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	D-960    Botswana - Maun OVC Transporter for Day Care $35,500 To purchase a Mini Bus for transporting Orphans and Vulnerable children to Day Care Center for care and counseling. The center picks up 60 children every day from the homes where they are being cared for by grandparents, siblings or other family members. Most of the children have lost parents due to AIDS or Road Accidents, the two major causes of death in Botswana. Maun is a town on the edge of the Okavango Delta in Botswana, a big tourism site where AIDS is rife. The Day Care Center is 500 km from the Francistown Rotary Club,District 9250, the nearest Rotary Club to the area, over the past 3 years. The Center was equipped with kitchen equipment, office equipment, playground and educational developmental materials as well as ablution facilities through a previous Matching Grant facilitated by Francistown Rotary Club and North Cotswolds Rotary Club. Primary Host Partner in the Project Country Club: Francistown District: 9250 Primary Contact: Molly Smit Email: [invalid email on file] Check all projects from: [District 9250] [Francistown Rotary Club] [Molly Smit] Primary International Partner Outside the Project Country Club: Las Vegas West District: 5300 Primary Contact: Bernard Hunt Email: webmaster@lasvegaswestrotary.org Check all projects from: [District 5300] [Las Vegas West Rotary Club] [Bernard Hunt] Proposed Financing Primary Host Sponsor Rotary Club/District Rotary Club of Francistown $1,000 District 9250 DDF $1,000 Primary International Sponsor Rotary Club/District Rotary Club of Las Vegas West $5,000 Additional Rotary Clubs/Districts District 5300 DDF $4,500 Rotary Club of Victorville, CA $500 District 5300 DDF $500 Rotary Club of Arcadia $500 District 5300 DDF $500 Rotary Club of Victorvile $100 District 5300 DDF $100 Rotary Club of Ojai $1,000 Rotary Club of Altadena $400 District 5300 DDF $400 Rotary Club of Las Vegas Southwest $500 District 5300 DDF $500 Rotary Club of Pomona $1,000 District 5300 DDF $1,000 Rotary Club of Arcadia $570 District 5300 DDF $573 Rotary Club of Henderson, NV $1,000 Amount requested from the Rotary Foundation $14,858 Total $35,500 Status and Progress Information Completed This project is completed. Project listed for the 2008-09 Rotary Year. The Matching Grant application number from TRF is #66426. The TRF Staff in charge of this grant is Jennifer Berg (contact.center@rotary.org). Looking for additional Clubs to supplement the support pledged by Las Vegas West Rotary Club. <13-Nov-07> System Entry Creation of project page. <14-Nov-07> System Entry Pledge of $4,500 DDF by Robert Novell of the Rotary Club of Arcadia, District 5300. <21-Nov-07> System Entry Pledge of $500 with $500 DDF by Margaret Cooker of the Rotary Club of Victorville, CA, District 5300. <29-Nov-07> System Entry Pledge of $500 with $500 DDF by Brad Miller of the Rotary Club of Arcadia, District 5300. <4-Dec-07> System Entry Pledge of $100 with $100 DDF by Margaret for Carolyn Villars of the Rotary Club of Victorvile, District 5300. <12-Dec-07> System Entry Pledge of $1,000 by Mike Weaver of the Rotary Club of Ojai, District 5240. <3-Jan-08> System Entry Pledge of $400 with $400 DDF by Craig Cox of the Rotary Club of Altadena, District 5300. <11-Jan-08> System Entry Pledge of $500 by Dave Baxter of the Rotary Club of Las Vegas Southwest, District 5300. <13-Jan-08> System Entry Pledge of $500 DDF by Robert Novell of the Rotary Club of Arcadia, District 5300. <29-Jan-08> System Entry Pledge of $1,000 by Shirley Pozzuoli of the Rotary Club of Pomona, District 5300. <29-Jan-08> System Entry Pledge of $1,000 DDF by Robert Novell of the Rotary Club of Arcadia, District 5300. <29-Jan-08> System Entry Pledge of $570 with $573 DDF by Brad Miller of the Rotary Club of Arcadia, District 5300. <7-Feb-08> System Entry Pledge of $1,000 by Patrick Jordan of the Rotary Club of Henderson, NV, District 5300. <12-Mar-08> by Conrad von Bibra Added one sentence to first paragraph giving estimated time to complete to comply with TRF rules. <1-Apr-08> System Entry Grant paperwork sent to The Rotary Foundation. <19-May-08> by Philippe Lamoise Project carried over to 2008-09 and project status reverted to "Fully Funded" since it needs to be resubmitted to TRF in 2008-09. <30-Jul-08> System Entry Grant paperwork sent to The Rotary Foundation. <1-Oct-08> by Bernard Hunt RI approved project. Final go-ahead. <1-Oct-08> System Entry Grant approved by The Rotary Foundation. <20-Apr-09> by Bernard Hunt The minibus has been bought, paid for and delivered to the Motse wa Tsholofelo day-care center in Maun, Botswana. The Rotary Club of Francistown is preparing the final report. Huge thanks to everybody. For pictures of the bus being delivered, please see: http://www.lasvegaswestrotary.org/rotarybotswana.htm <9-Nov-09> System Entry Grant status changed to "Completed".