SHELTERBOX: PROVIDING AID TO TYPHOON HAIYAN SURVIVORS

LL Flooring donated $25,000 to ShelterBox USA to help provide tents and lifesaving supplies for families affected by Typhoon Haiyan. ShelterBox USA delivers compact kits and other emergency supplies tailored to the needs of disaster survivors.

They distribute boxes of aid and other supplies to displaced families to help them endure the immediate aftermath of a catastrophe. The boxes contain essential supplies such as tents, blankets, tool kits, water purification equipment, stoves and children’s activity kits. Since its inception in 2000, ShelterBox USA has provided emergency shelter for people in the aftermath of more than 200 disasters in 90 countries.

“We are incredibly grateful for the generous support of our long-time partner, Lumber Liquidators. They immediately took action,
which is allowing us to bring shelter and hope to Typhoon Haiyan survivors as quickly as possible.”
– Emily Sperling, ShelterBox USA President.

LL Flooring supports ShelterBox USA through the Lay It Forward program. Since 2010, LL Flooring has donated more than $150,000 to help the organization sustain its mission to support 50,000 families annually. “We are incredibly grateful for the generous support of our long-time partner, Lumber Liquidators,” commented Emily Sperling, ShelterBox USA President. “They immediately took action, which is allowing us to bring shelter and hope to Typhoon Haiyan survivors as quickly as possible.”

Robert M. Lynch, President and Chief Executive Officer of Lumber Liquidators, remarked, “It is difficult to imagine the devastation for families that lose homes in natural disasters. Our donation is a small step to help the people of the Philippines, but we hope our actions will continue to raise awareness. We are proud to support an organization like ShelterBox USA that helps families cope as they work to get back on their feet.”

To donate to the relief efforts of ShelterBox please visit shelterbox.com