Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Port Lavaca RC Texax Joins The Team!

On 15th March, Skip & Carolina (President of the Port Lavaca Rotary Club & his wife), attended first the water information day presented by Sapasma in Parque Juarez, & then our San Miguel Midday RC meeting...

During the meeting Skip presented our club with a very generous direct grant donation of US$7,000 to support our Water Project.

This $7k along with another generous $2k direct grant donation from New Braumfels RC in Texas will go towards providing a total of 14 cisterns in the community of Tierra Blanca.

Another Rotary funded project is being carried out there (& in the community of Juan Gonzalez), together this will mean the community is able to construct a total of 42 cisterns in their community.

Muchisimas Gracias!!

Sapasma Joins the Team!!

We are very happy to report - at the water information day by Sapasma (the local water authority) on the 15th March, (at which incidentally our San Miguel Midday Rotary President made a presentation) Sapasma made an announcement ... Their board has agreed to devote US$35,000 to match the Rotary Global Grant of $33,500, to begin a pilot project with the Water Project Team... Rotary, Cedesa & The communities!!

They propose to work with us to learn the model & methodology, & then their promoters (outreach workers) will take it to other communities!

So, with 53 more cisterns & 2 more communities served, we continue to work towards resolving this issue for all in need!!

3 cheers for Sapasma!!

For almost 3 years we have been working with Sapasma as well as other local authorities, Desarollo Social & the Ecology department, to collaborate & find a resolution to the safe drinking water issue...with huge thanks & kudos to the participants of the previous projects in the communities we have been working with, we now take this big step forward with the rural communities of San Miguel...