The Shelterbox is being sent to support those who have lost their homes in Haiti in the wake of Hurricane Matthew which hit the Carribean in October 2016.
The Rotary Club of Rushen & Western Mann has been an active supporter of the ShelterBox Charity for many years. ShelterBoxes provide emergency shelter and lifesaving supplies for families around the world who are affected by disasters at the time when they need it most.
Each large, green ShelterBox typically contains a disaster relief tent for an extended family, blankets, groundsheets, water storage and purification equipment, cooking utensils, mosquito nets, solar lamps, a basic tool kit and other vital items.
Geoff McCann, President of the Rotary Club of Rushen & Western Mann commented ‘we pride ourselves in our support aid when such major world disasters strike and have the ability to respond instantly assisted by a global network of ShelterBox volunteers’.
more We are pleased to announce that our club has become one of only 3 Rotary Clubs in Great Britain and Ireland to become a Platinum level ShelterBox Partner.
more A huge thank you to Peel Charity Shop for their kind donation to help Rotary support ShelterBox work in Morocco in the wake of the recent earthquake disaster.
more A huge thank you to Peel Charity Shop and Rushen & Western Mann Inner Wheel for their kind donations to Shelterbox work in Turkey and Syria in the wake of the recent earthquake disaster. Please follow the link below to see the work in Turkey.
more A series of powerful earthquakes have devastated southern Turkey (Türkiye) and northern Syria. Thousands of buildings have collapsed leaving people homeless in the middle of a bitter winter. ShelterBox is responding.
more On 9th May 2015, a street collection was held in Port Erin and at Port Erin Railway Station to raise funds to send ShelterBoxes to Nepal after the recent earthquake. Over £1,220 was raised thanks to the generosity of local residents and visitors.
more On Saturday 16th May 2015, the Rotary Club of Rushen & Western Mann organised a successful showcase of local talent at Port St Mary Town Hall in the Isle of Man.
more Thanks to a generous donation of £5,000 by the Peel Charity Shop and the Club have again responded to the urgent appeals for help to reach the people in countries that have recently suffered extreme disasters.
more Thanks to a generous donation by the Peel Charity Shop, the Rotary Club of Rushen & Western Mann have put into action the delivery of 10 ShelterBoxes,responding to the urgent appeal for help to reach the people in Haiti who are worst affected by Hurricane
more Following a another successful Deep South Festival in July 2016, Deep South Festival organiser Chris Carr presented a cheque to the Rotary Club of Rushen & western Mann for £590 on 16th August 2016 to allow it make another donation to charity ShelterBox
more Since May 2015, the Rotary Club of Rushen & Western Mann has raised £23,000 towards buying ShelterBoxes. This has been done in partnership with local schools, Peel Charity Shop, Manx Fellrunners and local residents here in the Isle of Man.
more Rotary ShelterBox - £4,816 donated in first 6 months of 2014 Working with local schools, Rotarian David Maddrell has raised sufficient funds for the Rotary Club of Rushen & Western Mann to be able to donate �4,816 to the Rotary ShelterBox Appeal in
more The Peel Charity Shop in the Isle of Man has made a generous donation of £5,000 towards the Rotary Club of Rushen & Western Mann's fundraising initiatives to provide ShelterBoxes following eth recent Nepal earthquake in 2015.
more Laxey, Arbory and Cronk a Berry Schools have in May 2015 raised £2,282 for the Rotary Club of Rushen & Western Mann initiative to proved ShelterBoxes for Nepal.
more £2,600 raised by Local Schools & the Deep South Festival held in Port St Mary this summer, have helped Rushen & Western Mann Rotary Club buy 4 more Shelter Boxes
more Following talks during November 2013 by Rotary Club of Rushen & Western Mann member - David Maddrell - Pupils at Castle Rushen High School, Laxey School, Peel Clothworkers School and QEII High School in Peel have raised money for 4 ShelterBoxes.
more Following the devastating Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines in November 2013, the Rotary Club of Rushen & Western Mann has donated funds for two ShelterBoxes.
more Following the disasters in Haiti in 2010 and Japan in 2011, the Rotary Club of Rushen & Western Mann ran a very succesful appeal which was supported by schools, businesses & the general public and resulted in the club funding over 40 ShelterBoxes
back Rushen & Western Mann Rotary Club is an active supporter of the ShelterBox Charity. Every year hundreds & thousands of families across the world lose everything when disasters strike - through no fault of their own & often with no warning.