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Rotary Club: Carlsbad Project Title: Baja Smiles Bone Grafts 1. Describe the project. What was done, when and where did project activities take place? Necessary equipment required by the ongoing Rotary-Smiles Surgical Partnership programs for bone graft harvesting and equipment replacements for surgical project missions were purchased and installed with the mission sites. This equipment was used at the October Smiles of Los Cabos and the November Smiles of Tecate surgical mission projects in the year 2018 and will continue to be used thereafter as cases progress at the mission sites. Education in the use of the equipment and treatment of the patients was given at didactic professional conferences at each site. 2. How many people benefited from this project? 200+ 3. Who were the beneficiaries, how were they impacted by this project, and what humanitarian need was met? Patients scheduled for facial bone graft reconstructions have their surgical correction of Cleft Facial Deformities now made possible through the provision of this equipment. Over a dozen cases have been operated thus far this year and hundreds more will benefit over the ensuing years. 4. How many Rotarians participated in the project? 28 5. What did they do? Please give at least two examples, not including financial support provided to the project. Rotarians from the clubs of Los Cabos and the Rotary Club of Tecate and the Rotary Club of Carlsbad all participated with the volunteer logistics, transportation, Accomodations, and feeding of the patients as well as provided professional followup care for the postoperative surgical patients. 6. If a cooperating organization was involved, what was its role? 7. Income
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District must retain receipts of all expenditures for at least five years. Please scan and upload to the project's "Documents" tab all invoices (be sure they are marked "paid"), receipts and/or copies of checks for the full amount of the project budget. By signing this report, I confirm that to the best of my knowledge these District Grant funds were spent only for eligible items in accordance with Trustee-approved guidelines, and that all of the information contained herein is true and accurate. I also understand that all photographs submitted in connection with this report will become the property of RI and will not be returned. I warrant that I own all rights in the photographs, including copyright, and herby grant RI and TRF a royalty free irrevocable license to use the photographs now or at any time in the future, throughout the world in any manner it so chooses and in any medium now known or later developed. This includes the right to modify the photograph(s) as necessary in RI's sole discretion. This also includes, without limitation, use on or in the web site, magazines, brochures, pamphlets, exhibitions and any other promotional materials of RI and TRF.
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