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D-1133

   India - Kolkata, West Bengal

Wheelchair Project

$24,400

This project will supply 550 wheelchairs to the poor, mobility chalenged.

Primary Host Partner in the Project Country

Club: Salt Lake Metropolitan Kolkata

District: 3291

Primary Contact: Aruna Tantia

Email: arunatantia@gmail.com

Check all projects from: [District 3291] [Salt Lake Metropolitan Kolkata Rotary Club] [Aruna Tantia]

Primary International Partner Outside the Project Country

Club: Santa Barbara Sunrise

District: 5240

Primary Contact: E. Russell Smith

Email: erussell@smithandortiz.com

Check all projects from: [District 5240] [Santa Barbara Sunrise Rotary Club] [E. Russell Smith]

Proposed Financing

Primary Host Sponsor Rotary Club/District

Rotary Club of Salt Lake Metropolitan Kolkata

$867

District 3291 DDF

$1,000

Primary International Sponsor Rotary Club/District

Rotary Club of Santa Barbara Sunrise

$1,000

District 5240 DDF

$3,097

Additional Rotary Clubs/Districts

Rotary Club of Santa Barbara

$8,937

Amount requested from the Rotary Foundation

$9,499

Total

$24,400

Status and Progress Information

Completed

This project is completed. Project listed for the 2008-09 Rotary Year.

The Matching Grant application number from TRF is #67914.

The TRF Staff in charge of this grant is Santa Leal (santa.leal@rotary.org).

<3-Jul-08> System Entry
Creation of project page.

<7-Aug-08> by Luz Maria
Application sent to TRF. First acknowledment receipt from TRF with MG # 67914.
TRF corrected the name of host club as Salt Lake Metropolitan Kolkata.

<10-Aug-08> System Entry
Grant paperwork sent to The Rotary Foundation.

<11-Aug-08> by Dr Aruna Tantia
Applicaton sent to TRF and has been assigned file no #67914
The name of the host partner has been rectified to RC Salt Lake Metropolitan Kolkata

<15-Oct-08> by E. Russell Smith
Matching Grant wheelchair still awaiting approval from Rotary International.

<24-Oct-08> System Entry
Grant approved by The Rotary Foundation.

<16-May-09> by E. Russell Smith
My understanding is that the ocean going container of 550 wheelchairs should arrive in India within two weeks. E. Russell Smith

<16-Dec-09> by Aruna Tantia
Project completed on 29th November 09. Last wheelchair handed over to a polio survivor. Final report being prepared.

<4-Jul-10> System Entry
Grant status changed to "Completed".