D-1617    Philippines - Calauag Bags and Raincoats for Kids $15,625 Thousands of primary school children (ages between 5-8), in the town of Calauag, Quezon, Philippines, walk long distances, some as far as 5 kilometers, just to get to school. They have to do this even during the 6-month long rainy season thereby exposing them to sickness like respiratory ailments, flu, fever and colds. They do not have raincoats or school bags to carry their books. They are children of poor farmers and fishermen who cannot afford to buy them their basic needs for school. The raincoats and school bags will be distributed to 2500 Grade I children in various Public Elementary Schools in the town of Calauag, Quezon, Philippines. Since they will own these raincoats and school bags, they will be responsible for them. The project will take 3-4 months from the release of funds from The Rotary Foundation to the distribution. Primary Host Partner in the Project Country Club: Calauag District: 3820 Primary Contact: Vincent Eleazar Email: vincenteleazar@gmail.com Check all projects from: [District 3820] [Calauag Rotary Club] [Vincent Eleazar] Primary International Partner Outside the Project Country We are looking for a Club partner. Click here to pledge support for this project. Proposed Financing Primary Host Sponsor Rotary Club/District Rotary Club of Calauag $100 District 3820 DDF $2,000 Additional Rotary Clubs/Districts International Sponsor Club $7,650 Amount requested from the Rotary Foundation $5,875 Total $15,625 Status and Progress Information Dropped This project has been dropped. This is probably due to the loss of contact with the Coordinating Club. Project listed for the 2009-10 Rotary Year. <6-Aug-09> System Entry Creation of project page. <22-Sep-10> System Entry Project dropped per lack of response to the carry-over notification emails.