Earthquake Relief

The devastation from the earthquake is hard to fathom right now. I spend a good part of my youth in those mountain towns north of Islamabad - esp. Mansehra and Balakot. Balakot, is especially heart wrenching. Here is a good one-stop information depot for you. Helpless as I am so far away, the only action left is to organize some relief effort. The tragedy is that the relief operations in Pakistan have very little online presence. The charity that I trust the most, Edhi Foundation, works completely from neighborhood funding drives. If you would like to donate, please send your checks to: Earthquake in Pakistan
Bilqis Edhi Foundation
42-07 National street
Corona, New York, 11368 They are a registered charitable organization. For your tax purposes, their TaxID is 11-345067.

Second, is this missive from the Pakistan Embassy as a response to my query:

The President’s Relief Fund is receiving donations from the Pakistanis, overseas Pakistanis and the international community. The Embassy of Pakistan Washington has opened a designated account with the National Bank of Pakistan to receive donations for the President’s Relief Fund. Donations can be made through checks payable to President’s Relief Fund. Tax deductible donations can also be made through checks made payable to “Reach International”. All such checks should be mailed to the
Head of Chancery,
Embassy of Pakistan,
3517 International Court, NW,
Washington, DC 20008. The Embassy will acknowledge the donations made to the President’s Relief Fund through Reach International. All donations made by the community organizations and individuals will be announced on the Embassy’s website.