Bringing Relief to Victims of Disaster
Global Distribution:
Since 2000, ShelterBoxes have been distributed
to more than 600,000 people in 46 countries.
We would be very pleased if you would make a donation.
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6th October, 2009 - Over this past week, ShelterBox has distributed more than $1.2 million of emergency shelter to our disaster struck Pacific neighbours who have endured earthquakes, tsunamis and flooding. Add this to a previous month where ShelterBox responded to earthquakes and typhoons in Indonesia and the Philippines; massive flooding in West Bengal; a typhoon in China; hurricane in Mexico; and flash flooding in Niger.
In total, over the past five weeks, ShelterBox with the assistance of our fully trained ShelterBox Response Team members (SRT), Rotarians and their Clubs have assisted with the distribution of more than $2.6 million in emergency shelter to those most in need.
ShelterBox Australia Members and Rotarians, Keith Robins, Hans Van Dyk, Gary Bidner, Mike Greenslade and Peter Pearce have all volunteered their time and expertise over the past six weeks to assist those who have lost everything.
Overwhelmed Philippine authorities have appealed for international aid as the death toll from the once-in-a lifetime floods soar and weary survivors shelter in squalid conditions. ShelterBox Founder and CEO, Tom Henderson, said: “This has been one of ShelterBox’s most challenging set of deployments to date and we are urgently appealing for donations to enable us to alleviate the suffering of hundreds of thousands of people across the globe that have just lost everything in the last week. As always, we are humbled and amazed by our Rotarian friends and the public’s generosity and compassion. We’re working flat out to ensure our aid is delivered to people as quickly as possible and, rest assured, we won’t stop until the job is done.”
$1200 will allow a survivor family shelter with dignity.
District ShelterBox Enquiries to Roger Fasken (RC Kew) ph 9802 4308 or fasken@bigpond.net.au
Rotary Club of Kew International ShelterBox Committee names and contact details are:-
Roger Fasken, Chairman Phone H. 03 9802 4308, Email fasken@bigpond.net.au
Bob Crozier Phone H. 03 9509 7443, Email bob_crozier@hotmail.com
Michael DeVincentis Phone W. 9815 2266, Email Michael@mdv-archetects.com
Dennis McDonald Phone H. 03 9836 2710, Email dennmac@tpg.com.au