Grant
Application

D-774

   Israel - Beit-Dagan

Emergency Alarm Center

$15,050

The project is to connect to an Emergency Alarm Center about 150 lonely and elderly people in the community of Beit-Dagan. Nowadays people living alone, especially if they are old, ill or disabled, have a constant fear of being unable to summon help when needed. Many times lonely or elder are robbed in their homes. Their families too, whether near or far, live with anxiety. Connecting to the Center give the answer.

Primary Host Partner in the Project Country

Club: Beit-Dagan

District: 2490

Primary Contact: Eli Arad

Email: earad@inter.net.il

Check all projects from: [District 2490] [Beit-Dagan Rotary Club] [Eli Arad]

Primary International Partner Outside the Project Country

Club: Antwerpen West

District: 2170

Primary Contact: Marcel Zuckerman

Email:

Check all projects from: [District 2170] [Antwerpen West Rotary Club] [Marcel Zuckerman]

Proposed Financing

Primary Host Sponsor Rotary Club/District

Rotary Club of Beit-Dagan

$5,050

District 2490 DDF

$750

Primary International Sponsor Rotary Club/District

Rotary Club of Antwerpen West

$4,000

Amount requested from the Rotary Foundation

$5,250

Total

$15,050

Status and Progress Information

Completed

This project is completed. Project listed for the 2007-08 Rotary Year.

The Matching Grant application number from TRF is #65733.

The TRF Staff in charge of this grant is Jennifer Kordell (jennifer.cordell@rotary.org).

We found club or district to participate with us in this humanitarian project.

<25-Mar-07> System Entry
Creation of project page.

<1-Feb-08> System Entry
Grant paperwork sent to The Rotary Foundation.

<15-Feb-08> by Eli Arad
The Application is recommended for approval by the coordinator.

<26-Mar-08> System Entry
Grant approved by The Rotary Foundation.

<1-Oct-08> by Eli Arad
The project is under process. We collect the participants names, filling forms about every one of them and next month we shall connect the first group to the alarm center.

<17-Apr-09> by Eli Arad
Until April 2009 we installe 41 systems at beneficiaries homes. Reaching for them is slow then anticipated, but we are going on. An iterim report just sent to TRF.

<2-Nov-09> by Eli Arad
The program is going on slowly then we anticipated. Until now we have finished two thirds of the instlations and we hope to finish the project until the end of April 2010.

<22-Jun-10> by Eli Arad
The program ended June 2010 after installing 116 security alarm systems. End report will be after getting and paying the last invoices.

<21-Oct-10> System Entry
Grant status changed to "Completed".

<21-Oct-10> by Eli Arad
The project completed at July 2010. Final report accepted by TRF and the file closed. 116 systems were installed.

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