Japanese students fundraise for earthquake victims

Three Japanese exchange students are fundraising for the earthquake victims in Kumamoto, Japan, by selling paper origami cranes (a symbol for hope and peace in Japan) and setting up a page on gofundme.com where people can make donations.

More than 48 people died, 263 were seriously injured, and 1,527 houses were destroyed during the April 16 earthquake.

Momoe Mizuno, Yuto Tanaka and Shiho Tomita are from Nagoya University of Foreign Studies. They have been at CCU for a year as exchange students. Their goal was to raise $1,000, and $680 had been raised by April 26.

“The victims need money for food, clothes and other essential items,” said Mizuno. The students will send the money to the Japanese Red Cross.

The large group of students in the photo are members of the Intercultural Experience Community, the International Club and a student from the ESL Center. They have asked for donations at tables set up on campus, gotten the message out to other organizations they are involved in, told members of their churches and used social media to solicit donations.

You can donate money by using your credit card from gofundme.com at
https://www.gofundme.com/83zrbmcc.