Haiti earthquake
Donation Collection in Response to the Earthquake in Haiti
The Republic of Haiti was struck on January 12 (January 13 in Japan) by a large earthquake, bringing about terrible casualties and catastrophic damage to homes and residents.
In light of these circumstances, the Kyoto Prefectural International Center (President: Governor Keiji Yamada; Managing Director: Yasunori Nishijima), as part of its international cooperation activities, is calling for donations from prefectural residents in order to lend support to afflicted areas.
Your goodwill and cooperation are greatly appreciated. Details below.
Haiti Donation Fund
January 19 (Tues) to February 12 (Fri), 2010
Procedure
Donation collection will begin January 19 (Tues)
1. Donation boxes located in the Kyoto Station building (Shimogyo-ku)
<Locations>
*Kyoto Prefectural International Center – reception desk (Kyoto St., 9th floor)
*Kyoto Prefectural International Center – revenue stamp corner (Kyoto St., 8th floor)
*Kyoto Prefectural Passport Office – reception desk (Kyoto St., 8th floor)
2. Donation boxes located in Kyoto Prefectural Offices (main office and regional facilities)
<Locations>
*Main Office: International Affairs Division (Bldg. 1, 2nd floor), Prefectural Residents’ Consultation and Information Center (Bldg. 1, 1st floor)
*Regional Facilities: General Affairs Offices at all regional promotion bureaus, all prefectural tax offices, and all automobile taxation offices
3. Send donations by postal cash envelope to:
Haiti Earthquake Donation Section
Kyoto Prefectural International Center
9F Kyoto Station Building
Karasuma Shiokoji, Shimogyo-ku
Kyoto City, 600-8216
Donations by bank transfer will be accepted from January 20
(Show the following information to a bank teller if you do not speak Japanese)
Account name: 財団法人京都府国際センター ハイチ地震義援金口
Account number: 京都銀行府庁出張所（１０２）普通３１６６１９８
For this transaction, the Bank of Kyoto has agreed to waive the processing fees for transfers made from their main office. Please inform a teller to have your fee waived.
Disaster details as of January 15
Time and Date: 16:53 January 12, 2010 (06:53 January 13, Japan time)
Location of epicenter: in the suburbs about 15 km from the capital city of Port-au-Prince
Damages: tens of thousands dead (accurate figures not yet available), 3 million affected (out of a population of 9.61 million)
For more information
Kyoto Prefectural International Center
9F Kyoto St. Bldg., Karasuma Shiokoji, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City, 600-8216
TEL: 075-342-5000 FAX: 075-342-5050