Katy Perry Offers Merchandise Funds For Japan Earthquake Victims

Katy Perry has been very vocal over the past few days in urging her fans to donate to the Red Cross to help the victims of Friday's devastating 9.0 earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

On Tuesday (March 15), while in Germany for a tour date, Perry requested that fans buy merch at her show to benefit relief efforts. "If u go by the merchandise stand, purchase a KP light-up wand. All proceeds will go 2 to #Japanredcross," she tweeted. "And when I play ... Firework, let's ignite the light for them tonight. I will be doing this for future shows so be ready!!!"

The Jonas Brothers' Joe Jonas recorded a special message for victims of the disaster on Monday and also encouraged the band's fans to contribute to the Red Cross to help those affected by the 9.0 tremor, which has caused widespread property destruction, left thousands dead and unleashed a potential nuclear crisis thanks to the damage at a pair of power plants. "Hi everybody, it's Joe here. I'm just sending a little video message to the victims in Japan that have been hit by this horrible tragedy," said Jonas, who was sporting a few days' beard growth and looking visibly pained by the situation. "My thoughts and prayers are with you guys. The ones who've lost loved ones, I'm so sorry and I'm praying every day for you guys."

Brother Nick Jonas posted a message as well, saying, "our thoughts are with people in Japan, our prayers are with you as well during this tough time. God bless and we're all praying for you."

The Brothers' "Camp Rock" co-star Meaghan Martin recorded a similar video. "I just wanted to send my love and thoughts and prayers to those in Japan affected by the earthquake and the tsunamis in the Pacific," she said. "And everybody all over the world with friends and family members traveling in those locations. My thoughts and prayers are with you and together we can get through this."

"Twilight Saga" star Ashley Greene spoke to Examiner.com about the delays to "Breaking Dawn" filming that took place on Friday when the movie's cast was evacuated from their Vancouver set due to tsunami warnings brought on by the quake.

"Everything kind of got turned upside down and inside out," she said of the interruption of the film's schedule. "We got the least of the brunt of things. We have to be thankful for that. But really, it's more about that we had to pick up and move to a different location and switch scenes around, but we are certainly moving forward and carrying on. It's not really going to affect the film too harshly."

Greene urged people to send their prayers and donations to the people affected by the tragedy. "I think it's something unpredictable and horrible and unexpected and really unfortunate and heartbreaking," she said. "I certainly send out my prayers and my thoughts to the people and to their loved ones and lost ones. And hopefully, we as Americans are going to do everything we can to help them rebuild."

Also pledging to help in recent days is 1980s boy band Boyz II Men, who are raising money for the victims of the tragedy through the Red Cross.

"Boyz II Men have a very special relationship with the people of Japan," the group wrote in a statement about their goal of raising $100,000 for the relief agency. "We have been going to Japan for the past 20 years and we are deeply concerned for the people of Japan and especially for our friends and fans who reside in Sendai and all the areas affected by this earthquake and tsunami ... We can proudly say that Sendai is a beautiful city and we have performed there many times. In fact, we are planning to perform in Sendai in November of 2011 as part of our 20th Year Anniversary Tour."

So far, their efforts have resulted in more than $15,000 in pledges from fans, who've contributed amounts ranging from $10 to $1,500.

Verizon Wireless announced on Monday that it will offer its customers free calls to Japan from now through April 10. The deal covers most calls to Japan and includes free text messaging and multimedia messaging to Japan for its post-paid customers. Calls made from Japan on a Verizon residential landline will also be free.

From P. Diddy to Conan O'Brien, Chris Brown, former "Star Trek" actor George Takei, Lady Gaga, Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda and actor Charlie Sheen, numerous stars have stepped up to help raise funds.

On Monday, Blink-182's Mark Hoppus offered a number of rare band items for sale in an eBay auction that will also benefit the Red Cross.