The American Red Cross, Global Living, Save the Children, and the Hands On network are working hard in the relief effort, and are encouraging anybody and everybody to either donate themselves or encourage those who can to do so.  The earthquake and tsunami has destroyed much of the eastern coast of Japan, has taken hundreds of lives, and is threatening the livelihoods of thousands more. Please visit Literary Legs blog, and click on the button in the right sidebar to make a donation,

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1. Follow this blog. For each of the first 25 new followers at Literary Legs, I will donate $1.00. 

2. Encourage your family and friends to donate. On Twitter, tweet #sxswcares or #sxsw4japan

3. Write your own blog post, bringing awareness to this cause.