Especially in this disaster, I was able to find all information I needed from the US through internet. NPO groups in the affected areas, the location of volunteer centers, which facilities were working better, what type of supplies needed at the evacuation centers, and the residents in the affected areas, etc. Simply amazing.. I felt like I can do anything with just an internet access !! Addition to collecting information, I can email to anyone in the world and also call cheap or free in Japan, thanks to Skype and other telephone companies.
Anyway, I found several people / groups who are helping local people and the evacuation centers.
Second day, we visited one of them, Kokuzouson temple. This temple is founded Nara Ara, about early 700s, and been serving in Ishinomaki area for long time.
After the earthquake, this temple has been helping local people bringing relief supplies to people at the evacuation centers and people live their home. She said that many people (strangers) found her blog and started to receive relief supplies from all over Japan.
Per her request, we took tank-tops, underwear, bedding, towels and aprons with us. Tank-tops and underwear were for people in the evacuation center who lost house and everything. Bedding and other things are for people who fortunately are going to move to the temporary apartments - because once they move out the evacuation center, they are going to be on their own - no help is provided from the government anymore. We hear that there are a lot of people who face financial challenges as they move out the evacuation center since they lost jobs, too.
All boxes on the right side of her is what we took. As you can see, she was very happy.
Thank you so much for your support, everyone !!
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