With our charities needing us more than ever and normal fundraising not possible during much of 2021/2022 we decided to run a fortnightly 'Hundred’s Club' as an online fundraiser. Dollars raised were donated to Shelterbox.
The 'Hundred’s Club' let our business associates, families and friends get involved in an online initiative in an entertaining and rewarding way. The winning numbers were drawn randomly at our regular Zoom meetings.
In October we raised $2,000 for the international disaster relief charity that provides emergency shelter and other aid items to families around the world who have lost their homes to disaster or conflict.
Shelterboxes are currently being sent to Haiti, following their disastrous earthquake, and to refugees fleeing Afghanistan.
Shelterbox history
ShelterBox is an international disaster relief charity established in 2000 in Helston, Cornwall, UK, that provides emergency shelter and other aid items to families around the world who have lost their homes to disaster or conflict.
Rotarians and Rotary groups across the world support ShelterBox in a variety of ways, from raising funds and awareness to providing support on the ground during its response to a disaster.
This enables ShelterBox to work more effectively and reach more communities around the world. You can find out more about ShelterBox here
Ending Polio
Rotary has been working to eradicate polio for more than 35 years. Our goal of ridding the world of this disease is closer than ever.
We have supported the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, which has reduced polio cases by 99.9 percent since its first project to vaccinate children in the Philippines in 1979.
Rotary members have contributed more than $2.1 billion and countless volunteer hours to protect nearly 3 billion children in 122 countries from this paralyzing disease. You can find out more here