Three months on from one of the worst disasters ever witnessed, over 100,000 Haitian earthquake survivors are rebuilding their lives in ShelterBox tents.
The international disaster relief charity has now delivered over 13,000 ShelterBoxes to families who lost everything in the 7.3-magnitude quake, with each box containing a disaster relief tent to house a family of up to 10 and other items essential for survival.
As the world marks the three-month anniversary of the disaster that struck on January 12, ShelterBox is sending another 5,000 boxes of aid this month – enough for a further 50,000 people – with thousands more ShelterBoxes due to arrive in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, during the coming months.
Tom Henderson, ShelterBox Founder and CEO, said: ‘We were one of the first agencies on the ground in Port au Prince when the earthquake struck, and thanks to the sheer grit and determination of all our volunteers and supporters, we have now distributed aid to over 100,000 Haitians most in need.
‘With tens of thousands of families still living without adequate shelter in heavy rains and the hurricane season soon approaching, the need for emergency shelter is still great and we won’t rest until this need is met.’
ShelterBox began its response to the Haiti earthquake just 12 minutes after the quake struck at 2150GMT on January 12, mobilising a ShelterBox Response Team to Port au Prince. The next day, the first ShelterBoxes left the charity’s HQ bound for Haiti.
The first boxes arrived five days after the earthquake, despite the tremendous logistical difficulties and were used to set up emergency field hospitals, immediately saving lives by providing vital shelter to patients who had nowhere to go. Hundreds more boxes followed and ShelterBox camps were set up in suburbs of Port au Prince including Delmas, where families with newborn babies and pregnant women were prioritised for emergency shelter.
A total of 13,000 ShelterBoxes have now been distributed in Haiti with thousands more to come, making it ShelterBox’s largest deployment since the Indian Ocean Tsunami. All aid has been delivered by volunteer ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) members from across the globe, including two from Canada, who have carried out extensive training with ShelterBox. More than 30 SRT members have now been deployed in Haiti as well as Santo Domingo and Miami coordinating logistics for Haitian aid.
Partnerships forged with organisations on the ground in Haiti such as French aid agency ACTED, the French Red Cross, the IOM, local Rotarians, the Dutch military and the US military allowed SRT members to distribute boxes effectively and securely, ensuring aid has been delivered to people most in need. Across the globe, people have been supporting ShelterBox on unprecedented levels and volunteers at ShelterBox HQ have been packing more boxes, in the shortest space of time, than they ever had before.
ShelterBox Founder and CEO Tom Henderson said: ‘In March, it was a great personal privilege to travel to Haiti and see firsthand the amazing work our teams are doing there.
‘None of this could happen without our friends and supporters. Since the earthquake struck we have witnessed acts of generosity, kindness and compassion on a daily basis. My heartfelt thanks go out to all our supporters for everything they are doing for ShelterBox.’
Friday, April 9, 2010
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Fiji Receives ShelterBoxes After Cyclone
Up to 200 people hit by Cyclone Tomas in Fiji have been given emergency shelter by disaster relief charity ShelterBox.
The category four storm battered the Vanua Levu and Lau Group islands last month, destroying homes and crops and prompting authorities to declare a state of emergency.
Two ShelterBox Response Team members, Lyndon Tamblyn (NZ) and Walter van der Kley (NZ), have distributed 20 boxes of aid containing ten-person disaster relief tents and life-saving supplies to the Undu area in Vanua Levu’s north.
The team received transportation and logistical assistance from Rotary clubs and government authorities both in Fiji and New Zealand.
'Large damage'
Lyndon said: 'This was a very slow moving cyclone and battered areas for up to 48 hours with winds of 150 to 220km per hour. It created a major disaster on a big land and sea area covering many regions, some of which were a day’s travel by boat and with no working aircraft landing zones for aircraft.
‘Many homes have been destroyed by Cyclone Tomas winds and the ensuing tidal surge. Because of no road access to remote villages, we had to use a mixture of transportation means by road and by boat.
'There was large damage to telecommunications, roads, electricity supply, water supply and to food crops. The 20 ShelterBoxes we distributed were well received by those who had lost their homes in the disaster.’
Walter said: 'This was a successful deployment with the help much appreciated. The ShelterBoxes we distributed by boat were in very isolated areas and we couldn't have done it without expert local boatmen and Government logistical support.'
The category four storm battered the Vanua Levu and Lau Group islands last month, destroying homes and crops and prompting authorities to declare a state of emergency.
Two ShelterBox Response Team members, Lyndon Tamblyn (NZ) and Walter van der Kley (NZ), have distributed 20 boxes of aid containing ten-person disaster relief tents and life-saving supplies to the Undu area in Vanua Levu’s north.
The team received transportation and logistical assistance from Rotary clubs and government authorities both in Fiji and New Zealand.
'Large damage'
Lyndon said: 'This was a very slow moving cyclone and battered areas for up to 48 hours with winds of 150 to 220km per hour. It created a major disaster on a big land and sea area covering many regions, some of which were a day’s travel by boat and with no working aircraft landing zones for aircraft.
‘Many homes have been destroyed by Cyclone Tomas winds and the ensuing tidal surge. Because of no road access to remote villages, we had to use a mixture of transportation means by road and by boat.
'There was large damage to telecommunications, roads, electricity supply, water supply and to food crops. The 20 ShelterBoxes we distributed were well received by those who had lost their homes in the disaster.’
Walter said: 'This was a successful deployment with the help much appreciated. The ShelterBoxes we distributed by boat were in very isolated areas and we couldn't have done it without expert local boatmen and Government logistical support.'
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Report From Chile
ShelterBox is getting aid to hardest to reach areas in Chile. ShelterBox Response Teams (SRT) in earthquake-hit Chile have been delivering emergency shelter to remote communities across a huge geographical area. The 8.8-magnitude quake that struck the South American country a month ago caused widespread destruction in dozens of towns and villages and triggered a tsunami which ravaged a large section of the Chilean coast.
An SRT has been delivering disaster relief tents and life-saving supplies for up to 10,000 people in four different regions of southern Chile. The massive area stretches from Iloca, north of the worst-affected city Concepcion, to Lebu on the coast, and measures an estimated 40,000 square kilometers – roughly the size of the Netherlands.
Jessica Stanton, ShelterBox Operations Coordinator and Team Leader in Chile, said: ‘This deployment has been by far the most complex I’ve experienced. The effects of the disaster are split across such an enormous area. It was one of the biggest earthquakes ever with some communities hit by the earthquake and others by the subsequent tsunami. Every town we are going to is in a critical state but we have to ensure the 1,000 tents we have on the ground go to those most in need.
