Bloggers, Utterly Engaged and Ever Ours have come up with a beautiful way to help those in Japan. Many bloggers, including me, will be honoring Friday March 18th as a day of silence for Japan. Also, my friend Lorie Bebber who authors the blog, The Radiant Life, posted a powerful prayer from Mother Maya to help direct positive energy towards those suffering and also to the earth. The best thing to do is send good energy and donate what you can. If you can buy a $6 Starbucks you can donate a $1. I say that sincerely.
Words on First Giving (where you can donate) from bloggers Utterly Engaged and Ever Ours:
"We've all seen the images and videos rolling in of the devastation from the Japan earthquake and tsunamis. While aftershocks and tsunami scares are still happening days later, the nation is in for a long long road of recovery. So far, the death toll is estimated to be 2,800. In just one town, 9,500 are missing. Not only do the survivors have to suffer the loss of loved ones, but as temperatures fall, electricity, water and food are now scarce to none. Many have tried to go back to their homes and to start picking up the pieces, only to find the tsunamis have plowed their homes down and there is literally nothing for them to come home to. Convenience stores have lines hours long and a limit of 10 items to each person. The second crisis has only begun and so many are left helpless.
We are not ones to sit and do nothing. While as much as we'd like to hop on a plane and fly there to help with the search and rescue, the immediate need for help for those in Japan is the dire need for shelter. This fundraising page is specifically geared to help with that. Utterly Engaged and Ever Ours have handpicked ShelterBox as the organization to donate to.
ShelterBox provide emergency shelter and lifesaving supplies for families around the world who are affected by disasters at the time when they need it the most. Each large green ShelterBox is tailored to a disaster but typically contains a disaster relief tent for an extended family, blankets, water storage and purification equipment, cooking utensils, a stove, a basic tool kit, a children’s activity pack and other vital items. A whole box costs $1,000 (US), so we're hoping to raise enough to send 5 boxes.
Please join us. We know it won't save the nation, but we strongly believe every little helps. Whatever you can contribute, we truly appreciate."
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