38.31.110.166 Comments I encourage all Rotary Clubs to take the initiative and contact local disaster response and relief agencies such as the Red Cross and Red Crescent organizations in your community.
Disaster can strike without warning at any time.
Therefore, it is important that local and international resources are identified in advance. Establishing a communication link with the public and private organizations in your area will enable your club to respond in a meaningful and effective way in case of a disaster in your area. Rotarians in the U.K. have developed a program to supply Aqua Boxes to people in areas of need. These boxes carry a simple system for water purification at a disaster site. Rotarians in Texas, USA have begun a program called Hunger Plus which provides dehydrated food, which can be shipped much more economically than fresh food and can be stored for longer periods.