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Nominations for the Prestigious LEN AVARD Award Before the end of the Rotary year nominations will be called for the RAWCS Eastern Region LEN AVARD Award. The Len Avard award is an annual award given to the RAWCS Rotarian judged to be RAWCS Rotarian of the Year within Eastern Re- gion. This is a most prestigious award and has included volunteers and RAWCS admin- istration Rotarians. A RACG project has the opportunity to have funding matched up to $15,000 by the Dick Smith grant. What is a RACG project? RACG Projects provide specific, direct relief to people in need. Nationally there are 40 current RAGC projects. In Eastern Region we have 15. Previous awardees include:- Ron Marcus, Jack Elliott, Ron Wynn, Bill Walker, Ron Sommers, Lou Brown, Sue O’Neill and many more wor- thy recipients. You are welcomed and encouraged to nomi- nate a RAWCS volunteer for this Award. Sub- missions should be a written nomination lim- ited to one A4 page. Nominations need to be CONFIDENTIAL. Please take time in researching your nominat- ed Rotarian. Morph - (Graham Morphett) nominations can be email to Morph [email protected] and ER Chairman ABOVE: Funds raised with the help of a Rotary Australia Compas- sionate Grant (RACG) are financ- ing a Pressure Map- ping System to help wheelchair-bound people. Register your RAWCS Projects online www.rawcs.org.au 6