Fundraiser at VIU for ShelterBox aid to Haiti earthquake victims

January 27, 2010 - 5:55am

A


fundraising drive for the ShelterBox program to aid earthquake victims of Haiti


is being organized on the Nanaimo campus of Vancouver Island University.


A


ShelterBox display and donation table will be set up in the main floor of the


Library (Bldg. 305) from today (Jan. 26) to Friday Jan. 29.


The


donations table will be staffed by Rotarians, university staff and students


from 10 am to 4 pm each day of the drive.


These


volunteers will be accepting financial donations for the ShelterBox campaign.


All


money raised will go directly to the purchase and delivery of ShelterBoxes.


The


goal is to raise funds toward the purchase of as many Shelter Boxes as possible


to send to Haiti.


Each


box costs $1,200.


The


ShelterBox program is a Rotary Club initiative that originated in England ten


years ago.


The


boxes consist of the following items and can shelter up to 10 people for as


long as six months:


Each


box contains:


1 tent for that sleeps up to 10


people


Blankets for 10


Cooking and eating supplies plus


stove (designed by Shelter-Box that will burn anything flammable)


Water purification equipment and


tablets


Basic tools, hammers, saw, etc.


Radio - hand crank 


A children's kit of learning


supplies, crayons, paper etc.


Other assorted items and tools. 


 


Presently,


there are 3300 boxes scheduled to be sent to Haiti, with an urgent need for


thousands more.


There


are also three SRT (ShelterBox relief team) members: two from the US and one


from England in Haiti coordinating the distribution and setup of the tents.


 According to CBC News


reports the Haitian Government is now addressing the need to relocate more than


two million people to a safer location.


As


such, ShelterBoxes can play a vital role in the coming months for the Haitian


people.


You


can also find more information off the website http://www.shelterbox.ca


or the international website here: http://www.shelterbox.org/resources.php.


The display in the Library includes the complete assembly of a ShelterBox.


For


more information please contact Don Bonner at 250-741-8483, or at Sales@nisa.com



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