D5010 has been asked by Nancy Dodge to share the below information. Her contact information is given at the end of this e-mail.
Category 4 Hurricane Irma has made landfall on the US coastline in Florida.
At this time we do not have any information from RI about Rotary Clubs and Districts in the affected areas coordinating relief efforts, as they did in Houston. We expect that information to come early in the week after an assessment is completed of the affected areas.
ShelterBox is sending out a highly-trained Response Team today to understand how they can help families who have lost everything. 2,000 Shelter Kits are currently stored nearby in Panama. With Shelter Box teams kicking into action, they are keeping one step ahead by tracking its trajectory.
The IRMA/Hurricane Relief Fund has been launched which provides support for all costs associated with ShelterBox’s response to Hurricane Irma and other 2017 hurricanes.
The Caribbean was badly battered as Irma has claimed at least 80 lives. The prime minister of Barbuda sadly proclaimed the island was now “rubble.” The mayor of the Haitian city of Fort Liberty described the storm as a “nuclear hurricane.”
As well as being home to communities who are particularly vulnerable to these storms, many of these countries are also holiday destinations with high numbers of tourists from across the world.
Shelter Box has supported communities in several of these places before, including Haiti after the massive earthquake in 2010 and Hurricane Matthew, which hit last year.
We also have a strong network of contacts, partners and Rotary connections in the region, who will help us to identify communities in need of support.
Read about ShelterBox’s response in Texas following Hurricane Harvey(http://www.shelterboxusa.org/harvey)
HELP AMIDST THE CHAOS
The last two weeks have brought devastating flooding around the world. Shelter Box is working hard to stem the damage and bring back peace to people’s lives.
More than 1.7 million people have been affected in Nepal, while a third of Bangladesh is under water. Huge areas of India and Myanmar are also in need of support.
A ShelterBox Response Team is on the ground, assessing the situation in Nepal. Another team is enroute to Bangladesh right now.
Shelter Box is working with local authorities and Rotarians in both countries to understand how best we can help.
ShelterBox has the connections and the expertise to reach people in need of shelter following disasters such as flooding and hurricanes, but they can’t do it without your help.
Will you support us today to help our ShelterBox Response Teams to go further, to place the right tools in their hands?
Donate today and you can help ShelterBox build a world where no family goes without shelter.
IRMA/Hurricane Relief Fund – Provides support for all costs associated with ShelterBox’s response to Hurricane Irma and other 2017 hurricanes.
In the event that funds donated exceed the cost of ShelterBox’s response to these disasters, the excess will be used to prepare for and respond to humanitarian disasters worldwide. This fund is separate from the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund.
Sincerely,
Andre' Layral
D5010 DGN 2019-2020
cell 907-460-7786
Nancy Dodge
Eagle River, Alaska 99577
ShelterBox Ambassador
ShelterBox USA | Pacific Northwest | e-Club Rotary District 5010
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