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We have tents to donate!
Hello,
I work for the Colorado Yurt Company in Montrose, CO. I few weeks back
we donated some tents to doctors who went on a relief mission to Haiti,
funded by Scranton University Medical School Alumni Association. Since
we made that donation, many of our friends have wanted to donate to the
production of more tents for Haiti Relief. We now need a new partner,
ideally an NGO/non-profit who would sponsor the donations so our
friends get a tax-write off. We will ship the tents (as part of the
donation) anywhere in the US as long as said NGO can get them to
Haiti. We are talking about a fairly small number of tents...the tents are to be check-through luggage on commercial airliners: instead
of sending shipping containers full of tents, we envision sending tents
down with aid workers who can stay in the tents while on the ground and
then pass them onto locals or they could give them directly to locals. This means efficiant delivery of light weight-housing.
I think users will find the tent design to be highly functional. It’s a
little house shaped tent, 7’w x 7’d x 7’ tall, 3’-6” sidewall. There
are eight poles, each 3’-6” long. Four poles couple together to made
two center uprights. The tent is strong, though not heavy, canvas. The
front, back and sides roll up to expose a full mosquito net lining. The
tents need to be staked to the ground or tied to something; they are
not free-standing.
Please see pictures of these tents at www.coloradoyurt.blogspot.com
Please contact me if your origination is interested in such tents.
Sam Kigar
Colorado Yurt Company
sam@coloradoyurt.com
www.coloradoyurt.com
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