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	D-861    Turkey - Dİdİm-aydin Healty Drink Water at Schools $15,300 Didim/Turkey Didim is a nice litte town at the Aegean Cost situated between Izmir and Bodrum in the province of Aydın.It's famous 'Altınkum' Beach,the Apollo Temple one of the best conserved excavations in Turkey and nearby located important ancient cities Milet and Priene, made it a demanded holiday resort. Didim has around 40.000 inhabitants. Didim's hallmark is the Head of the Medusa,which is to be seen at the Apollo Temple. Every Year many Primary school children are getting sick, because they are drinking tap water from the toilets using their hands.Most of them are not wealthy enough to buy pet bottled water. Thereby microorganisms are transmitted to the children and causes diseases. To avoid microorganisms transmitted sicknesses and to change their habits to drink unsafe water, DİDİM Rotary Club decided to donate and to equip with drinking water fountains with special filtering system. There are 6 State Primary Schools in Didim. As there are 2 or 3-stored we need to install 32 Water fountains in total. One stainless steel fountain with filtering system will coast USD 478. Primary Host Partner in the Project Country Club: Dİdİm District: 2440 Primary Contact: Mithat Sucuoglu Email: smsucuoglu@hotmail.com Check all projects from: [District 2440] [Dİdİm Rotary Club] [Mithat Sucuoglu] Primary International Partner Outside the Project Country Club: Lidkoping District: 2380 Primary Contact: Jan Wikstrom Email: jan.malou@swipnet.se Check all projects from: [District 2380] [Lidkoping Rotary Club] [Jan Wikstrom] Proposed Financing Primary Host Sponsor Rotary Club/District Rotary Club of Dİdİm $2,100 District 2440 DDF $1,000 Primary International Sponsor Rotary Club/District Rotary Club of Lidkoping $2,000 District 2380 DDF $3,575 Additional Rotary Clubs/Districts Rotary Club of Lidkoping $2,000 District 2380 DDF $3,575 Amount requested from the Rotary Foundation $1,051 Total $15,300 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 #66506. <12-Aug-07> System Entry Creation of project page. <28-Apr-08> System Entry Pledge of $2,000 with $3,575 DDF by Jan Wikstrom of the Rotary Club of Lidkoping, District 2380. <28-Apr-08> System Entry Grant paperwork sent to The Rotary Foundation. <4-Aug-08> by Mithat Sucuoglu this project is approved and is still ongoing. The water fountains will be completed and delivered approx. end of August 2008 <1-Dec-08> System Entry Grant approved by The Rotary Foundation. <4-Feb-09> System Entry Grant status changed to "Completed". Web site design by Philippe Lamoise, D2G Pages, pictures and video on this site © Philippe Lamoise 2001, 2005 This website is a private initiative by Rotarian Philippe Lamoise, Torrey Pines Rotary Club, District 5340, to help the clubs and districts worldwide to do matching grants with The Rotary Foundation.