Project Description Region: South America Country: Ecuador Location: Guayaquil Total Budget: $120,525 Area of Focus: Disease prevention and treatment Rotary Club Las Vegas WON and Rotary Club of La Puntilla (Club Rotario La Puntilla) are working together with this global grant on the delivery of wheelchairs and on the training of medical professionals in Ecuador. Nearly 100 million people in the world need a wheelchair but cannot afford one or are too remote to access one. 560 wheelchairs will be distributed in Ecuador to individuals and families in need, accompanied by training on how to use and maintain their wheelchairs. Primary Host Partner District: 5300 Rotary Club of: Las Vegas WON Primary Contact: Glen Mather Email: gmather@nuviewtrust.com Primary International Partner District: 4400 Rotary Club of: La Puntilla Primary Contact: Octavio JarrÍn Rivadeneira Email: presidencia@ecuaconduzca.com Project Status Need $90,525 This project needs to receive some pledges to go to the next level. Please check the "Financing" tab to see the list of current pledges. Once the amount pledged is equal to the project budget, the status of the project will be automatically changed to "Fully Pledged". Click here to pledge support for this project. Project listed for the 2022-23 Rotary Year. The TRF Grant application number is #2346419.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total Las Vegas WON (5300) 19-Dec-22 $20,000 $5,000 $25,000 District 4400 DDF 19-Dec-22 - $500 $500 Las Vegas WON (5300) 19-Dec-22 $100 $0 $100 Remaining Amount to Raise Additional Club Contribution (Needed) - Add a contribution $90,525 - $90,525 Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation - $4,400 $4,400 Total $120,525 Note: as of July 1, 2015 there is a 5% additional support fee for cash contributions. This fee does not appear in the financials above because it does not apply if the funds are sent directly to the project account (without going through TRF, and therefore without Paul Harris credit). Clubs sending their cash contribution to TRF must be aware they will have to send an additional 5%.

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History Log Entries 19-Dec-22 System Entry System Entry: Creation of project page. 19-Dec-22 System Entry System Entry: Pledge of $100 by Chehab Elawar of the Rotary Club of Las Vegas WON, District 5300.