The fires still rage in Australia. Since my first email we have found out some new information that applies to donations.
- The site now accepts credit cards issued by US banks.
- If you do not want to use a credit card the transction can be handled by bank transfer. The funds transfer information is as follows:
RAWCS bank details are
Bank: Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Name: Rotary Australia World Community Service Ltd
Swift Code: CTBAAU2S
BSB: 067105
Account Number: 10423659
Reference:
Thank you.
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As you may be aware Australia has been undergoing a severe drought for the last decade and brush fires are currently active in all of the states. It is a huge country so this involves a tremendous area. Imagine if brush fires were to break out in most of the continental United States at the same time. That is a roughly equal to what they are facing. Fires have now spread into South Australia and Tasmania. I mention those two provinces specifically because I have been in contact with their District Governors to see if we can be of any assistance. I know DG Tim Klar (D9520) and DG Michael Cooke (D9830) from my District Governor training and you may remember the Group Study Exchange team that visited us from D9520 during IPDG Julie McCoy's year. They were well received here and they treated our outbound team very well too.
If this is a situation where you or your club would like to offer financial support there is a website you can go to to make donations. They have a Rotary program set up to assist with the drought relief and the bush fires, it is called Rotary Australia World Community Service (RAWCS) https://rawcs.org.au
I felt you would all want to know how about this need and how we can help. Please feel free to contact me if you need any additional information.
Yours in Rotary Service.
Marc Horner
District Governor
District 6040
Past President; Rotary Club of Kansas City 2011-2012
816-985-8766
Marc.Horner@aol.com