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Salvation Army Philadelphia Branch Taking Donations For Earthquake Victims

(Evacuees fetch their belongings from their home and go back to their makeshift shelter in Rikuzentakata, northern Japan, on Tuesday.  AP photo/The Yomiuri Shimbun, Masamine Kawaguchi)

(Evacuees fetch their belongings from their home and go back to their makeshift shelter in Rikuzentakata, northern Japan, on Tuesday. AP photo/The Yomiuri Shimbun, Masamine Kawaguchi)

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – The Salvation Army is offering four ways for people to assist their efforts in earthquake-ravaged Japan.

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Randall Thomas, with the Salvation Army, said donors can assure that 100 percent of their donations are going to provide direct assistance to those affected by the disaster. “The Salvation Army will be providing immediate assistance with food and shelter,” he said.

You can text the word “Japan” to 80888 to make a $10.00 donation.  You can phone 1-800-SAL-ARMY. You can go online at SalvationArmyPhiladelphia .org.  Or you can send a check, payable to:

The Salvation Army
Japan Earthquake Relief to The Salvation Army Development Department
701 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA  19123

Reported by Karin Phillips, KYW Newsradio 1060.


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