You may have read or seen the news about the devastating earthquake in Nepal. Many people have perished or are missing. Homes are totally destroyed or too dangerous to be inside of them. 

The need of receiving assistance will be very high and I assume Rotarians and Clubs will be asking “What is Rotary doing” to help. I have contacted my Rotary friends who live in the affected district as well as a RI Director friend there. I hope they will give us a firsthand report on what local Rotarians are doing to help and what the priority needs are. Let’s not just assume we know what they need and start arranging to ship items until we know their priority needs. 

In the meantime, Woodstock-Oxford Rotary has set up a “Nepal Disaster Relief Fund” where people can donate online and receive a CRA tax receipt. 

Anyone can go to www.woodstockoxfordrotary.org and at the top click ‘Donations’ then ‘Donate to our Charity’. 
That links to an donation page where you can ‘Select your preferred fund,’ from a drop down menu. ie: Earthquake in Nepal 
Then fill in the amount and credit card details. You will receive an emailed receipt within minutes. 
or 
Send a cheque to Woodstock-Oxford Rotary Benefit Trust c/o Peter Stam, Treasurer 656441 15th Line, RR#7 Woodstock, N4S 7W2 
Please include an email address if possible for your tax receipt if required. If no email it can be sent regular mail. 

We expect to work with known Rotary contacts and friends in the affected area, to ensure we are satisfying their priority needs and to oversee delivery of relief items with proper stewardship of our donated funds. There is already consideration being given to a Global Grant to help rehabilitation efforts. 

I thought this information might be helpful if you or clubs are wondering about the situation.

Doug Vincent

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