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| Help Japan poster by James White |
Fashion
The fashion has also decided to give money for the cause. Fashion designers such as Rebecca Minkoff is donating $100 dollars for every hand bag she sells. Pamela Usantohas also decided that 100% of the proceeds from her "Lumiere" collection will go to help relief efforts. American pop singer Lady Gaga has created a special wrist band for Japan. The proceeds from this will also go to efforts in Japan. You can buy the band here.For more fashionable ways to help, check out this post for links to other causes. Music for Money
Send Money
This may be the easiest way to help raise money. All you have to do is send "REDCROSS" to 90999. This will send $10 to the Redcross and the money will be added to your phone bill at the end of the month.
You can also donate through Unicef by clicking the link provided.
Turn Your Views into Cash
YouTube Stars Michelle Phan and Ryan Higa have used their power to help raise money for Japan. Michelle has created a Cherry Blossom inspired makeup look. She says that she was inspired by the upcoming spring in Japan. She has already raised $1000 for the Redcross through her charity video and has decided to continue raising money by making more videos. She plans to upload another video, with all proceeds going to Japan.
Ryan Higa have also stepped up to the plate by donating over $1000 to Japan and has also promised to give $6oo for every million views that his video receives. You can keep up with how much money he raises by checking out his website. Many have criticized the way that Ryan and Michelle have decided to raise money. This is what both stars had to say about their choice to create charity videos:
People keep saying "why don't you just donate the money instead of trying to get people to view it?" My biggest strength right now is that I'm fortunate enough to have a following. The purpose of this video was not only to support Japan myself, but to encourage others as well. I could have easily donated the money and not made a video about it, but I think its a lot more important to get support from all over the world. I personally can't donate a million dollars, but if millions of people watch this and decide to chip in, it is possible... I'm just trying to help in the best way that I can.
- Ryan Higa
Click on the links to either or both videos to increase the views and raise money.
Spread the word
If you're a blogger, use your blog to let your readers know how they can help during this time of need. Don't forget, Facebook, Twitter, Myspace, and other social networks will all come in handy. Just let others know how they can help and encourage them to something in anyway that they can.Be Aware
Be sure to be careful of who you send your money to. Scammers love disasters like this and try to trick the innocent out of their money all the time, so be sure to donate to credible organizations only, and check your sources. The New York Times has added a few ways to that you can helpout that I have not added here.Which ever way you choose to donate, remember that ever dollar (or view) counts. Prayer also counts! Thanks guys!
~Chan
Once again, none of the photos contained in this blog post are owned by me. If you know of any other relief efforts underway, be sure to inform me in a comment or email me at teddychantastic@yahoo.com with Relief Efforts in the subject line.