‘Yesterday we gave a box to a large family where the mother was just three days away from giving birth and her six-month-old baby had bronchitis. They had been living in a greenhouse with no proper floor and because it’s so hot and dusty it was making the baby’s condition worse. They were very emotional when they received the ShelterBox and everybody just burst out crying.’
The team has been working with the NGO, Un Techo Para Chile, consignee Adelphos, logistics firm Goodyear and Rotary clubs, Scouts and fire services to ensure aid is distributed. A fifth ShelterBox Response Team member has been based in Santiago assisting with customs and logistics. ShelterBoxes have so far been given out to people who have lost their homes in Retiro, Parral, Cauquenes, Chanco and Copihue. Along the coast, Talcahuano, Lebu and Coronle have also received ShelterBox aid.
A spokesperson said: ‘ShelterBox has been working in some of the hardest to reach places in rural Chile near the epicentre of the earthquake. We are the first organisation to be operating around some of the towns and villages. The small town of Retiro was one of the worst affected places and a huge distance away from any major routes. We have been working with the Retiro scouts and Retiro fire brigade to work in areas that have not received aid.’
Aid recipient Sara Norambvena ,70, said: ‘I never thought I would lose my house. Thanks to ShelterBox I have a place now to spend the winter that is coming. I have seven grandchildren that I look after and now having these two tents means we will be safe. ShelterBox is the first aid we have seen since the earthquake. We are so happy we have not been forgotten.’
Jessica added: ‘Down on the coast, such as in Talcahuano, we delivered boxes to families who had been living under plastic sheeting in really cramped conditions. The rains are due imminently and once they start, the whole situation will become a million times worse. In more urban areas such as Parral, there is a lot less space and with all the buildings made of mud and sand, the earthquake turned the whole town into rubble. In the old mining town of Coronle, houses built on top of mining tunnels which have collapsed have caused the houses to slip downhill. And in the fishing town of Lebu, people have not only lost their homes but also their livelihoods.
'The Chilean people are unbelievably resilient and are really pulling together.’
Monday, March 29, 2010
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Pictures From Haiti
Pictures taken in Haiti by SRT Ron Noseworthy from Canada of a ShelterBox Village and the alternative for many Haitians.
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Field Report from Haiti
"On the early afternoon of Friday March5th, 10 truck loads of NFIs, (non-food items) arrived at our temporary warehouse in Port Au Prince. These large trucks contained thousands of items including: wood stoves, kitchen sets, water carriers, water purification kits and tool kits, basically the contents of a ShelterBox without the tent & box. In order to expedite satisfying the enormous need for tents, ShelterBox has arranged to send 5,000 tents directly to Haiti from the manufacturer in China; consequently the NFIs were sent separately from headquarters in the UK.
These trucks were immediately unloaded and early the next morning, 8 trucks and numerous soldiers from the US Army's 82nd Airborne Division arrived at the warehouse to begin reloading and transferring the supplies to the staging area at their base. This was completed by early Saturday evening. Sunday morning trucks were reloaded in smaller quantities and, accompanied by 4 of our ShelterBox Response Team members, distribution to the surviving earthquake victims began. There were many return trips to the 82nd's base to reload, this processed continued throughout the day and into the following one. By the end of the day on Monday, all the NFI's had been distributed to the Haitians.
This was a remarkable achievement. In excess of 14,000 non-food items, which were in our warehouse for less than 24 hours, had been totally distributed in two days to many thousands of desperate Haitians. This could not have been achieved without the tremendous assistance from the 82nd Airborne and our great appreciation is extended to them. Almost two months after the earthquake, the need in this country remains staggering. There are tens of thousands of people without shelter and the basic essentials of life as the rainy season approaches. To our many supporters, be assured that ShelterBox will continue with our presence here for as long as the need remains and as long as we have the resources to help these suffering people.
SRT Rotarian Ron Noseworthy, Kenora, Ontario
Footnote: We are glad to report Ron has now returned safely from Haiti.
These trucks were immediately unloaded and early the next morning, 8 trucks and numerous soldiers from the US Army's 82nd Airborne Division arrived at the warehouse to begin reloading and transferring the supplies to the staging area at their base. This was completed by early Saturday evening. Sunday morning trucks were reloaded in smaller quantities and, accompanied by 4 of our ShelterBox Response Team members, distribution to the surviving earthquake victims began. There were many return trips to the 82nd's base to reload, this processed continued throughout the day and into the following one. By the end of the day on Monday, all the NFI's had been distributed to the Haitians.
This was a remarkable achievement. In excess of 14,000 non-food items, which were in our warehouse for less than 24 hours, had been totally distributed in two days to many thousands of desperate Haitians. This could not have been achieved without the tremendous assistance from the 82nd Airborne and our great appreciation is extended to them. Almost two months after the earthquake, the need in this country remains staggering. There are tens of thousands of people without shelter and the basic essentials of life as the rainy season approaches. To our many supporters, be assured that ShelterBox will continue with our presence here for as long as the need remains and as long as we have the resources to help these suffering people.
SRT Rotarian Ron Noseworthy, Kenora, Ontario
Footnote: We are glad to report Ron has now returned safely from Haiti.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Help for Landslide Victims in Uganda
A ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) is working in Uganda in response to deadly landslides which struck the country at the start of March.
They arrived in Uganda at the weekend and are now assessing the worst affected areas. They are based in Mbale, in Uganda’s east, the closest city to the Bududa region which was hit by the landslides.
On Monday, March 1 torrential rains in the areas surrounding Mt Elgon caused flooding and deadly landslides. A camp has been set up in Bulucheke for close to 3,000 people although it is feared this number could rise to 5,000. Of the 3,000 people in the camp, close to 1,300 are children.
Speaking from the camp, one SRT said: ‘There are a lot of different organizations on the ground and we’ll be working closely with them in the coming days. Large tents are currently housing 100 people at a time in very cramped conditions and families are being split up.
‘Tomorrow we’re trekking into the mountains where we think there’ll be a big need for ShelterBoxes.’
‘The landslides came down from Mt Elgon and cleared out an entire valley, destroying three schools in the process."
They arrived in Uganda at the weekend and are now assessing the worst affected areas. They are based in Mbale, in Uganda’s east, the closest city to the Bududa region which was hit by the landslides.
