Rotary launches Haiti Earthquake Appeal
£3719 collected
7 shelter boxes purchased
and £200 to Mercy Ships
Thank you to everyone that has supported our collection
Stroud Rotary collecting at the Stroud Farmers Market on
Sat 16 January
Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland (RIBI) is launching an appeal for donations to help rebuild the thousands of lives shattered by the Haitian earthquake.
1500
ShelterBoxes*have
already been dispatched some have arrived and others are en route to Haiti
while many more are being packed at ShelterBox HQ by ShelterBox’s team of volunteers.
Virgin Atlantic are supporting the relief effort by
flying hundreds of the ShelterBoxes on their planes.
Sir Richard Branson, President of Virgin Atlantic,
said: ‘Everyone who has seen the sheer destruction
in Haiti over the last few days will have been moved
to help in any way they can'.
‘We will fly in as much aid as possible so that the
agencies on the ground can respond to the needs of
everyone in Haiti whose lives have been devastated
by this tragedy.’
"To keep this relief effort going, Rotary members are mobilising to raise funds, make donations and help in any way that they can. We are receiving offerings which will support the relief effort and enable victims to reclaim their lives.
"It is too early to tell just how long it will take to recover from this natural disaster. Haiti has been battered by storms previously and much of the population is impoverished. Rotary members from the six Rotary clubs in Haiti are working together and, in some cases, providing shelter for others in their damaged homes. This is where Rotary plays to its strengths."
(*Click to
see
Sky News video about ShelterBox's response.)
Any donations
should be sent to:
RIBI Donations Trust
c/o Rotary International in Great Britain and
Ireland
Kinwarton Road
Alcester
B49 6PB
