P-4048

Approved

District Grant Final Report

District 5340

2021-22

Rotary Club: Point Loma (San Diego)

Project Title: Piña Palmera A.C.


Project Description

1. Describe the project. What was done, when and where did project activities take place?

The project took place at Pina de Palmera, A.C. (www.pinapalmera.org), facility in Playa Zipolite, San Pedro Pochutla, Oaxaca. México.

The project provided wheelchairs, wheelchair repair kits, special needs bed, ergonomic chairs, special needs bed and water cistern to continually serve the 635 people of all ages with physical, intellectual, hearing, visual and psychosocial disabilities including rehabilitation.

2. How many people benefited from this project? 635

3. Who were the beneficiaries, how were they impacted by this project, and what humanitarian need was met?

The organization support 635 people of all ages with physical, intellectual, hearing, visual and psychosocial disabilities including rehabilitation. The majority of recipients are indigenous and live in extreme poverty in the Oaxaca Mountain region.

The recipients are people of all ages with disabilities who require physical therapy due to physical pain, injuries to the muscular, skeletal or neurological systems including rehabilitation after a surgery and other medical intervention.

4. How many Rotarians participated in the project? 1

5. What did they do? Please give at least two examples, not including financial support provided to the project.

Rotarian Alina Gordon made several visits to organization for 1) needs assessment. 2) She provided technical assistance and support after recipient received grant equipment.

6. If a cooperating organization was involved, what was its role?

none


Financial Report

7. Income

Sources of Income

Amount

1. District Grant funds received from District 5340

$1,500

2. Rotary Club Contribution: Point Loma (San Diego)

$1,500

3. Other funding

$0

Total Project Income

$3,000

8. Expenditures

Budget Items

Name of Supplier/Vendor

Amount

1. Wheel Chairs repairs

Industrias Lince

$275

2. Wheel Chairs

Medics Ruecas

$1,416

3. Roof repair

Claudia Natividad

$474

4. Water Cistern-plumbing

Alberto Ramirez Garcia

$321

5. Water cistern-

Zimat

$645

Total Project Expenditures

$3,131

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.


Certifying Signatures

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.

Signatory

Email

Sign Date

 

 

Alina Gordon

alinagordon11@gmail.com

Signed on 20-Mar-22

 

 

Gus Goldau

gus.goldau@gmail.com

Signed on 19-Mar-22

 

 

James Morrison

urban505@icloud.com

Signed on 18-Mar-22

 

 

Report submitted by James Morrison