MUDD FOR JAPAN FUNDRAISER EVENT:

WHEN: April 16, 12- 5 pm

THE EVENT:

• North, Linde, Atwood, Sontag, South, and Case will be hosting activities
• MMAD will be hosting a carnival (cotton candy machine, tie-dye, moon bounce) and a RAFFLE
• CLUB FESTIVAL + live music + refreshments & food (free)

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:

• $5 minimum donation to play in any activity and to have fun at the carnival
• give online here by card or by cash at the event or in the mailbox of Christine Lee
• Make sure to donate with your full name (first middle and last)!!!!

WHAT YOU GET OUT OF DONATING:

• Feeling Good :)
• First 30 people to donate online get a free MuddForJapan T-shirt!
• Everyone who donates gets a raffle ticket and a chance to win some awesome prizes!
• Donate more than $5 get a free MuddForJapan T-shirt and up your odds of winning prizes in the raffle (every extra dollar you donate, you get 2 more raffle tickets!)

AWESOME PRIZES:

• Each dorm activity's 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners get prizes!
• There's also best team spirit prizes!
• Yogurtland Gift Certificates for 16 oz of FROZEN YOGURT
• $50 Gift Certificate to Back Abbey
• Gift Certificate to Pizza n' Such
• Gift Basket from Bath Junkie
• $20 Gift Certificate to Some Crust Bakery
• and MORE!

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Japan was hit by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded on March 11. The magnitude-9.0 quake spawned a deadly tsunami that slammed into the small island nation, leaving a huge swath of devastation in its wake. Thousands of people are dead and many more are still missing or injured; almost half a million people are homeless.

In addition, the country is facing a nuclear crisis that some experts warn may be much worse than the 1979 Three Mile Island disaster.

Japan has often donated when other countries have experienced disasters, such as when Hurricane Katrina impacted the United States. Below are organizations that are working on relief and recovery in the region.

AMERICAN RED CROSS: The American Red Cross is currently supporting and advising the Japanese Red Cross, which continues to assist the government in its response.  You can help people affected by disasters, like floods, fires, tornadoes and hurricanes, as well as countless other crises at home and around the world by making a donation to support American Red Cross Disaster Relief.