Goods Donations for Japan Relief - Page 1

Does anybody know who is taking goods (clothing, food etc..) for the Japanese Relief effort?

Every site I've looked at has a spot for money donations but nothing for goods donations.

Check out this link for some tips.........


goodintents.org/disaster/the-dos-and-donts-of-disaster-donations

Don¿t take up a collection of goods to send over

After the tsunami tons of used clothing were donated, much of it inappropriate to the climate and culture. There were winter hats, coats and gloves donated to southern Thailand and mountains of donated clothing dumped beside the road in India. Donated goods can clog ports and prevent more critical relief items from getting through. Ports can only hold and process so many goods and often the port authorities have difficulty sorting through everything arriving to get it processed and out the doors. Please do not take up collections of medicine, clothing, baby formula, or food for shipment, or show up on your own to hand out money or goods. Although well intentioned, this can actually make the situation worse as it adds to the confusion, diverts resources, and may lead to aid dependency.

My sisters husband is stationed over there and he told us to send directly to the US Navy and Air Bases.

They need lots of Baby stuff. Anything baby is the demand I hear. Baby foods, diapers, blankets, clothes. I sent out a day ago to these addy's. I love baby shopping, so donating money to the RedCross was out 4 me. I learned my lesson there with Haiti anyhows. I'll be shopping again this weekend and sending more. Good Luck.

Attn: Earthquake Relief Supplies
Miyagi Prefectural Office
3-8-1, Honcho
Aoba-ku, Sendai city, Miyagi
980-8570, JAPAN

Attn: Earthquake Relief Supplies
Iwate Prefectural Office
10-1 Uchimaru Morioka city, Iwate
020-8570,JAPAN

Attn: Earthquake Relief Supplies
Aomori Prefectural Office
1-1-1 Nagashima, Aomori city,
Aomori, 030-8570, JAPAN

Attn: Earthquake Relief Supplies
Fukushima Prefectural Office
2-16 Sugitsuma-cho, Fukushima City
960-8670, JAPAN

Now that I researched it .. holy cows we have alot over there.

List of U.S. military installations in Japan

Air Force:

■Camp Chitose, Chitose, Hokkaido
■Kadena Air Base, Okinawa Prefecture
■Kadena Ammunition Storage Area, Okinawa Prefecture
■Okuma Recreational Facility, Okinawa Prefecture
■Yaedake Communication Site, Okinawa Prefecture
■Misawa Air Base, Aomori Prefecture
■Yokota Air Base, Fussa, Tokyo
■Fuchu Communications Station, Fuchu, Tokyo
■Tama Service Annex, Inagi, Tokyo
■Yugi Communication Site, Hachioji, Tokyo
■Camp Asaka AFN Transmitter Site, Saitama Prefecture
■Tokorozawa Transmitter Site, Saitama Prefecture
■Owada Communication Site, Saitama Prefecture

Army:

■Fort Buckner, Okinawa Prefecture
■Army POL Depots, Okinawa Prefecture
■White Beach Area, Okinawa Prefecture
■Naha Port Facility, Okinawa Prefecture (return after relocation to the Urasoe Pier area)
■Torii Station, Okinawa Prefecture
■Tengan Pier, Okinawa Prefecture
■Camp Zama, Zama, Kanagawa
■Yokohama North Dock, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture
■Sagami General Depot, Sagamihara, Kanagawa
■Sagamihara Housing Area, Sagamihara, Kanagawa
■Akizuki Ammunition Depot, Hiroshima Prefecture
■Hiro Ammunition Depot, Hiroshima Prefecture
■Kawakami Ammunition Depot, Hiroshima Prefecture
■Hardy Barracks, Minato, Tokyo

Marine Corps:

■Camp Smedley D. Butler, Okinawa Prefecture, Yamaguchi Prefectures. (Although these camps are dispersed throughout Okinawa and the rest of Japan they are all under the heading of Camp Smedley D. Butler):
■Camp McTureous, Okinawa Prefecture
■Camp Courtney, Okinawa Prefecture
■Camp Foster, Okinawa Prefecture
■Camp Kinser, Okinawa Prefecture
■Camp Hansen, Okinawa Prefecture
■Camp Schwab, Okinawa Prefecture
■Camp Gonsalves (Jungle Warfare Training Center), Okinawa Prefecture
■Kin Blue Beach Training Area, Okinawa Prefecture
■Kin Red Beach Training Area, Okinawa Prefecture
■NSGA Hanza
■Higashionna Ammunition Storage Point II
■Henoko Ordnance Ammunition Depot
■Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa Prefecture (return after the MCAS Futenma relocates to Camp Schwab)
■Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni
■Camp Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture
■Numazu Training Area, Shizuoka Prefecture
■Ie Jima Auxiliary Airfield, Okinawa Prefecture
■Tsuken Jima Training Area, Okinawa Prefecture

Navy:

■Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Ayase, Kanagawa
■United States Fleet Activities Sasebo, Sasebo, Nagasaki
■United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Yokosuka, Kanagawa
■Urago Ammunition Depot, Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture
■Tsurumi POL Depot, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture
■Naval Housing Annex Negishi, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture
■Naval Transmitter Station Totsuka, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture
■Naval Support Facility Kamiseya, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture
■Tomioka Storage Area, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture
■Naval Housing Annex Ikego, Zushi, Kanagawa
■White Beach Area, Okinawa Prefecture
■Camp Shields, Okinawa Prefecture
■Camp Lester, Okinawa Prefecture (return after the Naval Hospital relocates to Camp Foster)
■Awase Communication Station, Okinawa Prefecture
■New Sanno Hotel, Tokyo

 I agree that collecting goods is a very good gesture, but I would check to see if items are being excepted before moving forward. I figure cash is best, relief organizations are in a better position to allocate resources based on the demand. I would also venture to guess their dollar will buy more, then ours purchasing goods at a store.

 My wife is Japanese and is from small town in Minamisoma that was hard hit by the tsunami. Her family all made it through the ordeal, but the town of Odaka where the live is gone. Their house is 5km from the coast and was spared, however all the remaining residents have been evacuated because the town is within 20kms of the nuclear plant. My wife is a waitress at a Japanese restaurant and the owner is going to donate all the profits from the resturant to the relief fund this upcoming Sunday.

My wife and I would like to thank everyone that helps out.


BabyEagle,
 
Wow, I don't think you guys are financing Japan's defense, it looks like you are Japan's defense.