About ShelterBox

ShelterBox is an international disaster relief charity specialising in emergency shelter.  Their humanitarian aid is delivered in Iconic green ShelterBoxes.  Each one contains a disaster relief tent for up to ten people, water purification equipment, a stove, blankets and other items essential for survival.  ShelterBox responds to disaster as quickly as possible with the aim of helping the people who are in the most need.

One box is designed to help a family of up to 10 people survive and start rebuilding their lives after disaster strikes.  Each box costs £490 and this includes its contents, transport and a highly trained team of volunteers who travel out with boxes, ensuring they reach those in most need.  The contents of a ShelterBox will sometimes vary slightly depending on the diaster and the environment it's going to.  However, a typical ShelterBox contents is shown below.

For our Scouts to attain the Shelterbox badge they have to carry out a series of activities over a 10 month period.

Below is a list of some the activities that they are carrying out

Date		Activity	Amount Raised	Running Total
19 April		Scouts out of uniform night	£25	£25
21 May		Our year 6 Scouts organised an out of uniform day at Davenham Primary School	£240	£265
22 May		Phillip, Declan, Aaron, James M, Alex C and Seb, sold donated toys at Davenham Carnival	£69	£334
30 May		Alex D, Haven and other  scouts sold cakes at St.Wilfred's Church	£45	£379
3 July		Ashley, Aaron, Declan, Alex L, Phillip and Jack P manage to raise the final £131 to purchase the first shelter box.  Thanks also go to Katy Galloway (a future leader in the making!) for doing such a good job of organising the boys! They now also have £40 towards their next box.  Our grateful thanks also go to a couple who donated the final £60 on the day.	£171	£550
17 July		Children's bar at 80's themed disco.  After tonight the boys are well on their way to raising money for a 2nd Shelterbox (£104)	£44	£594
3 Oct		Scouts will have their own table at our table top and bric-a-brac sale, 1-4 pm The Church Hall. Donations to the Scouts table and also Guides and Scouts joint tables very welcome
20 Nov		Children's bar at the Snail Race (please donate cakes, sweets and drinks for them to sell)

Last modified: 02-09-10