Educational benefit barbecue Saturday with ShelterBox USA at West Seattle Thriftway

(WSB photo from 2013: ShelterBox USA’s Dave Nichols at a local demo)

Summer’s not over yet – and the benefit barbecues continue tomorrow (Saturday) at West Seattle Thriftway (4201 SW Morgan; WSB sponsor). Tomorrow, it’s educational as well as tasty – here’s the announcement from beneficiary and spotlight nonprofit ShelterBox USA:

Saturday from 11:00 AM until 2 PM, Thriftway will be conducting a barbecue fundraiser for ShelterBox USA.

There are disasters around the world we never hear about; there is a special group of volunteer aid workers that drop their jobs and go there to provide Shelter, Warmth & Dignity.

ShelterBox is an international aid organization that is volunteer-led and often arrives on the ground at the scene of a disaster within 48-72 hours.

One of our own West Seattle residents, Dave Nichols, has spent the last 6 years responding to those disasters; to date he has deployed to 6 disasters, from The Philippines to Madagascar, working as part of a two-person team bringing shelter to those affected by disaster or conflict displacement. Dave is one of a small highly trained group of ShelterBox Volunteer Response Team (SRT) members (there are currently about 156 worldwide).

Dave will be on hand to answer questions at Thriftway from 11-2; stop by and say hi.

Since 2000, ShelterBox has provided shelter, warmth and dignity following more than 200 disasters in over 85 countries. ShelterBox instantly responds to earthquake, volcano, flood, hurricane, cyclone, tsunami or conflict by delivering boxes of aid. Each iconic green ShelterBox contains a disaster relief tent for an extended family, stove, blankets and water filtration system, among other tools for survival.

Can’t make it to tomorrow’s barbecue? Individual tax-deductible donations to ShelterBox USA can be made at shelterboxusa.org.

4 Replies to "Educational benefit barbecue Saturday with ShelterBox USA at West Seattle Thriftway"

  • Dave September 1, 2018 (9:14 am)

    Please stop by and ask me about our current deployments to Kenya and Indonesia

    • Jamie September 1, 2018 (4:13 pm)

      How does one become of of your highly trained team members? I am only seeing this now (after 2pm.) Would you be willing to connect on email? 

      • Dave September 2, 2018 (8:56 am)

        Jamie I think we already haveThanks DisasterDave

  • Dave September 2, 2018 (8:58 am)

    I would like to thank everyone that stopped by to grab a burger or hotdog and chat with me about ShelterBox.Thanks DisasterDave

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