What is DIK?....Donate In Kind
Posted by David Owen
on May 16, 2012
What is DIK? Do you know?
Most organisations have their own acronyms and often newer members can be mystified. "DIK"! Oft mentioned but ............? At a recent club activity where members were picking up some chairs surplus to the Boroondara Council's need it came about that such chairs were to be delivered to DIK for storage. The opportunity to crack the mystery was not refused.
DIK is short form for "Donate in Kind" and manifests itself as a very interesting large warehouse complete with racking, fork lifts on Somerville Road in West Footscray where District 9800 Rotary Clubs store collected materials (old furniture, computers, books, stationery etc ) for subsequent use or delivery to needy entities overseas and or in Australia. In the past containers which Hawthorn has sent to Africa were outfitted there.
Day to day managed by members of the Footscray RC the warehouse is leased. Hawthorn RC along with a few others in District 9800 even have a monetary connection to DIK. Our club meets part of the lease costs each year.
Most organisations have their own acronyms and often newer members can be mystified. "DIK"! Oft mentioned but ............? At a recent club activity where members were picking up some chairs surplus to the Boroondara Council's need it came about that such chairs were to be delivered to DIK for storage. The opportunity to crack the mystery was not refused.
DIK is short form for "Donate in Kind" and manifests itself as a very interesting large warehouse complete with racking, fork lifts on Somerville Road in West Footscray where District 9800 Rotary Clubs store collected materials (old furniture, computers, books, stationery etc ) for subsequent use or delivery to needy entities overseas and or in Australia. In the past containers which Hawthorn has sent to Africa were outfitted there.
Day to day managed by members of the Footscray RC the warehouse is leased. Hawthorn RC along with a few others in District 9800 even have a monetary connection to DIK. Our club meets part of the lease costs each year.