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SHELTER BOX

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SHELTER BOX USA

The Bridgeport Rotary Club has adopted the Shelter Box USA Program as one of our international projects.  As you know, this wonderful endevour sends a load of survival supplies to people in an area where a life threatening disaster has left them homeless.  It contains such items as a tent like shelter, blankets, personal hygene products, cooking items, clean drinking water, and even toys for the kids.  

Through our members generous donations we were able to purchase a box in 2008.  It was sent to the hurricane devastated areas near Turks and Caicos where a total of 168 boxes were delivered.  Since its inception in 2001, Shelter Box has deployed 10,428 boxes worldwide to 75 disasters in 50 countries, helping over 100,000 people affected in time of disaster.  We would like to see the Bridgeport Rotary Club continue to help people throughout the world with this unique life saving assistance project.  

It would be great if we could raise the additional funds needed to purchase a Shelter Box in Dan’s year as President of our Club.  We need about $700 to accomplish this goal with approximately 17 weeks to go!  This figures to about $1.30 per member per week.  So please pitch in and put your donation in the little Shelter Box located at the meeting entrance table.  This is a very worthwhile and gratifying project.  It will warm your heart to put a smile on the faces of a family who has lost everything.  Let’s show that the Brigeport Rotary Club cares, and that a little club can make a big difference to someone in this big world!

For more information regarding Shelter Box USA go to www.shelterboxusa.org

 Al Smith, Project Chairperson

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