Thinking of donating to earthquake relief in Japan? What about getting a body piercing? Why not both at the same time?

Next month Supreme Tattoos in Chilliwack hosts an all-day piercing fundraiser for Japan earthquake relief.

"I seen it on the news what happened there, and I couldn't believe it," said Supreme Tattoos owner Frank Holzapfel of the 9.0-magnitude quake that devastated Japan last week. "I thought I'd try and do something."

So on April 17, Holzapfel is throwing open his studio doors and piercing all comers for a minimum $10 donation.

"Show up, pick your piercing and I'll take care of the rest," he said.

Piercing, jewelry and other supplies, which would normally cost customers about $55 a pop, will all be supplied free of charge, and all proceeds will go to the Canadian Red Cross for its work in Japan.

Those looking for extreme piercings, however, will have to come another day.

"We'll keep it to the basics--navel, lip, eyebrow, nostril, maybe nipple; that's about it," said Holzapfel.

It's a "smokin deal" for everyone, he said, and he hopes for a big turnout.

"I probably would donate one or two or three hundred bucks anyway," he said, "but I thought if I put that towards equipment and supplies and stuff, I can triple that or quadruple that."

For those not looking to get pierced themselves, Holzapfel suggests making a donation for a friend's piercing or just dropping by and throwing a loonie in the jar to help Japan's earthquake survivors rebuild.

The pierce-a-thon will kick off at 9 a.m. and run into the evening hours on a first come, first served basis.

- Supreme Tattoos is located in downtown Chilliwack at 46257 Yale Rd. For more information about the piercing fundraiser, call 604-703-0322.