Shelter Boxes for the Haiti Relief Effort
Opportunity
for Contributions for Relief in Haiti
January 17,
2010
Our District Governor is suggesting that donations to ShelterBox would be the best way to help with the tragic situation in Haiti. It is sponsored by a Rotary Club and administered by the Rotary Clubs of Lakewood Ranch, FL and Helstin-Lizard, UK.
I invite you to participate as your
circumstances allow. You can contact any board member at
any time. If making out a check to RCoMH, please mark
your donations "ShelterBox".
| Here's what's in a Shelter Box (at a minimum): | |
| - A 10-person tent | - Shovel & rope |
| - Sleeping bags and mats for ten | - Mosquito netting |
| - A multi-fuel cook stove | - Rain gear |
| - Pots/pans/plates/cups/utensils | - A children's activity kit |
| - A tool kit | - A water purification kit |
| - and more! | |
Boxes are tailored for the environment they are going to.
This is the largest club project in the history of Rotary. ShelterBox delivers exactly the kind of aid that is desperately needed now in Haiti. 100% of the donation actually ends up on the ground with a tangible and direct impact. 1,000 boxes have already been committed and 700 are in transit. Sponsorship costs $1,000. This covers all the content in the box, the cost to deliver the box to its destination and the cost to put a ShelterBox Response Team on the ground to monitor the distribution and set up of the boxes.
Here is the link to the ShelterBox website http://www.shelterboxusa.org/
John Williams, Club President
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By Nikki Gamer
/ ngamer@cnc.com
Wed Oct 21, 2009, 09:30 PM EDT - Marblehead Reporter
Full Article
Over the roaring din of a lunch hour on a recent afternoon at Marblehead High School, students queued up, hoping to get in their midday meal quickly. The sound of laughter, chatter and the occasional clinking of dishware hovered over the massive cafeteria, while hoodie-clad teens with backpacks went this way and that, creating a flurry of activity. For most of the teens, it was a lunch hour just like any other. Yet for a few select high school students, the lunch was anything but typical.
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