Project Description Country: Mexico Location: Cabo Corrientos and nearb Total Budget: $5,000 Area of Focus: Water and sanitation Activity Type: Water: Sanitation Summary: This project will provide about 100 water filters to two small, rural communities in the Cabo Corrientos area of Mexico, south of Puerto Vallarta. The project involves the acquisition and distribution of water filters in a rural area of Mexico, called Cabo Corrientos, about 60 miles south of Puerto Vallarta. This project will significantly improve the health of the people of this area. Local health data indicate that there are significant health issues associated with the absence of organized water systems. This would be a continuation of our previous efforts in the general area of Puerto Vallarta. About five years ago Anchorage East Rotary (AER) developed a global grant with a the Puerto Vallarta Sur rotary club; the total amount of this project was $13,000. 260 water filters were distributed under this grant. The distribution area was in the environs of Puerto Vallarta. More recently (2017), a district grant was used to provide water filters to two small communities in the Cabo Corriento area. This was a joint effort with the Vancouver (WA) Sunrise Rotary Club. The AER grant was for a total of $5,000 and the Vancouver club, $4,000. About 180 filters were distributed, with Rotarians from both clubs participating in the distribution of the filters. These water filters cost about $50 and are effective for at least 50 years; they serve individual families, groups of families, or small schools. They would be placed in areas that do not have clean water and are unlikely to have it in the future. The filters are inserted into a bucket and the local water is put into the bucket and is then filtered. They require no electricity and are easy to maintain. The water filters are made by a firm in Canada and have been used throughout the world, principally Africa and Latin America. The other aspect of this project that makes it especially feasible is an-place distribution entity and the ease of acquisition of the filters from a Canadian firm. The filters are acquired on a humanitarian basis, are significantly discounted from their commercial cost, and customs are either waived or are greatly reduced in amount. A local group, Fundacion Ahora es Tiempo de Dar, with the cooperation of the in-country Sawyer representative, identify the recipients and make the distribution. Distribution efforts may also be made by the El Tuito Rotary Club, with the assistance of the local Municipality. Rotarians from a number of local rotary clubs usually participate in these distributions as well. It is probable that other North American rotary clubs from the Vancouver WA area would participate in this project. This project should be completed by March 2018. Project Contact Person District: 5010 Rotary Club of: Anchorage East Primary Contact: Bruce Phelps Email: bgpanch@aol.com Project Status Completed This project is "Completed". This means the project has been implemented and the report was accepted by the district leadership. The project will stay listed on this website as a testimony of the achievements of the project partners. Project listed for the 2017-18 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total Anchorage East (5010) 21-Apr-17 $2,500 $2,500 $5,000 Total $2,500 $2,500 $5,000

Project Supporting Documents Alphabetical with icons By date with icons Alphabetical list format By date list format [4-Mar-18] Final Report [14-Sep-17] AER check $4998 [14-Sep-17] Deposit receipts [14-Sep-17] Sawyer Invoice $4998 [16-Sep-17] Wire Transfer Fee [14-Sep-17] wire transfer to Sawyer

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History Log Entries 21-Apr-17 by Bruce Phelps System Entry: Creation of project page. 23-May-17 by Denise Ringhand System Entry: Project sent for club signatures. 3-Jun-17 System Entry System Entry: Project signed by Bruce Phelps. 7-Aug-17 by Denise Ringhand System Entry: Project approved by the District Approval Committee. 7-Aug-17 by Charlotte Tharp System Entry: Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer. 13-Sep-17 by Bruce Phelps Invoice received from Sawyer Colombia, the water filter supplier. AER check 3237 issued for $4998, the amount on the invoice. Check deposited at Alaska USA, but couldn't wire transfer to Colombia. Funds withdrawn and deposited at Wells Fargo. Wire transfer to Sawyer Colombia completed 9/14/2017 by Wells Fargo. 15-Sep-17 by Bruce Phelps Uploaded wire transfer fee document - paid by Bruce Phelps 30-Nov-17 by Bruce Phelps In partnership with the Vancouver Sunrise Rotary Club, on November 4 we delivered 86 water filters in the Cabo Corrientes community of El Refugio. The balance of the water filters purchased with the grant funds will be distributed in January 2018. 22-Jan-18 by Bruce Phelps On January 10, 31 more filters were distributed in two communities (Sauceda - 24 filters, Chacala - 7 filters) in Cabo Corrientes Municipality. 19-Feb-18 by Bruce Phelps On February 5 and 7 we made two more trips to Cabo Corrientes and delivered the final 45 water filters paid for by the grant. On February 5, stops were made at isolated sites along the highway to deliver two or three filters at a time. On February 7, we delivered 16 filters each at two small pueblos far down a dirt road off the highway. 4-Mar-18 System Entry System Entry: Final Report signed by Bruce Phelps. 8-Mar-18 by Denise Ringhand System Entry: Final report approved by the District Approval Committee.