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World Community Service
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Elements of World Community Service (WCS)
The WCS Projects Exchange
Donations-in-kind
Disaster Relief
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World Community Service Project Criteria
1) Project is humanitarian in nature
2) Rotary clubs in two or more countries
are involved
3) One of the countries contains the site
of the project
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How you can participate in WCS
Get Involved with an international service project by supporting one of many deserving projects listed on the WCS projects Exchange
Advertise your project’s needs to the more than 31,000 Rotary clubs worldwide by listing your project on the WCS Projects Exchange
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WCS Projects Exchange
Available as a searchable database in English on the RI Web site at www.rotary.org
Includes short descriptions of over 400 Rotary club projects
Lists a local project coordinator for each project
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Important Guidelines Project sponsor must be
in the project country
Register project using official Project Data Form
Notify RI of changes
Up to five projects per club may be registered at a time
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Donations-in-kind
Ideas for locating shipping assistance
Tips for packing and inventorying items collected
Resource Organizations
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Disaster Relief Implement long-term disaster recovery efforts
Current disaster relief projects are posted on the WCS Web pages
For emergency relief efforts work with Rotary grassroots projects and other organizations• The Red Cross• Shelter box• Aqua Box• Doctors without Borders
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Project FairsTo help establish partnerships
between clubs in two countries, Rotarians are encouraged to hold and attend project fairs worldwide
Check out upcoming fairs on the RI Web site
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Why Participate in WCS?
Greater financial, material and human resources
Develop ties with Rotarians abroad
Learn about another country and its people
Create a favorable image of your country and Rotary
Address global concerns Make a difference!
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Materials and ResourcesWCS Handbook: A
Guide to Action (742-EN)
WCS Projects Exchange
WCS Remittance Form
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Thank you!