Have you seen the RAWCS Annual Report for the year ending June 30 , 2017 ? If not you can find it on the RAWCS website at : http :// rawcs . org . au / wp-content / uploads / 2015 / 10 / RAWCS-Annual-Report-2017 . pdf
2016-17 was another great year for RAWCS . Here ’ s some of what our National Chairman PDG Michael Perkins had to say in his annual report :
OVERVIEW During the past year we have been privileged to assist Australian Rotarians deliver exceptional assistance within local communities and overseas .
This was our 52nd year of operation , and in the last year , together we have achieved :
� The delivery of more than $ 20 million of humanitarian aid to developing countries ;
� Managed 950 volunteers that made up 136 teams working in many different countries ;
� Donated and delivered in excess of $ 10m in donated goods through Donations in Kind ;
� Distributed millions of long-lasting insecticidetreated bed nets in malaria zones in Papua New Guinea , Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste ;
� Provided more than $ 2 million for assistance to people in need in Australia .
We are proud of what everyone involved in RAWCS – the volunteers out on projects , Rotarians managing organisation , our staff , committees and board – have achieved together .
OUR SERVICES RAWCS has a number of arms allowing the provision of services both overseas and locally . We have introduced three new funds during the year .
� The Developed Country Disaster Relief Fund .
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Rotary Australia Compassionate Grants Program . We are able to offer grants on a $ for $ basis to assist Australians doing it tough .
� a Public Ancillary Fund . Our other fund arms of RAWCS that continue to operate are :
� Rotary Australia Overseas Aid Fund ( RAOAF )
� Rotary Australia Benevolent Society ( RABS )
� Donations in Kind ( DIK )
� Rotarians Against Malaria ( RAM )
STRUCTURAL CHANGES RAWCS is a major corporation and needs to be managed as such . There have been significant changes at Board level to ensure our operations are sustainable and remain at the highest standard . We have upgraded online support systems to make our website more customer friendly and handle mass traffic . This will allow users to deliver their project in the safe knowledge RAWCS administrative systems are robust .
SPECIAL THANKS We are all part of a special team - Rotary , with RAWCS just one part of this team . RAWCS is the infrastructure facilitating Rotarians to continue their humanitarian efforts – something not always fully understood . We are pleased Rotary clubs are connecting our facilities with grants they can achieve from The Rotary Foundation .
On behalf of the Board , I would further like to recognise all RAWCS volunteers and supporters who give of their time , talent and funds so generously . I also personally thank the Directors , Activity Chairs and management teams for the enormous amount of work they have all put in over the past 12 months .
National Chairman PDG Michael Perkins
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