MPNFA Nanao Earthquake Relief Fund
A 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck western Japan’s Noto Peninsula during the afternoon of January 1, 2024, crumbling homes, triggering a tsunami and cutting off remote communities (photo above from The Associated Press). The City of Monterey, CA’s longtime sister city, Nanao, Japan, is only 35 miles from the epicenter of the disaster. As of 1/8/24, at least 160 people have been confirmed dead, 33,000 forced to evacuate and more than 100 people unaccounted for.
The full extent of the damage remains unclear with first responders still on the scenes and continued heavy snowfall adding to the urgency. The Noto Peninsula has suffered multiple severe earthquakes in the last decade.
The Monterey Peninsula Nanao Friendship Association’s (MPNFA) Nanao Earthquake Relief Fund is collecting donations to distribute to non-profits, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other eligible organizations that are providing immediate disaster relief and/or longer term recovery assistance.
Ways to Give
- Make a secure, tax-deductible online donation.
- Send a check made payable to “Community Foundation for Monterey County” with “MPFA Nanao Earthquake Relief Fund” in the memo line and mail to:
Community Foundation for Monterey County
2354 Garden Road, Monterey, CA 93940
- Make a gift by phone. Please all 831.375.9712 Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- To make a gift of stock, IRA Qualified Charitable Distribution or other assets, please call for instructions.
- To include MPFA Nanao Earthquake Relief Fund in your will or trust, please contact Cecilia Romero, Director of Gift Planning, at 831.375.9712 x124.
Donations to the MPFA Nanao Earthquake Relief Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County (CFMC) are tax deductible. The CFMC is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, Tax ID #94-1615897.