Project Description Country: Guatemala Location: Zacapa Total Budget: $2,500 Area of Focus: Economic and community development Activity Type: Community Development: General Summary: The first holding tank of a six-pond fish farm for a community with 30 orphaned children in Zacapa, Guatemala. Rotarian Valerie Vander Schaaf and her husband, Wayne, are relocating to Zacapa, Guatemala this year. Through previous years of travel, they have identified many ways to help this area become more self-sufficient. These include an elementary school and tradeschool for the children, and a fish farm for sustainability of the community. This farm will consist of six ponds. The fund request is for material for the first of these holding tanks. The tanks will be built as the funds become available. Project Contact Person District: 5630 Rotary Club of: Alliance Primary Contact: Jana Osborn Email: janajearyb@gmail.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 2013-14 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total Alliance (5630) 5-Apr-13 $1,375 $625 $2,000 District 5630 DDF 24-May-13 - $500 $500 Total $1,375 $1,125 $2,500

Project Supporting Documents Alphabetical with icons By date with icons Alphabetical list format By date list format [21-Aug-13] District Grant Check [30-Apr-14] final documents [5-Apr-13] Fish farm proposal [7-Apr-13] Fish farm proposal 2 [22-May-13] G. Nerland note [24-Apr-13] Proposed Budget [22-Apr-13] St Paul DDF

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History Log Entries 5-Apr-13 System Entry Creation of project page. 13-Apr-13 System Entry Project reverted to "Published". 17-Apr-13 System Entry Pledge of $500 by Mike Horn of the Rotary Club of St. Paul, District 5630. 22-Apr-13 System Entry Pledge of $500 DDF by Mike Horn of the Rotary Club of St Paul, District 5630. 22-Apr-13 System Entry Pledge of $500 DDF by Mike Horn of the Rotary Club of St Paul, District 5630. 24-May-13 System Entry Pledge of $500 DDF by Mike Horn of the Rotary Club of St. Paul, District 5630. 3-Jun-13 System Entry Project is now "Fully Pledged". 3-Jun-13 System Entry Project reverted to "Published". 3-Jun-13 System Entry Project is now "Fully Pledged". 4-Jun-13 System Entry Project sent for club signatures. 4-Jun-13 System Entry Project signed by Jana Osborn. 11-Jun-13 System Entry Project approved by the District Approval Committee. 16-Aug-13 by Scott McLaughlin We are still waiting for you to sign and return your Grant letter from Dale Schultz. Please return ASAP in the pre-addressed, stamped envelope. 17-Aug-13 by Jana Osborn Rotarian Valerie Vanderschaaf and her husband have now relocated permanently to Zacapa, Guatemala, and are proceeding with their many projects. The fish farm has been started with the footings poured. 21-Aug-13 by Don Peterson Signed receipt for $625 grant check received by club 23-Aug-13 System Entry Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer. 2-Nov-13 by Jana Osborn The foundation for the first holding tanks, which ended up being a set of 3, is complete and further work to make the individual tanks is taking place. It was necessary to place 3 holding tanks per cement structure, something that was unclear until they started the work. This first structure will be a pilot pond to test the fish farm out. 30-Apr-14 System Entry Project has been implemented and final report uploaded. 30-Apr-14 System Entry Final report approved by the District Approval Committee.