Carol Kinney, President elect, has come up with proposal for disbursement of the Tsunami funds (raised in 2005)  that are currently in the Edmonds Rotary Foundation funds. She suggests we donate the funds to ShelterBoxUSA. (www.Shelterboxusa.org.) and page 51 of the March 2009 Rotarian Magazine.  These boxes are designed specifically for disaster relief and have been used all over the world.  Launched in 2000 by Tom Henderson, a member of the Rotary Club of Helston-Lizard, England, each box contains a tent, a stove, a water purification kit, blankets, tools and other necessities to help a family of 10 survive 6 months. Each box costs $1,000.   She points out that these boxes which are specifically designed for emergency disaster relief exemplify exactly the sort of help that donors had in mind when they gave to the Tsunami disaster relief.

She will ask the Club Board at its next meeting to request that the Edmonds Rotary Foundation donate these funds to Shelterbox USA. If approved, the Foundation Board will consider the request at their next board meeting.