Shelterbox update

SHELTERBOX CANADA FUNDRAISING SUPERSTAR: GRADE 11 STUDENT, LAURA SPRINGER

Laura Springer is a grade 11 student in Vancouver, BC who has a passion for helping others.

Laura recently joined the ShelterBox Canada team as a high school Ambassador. Since joining in late November she has already made a huge impact!

Laura has been selling home made cookies to friends and family to raise money for ShelterBox. So far she has well surpassed her goal of $1,200 and has raised $1,835, with new donations coming in daily! Way to go Laura!!

Follow Laura's success on her fundraising page and support her amazing fundraising efforts here

YOUR SUPPORT IN ACTION

With the hard work and support of people like Laura and our donors across the country we have been able to help people like 72-year-old Cinecia, who lives with her young grandchild in Paraguay. In 2014 she received a ShelterKit after severe flooding damaged her home. Before receiving the kit, she had spent several days sleeping in the street before moving to a flimsy and overcrowded emergency shelter.

ShelterBox is currently in Paraguay responding to new flooding and Response Team Members revisited Cinecia. She told SRT's that once armed with the tools and materials included in the ShelterKit, two of Cinecia's sons were able to help repair her home once the floodwaters had receded. The kit provided her with a roof over her head and made the house waterproof.

"I was very satisfied with the Shelterkit - it contained the things we needed."