On Monday, March 1 torrential rains in the areas surrounding Mt Elgon caused flooding and deadly landslides. A camp has been set up in Bulucheke for close to 3,000 people although it is feared this number could rise to 5,000. Of the 3,000 people in the camp, close to 1,300 are children.
Speaking from the camp, one SRT said: ‘There are a lot of different organizations on the ground and we’ll be working closely with them in the coming days. Large tents are currently housing 100 people at a time in very cramped conditions and families are being split up.
‘Tomorrow we’re trekking into the mountains where we think there’ll be a big need for ShelterBoxes.’
‘The landslides came down from Mt Elgon and cleared out an entire valley, destroying three schools in the process."
Friday, March 12, 2010
Aid on the Way for Small Chilean Communities
ShelterBox is distributing disaster relief tents and life-saving supplies for up to 10,000 earthquake survivors in Chile.
Around 1,000 ShelterBoxes are arriving in the capital Santiago this weekend where they will be met by two ShelterBox Response Teams (SRT) and delivered to those who lost their homes in the devastating 8.8 magnitude quake.
With strong aftershocks still a regular occurrence nearly a fortnight after the disaster, ShelterBox workers on the ground have been assessing areas of greatest need in the Talca region, north of the worst-affected city, Concepcion.
Incoming Team Leader and ShelterBox Operations Coordinator Jessica Stanton said: ‘We’ll be arriving at the same time as 1,000 ShelterBoxes arrive so we’ll have our work cut out distributing the tents and supplies.
‘The Chilean government and other agencies have been providing emergency shelter in Concepcion, the city closest to the quake’s epicentre, and to areas along the coast which were hit by a tsunami.
‘But we’re hearing reports that more inland, rural communities near Talca are not getting any support despite people’s homes being destroyed by the earthquake. We’re looking to put tents up close to people’s homesteads so they can stay where they are under cover while starting to rebuild their lives and homes.’
The 1,000 ShelterBoxes – providing enough aid for up to 10,000 people - have come from prepositioned stock in Melbourne, Singapore and Dubai as well as from ShelterBox HQ in the UK. ShelterBox has a network of strategic locations around the globe where boxes are stored to allow a speedy response to disasters wherever they strike.
On arrival in Santiago the boxes will be transported by road to Talca with help from shipping company DHL. SRT member Tom Lay said: ‘There is massive damage in the region of Talca and a lot of buildings are just gone. We’ve identified rural communities in the towns of Curepto, Villa Prat and Curico which were hit by the quake and suffered devastation, but are at the bottom of the list in terms of getting aid, so we’re making sure these communities get emergency shelter as quickly as possible.
‘The aftershocks we’ve felt have been really strong and we had to evacuate the building we were in. We can’t wait for the boxes to arrive and as soon as they do we’ll be distributing them.’
Around 1,000 ShelterBoxes are arriving in the capital Santiago this weekend where they will be met by two ShelterBox Response Teams (SRT) and delivered to those who lost their homes in the devastating 8.8 magnitude quake.
With strong aftershocks still a regular occurrence nearly a fortnight after the disaster, ShelterBox workers on the ground have been assessing areas of greatest need in the Talca region, north of the worst-affected city, Concepcion.
Incoming Team Leader and ShelterBox Operations Coordinator Jessica Stanton said: ‘We’ll be arriving at the same time as 1,000 ShelterBoxes arrive so we’ll have our work cut out distributing the tents and supplies.
‘The Chilean government and other agencies have been providing emergency shelter in Concepcion, the city closest to the quake’s epicentre, and to areas along the coast which were hit by a tsunami.
‘But we’re hearing reports that more inland, rural communities near Talca are not getting any support despite people’s homes being destroyed by the earthquake. We’re looking to put tents up close to people’s homesteads so they can stay where they are under cover while starting to rebuild their lives and homes.’
The 1,000 ShelterBoxes – providing enough aid for up to 10,000 people - have come from prepositioned stock in Melbourne, Singapore and Dubai as well as from ShelterBox HQ in the UK. ShelterBox has a network of strategic locations around the globe where boxes are stored to allow a speedy response to disasters wherever they strike.
On arrival in Santiago the boxes will be transported by road to Talca with help from shipping company DHL. SRT member Tom Lay said: ‘There is massive damage in the region of Talca and a lot of buildings are just gone. We’ve identified rural communities in the towns of Curepto, Villa Prat and Curico which were hit by the quake and suffered devastation, but are at the bottom of the list in terms of getting aid, so we’re making sure these communities get emergency shelter as quickly as possible.
‘The aftershocks we’ve felt have been really strong and we had to evacuate the building we were in. We can’t wait for the boxes to arrive and as soon as they do we’ll be distributing them.’
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
News From a Canadian SRT in Haiti
Ron Noseworthy is the team leader in Haiti. He is from Kenora, Ontario.
"I have been on 4 previous deployments and none compare with the massive destruction of this one.
A little over 7 weeks after the earthquake & the need in this country is staggering. There are huge makeshift tent camps all over the city of Port au Prince, made of cloth, cardboard and any flimsy material available and with the rainy season approaching, it is frightening. We get continuous heart wrenching requests for help. On the positive side, we have over 8000 tents out.
Tom Henderson, the founder of ShelterBox, just spent 5 days with us and indicated, that he hopes we can put up to 20,000 tents into the city. This still pales compared to the statistic of over 100,000 families without homes.
I know that many of you have supported ShelterBox & I just wish you could see the hope that these tents & supplies that you have paid for, bring to desparate people. I accompanied a helicopter ride into the mountains today where we distributed 164 boxes. The expressions of relief on the faces of the recipients was palpable.
In these incredible disasters there are many heart warming stories. We have a wonderful driver of our van, Philippe, who has done everything for us including protecting our personal security. Tonight we learned that he is a lawyer, with no work in his profession because of the earthquake.
I am fine, we have a good handle on the security situation. It has been a bit daunting leading a team of 7 and dealing with boxes numbered in the thousands, rather than the usual hundreds, but my team had been great and very supportive."
"I have been on 4 previous deployments and none compare with the massive destruction of this one.
A little over 7 weeks after the earthquake & the need in this country is staggering. There are huge makeshift tent camps all over the city of Port au Prince, made of cloth, cardboard and any flimsy material available and with the rainy season approaching, it is frightening. We get continuous heart wrenching requests for help. On the positive side, we have over 8000 tents out.
Tom Henderson, the founder of ShelterBox, just spent 5 days with us and indicated, that he hopes we can put up to 20,000 tents into the city. This still pales compared to the statistic of over 100,000 families without homes.
