1. RAWCS Flood Disasters Response - We need your help! 
RAWCS is responding to the unfolding, escalating Flood Crisis by maintaining our National Flood Appeal through the Rotary Australia Relief Fund (RARF) and by opening RABS projects specific to each Flood affected area. Funds raised to date have been directed through local Rotary Clubs providing $500 Rotary Vouchers to those whose homes are uninhabitable and providing temporary accommodation. Support is also available to Rotary Clubs ‘on the ground’ for their projects for their communities. With mounting concerns over the potential of swarming mosquitos in the flooded areas, carrying disease such as Japanese Encephalitis and Ross River Fever, RAWCS has secured a supply of mosquito repellant candles to distribute free to Flood victims through the affected Clubs. (Thanks to DG Tim Keeler for identifying this opportunity.) For the past two weeks we have been requesting contact details for Club Presidents of all Australian Rotary Clubs from RISPPO, however they have now refused us access to this information stating, “Rotary International is not responsible or obliged to provide data or specific operational needs to Multidistrict Organisations.” 
 
As our current shareholders please help RAWCS (your Company) to deliver Rotary assistance to those affected by the floods by emailing to us current contact lists for Presidents of all the Rotary Clubs in your Districts. RAWCS has in place strict Privacy Policies and will respect the information and keep it confidential as we have in the past, but to be effective we need to be able to message our Australian Rotary network directly in times of crisis such as now.    
Please help us to help! 
RAWCS Flood Appeals:                                   Project Number 
National Flood Appeal (RARF)                          47-2021-22 
NE NSW & SE Qld (RABS)                               54-2021-22 
Sydney & Surrounding Areas (RARF)               1-2022-23 
Victoria & Border Areas (RABS)                        31-2022-23 
Central West NSW (RABS)                               32-2022-23 
 
David Pearson, RAWCS Chairman