My story

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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Donation by eileen barton on 30/01/10

£20.00

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I'm so happy to know that my donation is going directly to help people with shelter and food and not go through a system where it gets lost on its way.

Donation by Denise Marino on 30/01/10

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All together NOW!

Donation by James Gensler on 30/01/10

£6.30

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Donation by Brian Duffy on 30/01/10

£490.00

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Thanks Craig for setting this up so we can help

Donation by Douglas R. Baxter on 30/01/10

£6.30

Donation by Anonymous on 30/01/10

£12.60

Donation by Kathleen Rutledge on 30/01/10

£63.00

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I truly hope that someone needy receives this in good faith and it isn't stolen or sold on the black market.

Donation by Judith Clancy on 30/01/10

£50.00

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Thank you Bob and Keith Oberman. You have the idea that can help directly.Especially before the rainy season

Donation by katherine Rose on 30/01/10

£5.70

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Donation by Rosemary Siegwarth on 30/01/10

£25.20

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Donation by Dorette Sabersky on 30/01/10

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Donation by Joan Polakoff on 30/01/10

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Donation by Jeffrey Copeland on 30/01/10

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Included is much healing energy!

Donation by Timothy Hafner on 30/01/10

£15.75

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Thanks to Keith Olberman and Craig Crawford for getting the word out. What a great idea.

Donation by Muriel Swint on 30/01/10

£10.00

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Donation by Janet Mohler on 30/01/10

£6.30

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Donation by MARYANNE STANCIU on 29/01/10

£10.00

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Heard about this from Keith Oberman on Countdown. I enjoy Crawford's input into the program.

Donation by Charles F Tarr on 29/01/10

£6.30

Donation by Kay Arsenault on 29/01/10

£6.30

Donation by Anonymous on 29/01/10

£6.30

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Thanks to Imus on Fox Business News and Craig Crawford for giving out this information to help in the Haiti Relief.

Donation by Pamela Tjong on 29/01/10

£490.00

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Hopefully I can help make several families more comfortable in their time of great need. God bless!!

Donation by Marianne Kearns on 29/01/10

Donation by Kathy Brayer on 29/01/10

£10.00

Donation by Anonymous on 29/01/10

£504.00

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Donation by David Lentrichia on 29/01/10

£20.00

Donation summary

  • * Online donations$75,766.34
  • Offline donations$0.00
  • Text donations$0.00
  • Total raised$75,766.34
  • Gift Aid$0.00

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