I know that many of you have supported ShelterBox & I just wish you could see the hope that these tents & supplies that you have paid for, bring to desparate people. I accompanied a helicopter ride into the mountains today where we distributed 164 boxes. The expressions of relief on the faces of the recipients was palpable.
In these incredible disasters there are many heart warming stories. We have a wonderful driver of our van, Philippe, who has done everything for us including protecting our personal security. Tonight we learned that he is a lawyer, with no work in his profession because of the earthquake.
I am fine, we have a good handle on the security situation. It has been a bit daunting leading a team of 7 and dealing with boxes numbered in the thousands, rather than the usual hundreds, but my team had been great and very supportive."
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Update on Chile
A three-person ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) has arrived in Chile. They had to travel through Argentina and across the Andes in order to reach Chile’s capital Santiago and are now pulling out all the stops to establish where ShelterBoxes are most needed.
The team has met with Rotary contacts and government officials in Santiago. They will be travelling south to Concepcion and the worst affected areas tomorrow (Friday, March 5). Concepcion is Chile’s second largest city and was nearest to the quake’s epicentre.
From all the reports there’s an absolute crying need for shelter in Concepcion and areas along the coast which have been largely overlooked. The team’s contacts in Chile told them that the Iloca region, on Chile’s coast, was hit by a tsunami after the earthquake. The tsunami reached three miles inland in some areas causing widespread damage and destruction. The SRT will be visiting the area as soon as they travel south towards Concepcion, a twelve hour drive from Santiago.
The team has met with Rotary contacts and government officials in Santiago. They will be travelling south to Concepcion and the worst affected areas tomorrow (Friday, March 5). Concepcion is Chile’s second largest city and was nearest to the quake’s epicentre.
From all the reports there’s an absolute crying need for shelter in Concepcion and areas along the coast which have been largely overlooked. The team’s contacts in Chile told them that the Iloca region, on Chile’s coast, was hit by a tsunami after the earthquake. The tsunami reached three miles inland in some areas causing widespread damage and destruction. The SRT will be visiting the area as soon as they travel south towards Concepcion, a twelve hour drive from Santiago.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
ShelterBox Work Goes On Around the World
The ShelterBox Response Team in Peru was on the scene immediately after a landslide struck the village of Taray leaving hundreds of families homeless.
The team has been distributing ShelterBoxes to people affected by flooding in the Cuzco and Puno regions. They have been working to the north of Cuzco in the Scared Valley when they heard the news of the landslide in Taray.
One of the team, who is on her first deployment, said: ‘There’s been so much rain here and it’s been falling really hard. There are so many houses which aren’t safe. We heard about the landslide in Taray and immediately set about trying to get there.
‘The road was blocked so we had to leave our vehicle, climb across rocks and travel the rest of the way with the army of Cuzco. It was a heck of a journey.
‘When we reached the village we learnt that eight people had died and 120 families had lost their homes. We were the first aid agency there and today (Wednesday, March 3) we’ve been setting up tents and delivering ShelterBoxes to all of them.’
Boxes have also been distributed in Real Naciente, Paucarbumba, Lucra and other areas. In Lucra, she met a 90 year old man who had lost his home and his wife in the flooding.
She said: ‘In the past few days we’ve been assessing a number of villages. There are places where people have been making their own tents which can’t stand up to the rains. The look in their eyes is soul destroying.
‘But now we have people in ShelterBox tents where they’re going to stay until they can rebuild their homes. This is my first deployment and it’s been challenging in so many ways but we’re now seeing the hope that ShelterBox brings to people come to life.’
200 ShelterBoxes were sent to Peru after the country experienced its heaviest rainfall in two decades. The ShelterBox Response Team has been working with Rotarians, the Peruvian Red Cross and the National Civil Defence Institute.
The team has been distributing ShelterBoxes to people affected by flooding in the Cuzco and Puno regions. They have been working to the north of Cuzco in the Scared Valley when they heard the news of the landslide in Taray.
One of the team, who is on her first deployment, said: ‘There’s been so much rain here and it’s been falling really hard. There are so many houses which aren’t safe. We heard about the landslide in Taray and immediately set about trying to get there.
‘The road was blocked so we had to leave our vehicle, climb across rocks and travel the rest of the way with the army of Cuzco. It was a heck of a journey.
‘When we reached the village we learnt that eight people had died and 120 families had lost their homes. We were the first aid agency there and today (Wednesday, March 3) we’ve been setting up tents and delivering ShelterBoxes to all of them.’
Boxes have also been distributed in Real Naciente, Paucarbumba, Lucra and other areas. In Lucra, she met a 90 year old man who had lost his home and his wife in the flooding.
She said: ‘In the past few days we’ve been assessing a number of villages. There are places where people have been making their own tents which can’t stand up to the rains. The look in their eyes is soul destroying.
‘But now we have people in ShelterBox tents where they’re going to stay until they can rebuild their homes. This is my first deployment and it’s been challenging in so many ways but we’re now seeing the hope that ShelterBox brings to people come to life.’
200 ShelterBoxes were sent to Peru after the country experienced its heaviest rainfall in two decades. The ShelterBox Response Team has been working with Rotarians, the Peruvian Red Cross and the National Civil Defence Institute.
Monday, March 1, 2010
...And Now Chile
An initial consignment of 448 ShelterBoxes is being sent to Chile in response to the massive earthquake that hit the country.
ShelterBox is utilising all its global resources to respond as quickly as possible to this latest disaster. ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) members Pat Prendergast (UK), Tom Lay (UK) and Traci Oliver (US) are currently en route to Chile’s capital Santiago. On arrival the team will join up with local Rotarians and the Red Cross to establish where the greatest need for emergency shelter is.
The team will be joined by 448 ShelterBoxes, enough aid for up to 4,480 people. The boxes are being sent from prepositioned stock in Melbourne, Australia. ShelterBox has a network of strategic locations around the globe where boxes are stored to allow a speedy response to any disaster wherever it may strike.
Head of Operations, John Leach, said: ‘The full extent of the damage in Chile is yet to be seen but there’ll undoubtedly be a need for emergency shelter.
‘Our first response team was mobilised as soon as news of the earthquake reached us. We’re now sending ShelterBoxes form Australia and once our team arrive in Santiago they’ll be working closely with Rotarians and other aid organisations to make sure the aid reaches the people who need it most.’
