Rotary raises £1 million in a week for tsunami appeal
Howard Lake | 3 January 2005 | News
Rotary Clubs in Great Britain and Ireland have raised more than £1 million in the past week, including £500,000 for Shelterboxes and Aquaboxes, in response to requests from Rotary Clubs in Sri Lanka, Indonesia and India.
A standard Aquabox costs £49 and can supply 1100 litres of purified water sufficent for a family of 4 for three months. A Shelterbox costs £490.00 and contains a ten person tent, sleeping bags, water purification equipment, basic tools, lighting and kerosene fuelled cooking equipment.
Gordon McInally, President Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland, said: “The need however remains immense and Rotary in Great Britain and Ireland has designated Saturday January 8th 2005 ‘Rotary Tsunami Disater Collection Day’ when Rotary Clubs will organise further fundraising.”
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