Boulder collects donations for Japanese sister city

My mother is an active progressive in Boulder and sent me this.


Submitted by KDVR Staff
Tuesday, March 22nd, 12:30 pm



The Boulder-Yamagata City Friendship Committee is seeking financial support for Japanese refugees. It is working with the UN Habitat and Japan Habitat Association to raise funds for victims of the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan earlier this month.The largest earthquake in recorded history to hit Japan triggered a tsunami with 23-foot waves and more than 50 aftershocks that devastated cities and villages along a 1,300-mile coastline.

Victims are taking refuge in Boulder’s Sister City of Yamagata, which is dealing with the fallout of two natural disasters and currently facing the potential meltdown of nuclear power plants about 200 miles outside of Yamagata.

Refugees need daily living essentials such as food, water, diapers, powdered milk and clothing.

The Friendship Committee is working with friends in Yamagata to coordinate delivery of supplies and offer comfort to those people who have been displaced by earthquake, tsunami and now from nuclear crisis.


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