With the earthquake in Chile following so soon after the earthquake Haiti, the need to support ShelterBox could not be greater. General Manager, Lasse Petersen, said: “We’re responding to the massive disasters in both Haiti and Chile as well as other disasters across the world that aren’t making the headlines. Whenever disasters strike they inevitably leave devastated families in their wake, families who lose everything through no fault of their own.”
‘We urgently need donations to fund our disaster relief efforts, to help us respond to the current disasters and to acquire more tents and life saving supplies in readiness for future disasters."
ShelterBox is utilising all its global resources to respond as quickly as possible to this latest disaster. ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) members Pat Prendergast (UK), Tom Lay (UK) and Traci Oliver (US) are currently en route to Chile’s capital Santiago. On arrival the team will join up with local Rotarians and the Red Cross to establish where the greatest need for emergency shelter is.
The team will be joined by 448 ShelterBoxes, enough aid for up to 4,480 people. The boxes are being sent from prepositioned stock in Melbourne, Australia. ShelterBox has a network of strategic locations around the globe where boxes are stored to allow a speedy response to any disaster wherever it may strike.
Head of Operations, John Leach, said: ‘The full extent of the damage in Chile is yet to be seen but there’ll undoubtedly be a need for emergency shelter.
‘Our first response team was mobilised as soon as news of the earthquake reached us. We’re now sending ShelterBoxes form Australia and once our team arrive in Santiago they’ll be working closely with Rotarians and other aid organisations to make sure the aid reaches the people who need it most.’
With the earthquake in Chile following so soon after the earthquake Haiti, the need to support ShelterBox could not be greater. General Manager, Lasse Petersen, said: “We’re responding to the massive disasters in both Haiti and Chile as well as other disasters across the world that aren’t making the headlines. Whenever disasters strike they inevitably leave devastated families in their wake, families who lose everything through no fault of their own.”
‘We urgently need donations to fund our disaster relief efforts, to help us respond to the current disasters and to acquire more tents and life saving supplies in readiness for future disasters."
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Scouts Help in Haiti
50 Scouts from the West Department International Scouts d' Haiti work alongside the 82nd Airborne and set up 70 tents in four hours for the displaced earthquake survivors in the Palace East, central Port Au Prince
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Tents Erected in Jacmel
A Haitian woman cooking outside her tent in Jacmel where two hundred and fifty ShelterBox tents have been erected.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Latest Video from Haiti
The latest video from Haiti featuring the head of ShelterBox France, John Diksa, who is also an SRT, is now on YouTube. It gives some idea of the complicated logistics of establishing a ShelterBox "village". We are not simply throwing tents up and wishing them well; we take care to ensure a viable and workable community has been established.
Here’s the link - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GtGcr9OLAU
Here’s the link - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GtGcr9OLAU
Friday, February 12, 2010
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Excellent Video from Haiti
If you need to know what we are doing in Haiti and how much it is appreciated - click on this link or copy and paste it into your browser:
http://www.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,64921944001_1960407,00.html
Tells you what we are all about. While the government's "matching" deadline is this Friday Feb 12, our efforts must continue and the fundraising will go on.
We have never had such enormous response as this. In Canada will be at 3000 boxes by next week and still support is coming in. This will mean more boxes into Haiti from Canada.
However after the 12th we cannot guarantee that a donation will indeed end up in Haiti. We will ship to them as long as aid is available and needed but there are other disasters happening and reserves to be rebuilt. Rest assured that the donations will still be utilized to save lives and assist in disaster relief.
We just moved 200 boxes from our prepositioned container into Egypt yesterday due to disastrous floods that wiped out an area. None of these were Canadian so all of our donations are still going to Haiti.
Keep up the great work and thanks to all of you for above and beyond service to your fellow human beings.
http://www.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,64921944001_1960407,00.html
Tells you what we are all about. While the government's "matching" deadline is this Friday Feb 12, our efforts must continue and the fundraising will go on.
We have never had such enormous response as this. In Canada will be at 3000 boxes by next week and still support is coming in. This will mean more boxes into Haiti from Canada.
However after the 12th we cannot guarantee that a donation will indeed end up in Haiti. We will ship to them as long as aid is available and needed but there are other disasters happening and reserves to be rebuilt. Rest assured that the donations will still be utilized to save lives and assist in disaster relief.
We just moved 200 boxes from our prepositioned container into Egypt yesterday due to disastrous floods that wiped out an area. None of these were Canadian so all of our donations are still going to Haiti.
Keep up the great work and thanks to all of you for above and beyond service to your fellow human beings.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
7000 ShelterBoxes to Haiti
Thousands of people left homeless by the devastating Haiti earthquake are due to start moving into a camp with hundreds of ShelterBox tents this week.
Situated near to the US Embassy in Port au Prince, the encampment named Congress Camp will house thousands of refugees from the centre of the city allowing them to stay close to their communities and carry on with their daily lives.
ShelterBox’s Response Team (SRT) in Port au Prince has been working around the clock to help set up the camp with hundreds of disaster relief tents, each of which can house an extended family of up to 10 people. The team has worked closely with the French aid agency ACTED and IOM (International Organisation for Migration) to create the tent village which is also equipped with showers and latrines.
John Leach, ShelterBox’s Head of Operations, said: ‘This is an urban camp which means people can carry on with their daily lives and won’t be forced to locations outside of Port au Prince.
‘We have a huge number of tents here which will provide shelter to thousands of people and give them a chance to start rebuilding their lives. But we also have tent encampments set up in several other locations in and around Port au Prince and thousands more ShelterBoxes on their way to the city.’
In another camp in Delmas, a suburb of Port au Prince, work is continuing to provide emergency shelter to families with newborn babies and pregnant women. Additional tents have been set up with the help of the US Military’s 82nd Airborne Division.
SRT member Mark Pearson (UK) said: ‘Forty additional ShelterBoxes were dropped here to replenish the camp and now more than 200 families are living in this camp. We could not operate without the full support of the US military and state department in this area.’
ShelterBox has also worked with the women’s charity V-Day in providing 40 ShelterBoxes to vulnerable women in Port au Prince. In addition, 50 ShelterBoxes have been given to the French association, Enfants de la Rue, to help house children caught up in the quake.
Meanwhile the aid operation continues. Another 1,800 ShelterBoxes are set to be flown from Stansted Airport to Santa Domingo, the Dominican Republic, on Friday,February 5th where they will be transported overland to Port au Prince. It will bring the total number of ShelterBoxes deployed in Haiti to more than 7,000 boxes, providing emergency shelter to more than 70,000 people.
