The vision of Rotarian Tom Henderson, this remarkable program was developed by Tom with enthusiastic support from his fellow members of the Rotary Club of Helston-Lizard in Cornwall, England.
It functions as a Trust in the UK and is a project in Australia of the Rotary Club of Endeavour Hills in District 9820, Victoria.
Rotary clubs and Rotarians in the USA, Canada, France, Germany, Denmark, New Zealand and Switzerland also administer ShelterBox, with the support Rotarians and corporate citizens across the globe.
A ShelterBox contains a family tent, blankets, cooker and ancillary equipment sufficient to house up to ten people.
The cost of a ShelterBox is $1,200 (NZ$1,500) and donations since 2004 when the program began in Australia have come from Rotarians, clubs, organisations and members of the public. They have now exceeded a staggering $7m in this country and show no signs of slowing.
Each ShelterBox is individually numbered and the donor’s name appears within the box, and on the ShelterBox website that also shows where it was deployed.
Further information about this remarkable humanitarian program, initiated, organised and supported by Rotarians worldwide is available at: ShelterBox Australia: PO Box 790, Endeavour Hills VIC 3802 Australia Phone: 1300 881 913 - +61 3 9794 7127
General Manager: Jenni Heenan, 0419 135 635 Email: jenni@shelterboxaustralia.org.au Website: www.shelterboxaustralia.org.au