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Shelterbox Show-Off

By: Ben Manning
Updated: February 16, 2013
STATE COLLEGE, CENTRE COUNTY - A Centre County charity that responds to natural disasters was showing off what they do this weekend.

The State College Sunrise Rotary Club provides emergency shelters to survivors of disasters. Each Shelterbox is tailored to the specific problems, but most contain a tent, blankets, water storage and purification equipment and other basic necessities.

Saturday afternoon they showed them off at the Nittany Mall. So far Shelterbox has responded to 170 disasters.

Visit the Rotary Club website to learn how to help.

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