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The Rotary Club of the Bridgewaters has donated $1,000 to Shelter Box USA to help families around the world rebuild their lives after losing everything to natural disaster or conflict.
The funds will be used to provide life-saving shelter and equipment to set up a household, which could include relief tents, tools to repair damaged buildings, as well as supplies such as solar lights, water purification, thermal blankets and cooking utensils. ShelterBox tailors the form of aid after each disaster based on assessments of the affected community's needs.
"We are pleased to help provide shelter and life-saving supplies to families struggling to survive," said Rotary club president Mark Linde."This donation will help transform lives by providing warmth, dignity, and hope to people in need."
ShelterBox was the first officially recognized Project Partner of Rotary International and remains Rotary's only Project Partner in disaster relief. An organization of 1.2 millions men and women committed to "Service Above Self," Rotary clubs are virtually in every nation.
"The global support from the Rotary International network, including the Rotary Club of the Bridgewaters is the cornerstone upon which ShelterBox is built," said Kerri Murray, president of ShelterBox USA. "Rotary helps us go further, support more people in need, and access areas that would otherwise by impossible to reach."