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ATuntum story 2005
Fundraising for hurricane relief in Grenada
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In 2004, the Caribbean island of Grenada made homeless. In partnership with the was devastated by Hurricane Ivan. Over President of the Chartered Institute of
$1 billion of damage was done to the Housing (CIH), Barrington Billings, over economy, 37 people died and 30% of all £40,000 was raised. This was channelled homes were destroyed making 18,000 to the island through a local charity
people homeless.
At the time, CEO Richard Renwick, was visiting the island and experienced the horrors of 150 miles per hour winds which tore into the homes and buildings on the island. When Richard returned to the UK he was determined that Tuntum should do what it could to assist those
called Crisis Shield and as a result of the Tuntum/CIH fundraising efforts, over eight families were re-housed in small but appropriate bungalows, all of which are still being lived in today.
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