Shelterbox

Every year, hundreds of thousands of families across the world lose everything when disasters strike. Often with no warning, families lose their homes, their possessions and their livelihoods. Every day they are faced with a battle for survival.

Since ShelterBox began in 2000, they have responded to earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, tsunamis, hurricanes, landslides, typhoons and conflict, delivering emergency humanitarian aid to communities in need.

The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Syria crisis, and the biggest storm to ever make landfall – Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines; ShelterBox has  responded to some of the largest humanitarian crises the modern world has ever known. Alongside this, the organization has also helped many thousands of people displaced by disasters that are not featured in the media.

The Edmonds Rotary Club purchases a number of ShelterBox units to be distributed as needed by the company.