Yesterday, President Dave forwarded an email regarding Shelter Box and the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.
This morning, I pulled this from the BBC News website -
More than 17,000 people are now known to have died after Monday's earthquakes in southern Turkey and northern Syria
- Without shelter, water, fuel or electricity the World Health Organization fears many survivors could yet lose their lives
- It says there's a danger there will be a secondary disaster which may cause harm to more people than the initial quake
- Six UN lorries carrying aid have now crossed the border from Turkey into Syria - the first international help people there have had
- Rescuers in both countries are continuing their painstaking work but hopes are fading for the many still trapped under the rubble
- British charities have launched an appeal to raise funds for people affected
Our club has sponsored many Shelter Boxes over the years, having them out to present to the club and on display at our fundraising events. I don't know if our boxes will be deployed to Syria or Turkey - or were sent to Ukraine, Haiti, Iran - but this is why that past effort was significant.