Funds, relief aid needed after floods in Ecuador

Since January, continuous rain has caused massive flooding in 13 Ecuadorian provinces. According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs 13,871 people are in shelters and 22 people have been killed as a result of the flooding. Emergency needs include shelter, medicine, food, potable water and sanitation.

The Rotary Club of La Puntilla, Ecuador, would like to raise funds to assist with relief efforts by providing water, food, medicine, clothing, tents and mattresses. The club will undertake relief activities in collaboration with District 4400, the Ecuadorian Red Cross, and Civil Defense.

To make a contributions to this relief and recovery effort, please make a credit card payment via the Rotary Club of La Puntilla Web site www.rotaryclublapuntilla.org . Checks can be made payable to, “Rotary Club La Puntilla (Proyectos)”. 

Checks can be mailed to:
Rotary Club of La Puntilla,
Urbanización Entrerios junto a la Iglesia Santa Teresita,
km1 Via Samborondón,
Atn. Xavier Gómez, Samborondón, Guayas, Ecuador.

For more information or to arrange for an electronic transfer contact: Francis Dykmans de Coninck , director of projects, Rotary Club of La Puntilla
Tel: +539-9975618
Fax +593-4-2831927