John Gibbs posted on November 20, 2010 11:58
Disaster Aid Shelters and Packages
ShelterBox is the organisation nominated by RI for contributing to emergency shelter disaster relief efforts.
ShelterBox Australia is then the new affiliate in Australia of ShelterBox and promotion of is heavily featured on the front page of District 9690 website with direct links.
There is a current move towards the transforming of ShelterBox Australia into a multi-District organisation of Rotary International Zone 8 of which district 9690 belongs to,so that the Rotary support would be clear and enabling the Rotary mark to be incorporated into all its dealings, in a similar matter to ROMAC/RAWCS etc. More transparency and better governance is than sort as part of the deal. An office has been established in Thornleigh NSW
We are asked to vote Yes or no as a club to; ‘the transforming of ShelterBox Australia into a multi-District organisation of Rotary International Zone 8,’ and return that vote to district by 10 Dec 2010.
The club vote will be held at our meeting on 30 November 2010
A former associate of ShelterBox having raised more than 6 million dollars towards the ShelterBox project of more than 50 million dollars of fundraising for the ShelterBox project worldwide. Source: www.rotarynews.info/2/District/9750/867/
Affiliation with ShelterBox was cancelled in March of 2010
Disaster Aid Australia has now partnered with Disaster Aid Canada, Disaster Aid USA and Disaster Aid UK to form Disaster Aid International to coordinate our response to disasters worldwide.
A project of the Rotary Club of Endeavour Hills in Victoria
For similarities and differences with ShelterBox see the article at the end of this bulletin or if you are reading online, see the link under the above ShelterBox article.
Aquabox than offers a basic survivors kit, (without tent), for approximately $480.00 and a separate box with 30 carbon activated filters, matching water purification tablets and a dispensing tap for $750.00 capable of purifying 30,000 litres of water.
Please check relevant websites where information may be updated from time to time.