ShelterBox
Sharon Rotary's Support of ShelterBox
Rotary partners with ShelterBox to help devastated communities.
Amid catastrophes produced by nature and mankind’s cruelest impulses, ShelterBox teams of volunteers rush forward.
The signature green boxes feature Rotary’s logo and are adapted to fit the emergency before being transported on scant notice. Most boxes include family-size tents, though the contents differ depending on the disaster and climate. Many are packed with solar lights, water storage and purification equipment, thermal blankets, and cooking utensils. Depending on need, the organization may deliver ShelterKits, smaller aid packages that include tools, ropes, and heavy tarpaulins used to provide emergency shelter and repair damaged structures.
Rotary has been a key player in ShelterBox’s success, beginning with the adoption of the nonprofit by the Rotary Club of Helston-Lizard, England, in 2000.
Sharon Rotarian Steve Savrann is a ShelterBox USA Ambassador, educating and fundraising for ShelterBox in and around our community.