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Feb. 8, 2010 - 3 Weeks

If ShelterBox is lucky, they will have delivered shelter for 100,000 people by the end of this week.  If we fill these next 5 boxes, we will had contributed to 1 % of that effort.  100 boxes. We have been contacted by the ShelterBox people , they know who we are. It is my hope that we will get some info soon about where these boxes went .  But their tracking page is still down, and hey, these are the hardest working people on the planet right now. 

In  the 3 weeks since we launched this effort we have " bought " 95 ShelterBoxes .
Shelter for 950 people.
And raised over  $74,000.00

My Thanks to everyone of you, see the video clip on the left.

Colorado Bob

" Each box supplies an extended family of up to 10 people with a tent and lifesaving equipment to use while they are displaced or homeless. The contents are tailored depending on the nature and location of the disaster, with great care taken sourcing every item to ensure it is robust enough to be of lasting value.

The cost of a box is £490, including delivery direct to those who need it. Each box bears its own unique number so as a donor you can track your box all the way to its recipient country via the website ".

So ........ Dear friends, let us all raise just $10 bucks each , and pay for this message in a bottle. That's 80 people. If we raise more , we buy us another bottle shaped as a box. Let us all come together and tax ourselves to help the saddest people we will ever see.
Your $10 bucks will will shelter 10 people, give them a place to rest, prepare meals, and begin to gain sense of place. Every time we find another 80 people we buy another box.
We shelter 1 person for $1 dollar for 6 months. You can follow that $10 bucks where ever it takes us.


Follow this box's journey at :

The TM Fish Camp


Update 1/29/2010

When we started this project , the one thing we focused on was
getting the most bang for our buck. We chose to contribute to the
British site because the fund raising fee was lower there, and the
cost of the Box was 25% lower.

This choice , however means that American donations to a British
charity are not tax deductible.

I this oversight is mine, and mine alone.

Colorado Bob

Should you wish to take advantage of the American tax deduction , please see this link :
ShelterBox USA


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ShelterBox is an international disaster relief charity that provides emergency shelter and life-saving supplies to families around the world who are affected by natural and manmade disasters. To respond to a disaster as quickly as possible we can never accept location or time specific donations.

Donations 670

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Thank you to Keith Olbermann and Craig Crawford for bringing this to my attention. This is a great project to bring much needed assistance to Haiti.

Donation by Christopher Behrens on 29/01/10

£75.00

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Donation by Allen Jacobs on 29/01/10

£24.80

Donation by Anonymous on 29/01/10

£10.00

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Thank you Keith Olbermann and Craig Crawford for giving some PR to this great project. It's nice to know the funds will be put to good use.

Donation by Cynthia Wochner on 29/01/10

Donation by Anonymous on 29/01/10

£10.00

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Thank you for giving me a concrete way to help Haiti. I was referred by Keith Olbermann

Donation by Susanne Young on 29/01/10

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Donation by Deborah Donnelly on 29/01/10

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Referred by Don Imus

Donation by Hu Odom on 29/01/10

£1,000.00

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Hope this helps in some way

Donation by Ron and Mary Willmott on 29/01/10

£130.00

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thanks for organizing this effort

Donation by Randy McDonald on 29/01/10

£15.39

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It's so wonderful to be able to help!

Donation by Susan & David Holcomb on 29/01/10

£25.20

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Donation by Wayne Feigenbaum on 28/01/10

£60.00

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Bless the people of Haiti and I hope this helps.

Donation by Laura Aguirre on 28/01/10

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Heard of this through Craig Crawford on Imus In The Morning. Most common sense charity I have seen. God bless the people of Haiti.

Donation by John Oberst on 28/01/10

£20.00

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Donation by Margaret Bish on 28/01/10

£10.00

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We love this way of helping the needy.

Donation by Michael Liddell on 28/01/10

£60.00

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I am just happy to be in a position to be able to help

Donation by Joseph Johnstone on 28/01/10

£490.00

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Donation by Dennis Shields on 28/01/10

£30.00

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Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Haiti

Donation by Frank Ray on 28/01/10

£20.00

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Glad to be part of an effort to house people that will last long after the tv cameras have left Haiti.

Donation by Mary Wells on 28/01/10

£12.60

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Our prayers are with you...

Donation by Joseph Mulcahy on 28/01/10

£47.25

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Great Idea!

Donation by Sharon McNamara on 28/01/10

£6.30

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Donation by Dennis Blahut on 28/01/10

£10.00

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Great idea--Love Craig Crawford and the I-Man.

Donation by SUSAN HOBBS on 28/01/10

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May the shelter box this is helping to purchase ease the pain of those people that live in it.

Donation by jack gordon on 28/01/10

£10.00

Donation summary

  • * Online donations$75,265.04
  • Offline donations$0.00
  • Text donations$0.00
  • Total raised$75,265.04
  • Gift Aid$0.00

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