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Bonsall Rotary buys a Shelterbox

BONSALL – Bonsall Rotarians recently presented a $1,000 check to Parker Emerson, International Shelterbox volunteer, to deliver one mighty box to anywhere in the world a disaster has occurred!

Shelterbox mission is to deliver humanitarian relief in the form of equipment and materials that bring shelter, warmth and dignity to people made homeless by natural or other disasters worldwide.

The Shelterbox vision is of a world in which basic emergency needs for survivors of disasters are rapidly met.

Shelterbox goal is to help 35,000 families who lose everything in a disaster every year.

Emerson stressed that this is a nearly all volunteer organization with only 18 paid personnel and thousands of volunteers, who make the Shelterbox experience work around the world.

Each ShelterBox is tailored to a disaster but typically contains a disaster relief tent for a family, thermal blankets and groundsheets, water storage and purification equipment, solar lamps, cooking utensils, a basic tool kit, mosquito nets and a children’s activity pack.

Every item is durable, practical and brand new. The box itself is lightweight and waterproof and has been used for a variety of purposes in the past – from water and food storage containers to a cot for a newborn baby. A standard, packed box weighs 120 lbs. and has dimensions of 33" x 24" x 22". They are sealed and banded for transit and security.

For more information, visit http://www.shelterbox.org.

Bonsall Rotary meets every Thursday morning at Pala Mesa Resort.

 

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