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A Shared Experience 2 May 19, 2008
into devastated areas on Thursday (08 May) to distribute more than 800 ShelterBox
containers.
ShelterBox, a grassroots disaster relief organization supported by Rotary clubs around
the world, was among the first charities to reach cyclone victims. It was important that
they were able to accomplish this since desperately needed aid from many other
international groups had been stalled at the border for days by Myanmar‟s military
government.
Rotarians, I invite you to join us, to work with us and to bring your unique talents and
interests to this rapidly growing „Action Group‟. We have included an application form
on page 7 of our newsletter.
Sincerely,
John J. Eberhard, QC LLD.,
RI Past Director
Chair, Disaster Relief Rotarian Action Group
jeberhard@crcid.org
“Club Mate” Discontinued by RI
On 1 July 2008, Rotary International will discontinue providing to clubs and districts
the administrative software, RI-CAS and RI-DAS. This software was available as a free
download to clubs and districts from Rotary's website and for purchase from the Rotary
store. Initially, it was offered in order to provide Rotary clubs and districts with an
effective administrative tool that would eventually integrate with RI's online business
services, the Member Access Portal (MAP).
Why did RI make this change?:
There are many reasons we are making this change:
· extremely small numbers of clubs and districts actually used the software
· even fewer clubs and districts used an on-line version (which will no longer be
available after 1 September 2008)
· cost-effective use of your membership dues - the support and new development
costs to the organization far outweigh the usage
· clubs and districts that want to continue using the standalone administrative
software can still do so
For Clubs that wish to use the RI-CAS software, it is available at the district website at
http://rotary7330.org/Library.html.