ShelterBox Founder and CEO, Tom Henderson, added: ‘None of this would have been possible without the fantastic fundraising efforts from ShelterBox supporters around the world. The need is huge but the response is matching it. By the sheer grit and determination of our staff, volunteers and donors we’ve been able to respond in record time, preparing more ShelterBoxes in two weeks than we’ve ever done before. We’re in this for the long haul and I know our supporters will keep on going, keep on fundraising and keep on helping us make a difference.’
Situated near to the US Embassy in Port au Prince, the encampment named Congress Camp will house thousands of refugees from the centre of the city allowing them to stay close to their communities and carry on with their daily lives.
ShelterBox’s Response Team (SRT) in Port au Prince has been working around the clock to help set up the camp with hundreds of disaster relief tents, each of which can house an extended family of up to 10 people. The team has worked closely with the French aid agency ACTED and IOM (International Organisation for Migration) to create the tent village which is also equipped with showers and latrines.
John Leach, ShelterBox’s Head of Operations, said: ‘This is an urban camp which means people can carry on with their daily lives and won’t be forced to locations outside of Port au Prince.
‘We have a huge number of tents here which will provide shelter to thousands of people and give them a chance to start rebuilding their lives. But we also have tent encampments set up in several other locations in and around Port au Prince and thousands more ShelterBoxes on their way to the city.’
In another camp in Delmas, a suburb of Port au Prince, work is continuing to provide emergency shelter to families with newborn babies and pregnant women. Additional tents have been set up with the help of the US Military’s 82nd Airborne Division.
SRT member Mark Pearson (UK) said: ‘Forty additional ShelterBoxes were dropped here to replenish the camp and now more than 200 families are living in this camp. We could not operate without the full support of the US military and state department in this area.’
ShelterBox has also worked with the women’s charity V-Day in providing 40 ShelterBoxes to vulnerable women in Port au Prince. In addition, 50 ShelterBoxes have been given to the French association, Enfants de la Rue, to help house children caught up in the quake.
Meanwhile the aid operation continues. Another 1,800 ShelterBoxes are set to be flown from Stansted Airport to Santa Domingo, the Dominican Republic, on Friday,February 5th where they will be transported overland to Port au Prince. It will bring the total number of ShelterBoxes deployed in Haiti to more than 7,000 boxes, providing emergency shelter to more than 70,000 people.
ShelterBox Founder and CEO, Tom Henderson, added: ‘None of this would have been possible without the fantastic fundraising efforts from ShelterBox supporters around the world. The need is huge but the response is matching it. By the sheer grit and determination of our staff, volunteers and donors we’ve been able to respond in record time, preparing more ShelterBoxes in two weeks than we’ve ever done before. We’re in this for the long haul and I know our supporters will keep on going, keep on fundraising and keep on helping us make a difference.’
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Canadian Boxes to Haiti -Just the Beginning!
Here are some box numbers and donors that have gone to Haiti already. If you are not on the list yet bear with us - paperwork is taking longer than usual in these unusual circumstances. Lots of volunteers are helping out and we are trying our best to catch up with the administrivia.
Rotary Club of Niagara Falls, 1807/08/09
Rotary Club of Saskatoon Nutana, 1810/11
MacGillivray Family, 1812
Margot Harrison, 1813/14/15/16
Rotary Club of West Ottawa, 1817/18/19/20
Rotary Club of Kentville, 1821/22/23/24
Rotary Club of Calgary Millennium, 1825/26/27/28
Rotary Club of Kelowna Ogopogo, 1829/30/31/32
Rotary Club of Kenora, 1833/34/35/36
Rotary Club of Victoria Harbourside, 1837/38/39/40/41/42
Rotary Club of Toronto Foundation, 1843/44/45/46/47/48/49/50
Rotary Club of Quesnel Sunrise 2000, 1852
Rotary Club of Yarmouth, 1853
James & Alison Leamy, 1854
Victoria Grabb, 1855
Rick Offord - Century 21 Offord Realty, 1856
Don Bumstead, 1857
Rotary Club of Wiarton, 1858
Downes Family, 1859
Rotary Club of Peterborough Kawartha, 1860
Donna and Henry Neufeld, 1861
Rotary Club of Spruce Grove, 1862
Interact Club of Cowichan Secondary School & Citizens of Canada, 1863
Rotary Club of Ottawa & Citizens of Canada, 1864
Donald & Lynda Sales, 1865
Lorne & Patricia Larson & citizens of Canada, 1866
Robert & Marion McLaren Family, 1867
Rotary District 5370 & Citizens of Canada, 1868
Rotary Club of Grand Manan, 1869
Glenn & Joan Johnson, 1870
Rotary Club of St. John's East, 1871
Rotary Club of Bowmanville, 1872
Rotary Club of Richmond Sunrise, 1873
Don Luke Family, 1874
Lyle & Norine Miller, 1875
D. Kent Fraser, 1876
Art & Dianne Joyce, 1877
Cathy & Rene Proulx, 1878
Rotary Club of Edmonton Avenue of Nations, 1879
Rotary Club of Simcoe, 1880
Dave & Daisy Lowdon in memory of Claude Thibault, 1881
