Saturday 1 September from 1100 AM until 2 PM West Seattle Thriftway will be conducting a barbecue fund raiser for ShelterBox USA. West Seattle Thriftway is located in the Morgan Street Junction at the corner of California Ave SW and Fauntleroy Way SW. and Morgan Street SW.

There are disasters around the world we never hear about; there is a special group of volunteer aid workers that drop their jobs and go there to provide Shelter, Warmth & Dignity.  

 ShelterBox is an international aid organization that is volunteer led and often times arrive on the ground at the scene of a disaster within 48-72 hours.

One of our own West Seattle residents Dave Nichols has spent the last 6 years responding to those disasters; to date he has deployed to 6 disasters from The Philippines to Madagascar working as part of a two-person team bringing shelter to those affected by disaster or conflict displacement.  Dave is one of a small highly trained group of ShelterBox Volunteer Response Team (SRT) members (there are currently about 156 worldwide).  

Dave will be on hand to answer questions at Thriftway from 11-2, stop by and say hi.

ABOUT SHELTERBOX USA

Since 2000, ShelterBox has provided shelter, warmth and dignity following more than 200 disasters in over 85 countries. ShelterBox instantly responds to earthquake, volcano, flood, hurricane, cyclone, tsunami or conflict by delivering boxes of aid. Each iconic green ShelterBox contains a disaster relief tent for an extended family, stove, blankets and water filtration system, among other tools for survival. ShelterBox’s American affiliate, ShelterBox USA is headquartered in Sarasota, Florida. Individual tax-deductible donations to ShelterBox USA can be made at www.shelterboxusa.org, 941-907-6036.