ShelterBox Virtual Open House – Join us for an insider look at how ShelterBox operates

ShelterBox Virtual Open House | June 12 | 6-7 pm EDT A Behind-the-Scenes Look at ShelterBox Disaster Relief What is ShelterBox? What type of aid is sent? How are ShelterBoxes delivered so quickly? Find out at the ShelterBox USA Virtual Open House, held June 12, during Big ShelterBox Week! You’ll get a behind-the-scenes look at the premiere provider of emergency shelter and lifesaving equipment to disaster survivors worldwide. In this interactive webinar, you’ll join leaders from ShelterBox USA, ShelterBox International and a ShelterBox Response Team member as they share how a box packed by volunteers can be hand delivered to a family in need following a disaster such as a cyclone in Madagascar or tsunami in Japan. Learn how ShelterBox has delivered aid to 120,000 families in 80 countries worldwide. Get a in-depth look at how ShelterBox operates and manages response team members in multiple countries at any given time. Hear from our ShelterBox Response Team on how they make decisions while deployed in a disaster zone. This will be an interactive session. Be sure to bring your questions! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER! Flooding in the Amazon An all-American response team is currently delivering aid in Peru. Read more here. Big ShelterBox Week, our annual awareness and fundraising week, is coming June 9-16! There are so many ways to get involved. Start planning today! Learn more and download your action kit. In the coming weeks, we’ll also send you updates on some of the simple ways you can help!

Bringing smiles to families in Fiji, reuniting families in Congo – ShelterBox USA

SHELTERBOX USA APRIL 2012 ShelterBox responds to floods in Amazon Continuous heavy rains over the past few months have caused widespread flooding in the region of Loreto located in the heart of the Peruvian rainforest. The heavy rains have caused river water levels to rise and consequently overflow into surrounding areas, displacing many families. A ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) is in Iquitos, the world’s largest city that is unreachable by road and situated next to the left riverbank of the Amazon River, to assess the need for emergency shelter. Read more here. ShelterBox brings smiles to Fiji Flooded roads and the hot tropical weather has not stopped the response team in Fiji from distributing ShelterBoxes to the most vulnerable families in the most remote villages. Saule and Usenia Qialevu and their three children had their home destroyed by the recent flooding in the village of Matavouvou near the country’s capital Nadi. They are now living in a ShelterBox tent close to their house so they have somewhere to live as they begin to reconstruct their home. Read more here. New sense of community for Lazaro in Peru ShelterBox tents have been set up in Pumarangio, a high region of Cusco, for families who had been made homeless by heavy rains and landslides. Read about Lazaro Tambraico Huacho, a husband and father who had been forced to leave his home in the mountainous area of Cusco, Peru, after it was hit by a landslide. Lazaro, his wife Eulalia and two children were one of 51 families who had been left with nothing after their homes, possessions and livestock were destroyed by heavy rain running down the mountain to their hometown. Find the full story here. Reuniting families in Congo Many thousands of people were left homeless after several explosions ripped apart the Mpila neighborhood in Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of Congo. As a result, they have been staying in overcrowded temporary shelter camps. ShelterBox has been distributing emergency aid to help people return to their land as quickly as possible. Read more here. ShelterBox and Rotary sign project partnership ShelterBox and Rotary International (RI) have formed a project partner agreement this month, signed by John Hewko, Rotary International’s CEO and General Secretary, and Tom Henderson OBE, ShelterBox Founder and CEO. The formalization of this partnership cements a 12-year relationship, providing emergency shelter and life-saving humanitarian aid for hundreds of thousands of families around the world, who have been made homeless by disaster. Read more about the exciting news here! Big ShelterBox Week Seven days packed full of activities to raise awareness and funds for families made homeless by disasters around the world! You can join in by camping out, baking a cake, clearing out your unwanted belongings or participating in other initiatives to support ShelterBox during Big ShelterBox Week 2012. Head over to shelterboxweek.org to find out how you can get involved and help bring Big ShelterBox Week to your community!

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ShelterBox USA News: Get the Latest on Our Disaster Relief Efforts …

MARCH 2012 We need your help today to prepare for the next inevitable disaster. Our work is only possible because of the generosity of supporters like you. In the last year, ShelterBox Response Teams have responded to 27 disasters in 23 countries, sheltering more than 18,000 families across the globe. Since January alone, we have responded to disasters in Brazil, the Philippines and Madagascar, have a team working in Peru, and are monitoring the situation in Mexico after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the country yesterday. Your willingness to give in advance allows us to respond to the next disaster at a moment’s notice. We need your help. Please donate today or become a volunteer. ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) assesses need in Peru Heavy rains and landslides have caused extensive damage in the mountainous region of Cuzco in southeastern Peru, home to Machu Picchu. According to reports, thousands of people have been made homeless and almost 24,700 acres of crops have been destroyed. Two American SRT members are assessing the need for emergency shelter and lifesaving supplies.  Read more here. Emergency shelter and lifesaving aid provided in Madagascar A ShelterBox Response Team and local scouts distributed tents, mosquito nets, school supplies and other equipment to families in need in the Brickaville region on the east coast of the island, following the devastation caused by Cyclones Irina and Giovanna that hit the island, destroying thousands of homes. Read more here. Calling all parents, teachers and students! Introducing the Young ShelterBox Club! Geared for students in grades K-8, this exciting new program is a way for kids to get involved with disaster relief and become global neighbors by learning how to prepare for future disasters and by encouraging them jump to action when the next disaster strikes. The program is available for teachers to adopt as a classroom activity, as well as for parents and students who are interested in participating in their communities. Learn more here. What’s next? Watch this video to learn what happens after you’ve made a donation to ShelterBox. Did you specifically support a box? Watch this video to see how you can track where in the world your box was delivered. Thanks to Centerline Digital, which produced the video with assistance from IBM!

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