Wilson & Terry Muir, 1882
Denton Muir & Nicole Porter, 1883
Joan and Ted Bowles family, 1884
Doug Champ, 1885
Robert & Janet Balfour, 1886
Rotary Club of St.Catharines Lakeshore, 1887
Rotary Club of Thompson, 1888
Marianne Muir, 1889
Rotary Club of Cranbrook Sunrise & Citizens of Canada, 1890
Joan Firkins, 1891
Rick & Vi Chappell, 1892
Dr. Ken Muth (Rotary Club of Nelson), 1893
Rotary Club of Fort St. John Sunrise , 1894
Sprigge and Harper Families, 1895
Grant Kvemshagen, 1896
Rotary Club of Chatham, 1897
Herbert & Margaret Leroy, 1898
Rotary Club of Edson, 1899
Rotary Club of Cornwall Sunrise, 1900
Rotary Club of Duncan, 1901
Mr.Raul Marquez (Rotary Club of San Salvador Sur), 1902
John & Judy Taylor, 1903
Malcolm Davies, 1904
Susan Ross, 1905
Laurence Begley, 1906
Agrium Clavet Social Club, 1907
Jim & Nancy Campbell & Citizens of Canada, 1908
Robert Malcolm , 1909
Don & Anne Ohlgren , 1910
Percy & Sharon Butler, 1911/1912
Rotary Club of Charlottetown Royalty, 1913/1914
Rotary Club of High River, 1915/1916
Rotary Club of Kingston, 1917/1918
Rotary Club of Meaford, 1919/1920/1921
John & Donna Core/Joseph & Patricia Longo, 1922
John Tarrel/Duncan MacArthur/Felicity O'Caroll, 1923
Audrey Wickham and McIvor Family, 1924
Crossman Family & Gilles Durand, 1925
Norma Brown & Wayne Rodway/Rick & Lynda Anderson/Kim Caine, 1926
Reymer/Perry/Stillaway Families, 1927
Pat and Jean Miskiman and Family , 1928
Rotary Club of Kimberley , 1929
Gil Adams, 1930
Jim,May,Art Dalton & Lorraine Russel, 1931
Beatrice Fulton, 1932
Begley Overhead Doors, 1933
Sonntag Family, 1934
Bill & Rhonda Armstrong, 1935
Bork Family, 1936
Brenda Sorley Family, 1937
Cook Engineering ShelterBox Club, 1938
Crane Steel Structures & Staff, 1939
Darlene Cocks, 1940
David Knutson, 1941
Dianne & Phil Mamchur, 1942
Donna Webb, 1943
Doug & Gwen Milton, 1944
Ean & Jane Gower, 1945
Frederick Bieber, 1946
George & Maria Tietjen, 1947
Honeywood Veterinary Hospital, 1948
In memory of our son Glen (Bruce & Beryl Bays), 1949
Isabell Anderson for James&Judith Anderson&Family, 1950
Jeffrey Rayman, 1951
John & Carol MacLeod & Family, 1952
John & Joyce MacRae, 1953
John Daisley, 1954
Jon & Marguerite Toogood, 1955
Jones/Gunn Families, 1956
June & Frank Shoemaker, 1957
Keith & Joanne Tatton, 1958
Ken Carnes & Family, 1959
Ken Lane, 1960
Kevin Kennedy Family, 1961
Kim & Vince Marcotte, 1962
King Family & Friends, Winnipeg, 1963
Larry Kanters, 1964
Lindsay,Rachel,Kristen,Benjamin Price from Betty Elworthy, 1965
Manufacturing & Technology (Howard Humphrey), 1966
McGregor & Janzen Family, 1967
Midge Behnke, 1968
Mike McKone, 1969
Muriel Essery, 1970
Murray Family, 1971
Natalie Zigarlick, 1972
Rotary Club of Chilliwack Mount Cheam, 1973
Rotary Club of Cumberland Centennial, 1974
Rotary Club of Kamloops West, 1975
Rotary Club of Limestone , 1976
Rotary Club of Montague, 1977
Rotary Club of Montreal Lakeshore, 1978
Rotary Club of Oshawa, 1979
Rotary Club of Parksville, 1980
Rotary Club of Qualicum Beach Sunrise, 1981
Rotary Club of Simcoe, 1982
Rotary Club of St.Catharines AM, 1983
Rotary Club of Washago & Area, 1984
Richard McMullen, 1985
Robert & Adele Smith, 1986
Royal London Wax Museum,Victoria, 1987
Sean Hogan, 1988
Seguin,Curtin, & Wilkinson Families, 1989
St.Anthony's CWL & Hudolin Family of Thunder Bay, 1990
St.Mary High School - Prince Albert, 1991
Susan Knowling (Rotary Club of Minnedosa), 1992
Henry & Telio Families, 1993
Mewis Family, 1994
Tim Koepke, 1995
Tony & Val Wright for family and friends, 1996
Top of Victoria Leads Club , 1997
Vacuum Doctor, 1998
Waldy & Gloria Loewen, 1999
For William Gaskell's 95th Birthday, 2000
Walker Family-Kimberley, 2001
Peter Dicken, 2002
Rotary Club of Pembroke, 2003
Leanne Sargent/John Degroot, 2004
Allan Colborne, 2005/2006
Rotary Club of Abbotsford-Sumas, 2007/2008
Rotary Club of Melfort , 2009/2010
Rotary Club of Thornbury & Clarksburg, 2011/2012
Tami Wetmore, 2013/2014
Rotary Club of Chilliwack, 2015/2016/2017
Rotary Club of Toronto Twilight, 2018/2019/2020
Citizens of Canada, 2021/2022/2023
Rotary Club of Calgary Chinook, 2024/2025/2026/2027
Rotary Club of Coquitlam Sunrise, 2028/2029/2030/2031
Maunders McNeil Foundation, 2032-2046
Rotary Club of Niagara Falls, 1807/08/09
Rotary Club of Saskatoon Nutana, 1810/11
MacGillivray Family, 1812
Margot Harrison, 1813/14/15/16
Rotary Club of West Ottawa, 1817/18/19/20
Rotary Club of Kentville, 1821/22/23/24
Rotary Club of Calgary Millennium, 1825/26/27/28
Rotary Club of Kelowna Ogopogo, 1829/30/31/32
Rotary Club of Kenora, 1833/34/35/36
Rotary Club of Victoria Harbourside, 1837/38/39/40/41/42
Rotary Club of Toronto Foundation, 1843/44/45/46/47/48/49/50
Rotary Club of Quesnel Sunrise 2000, 1852
Rotary Club of Yarmouth, 1853
James & Alison Leamy, 1854
Victoria Grabb, 1855
Rick Offord - Century 21 Offord Realty, 1856
Don Bumstead, 1857
Rotary Club of Wiarton, 1858
Downes Family, 1859
Rotary Club of Peterborough Kawartha, 1860
Donna and Henry Neufeld, 1861
Rotary Club of Spruce Grove, 1862
Interact Club of Cowichan Secondary School & Citizens of Canada, 1863
Rotary Club of Ottawa & Citizens of Canada, 1864
Donald & Lynda Sales, 1865
Lorne & Patricia Larson & citizens of Canada, 1866
Robert & Marion McLaren Family, 1867
