ShelterBox wins top charity award (From Andover Advertiser)
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ShelterBox wins top charity award
3:13pm Thursday 9th June 2011 in Letters
SINCE its inception in 2000, ShelterBox has firmly established itself at the forefront of international disaster relief, providing prompt emergency shelter for the people who need it most on every continent worldwide.
Each box supplies an extended family with a tent and lifesaving equipment to use while they are displaced or homeless. The contents are tailored depending on the nature and location of the disaster, with great care taken sourcing every item to ensure it is robust enough to be of lasting value.
Every box bears its own unique number so that donors can track their box all the way to its recipient country via the website. Highly trained ShelterBox response teams distribute boxes on the ground, working closely with local organisations, international aid agencies and Rotary clubs worldwide.
ShelterBox aims to help at least 500,000 people each year and was named Charity of the Year at the 2011 JustGiving Awards in London. JustGiving, an online fundraising platform, hold the awards each year as a way of recognizing outstanding individuals, teams and charities. ShelterBox received the most votes from the public and was one of only ten charities that made the shortlist for the Charity of the Year (People’s Choice) category out of the 7,000 charities registered on the site.
Tom Henderson OBE, ShelterBox founder and CEO, said: “None of our lifesaving work would be possible without the strength of our supporters and donors.”
The Rotary Club of Andover would like to thank all our local supporters and donors who have donated in excess of £65,000 in the last six years, enabling us to send 129 boxes so far to various destinations worldwide giving shelter, dignity and hope to over 1,300 people in need.
John Stewart, International Chairman, Rotary Club of Andover.
