Relief Efforts: Shelter Boxes: Haiti Earthquake, Pakistan Floodings.
The world opened their hearts to us in Thailand when the 2004 Tsunami hit and we at the RCoPB have since assisted in other world wide disasters and will do the same for the recent earthquake in Haiti & the devastating floodings in Pakistan.
Through our natural disaster experiences and extensive research on the local situation, we have chosen to send aid through a world wide Rotary project called Shelter Box – which is a kit providing basic survival equipment including 10 person tent, water purification tablets, cooking equipment, and basically provisions to allow a family of up to ten to have shelter and basic survival equipment for up to 6 months.
We choose to do so through ShelterBox Canada [ website ] because of the better exchange rate and also it is expected that if one of our local Canadian Rotarians send the funds in as a Canadian citizen that the Canadian Government CIDA organization will then match the effort, effectively doubling the contribution. The cost of a shelter box is Canadian $ 750 (previously $ 1,000) or around THB 23,250 (previously THB 32,500).
The Rotary Club of Patong Beach will accept any size donation and combine them to add to the two shelter boxes our club has already donated along with several others from our Rotarians, and list them as donated from the “The People of Phuket through the Rotary Club of Patong Beach”. Credit from such donations will be posted at our website, on this page.
Account Name: Rotary Club of Patong Beach / Charity (Disaster Relief)
Account Number: 563-3-014807
Bank Name: Bangkok Bank Plc., Co., Ltd.
Bank Address: 147 Rat-U-Thit 200 Pee Road, Patong Beach, Amphur Kathu, Phuket 83150, Thailand
Wire transfer SWIFT code: BKKBTHBK
Credits:
Total, as of
Tuesday, March 2, 2010,
stands at 
ShelterBoxes going to Haiti !!!
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Rotary Club of Patong Beach: (6) with all kinds of contributions, individual & club funds.
- Rotary Club of St-Moritz, Switzerland (14).
- Rtn. James "Jim" de Beaujeu Domville & Rtn. Patricia "Pat" Michel (1+).
- P.P. Arnaud C.M.C. Verstraete (1).
Total, as of
Wednesday, August 25, 2010,
stands at ShelterBoxes going to Pakistan !!!
- ...
P.S. Number between brackets, indicates the number of ShelterBox(es) donated, by individuals
& organisations through the Rotary Club of Patong Beach (RCoPB), as of
March 16, 2011
P.S. This total does not include any matching funds from the Canadian Government.