Project Description Region: North America Country: Mexico Location: Ensenada Total Budget: $85,491 Area of Focus: Maternal and child health View Online Proposal Form Thousand Smiles is a Rotary project founded in 1985 by five Rotarians, one of whom is still actively involved: Bob Chalfa. The project addresses the medical needs of underprivileged children with cleft palate and lip abnormalities and the health issues caused by these conditions. These issues include, but are not limited to, ear tube destruction/repair/replacement; hearing loss, speech pathologies, orthodontia, and all forms of general dentistry. The Thousand Smiles Foundation, a 501(c)3, owns its own clinic building in Ensenada and now needs to expand the building to include two operating suites that will handle most of these surgeries. This global grant will supply the infrastructure needs for completing this expansion: such as specialty items that are needed for operating suites including air conditioning, acrylic sanitary paint, wall and floor coverings, doors, and medical gas pipe and gauges. D5340 is NOT a primary partner but will help in the funding of this grant along with District 5320 (parts of Orange and Los Angeles Counties) and District 5330 (riverside and parts of San Bernardino Counties). PDG Sandi Rimer will answer questions. Contact her at srimer22@gmail.com or 760.644.2488. Primary Host Partner District: 4100 Rotary Club of: Ensenada Centenaria Primary Contact: Jaime Felix Alvarado Email: jaimefelix20@hotmail.com Primary International Partner District: 5330 Rotary Club of: Hemet Sunrise Primary Contact: Rich Dell'Acqua Email: dellacqua@verizon.net Project Status Completed This project is "Completed". This means the project has been implemented and the report was accepted by The Rotary Foundation. The project will stay listed on this website as a testimony of the achievements of the project partners. Project listed for the 2016-17 Rotary Year. The TRF Grant application number is #1526211.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total Ensenada Centenaria (4100) 11-Feb-15 $1,000 $1,000 $2,000 Old Mission (San Diego) (5340) 16-Jul-15 $10,000 $10,000 $20,000 District 5330 DDF 24-Aug-15 - $2,980 $2,980 District 5330 DDF 29-Dec-15 - $2,128 $2,128 Lake Elsinore (5330) 29-Dec-15 $7,050 $0 $7,050 Hemet Sunrise (5330) 29-Dec-15 $10,000 $0 $10,000 District 5330 DDF 29-Dec-15 - $3,000 $3,000 District 5330 DDF 29-Dec-15 - $2,600 $2,600 Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation $14,025 $21,708 $35,733 Total $85,491 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 11-Feb-15 System Entry Creation of project page. 16-Jul-15 System Entry Pledge of $10,000 by Stan Vogelsang of the Rotary Club of Old Mission (San Diego), District 5340. 16-Jul-15 System Entry Pledge of $10,000 by Rich Dell'Acqua of the Rotary Club of Hemet Sunrise, District 5330. 16-Jul-15 System Entry Pledge of $10,000 by Rich Dell'Acqua of the Rotary Club of Hemet Sunrise, District 5330. 24-Aug-15 System Entry Pledge of $2,128 DDF by RICHARD DELL'ACQUA of the Rotary Club of Hemet Sunrise, District 5330. 29-Dec-15 System Entry Pledge of $2,128 DDF by Rich Del'lacqua of the Rotary Club of Hemet Sunrise, District 5330. 29-Dec-15 System Entry Pledge of $7,050 by Rich Del'lacqua of the Rotary Club of Lake Elsinore, District 5330. 29-Dec-15 System Entry Pledge of $10,000 by Rich Del'lacqua of the Rotary Club of Hemet Sunrise, District 5330. 29-Dec-15 System Entry Pledge of $3,000 DDF by Rich Del'lacqua of the Rotary Club of Palm Springs Sunup, District 5330. 29-Dec-15 System Entry Pledge of $2,600 DDF by Rich Del'lacqua of the Rotary Club of Murrieta, District 5330. 29-Dec-15 System Entry Project is now "Fully Pledged". 11-Jan-16 by Marge Cole Rotary District Foundation Committee approved $10,000. DDF match to Old Mission Rotary Club on January 11, 2016. 22-Jun-16 by Rich Dell'Acqua Finalizing the "BUDGET" page. 2-Oct-16 by Janice Kurth System Entry: Application Sent to The Rotary Foundation through Member Access. 16-Jan-17 by Rich Dell'Acqua System Entry: Application approved by The Rotary Foundation. 17-Jan-17 by Chehab Elawar This grant was just approved by RI 25-Apr-17 by Rich Dell'Acqua System Entry: Payment has been issued by The Rotary Foundation. 19-Mar-18 by Rich Dell'Acqua Estimated Project Completion...September 2018 6-Nov-18 by Rich Dell'Acqua Approximately 80% of the budget has been spent. Strict fiscal discipline has resulted in the project coming in slightly under budget. To date the major item that hasn't been completed is the hygienic coating on the walls and floors of the two surgical suites. 4-Jun-19 by Rich Dell'Acqua Progress Report sent to TRF 26-Jan-20 by Rich Dell'Acqua Project still ongoing. 2-Oct-20 by Rich Dell'Acqua Sent info to TRF answering question they had for Progress Report. 16-Jun-21 by Rich Dell'Acqua Working on Final Report 10-Jan-22 by Rich Dell'Acqua System Entry: Final Report sent to The Rotary Foundation. 10-Jan-22 by Rich Dell'Acqua System Entry: Final Report approved by The Rotary Foundation.