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Rotary club helps out Haiti
A ROTARY club has dug deep to make a big effort to raise money for those effected by the Haiti earthquake disaster.
The Rotary Club of Gerrards Cross and Chalfont St Peter, has managed to raise £2,500 to assist the victims of the devastating quake.
The money will be used to send five specially designed packs to the country.
The boxes, which are being send with the Shelter Box charity, contain a complete survival kit for up to 10 people for six months, and are being sent as part of a nationwide campaign among rotary clubs to send the equipment to the country.
Jim Patterson, president of the club, said; "Because all Rotarians are volunteers there are no staffing, administrative or marketing costs.
"That means that all the money generously donated by local residents and Rotarians goes directly and in full to the cause."
Shelter boxes from rotary clubs in the UK are transported free of charge to Miami, Florida, in the USA by Virgin Atlantic.
They then connect with specialist relief flights to Haiti.
Lasse Petersen, the team manager for the shelter box project in Haiti, said: "Port au Prince is overflowing with encampments of people sleeping without basic shelter.
"The demand remains enormous, but with the help of our donors, Shelter Box has flown five aircraft and more than 2,000 Shelter Boxes to aid those left homeless by the quake.
"In the hospitals, orphanages and local communities we are making a difference and thousands of more boxes are en route."
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