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About ShelterBox

 Each ShelterBox contains up to two 10-person dome tents, thermal blankets, water purification tablets, a multi-fuel stove, tools and other essential equipment.  

 The cost of a ShelterBox is $1,200/£500.   

 An initiative of Rotarian Tom Henderson, a former RN diver, ShelterBox started in 2000 as a project of the Rotary Club of Helston-Lizard, Cornwall and is supported by Rotary clubs worldwide.  ShelterBox, the largest Rotary Club project in the world has raised over $40 million and sheltered over 550,000 people in 44 countries.  The ShelterBox Trust is a registered UK charity: its President is The Duchess of Cornwall.

See latest ShelterBox news letter - Out of the Box

See a summary of Shelterbox's activities up to 30/05/08 (Word Doc)

 

 

 
  
 
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Where there is need, there is Rotary

Copyright © 2008 Rotary Club of Caterham Harestone
Thanks to Tord Elfwendahl of the Stockholm Strand Rotary Club in Sweden for his Rotary graphic images. some of which have been included on this web site.
Thanks to Shelterbox throughout the world for the use of their reports,  photographs and logos which are used throughout this site