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	D-770    India - Coimbatore Diabetic Retinopathy $50,000 This project is to support the establishment of a Diabetic Retinopathy Department at Sankara Eye Hospital in Coimbatore, India. The objective is to provide curative treatment to a large number of poor villagers in the rural areas whose eye sight is affected to diabetes. The project plans to offer free treatment to over 300 poor patients every month and cover over 10,000 patients in three years. The budget for the grant is to provide an Ocular Coherence Tomogram which costs approximately US$52,000. Primary Host Partner in the Project Country Club: Coimbatore Central District: 3200 Primary Contact: J. Ravi Email: ravigowder@yahoo.co.in Check all projects from: [District 3200] [Coimbatore Central Rotary Club] [J. Ravi] Primary International Partner Outside the Project Country Club: Torrey Pines (La Jolla) District: 5340 Primary Contact: Philippe Lamoise Email: philippe@lamoise.net Check all projects from: [District 5340] [Torrey Pines (La Jolla) Rotary Club] [Philippe Lamoise] Proposed Financing Primary Host Sponsor Rotary Club/District District 3200 DDF $12,500 Primary International Sponsor Rotary Club/District District 5340 DDF $4,625 Additional Rotary Clubs/Districts Blindness Prevention Donor Advised Fund (DAF) $2,000 Rotary Club of Valley Center $2,500 District 5330 DDF $4,500 Amount requested from the Rotary Foundation $23,875 Total $50,000 Status and Progress Information Completed This project is completed. Project listed for the 2006-07 Rotary Year. The Matching Grant application number from TRF is #62936. The TRF Staff in charge of this grant is Agne Jankauskaite (Agne.Jankauskaite@rotary.org). <21-Mar-07> System Entry Creation of project page. <21-Mar-07> by Robbyn Tarpy Awaiting International partner to submit MG application this Rotary year--prior to 31 March. <21-Mar-07> System Entry Pledge of $4,625 DDF by Philippe Lamoise of the Rotary Club of Torrey Pines (La Jolla), District 5340. <21-Mar-07> System Entry This project qualifies for a $2,000 contribution from the Blindness Prevention Donor Advised Fund (DAF). <26-Mar-07> System Entry Pledge of $2,500 by Doug Clements of the Rotary Club of Valley Center, District 5340. <27-Mar-07> System Entry Pledge of $4,500 DDF by Tom Yuzer of the Rotary Club of Temecula Sunrise, District 5330. <30-Mar-07> System Entry Grant paperwork sent to The Rotary Foundation. <15-May-07> System Entry Grant approved by The Rotary Foundation. <17-May-07> by Philippe Lamoise Signed grant agreement from Torrey Pines sent to TRF. <13-Jun-07> by Wschloer BP-DAF forwarded $2,000 to TRF on 21 May 2007. <25-Jun-07> by Philippe Lamoise The $2,500 contribution from the Valley Center Rotary Club has been sent to TRF. <6-Jul-07> by Philippe Lamoise TRF notified us that the project has been forwarded to the finance department for payment. <5-Dec-07> by Philippe Lamoise Per C R Suryanarayan, the equipment has been purchased. Final report will be done in January. <17-Mar-08> by Philippe Lamoise Final Report sent to TRF by Rtn C R Suryanarayan. <10-Apr-08> System Entry Grant status changed to "Completed".