Donations to the JCIE fund pass $40,000. The first tranche of $20,000 is wired to Japan to cover the costs of providing medical supplies and other relief items.
After a week of snow and freezing weather, Association for Aid and Relief (AAR Japan) delivers heating oil to a facility for the disabled.
The Association of Medical Doctors of Asia (AMDA) dispatches its seventh group to the disaster areas, providing medical attention and delivering food.