ShelterBox rarely designates funds for a particular disaster, but they are making an exception for Houston.
Donate here www.shelterboxusa.org/…
But then under designate…….. scroll down and you will see Harvey as a choice.
As you see above we have some serious people stepping in to help the people of Texas.
ShelterBox Response Team in Texas
The Response Team includes: Bruce Heller of Allen, TX, the treasurer of the ShelterBox USA Board of Directors and a Rotary Club member; and Tim Osburn, based in Lakeway, TX, also a Rotarian and former member of the Board of Directors.
I have known Tim and have communicated with Bruce for a many years. They are critical members of the ShelterBox USA organization. Many of their efforts of years have been devoted to helping others in far away places. Now they are coming to help the people who are suffering so much displacement due to the flooding from Harvey.
One idea for ShelterBox is to use some tents to help establish a sense of privacy, family, safety and dignity in large shelters. This was used very successfully in Japan when the earthquake and tsunami hit there a few years ago.
Since 2011, Heller has deployed as a Response Team member of disasters in Kenya, Peru, Iraq, Kurdistan, and the Philippines. Osburn has deployed to disaster sites in Ethiopia and Nepal and participated in the domestic deployment following the 2011 tornadoes in Arkansas.
A businessman, Heller said he’s devastated to see so much of Texas underwater. “As a Rotarian and a ShelterBox Response Team Member, I am proud to be able to respond in my home state of Texas, where so may are suffering as a result of this storm. As people of action, the best thing Rotarians can do to help in moments like these is to lend support to trusted partners, like ShelterBox, who are experienced in disaster response and who can make sure aid is being allocated appropriately, where need is greatest.”
Upon being deployed, Osburn said, “Texas is a proud state and as a native Texan it is a humble privilege to serve my fellow Texans and the countless others in 9 other countries that Shelterbox is currently conducting relief operations.”
ShelterBox USA President Kerri Murray arrived in Dallas to coordinate with the Response Team as well as local agencies. The Team has been in continuous contact with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to discuss potential shelter options, including the provision of tents, school kits, blankets, groundsheets and solar lights. A possible need is the delivery of privacy tents to area shelters where large numbers of families are being housed, allowing for medical treatment, childcare, and a host of other critical options.
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