helping people rebuild their lives after disasters

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• helping people rebuild their lives after disasters

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Years of experience

• Started in 1972
• The first emergency box scheme
• Originally wooden box
• Small initial demand
• Filled by clubs, schools, etc

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The Original Emergency Box
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Initial problems overcome

• Box fabrication speed
• Many boxes not returned
• Poor quality of content
• Impossible to meet demands
• 500 to 600 boxes per year (2000)

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Improvements made

• In 2000 plastic box introduced
• Available in Hot or Cold (contents)
• Boxes still filled by volunteers
• Quality and availability problems
• Single disaster could deplete stock

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Improved Emergency Box
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Evolving to meet needs

• Launched LifeBox in 2006
• Bright yellow plastic 105 litre box
• Filled by Rotary in batches of 1000
• Moved to DHL warehouse

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The LifeBox
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The LifeBox Scheme

• Content list remains the same
• All contents now NEW
• More efficient purchasing
• Discounted rates
• Supplier/manufacturer gifted items
• 250 donation per box

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LifeBox Benefits

• Consistent quality
• Improved stock control
• Improved administration
• Filled boxes ready to ship
• LifeStraw

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The LifeStraw
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What is a LifeStraw?

• Disasters usually effect water supplies
• Adult needs 2 litres of water/day
• Portable water purification tool
• Lasts up to a year

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LifeStraw in Use
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Making LifeStraw Possible

• Teamed up with FiltaStraw
• Six in every box
• FiltaStraw gifted the straws to LifeBox

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What does this all mean?

• LifeBox stock READY TO GO!
• Special boxes easily made up
• Educational/Classroom boxes available
• Additional FiltaStraw boxes available

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Supporting LifeBox

• We have support from sponsors such as Ricky Hatton

• But
• WE NEED YOUR DONATIONS

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Donations to
LifeBox C/O DHL Excel Unit 2, Transpennine
Industrial Estate Gorrels Way Queensway Rochdale O
L11 2PX Call 01706 516867 or visit
http//www.life-box.org.uk
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Thank You