5 members of the Westchester Rotary Club will carry the following supplies and distribute them to nearly 120 children from very poor schools in 5 Schools in Jamao Afuera - a poverty-stricken remote area about 100 miles from Santo Domingo.
1. Backpacks for kids under 7 years old. Qty=40
2. Backpacks for normal kids. Qty=75
3. Notebooks with lines Qty=420 notebooks
4. Pencil sharpeners Qty=230
5. Pens black and blue Qty=300
6. Erasers Qty=210 erasers
7. Liquid paper Qty=150
8. Crayons Qty= (57 boxes), 1,368 crayons
9. Carbon Pencil Qty=230, 16 cases
10. Triangle ruler set (Cartabon) Qty=40 sets
11. Colored pencils Qty= 120 pencils
12. #2 Pencils Qty= 500 pencils
These items are being purchased from funds donated by Club members. The 5 Rotarians led by Team Leader Club International Committee Chair Nelson Diaz, Deputy Chief of the Elmsford Fire Dept. will take the supplies to the children before school opens in September. The Rotarians will be going at their own expense and will coordinate with the local Rotary Clubs. A considerable part of the Supplies will remain with the local sponsors for subsequent distribution to the children in December.
Each of the backpacks will have a large sticker with the Rotary Logo and the Club name attached on the back, so it is visible when the children are carrying them. Also, most of the items will have the Rotary logo sticker and Westchester Rotary Club stickers. All the items will be distributed to children at the following schools:
ESCUELA CAÑADA CLARA, Distrito Municipal Jamao Afuera, Salcedo Provincia Hermanas Mirabal. Maestro encargado. David Taveras, 829 - 930 - 66 18.
ESCUELA EL CATEY, Distrito Municipal Jamao Afuera, Salcedo Provincia Hermanas Mirabal. Maestro encargado Albert Díaz. 809 - 264 - 5154.
ESCUELA RAMÓN DE JESÚS PÉREZ. Cañada Clara Distrito Municipal Jamao Afuera, Salcedo Provincia Hermanas Mirabal. Maestro encargado. Antony Rosario, 849- 451 - 8843.
ESCUELA EL ATRAVESADO, Distrito Municipal Jamao Afuera, Salcedo Provincia Hermanas Mirabal. Maestro encargado Julio Esteban García, 829 - 301 - 4734
ESCUELA PARTIDO # 1. Distrito Municipal Jamao Afuera, Salcedo Provincia Hermanas Mirabal. Maestra encargada. Maribel Rosario 809 - 958 - 0915
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