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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