Cyclone Evan struck Samoa with three people
reported dead, 200 injured by flying debris and 3000 forced from their homes.
The ERKs will help people get re-established.
In the Philippines over 700 people are
believed to be dead, with almost another 800 missing and Typhoon Bopha destroyed
80,000 homes. ShelterBoxes provide temporary housing for ten people with all
the necessary equipment such as sleeping bags, multifuel stove, cooking
utensils, mosquito nets, groundsheets, various tools and even children’s school
supplies - all the essential basics a family would require.
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Photo courtesy of Rodney
Times
Photo caption: Maygrove Retirement Village resident Heather Nicholson thoroughly
enjoys her Rotary Christmas pudding, and she is thrilled that the proceeds are
helping victims of the Samoa and Philippines cyclone and typhoon
disasters.
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The Orewa Rotary Club over the past five
years have provided 11 such ShelterBoxes to countries hit by disasters, and
their aim is to provide two ShelterBoxes each year to disaster ravaged
countries.
Doug says that it is only through the club’s
fundraising activities and the tremendous support Rotary receives from the
people in the local community that we are able to achieve this, and also help other
charities.
456 Rotary Christmas puddings were sold,
which allowed the club to donate one ShelterBox (NZ$1500) and two ERKs ($600 each). Two more ERKs were donated by Orewa Rotarian
Rod and Judy Townsend.
- Submitted by Doug Parker, Rotary
Club of Orewa, New Zealand
