Donations in Kind Report 2007-08
As Chairman it is with pleasure that I am able to report on DIK for 2007-8. It has been a good year which is due to the great group of Rotarian and non Rotarian volunteers who regularly turn up each Tuesday and/ or Wednesday morning. Without their input DIK would not exist.
While it is my hope that volunteers from other clubs will become more involved on a regular basis, I would like to thank the members of the Geelong Rotary Club who turn up so faithfully each week in so ably while I was on holidays.
During the past 12 months we have shipped containers to
Vanuatu; Fiji - (Lautoka and Dreketi); PNG - (Oro Bay, Mt Hagen and Port Moresby); Tonga; Sri Lanka; Zomba in Malawi; and Honiara.
What do we send
We only send items which are requested by the overseas group - items include:
crockery, x-ray machines, hospital beds, clothing, books, computers, shoes, bras, medical supplies, a
Some statistics
We have sent 18 - 20ft and 40ft containers since July 2007
Total costs of shipping and road transport were approximately $65,000
Estimated value of goods for customs is more than $300,000
Approximately 8000 hours of volunteer labour valued at $120,000.00
I would once again express DIK's thanks to all those volunteers and clubs who have helped out in one way or another during the past 12 months.
Anton Van Doornik
District Chairman
Donations in kind
23rd June 2008