We Can All be Heroes with ShelterBox
ShelterBox is an international disaster relief charity that hand-delivers emergency shelter and the tools families need to self-recover after natural disasters and conflict around the world.
As official Project Partners in disaster relief, Rotary and ShelterBox work together to ensure that no family is left without shelter after disasters strike. The partnership enables ShelterBox to collaborate and combine resources to ensure that we can support more communities in desperate need of shelter.
Recovery starts with shelter. Having somewhere dry and warm to sleep, to prepare meals and be with your family, is vital for starting the long process of recovery.
Please make a donation to help families in need. Together, with your support, we can ensure that no family is left without shelter after a disaster.
MYANMAR/THAILAND Earthquake, 2025
YOUR HELP IS URGENTLY NEEDED.
Thousands of people have been killed after a devastating earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday.
Shock waves travelled into Thailand and China, causing widespread damage and destruction. The full extent of how many people have been left without a home or shelter is unknown, but the need will be enormous.
An earthquake of this scale requires a huge response, and your support is needed today.
CARIBBEAN Hurricane Beryl, 2024
Hurricane Beryl, the first major storm of the season has made landfall in the Caribbean. An estimated 200,000 people - the entire population of Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines have been affected. We have never seen a hurricane of this size so early in the year.
Thousands of people have been displaced from their homes and are living in temporary shelters. Carriacou, has been badly affected with the Grenada Prime Minister saying the island was flattened in half an hour.
We will be working alongside other humanitarian organizations and our Rotary network to understand where the need is greatest across the affected islands.
GAZA Complex Crisis, 2023
Up to 1.9 million people in #Gaza - more than 85% of the population - are displaced from their homes. Nowhere is safe, with civilians unable to leave.
ShelterBox is responding. Together with our partner, MAP, we will be providing #EmergencyShelter and other aid items to thousands of people who need it most in Gaza.
As a humanitarian organization, ShelterBox must remain neutral and apolitical. We go wherever the humanitarian need of civilians is the highest, and right now that is in Gaza.
Please, if you can, donate today and help us reach more people with life-saving aid in Gaza and around the world.
ShelterBox is responding. Together with our partner, MAP, we will be providing #EmergencyShelter and other aid items to thousands of people who need it most in Gaza.
As a humanitarian organization, ShelterBox must remain neutral and apolitical. We go wherever the humanitarian need of civilians is the highest, and right now that is in Gaza.
Please, if you can, donate today and help us reach more people with life-saving aid in Gaza and around the world.
TURKIYE Earthquake, 2023
Rotary Club of Canmore has contributed over $11,000 to this appeal.
- Shelter has been deemed the highest priority aid item in this disaster
- Thousands of tents, lights, heaters and warm bedding for families are being distributed.
- Resources are stretched thin
- Over 50,000 deaths
- Over 1 million people have nowhere to sleep
- Over 2 million people have lost their homes
- Over 5,700 shattering after-shocks are still bringing down buildings
- Dollar-for-dollar matching ends midnight, March 31st
- Help us to send help right now and we will match your dollars!
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Imagine ShelterBox items loaded onto a truck, journeying hundreds of miles, crossing borders, and reaching the epicenter of the latest disaster. Imagine a family who has lost everything—their home, belongings, and livelihood—feeling utterly forgotten amid the chaos. Now, imagine them receiving a kit filled with essential materials to recover, rebuild, and return home.
For us, this scenario is unimaginable; for them, it is their reality. Your contribution can transform their lives by providing ShelterBox aid, offering a sense of hope and a path towards recovery.
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