Using proceeds from our annual nut sale we purchased a shelterbox. the box has been deployed and is currently in the Swabi District, Pakistan. according to SHELTERBOXAn extra 400 ShelterBoxes have been sent to Pakistan to further assist the people who have fled the fighting between the army and militants in the north of the country.
Additional aid sent to Pakistan
The latest consignment of boxes are in addition to the boxes sent to the region in May and June to help the estimated 2.4 million people displaced by the fighting. They will provide emergency shelter for up to 4,000 people. ShelterBox Response Team leader Mark Pearson (UK) will meet the boxes and oversee their distribution.
There’s an another interesting article from OXFAM that further explains that nation’s plight.
Ashland Rotary Club is selling assorted nut gift boxes with proceeds benefiting Shelter Box USA, an organization that delivers pre-made survival kits to disaster areas around the globe.
Each one-pound box of nuts — choices include almonds, cashews, honey-roasted cashews or a mixture of the three — is roasted fresh within a few days of delivery. The nuts are made by C.J. Dannemiller Co.
Rotarian Dave Kowalka said this is the first year the Rotary has worked with Shelter Box USA. The group was drawn to the unique service Shelter Box provides.
Shelter Box has delivered more than 30,000 survival kits since 2004. Each kit weighs at least 110 pounds and includes a tent, multi-fuel stove, thermal blankets and insulated groundsheets, cooking pans, a basic tool kit and a children’s pack containing drawing books, crayons and pens.
Box destinations include Afghanistan, Lebanon, Mississippi, Palestine and Guatemala.
Kowalka said the local Rotary Club hopes to raise enough to fund one box, which costs about $1,000.
Those interested in purchasing nuts, which cost $8 a box, should call Spreng Insurance at 419-289-3310 or email rick
Ashland Rotary Club is selling assorted nut gift boxes with proceeds benefiting 
