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ShelterBox
http://shelterboxusa.org/about.php?page=9

The Rotary Club (founded 1905), which is dedicated to serving people around the world, adopted the Shelterbox project in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan struck the area. Shelterboxes are large, 120 lb crates that contain supplies and shelter for up to 10 people to live in at one time. They include a tent, packaged food, blankets, mosquito nets, a stove, children’s toys, and tools. They are manufactured in Cornwall, England, and are distributed throughout the world when disasters occur. They cost around $1000 each, and are distributed/set up by trained Shelterbox Response Teams in high-stress areas. When assembled together, a tent city is erected, a symbol of hope and regeneration for many people who have lost everything they own. The foundation was started in 2000, and 13 years later, 90 countries have received aid from the handy boxes.

Shelter Box City
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ShelterBox

This project has been the largest in Rotary’s History, and the first shipment of boxes was to India in 2001 (after the earthquake in the Gujarat region). Rotary has even started a Youth Exchange Challenge–to earn a pin, students need to raise money for one shelterbox and make a presentation on the initiative! On a local scale, my grandfather’s Rotary Club has managed to send two Shelterboxes to another Rotary Club near Tacloban. By sending the boxes directly from one club (which is not-for-profit) to another, the possibility of stealing and other corruption is avoided. My grandfather’s foundation alone donated $500 for the life-saving cause! Finally, Shelterbox’s goal is to aid 50,000 families in need a year—to help them achieve this, click here: https://app.etapestry.com/hosted/ShelterBoxUSAInc/OnlineGiving.htm
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