Rotary Club Raises Money for Haiti Disaster - ShelterBox is an absolute miracle, giving such hope to so many people

Shelter Box - Rotary Club Raises Money for Haiti Disaster.

Edenbridge Rotary Club members, Colin Ullmann-Jones, John Martin, Jim Burbridge and Rowland Edwards, braved the cold weather this week, by collecting donations and succeeded in raising nearly £800, which will help to provide Shelterboxes to support the survivors of the terrible and horrific Haiti earthquake disaster.

The High Street was the perfect place to erect the - Shelterbox, of which many were sent to Haiti for the victims who had lost their houses in the devastation. It is designed as a tent and comes compact in a box with many life-saving accessories, it is an invaluable piece of equipment for those who need shelter so desperately

With the latest death toll reaching over 230, 000, and hundreds of thousands without homes, the Shelterbox has certainly been greeted with very much appreciation by those who will now use them.

Proceeds from a recent Rotary Club's dinner & dance also raised cash for the Haiti victims, all the money raised will be added to their own Shelterbox appeal.

Each Shelterbox costs £490, and the Edenbridge Rotary Club are proud that their endeavours have helped those in need, they also hope to send three of these "Miracle Houses" out, as soon as they can.


THE BOX Each box will normally contain a 10 person tent, plus a selection of other equipment to help an extended family survive for a minimum of six months. The exact contents will depend on local conditions and what is most needed, but will generally include blankets, a multi-fuel stove or a wood burning stove, cooking equipment, water containers and purification tablets, a basic tool kit and a children's pack. Each ShelterBox is individually numbered and donors where and when their box has been sent via its unique number. HELP PROVIDED As of July 2008, ShelterBox has provided shelter for over 600, 000-plus people in 46 countries responding to 72 disasters, raising over £20 million in just seven years. Approximately 45, 000 boxes have been as aid, including boxes paid for with funds from...UK, USA, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, GERMANY, DENMARK, SOUTH EAST ASIA, NORWAY, NEW ZEALAND, LUXEMBOURG. MAJOR EMERGENCIES The number of people estimated to have been helped by the ShelterBox includes... 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami.........................227, 000 2005 Hurricane Katrina..............................13, 200 2005 Kashmir Earthquake-Pakistan...........138, 000 2006 Java Earthquake & Tsunami..............16, 000 2007 Monsoon Floods-Pakistan & Nepal...19, 150 2008 Cyclone Nagris-Myanmar..................23, 720 2008 China Earthquake...............................45, 000 Ongoing Aid to Africa.................................52, 000 THE COST Each box costs £490 – including all materials, packing, storage and distribution to individual recipients world wide. Based on six months use, this equates to 25 pence, per person, per day. INCOME Around 45% of ShelterBox income is in the form of donations from the UK public; the other 55% is raised on our behalf by ROTARY CLUBS across the UK and Worlwide. Latest audited figures show around 90% of ShelterBox income goesdirectly on the boxes and their contents. BACKGROUND The ShelterBox idea was thought up and developed by Rotarian Tom Henderson, Founder & CEO of ShelterBox. It was subsequently adopted by the Rotary Club of Helston – Lizard, of which he is a member, as their Millennium Project. LOCATION ShelterBox is based in Helston, Cornwall, and all boxes are distributed from the Helston warehouse. Support with awareness and fundraising is also provided by ShelterBox organisations set up by Rotary Clubs in the USA, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Germany. TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION PLEASE CALL 01883 712047 THE SHELTERBOX TRUST IS A REGISTERED CHARITY OPERATED BY THE ROTARY CLUB OF HELSTON – LIZARD. CHARITY NUMBER...1096479. - COMPANY NUMBER 4612652 PRESIDENT; HER ROYAL HIGHNESS...THE DUCHESS OF CORNWALL