Nepal Disaster Relief

Dear Rotary Club and District 5170 leaders,

I have received numerous inquiries as to how Rotarians in our district can help the victims of the recent earthquake in Nepal. There are several ways. First, Rotary District 3292 in Nepal has set up a disaster relief fund to help victims in the hardest hit areas. Immediate funds will go towards food, water, medical supplies, and shelter. District 3292 is also working on long term support plans. If you wish to contribute to this fund, you may send a check payable to the Rotary District 5170 Foundation, marking your check “Nepal Earthquake Relief.” Such checks can be mailed to the attention of Dennis Young, District Foundation Treasurer, 2570 W El Camino Real #150, Mountain View, CA 94040. The District Foundation will then send the funds on to Rotary District 3292’s disaster relief fund. Dennis’s telephone no. is (650) 209-1811 and his email address is dennis@yccllp.com if you need to contact him.

Second, we do have transmittal information if you wish to send your check directly to District 3292’s disaster relief fund. Please contact Brittany Overbeck at the District Office if this is how you prefer to proceed.

Third, Rotary International partner ShelterBox is sending a response team to the affected areas to determine immediate needs. Because of previous disasters in Nepal, the group already has tents and other nonfood items ready for deployment. ShelterBox has advised me that it cannot accept donations restricted to Nepal, but that your support will help it provide emergency aid to families affected by the earthquake in Nepal as well as survivors affected by disaster across the world. For more information about ShelterBox, you may visit http://www.shelterbox.org/. If you have questions, you can email relief@Rotary.org.

Club presidents, please pass the above information on to your members, or feel free to forward this email to them.

I hope the above helps.

Ed Jellen

District Governor

District 5170

510-339-8662

510-502-5729 (cell)