On 11th March, one of the biggest earthquakes on record struck Japan, creating a tsunami that swept across the east coast of the country. The giant wave caused absolute devastation leaving villages in tatters and taking the lives of over eight thousand people. Thousands are still missing and many more living in the affected areas are in desperate need of help, having lost everything in the disaster.

TONI&GUY have 20 salons in Japan and they collecting money to support the relief efforts of the Japanese Red Cross. TONI&GUY Charitable Foundation would like to lend our support to our Japanese colleagues by raising funds specifically for this cause.

All funds raised through this appeal will be donated to the British Red Cross which is working with the Japanese Red Cross.

The Japanese Red Cross has been working on the ground since the disaster began, mobilising hundreds of doctors, nurses and support staff. They are providing first aid and health care through mobile clinics, and plan to establish services in the most remote areas.

Please give whatever you can to this appeal. All donations will be used towards helping the Japanese people recover from this devastating natural disaster over the coming months and years.

The British Red Cross Society, Incorporated by Royal Charter 1908 is a charity registered in England and Wales (220949) and Scotland (SC037738).' In the unlikely event that we receive more donations to the Japan Tsunami Appeal than the Japanese Red Cross and International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement can reasonably and efficiently spend, any surplus funds will be used to help us prepare for and respond to humanitarian disasters both here in the UK and overseas. For more information visit  www.redcross.org.uk'

Photos: Japanese Red Cross