click here to donate
Red Cross Society of China Chengdu City:
- website: http://www.chengduredcross.org/ (in chinese)
Jet Li One Foundation:
http://www.onefoundation.cn/zhuanti/080512dz/index.htm (in chinese)
The “Red Cross Society of China Jet Li One Foundation Project” (Jet Li One Foundation)
was founded by Red Cross ambassador Jet Li, Under a strategic partnership with the Red Cross Society of China, the Jet Li One Foundation Project works independently to pursue its charitable mission and agenda.
The foundation believes that: “1 person + 1 dollar/yuan + 1 month = 1 big family”. If each person donates at least one dollar/yuan each month, our individual donations can be transformed into a much greater fund. When we combine our charitable strength, we can make sure that the most vulnerable members of our global family will receive the help they need.
Latest news as of May 15, 2008 related to China earthquake: (from Google News)
 Economist | China's earthquake Days of disaster Economist, UK - We look first at the government's response to the earthquake in China, then at poor Myanmar AP “DON'T cry, don't cry. It's a disaster, and you've survived,” ... China earthquake: Small miracles recovered from China quake debris China's Earthquake Candor Contrasts With Tibet Media Clampdown "Grandpa" Wen comforts China's earthquake victims |
 Cryptome.org | Heinz donating $350000 to China earthquake relief efforts CNNMoney.com - NEW YORK (Associated Press) - The HJ Heinz Co. says it's giving $350000 in cash and in-kind services to earthquake relief efforts in China. ... China's quake: Why did so many schools collapse? Death toll in China earthquake rises Death toll from quake in China's Sichuan tops 19500--Xinhua  HNZ |
 The Province | Anheuser-Busch gives $1.6M for China earthquake relief Bizjournals.com, NC - ... the Chinese Red Cross to be used in relief efforts following the 7.9 magnitude earthquake that struck the Sichuan province in Central China on Monday. ... Ontario Helping Victims Of China Earthquake Red Cross Launches Appeal for China Earthquake Survivors Photo Release -- Help China Earthquake Victims -- MetroBank ... WFC - BUD |
 The Southern Ledger | Humanitarian emotion glitters in China earthquake relief Xinhua, China - ... southwest China's Sichuan Province, has driven between Beichuan, a county heavily ravaged by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake, to Mianyang at least ten times ...  Video: 5,000 Feared Dead in China Quake  Comment by Andrew Smeall Assoc., Asia Society Center on US-China Relations |
 Thanh Nien Daily | Earthquake toll likely to top 50000 NEWS.com.au, Australia - By staff writers and wires SHOCKING pictures of small children having legs amputated so they can be freed from the rubble of China's earthquake have emerged ... China says quake toll could rise above 50000 Death toll in China could hit 50000 as time runs out for rescue 20000 confirmed dead in China quake |
 TopNews | British tourists in China earthquake zone 'safe and sound' Times Online, UK - Fourteen of the 19 British tourists who went missing after Monday’s earthquake in south China have been confirmed “safe and sound” as they arrived in a ... China earthquake: Britons found in Wolong panda sancutary Friends returning to Flintshire after China earthquake nightmare China earthquake: In city of the dead, 19000 lie buried beneath rubble |
 Times Colonist | China earthquake: Sichuan death toll could reach 50000, government ... Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - Helicopters began to airlift residents out of the villages of Wenchuan county at the epicentre of the earthquake which struck China on Monday, while others ... China races to shore up dams as quake deaths top 19500 China Says Quake Death Toll Could Top 50000 China earthquake toll rises to nearly 15000 |
 Nanaimo Daily News | China's Earthquake Casualties: Victims of Too-Rapid Growth? Yahoo! News - China's earthquake codes -- on the books -- are said to be up to California standards but are often circumvented in the same way corners are cut making toys ... Rescuers in Desperate Race to Find China Earthquake Survivors Phoenix rushes to help its 'sister' Chengdu Rescue Teams Close In on the Epicenter of China's Earthquake |
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