Rotary District 5370 & Citizens of Canada, 1868
Rotary Club of Grand Manan, 1869
Glenn & Joan Johnson, 1870
Rotary Club of St. John's East, 1871
Rotary Club of Bowmanville, 1872
Rotary Club of Richmond Sunrise, 1873
Don Luke Family, 1874
Lyle & Norine Miller, 1875
D. Kent Fraser, 1876
Art & Dianne Joyce, 1877
Cathy & Rene Proulx, 1878
Rotary Club of Edmonton Avenue of Nations, 1879
Rotary Club of Simcoe, 1880
Dave & Daisy Lowdon in memory of Claude Thibault, 1881
Wilson & Terry Muir, 1882
Denton Muir & Nicole Porter, 1883
Joan and Ted Bowles family, 1884
Doug Champ, 1885
Robert & Janet Balfour, 1886
Rotary Club of St.Catharines Lakeshore, 1887
Rotary Club of Thompson, 1888
Marianne Muir, 1889
Rotary Club of Cranbrook Sunrise & Citizens of Canada, 1890
Joan Firkins, 1891
Rick & Vi Chappell, 1892
Dr. Ken Muth (Rotary Club of Nelson), 1893
Rotary Club of Fort St. John Sunrise , 1894
Sprigge and Harper Families, 1895
Grant Kvemshagen, 1896
Rotary Club of Chatham, 1897
Herbert & Margaret Leroy, 1898
Rotary Club of Edson, 1899
Rotary Club of Cornwall Sunrise, 1900
Rotary Club of Duncan, 1901
Mr.Raul Marquez (Rotary Club of San Salvador Sur), 1902
John & Judy Taylor, 1903
Malcolm Davies, 1904
Susan Ross, 1905
Laurence Begley, 1906
Agrium Clavet Social Club, 1907
Jim & Nancy Campbell & Citizens of Canada, 1908
Robert Malcolm , 1909
Don & Anne Ohlgren , 1910
Percy & Sharon Butler, 1911/1912
Rotary Club of Charlottetown Royalty, 1913/1914
Rotary Club of High River, 1915/1916
Rotary Club of Kingston, 1917/1918
Rotary Club of Meaford, 1919/1920/1921
John & Donna Core/Joseph & Patricia Longo, 1922
John Tarrel/Duncan MacArthur/Felicity O'Caroll, 1923
Audrey Wickham and McIvor Family, 1924
Crossman Family & Gilles Durand, 1925
Norma Brown & Wayne Rodway/Rick & Lynda Anderson/Kim Caine, 1926
Reymer/Perry/Stillaway Families, 1927
Pat and Jean Miskiman and Family , 1928
Rotary Club of Kimberley , 1929
Gil Adams, 1930
Jim,May,Art Dalton & Lorraine Russel, 1931
Beatrice Fulton, 1932
Begley Overhead Doors, 1933
Sonntag Family, 1934
Bill & Rhonda Armstrong, 1935
Bork Family, 1936
Brenda Sorley Family, 1937
Cook Engineering ShelterBox Club, 1938
Crane Steel Structures & Staff, 1939
Darlene Cocks, 1940
David Knutson, 1941
Dianne & Phil Mamchur, 1942
Donna Webb, 1943
Doug & Gwen Milton, 1944
Ean & Jane Gower, 1945
Frederick Bieber, 1946
George & Maria Tietjen, 1947
Honeywood Veterinary Hospital, 1948
In memory of our son Glen (Bruce & Beryl Bays), 1949
Isabell Anderson for James&Judith Anderson&Family, 1950
Jeffrey Rayman, 1951
John & Carol MacLeod & Family, 1952
John & Joyce MacRae, 1953
John Daisley, 1954
Jon & Marguerite Toogood, 1955
Jones/Gunn Families, 1956
June & Frank Shoemaker, 1957
Keith & Joanne Tatton, 1958
Ken Carnes & Family, 1959
Ken Lane, 1960
Kevin Kennedy Family, 1961
Kim & Vince Marcotte, 1962
King Family & Friends, Winnipeg, 1963
Larry Kanters, 1964
Lindsay,Rachel,Kristen,Benjamin Price from Betty Elworthy, 1965
Manufacturing & Technology (Howard Humphrey), 1966
McGregor & Janzen Family, 1967
Midge Behnke, 1968
Mike McKone, 1969
Muriel Essery, 1970
Murray Family, 1971
Natalie Zigarlick, 1972
Rotary Club of Chilliwack Mount Cheam, 1973
Rotary Club of Cumberland Centennial, 1974
Rotary Club of Kamloops West, 1975
Rotary Club of Limestone , 1976
Rotary Club of Montague, 1977
Rotary Club of Montreal Lakeshore, 1978
Rotary Club of Oshawa, 1979
Rotary Club of Parksville, 1980
Rotary Club of Qualicum Beach Sunrise, 1981
Rotary Club of Simcoe, 1982
Rotary Club of St.Catharines AM, 1983
Rotary Club of Washago & Area, 1984
Richard McMullen, 1985
Robert & Adele Smith, 1986
Royal London Wax Museum,Victoria, 1987
Sean Hogan, 1988
Seguin,Curtin, & Wilkinson Families, 1989
St.Anthony's CWL & Hudolin Family of Thunder Bay, 1990
St.Mary High School - Prince Albert, 1991
Susan Knowling (Rotary Club of Minnedosa), 1992
Henry & Telio Families, 1993
Mewis Family, 1994
Tim Koepke, 1995
Tony & Val Wright for family and friends, 1996
Top of Victoria Leads Club , 1997
Vacuum Doctor, 1998
Waldy & Gloria Loewen, 1999
For William Gaskell's 95th Birthday, 2000
Walker Family-Kimberley, 2001
Peter Dicken, 2002
Rotary Club of Pembroke, 2003
Leanne Sargent/John Degroot, 2004
Allan Colborne, 2005/2006
Rotary Club of Abbotsford-Sumas, 2007/2008
Rotary Club of Melfort , 2009/2010
Rotary Club of Thornbury & Clarksburg, 2011/2012
Tami Wetmore, 2013/2014
Rotary Club of Chilliwack, 2015/2016/2017
Rotary Club of Toronto Twilight, 2018/2019/2020
Citizens of Canada, 2021/2022/2023
Rotary Club of Calgary Chinook, 2024/2025/2026/2027
Rotary Club of Coquitlam Sunrise, 2028/2029/2030/2031
Maunders McNeil Foundation, 2032-2046
Friday, January 29, 2010
Very Simple Fundraising Idea
A man named Robb sent out one email to his contact list, asking them to donate to ShelterBox. His friends subsequently donated $8000 to Shelterbox on the website indicating the name "Robb & Friends" in the message box on the donation page. Now eight families in Haiti will have a home.
This is an idea anyone can do. Direct your friends to http://www.shelterbox.ca/, and watch how generous they can be.
This is an idea anyone can do. Direct your friends to http://www.shelterbox.ca/, and watch how generous they can be.
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