Hemyock: Thinking inside the box

September was a momentous month for Shelterbox as its founder Tom Henderson received a national award for his organisation's outstanding contributions to emergencies and disasters all over the globe. It was also the month that Roger Lambert, Shelterbox’s representative for the Tiverton area, gave a presentation of the work of the charity to Hemyock Women.

Roger told the story of the beginnings of the charity and how in the year 2000 all the Rotary clubs in the South West were given the challenge to devise a project for their particular club. Tom Henderson, club member in Cornwall, came up with the idea of a box containing emergency equipment which could be transported very quickly to areas of need and disaster all over the world. The cost of each box is £490 including delivery to those who need it. Each box supplies an extended family of up to 10 with a tent and life saving equipment to use while they are displaced. Highly trained Shelterbox disaster response teams distribute the boxes on the ground.

Shelterbox works closely with local organisations and international aid agencies and Rotary clubs throughout the world. Roger gave a really interesting and informative presentation and £145 was collected at the end of the evening for the continuing work of Shelterbox.

Thinking inside the box

Tuesday, September 22 2009 @ 08:12 PM BST