Project Description Country: Portugal Location: The Algarve Total Budget: $28,561 Area of Focus: Economic and community development Activity Type: Food/Agriculture: General Summary: To provide a forklift to the Food Bank of the Algarve so they can process more food shipments for the poor. The regional, all-volunteer, Food Bank of the Algarve presently serves 23,000 people each month, via 110 charitable institutions in the Algarve region of Southern Portugal. In 2013, via a Rotary Foundation Matching Grant, a refrigerated truck was purchased to increase the Food Bank's ability to handle perishable food. A second warehouse has been opened in Portimão, approximately 50 miles west of the headquarters in Faro. Annual food distribution has now increased from 400 tons in 2011 to 1,750 tons in 2014, with 500 tons handled in the Portimão facility. The refrigerated truck is used to collect donations and transfer food between warehouses. At present, the Portimão warehouse does not have an electric forklift, meaning that all deliveries must be manually unloaded, which is a waste of many man hours. Some donations are cancelled when the donor realizes that his truck will be delayed by time-consuming manual labor. Rotary E-Club Porches International plans to purchase an electric forklift with a lifting capacity of 1,800 kilos at a price of € 26,445 (about $28,561 USD). All the local members have been involved in supporting the Food Bank through volunteer services, designing this project, raising funds and encouraging food donations. Project Contact Person District: 5790 Rotary Club of: Colleyville Primary Contact: Mark Bauer Email: mbauer@coltsoft.com Project Status Completed This project is "Completed". This means the project has been implemented and the report was accepted by the district leadership. The project will stay listed on this website as a testimony of the achievements of the project partners. Project listed for the 2015-16 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total Colleyville (5790) 3-Feb-16 $2,160 $2,160 $4,320 E-Club of Porches International (1960) 4-Feb-16 $24,241 - $24,241 Total $26,401 $2,160 $28,561

Project Supporting Documents Alphabetical with icons By date with icons Alphabetical list format By date list format [1-Apr-16] 990 [23-Jun-16] ckecks , reciepts, tranactions [23-Jun-16] final report [23-Jun-16] letter from non-profit [1-Apr-16] mou

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History Log Entries 26-Jan-16 System Entry Creation of project page. 3-Feb-16 System Entry Project reverted to "Published". 3-Feb-16 System Entry Pledge of $2,160 by Mark Bauer of the Rotary Club of Colleyville, District 5790. 4-Feb-16 System Entry Pledge of $24,241 by Claire Larson of the Rotary Club of E-Club of Porches International, District 1960. 4-Feb-16 System Entry Project is now "Fully Pledged". 4-Feb-16 System Entry Project sent for club signatures. 4-Feb-16 System Entry Signature Process cancelled by user. 4-Feb-16 System Entry Project reverted to "Published". 4-Feb-16 System Entry Project is now "Fully Pledged". 4-Feb-16 System Entry Project reverted to "Published". 4-Feb-16 System Entry Pledge of $21,081 by Claire Larson of the Rotary Club of E-Club of Porches International, District 1960. 4-Feb-16 System Entry Project is now "Fully Pledged". 5-Feb-16 System Entry Project sent for club signatures. 5-Feb-16 System Entry Project signed by Sharron Miles. 5-Feb-16 System Entry Project signed by Mark Bauer. 5-Feb-16 System Entry Project signed by Conrad C. Heede. 2-Mar-16 System Entry Project approved by the District Approval Committee. 17-May-16 System Entry Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer. 23-Jun-16 System Entry Project has been implemented and final report uploaded. 23-Jun-16 System Entry Final report approved by the District Approval Committee.