Tuesday, August 18, 2009

TIME TO START FUNDRAISING FOR 2010!!!

TIME TO START FUNDRAISING FOR 2010!!!

Send tax deductible donations and the $100.00 transportation fees to:

Hands to Honduras, Inc.
P.O. Box 1733
Port Isabel, Texas 78578

The proposed dates for next year are:

February 11-19
February 11-23 (for those that want to spend a few extra days)
February 23- March 6 (or portion thereof)

2010 KNOWN PARTICIPANTS TO DATE:

Tom Plumb, Port Isabel, Texas 2/2/10-3/6/10
Carol Plumb, Port Isabel, Texas (dates not chosen)
Frank Condron, Edna, Texas 2/11-2/23/10
Jim Moser, Edna, Texas 2/11-2/23/10
Mary Harb (and Hopkinton, NH Interact), 2/23-3/6/10
Jim Deuser, McAllen, Texas 2/11-2/19/10
Joyce Deuser, McAllen, Texas 2/11-2/19/10
J.D. Simpson, Rockport, Texas 2/11-2/23/10
Traci Lichtensteiger, Port Isabel, Texas 2/13-2/21/10
Jake Tousey, Port Isabel, Texas 2/13-2/21/10
Vicky Pease, Port Isabel, Texas 2/11-2/19/10
Deane Pease, Port Isabel, Texas 2/11-2/19/10
Nohelia Sosa, Honduran Cultural Attache, Miami, Florida

Please let me know (as soon as you know) if you would like to come.

2010 PROJECTS (budget amounts are estimates)

Up to 6 wired 20 x 30 classrooms at Guadalupe Carney

Two classrooms built in 2009

Total estimated cost: $24,000.00

Up to 2 wired 20x30 classrooms at Monte Cristo


Classroom built in 2009

Total estimated cost: $8,000.00

Up to 2 wired 20 x 30 classrooms at Rio Claro


Classroom built in 2009

Total estimated cost: $8,000.00

A wired 20x20 kindergarten at Cunda


School built in 2008 with new power

Total estimated cost: $3,500.00

TOTAL CLASSROOM EXPENSES: $43,500.00

TOTAL SUPPORT COSTS NEEDED: $20,000.00

A water filtration project for the 4,000 residents of Barrios Buenos Aires and Miramar (MGA)

Buenos Aires dam site

Silt buildup

Site for new filtration tank

The Buenos Aires storage tank

During the rainy season, silt sand and gravel contaminate the water supply, the filtration system will settle the silt out of the water before flowing to a storage tank. The sand and gravel are the result of new communication towers on top of the mountain and the maintenance road that services the towers.

Total cost: $33,014.84

Pledged by community $16,507.42
Local match required: $4,716.41
DDF match to be requested: $4,716.41
Rotary Foundation to be requested: $7,074.60

A water filtration system and clean water storage tank for the 11,000 residents of San Martin (MGA)


36,000 gallon water tank in 2009

We want to build a slow sand filter system and clean water storage tank on this site--right next to the 36,000 gallon tank.

Total cost: $25,000.00

Local match required: $7,142.86
DDF match to be requested: $7,142.86
Rotary Foundation to be requested: $10,714.28

Pipeline for the 3,000 residents of Barrio Cristales (MGA)


26,000 gallon tank built in 2008

The Cristales dam

Pipeline will go from dam to tank and then to the filtration system

Site of slow sand filter and clean water tank to be built by District 5830

And then the pipeline will go to a central distribution system

Total Cost: $24,611.68

Pledged by community: $12,305.84
Local match required: $3,515.95
DDF match to be requested: $3,515.95
Rotary Foundation to be requested: $5,273.94

Total local fundraising needed: $78,875.22
Total DDF needed $15,375.22
Total Rotary Foundation funding needed $23,062.82
Total project community funding pledged: $28,813.26.

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