Hi P. Ron,
I
hope that you and all of our friends in Don Juan are doing well. I
realize that we haven't spoken in a few weeks so I wanted to send out a
few updates from our chapter.
We have received
approval to proceed with the designs for the water system on the
condition that we make contact with a local government representative in
Don Juan. For this reason, we will be reaching out to Sr. Anderson de
los Santos. EWB-USA is also requiring that we show proof about whether
or not design regulations/specifications or permits are required in the
area; therefore, we will also try to contact the engineering department
at INTEC to determine what resources might be available. We hope to have
a draft of our design plans completed by the end of this semester and
will be submitting our proposal to EWB-USA for approval this summer.
Recently,
the fundraising committee applied for a Rotary Simplified District
Grant, through which we aim to receive $10,000. We feel confident in
receiving this grant because two Rotary clubs, from within the district,
are co-sponsoring our organization. We will also send some members to a
"House of Friendship" event, where we will inform other clubs of our
program in hopes of receiving additional pledges of monetary support.
Moving into next semester, we plan to launch a crowd-funding campaign
sponsored by the engineering school at the University of Rochester.
On
another note, Sophia and I have spoken regarding the procedure for
further water testing (in between chlorine additions) in the cisterns
and and boy's restroom (near the 7th and 8th grade classrooms). We look
forward to receiving the results of the test and for continuing to
welcome and communicate with Sophia as the newest member of our team.
Finally,
we will be sending our most recently estimated budget for the program
within the next week. We are working on a translated version and are
drafting a letter to APMAE to update them as well.
As always, please feel free to email me with any questions/concerns!
Best,
Grace
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