Japan Earthquake Update

The Japanese People need our help.

Do not go to Japan and become a Spontaneous Volunteer.

Do not send materials of any kind. Sending clothing, food, blankets etc. is clogging up the Japanese distribution system. Donations Management is often the 2nd disaster.

Send money. Every dollar you send turns over 4 times in Japan and helps the survivors and their economy. With money, the Japanese people can buy all the clothing that they need. Japan is the third largest world economy.

Send your money to the International Red Cross or another well established international aid organization.

The Japanese people need our help. Be a part of the solution, not part of the problem.

Historic Conference Call

This is all that remains of a house in White Swan, Washington after a devestating wind-driven fire destroyed 20 houses on February, 12, 2011. The fire left 78 people without homes.

On Friday, March 11, 2011, around this Council table , a historic conference call was held between the Yakama Tribal Council and Washington Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster (WAVOAD). The goal was for WAVOAD member organizations to join hands with the Yakama Nation for coordination, cooperation, communication and collaboration in the long term recovery of the disaster in White Swan.