I am pleased to be able to announce that the Woolloongabba Rotary Club is the recipient of a ShelterBox Bronze Champion for 2018-2019. Out of over 1100 clubs in Australia we are among an elite group that are dedicated to ensuring families in disaster have shelter in their time of need. ShelterBox Champions make a lasting impact in worldwide disaster response by supporting ShelterBox annually for three consecutive years.
The presentation of the ShelterBox Champion Award certificate is to be made at our District conference. Our Club has been acknowledged on the Shelterbox Website.
ShelterBox is a proud partner of Rotary International in disaster relief. Natural and other disasters are inevitable and frequent, and the need is continuous. More than 35,000 people were forced to flee their homes every day in 2018 -2019 nearly one every two seconds – taking the world’s displaced population to a record 88 million. With global Rotary support, ShelterBox provided shelter and life-saving items for 42,000 families robbed of their homes by disaster and conflict. That is 210,000 people helped on the road to rebuilding and recovery.
