A ShelterBox Response Team from New Zealand consisting of Walter van der Kley from Ashburton and Lyndon Tamblyn from Bulls is on its way to Apia to assess the need in Samoa following the devastation of Cyclone Evan. ShelterBox also stands ready to respond to Fiji if needed, with ShelterBoxes pre-positioned in Samoa and Fiji to allow for rapid responses in both nations.
ShelterBox is an international not-for-profit organisation that provides emergency accommodation and other survival essentials to disaster victims. ShelterBox aid is delivered in pre-packaged kits - the 'ShelterBox' – that are designed to help an extended family to survive the aftermath of a disaster for at least six months. The kits contain a disaster relief tent for an extended family, stove, blankets and water filtration system, and other tools for survival.
“ShelterBox is very concerned by media reports of loss of life and destruction in Samoa and are similarly concerned by the imminent touchdown of the cyclone in Fiji,” said ShelterBox NZ’s Communications Director, Mike Cahill. “We are well prepared to respond to both island nations, however, and will be doing everything we can to deploy ShelterBoxes quickly and effectively.”
Walter van der Kley was deployed to Samoa by ShelterBox following the tsunami in 2009 when 80 ShelterBoxes were sent from pre-positioned stock in Melbourne, Australia and delivered to Samoa with the help of the New Zealand authorities.
Donations can be made through “Givealittle”, the Telecom Foundation free online fundraising tool. It’s fast, safe and easy to use and where 100% of every donation is given to the charity.
Thousands are left without shelter following Cyclone Evan which has struck
with ferocity across the Pacific.
To make a Donation:
At any branch of the National Bank: Account No: 06 0939 007 1143 02
Cheque Donations: “ShelterBox New Zealand”, PO Box 306, MOSGIEL 9053
Or, via our DONATION HOTLINE: www.givealittle.co.nz/org/ShelterBox/donate
Regards
Warren Irving
Rotary District 9940 'ShelterBox' Coordinator
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