Rotary Australia World Community Service

Donations in Kind (DIK)

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Minchinbury Depot - A few photos

2-6 Colyton Rd. Minchinbury (Adjacent to McDonalds Restaurant)

 

One of the ways of increasing world understanding is through the work of Donations In Kind (DIK). RAWCS - Eastern Region (Rotary Australia World Community Service) has a DIK warehouse in Prospect in Sydney which is a clearinghouse for serviceable equipment which is no longer required but which can be used to support Rotary projects in developing countries.

Equipment - The manager of the DIK warehouse, PP Miriam Jacka, is always looking for equipment. Typically the equipment that is most needed are items for schools and hospitals/medical centres. Please keep a lookout for such items:

  • Educational equipment, eg. school desks and chairs and other educational item, etc.
  • Health related items, hospital equipment, beds, bedside tables, instruments, linen, etc.

All equipment must be serviceable. Check with Miriam Jacka regarding the suitability of equipment before sending it to the warehouse. As the warehouse is not open all the time also please check with Miriam for a suitable time to deliver equipment.

Please note that the donating club is responsible for arranging the transport to the warehouse in Prospect.

Please read the guidelines regarding delivering donated items or arranging to send a container overseas.

Books - These are not managed by DIK but donations are coordinated by the DIK "Book Arm", the Ranfurly Library Service.
Please contact Barry Moscrop - 02 9692 8460 or email Barry Moscrop.

Volunteers - DIK hold regular working bees to check and sort the donated equipment and to load the containers ready for shipment. Please consider this as a club project and come down on a working bee for a day, at weekends. Barbecue facilities are available at the warehouse. Ring Miriam and arrange a date for a club working bee.

IT Expertise - Miriam is also looking for volunteers with IT (Information Technology) expertise who can check out and renovate donated computer equipment.

Please contact PP Miriam Jacka (phone 0450 110 336 or email Miriam Jacka) for more information.

For further information contact either:
Chairman, Eastern Region,  John Glass or
Webmaster Brian Goldstraw