Welcome to the Centennial Rotary Club's WaterRico Project!
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Puerto Rico was devastated by Hurricane Maria in September of 2017. The entire water supply to most of the island was compromised and became unhealthy for human consumption. Out of that tragic occurrence, WaterRico was born.
WaterRico is an all Rotarian project to provide 1000 (now 1200) in-home water filters to the residents in need of healthy water in the town and area around Moca, in the northwest corner of Puerto Rico. The filters consist of two 5 gallon buckets, one on top of the other with a hollow, nano tube, micro filter in the middle. The filter kits are purchased from Aqua Clara Corporation of Michigan and assembled in Puerto Rico. WaterRico Phase 1
This was as an exploratory trip in May, 2018 for three Rotarians (at personal expense) to evaluate the need, resources, acceptance, and feasibility for this project in Puerto Rico. |
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WaterRico Phase 2
In November, 2018 we successfully accomplished the installation of 100 in-home water filters. The cost of this phase was $8,000. This was funded by two Rotary Club donations and a $4000 District 5450 Grant. This prototype project had three Rotarians from our district (at their own expense) travel to Puerto Rico and fabricate and distribute the filters to 100 households. |
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WaterRico Phase 3
As of July 4, 2019 the International Global Grant is near the approval by Rotary International. We will have funds totaling over $80,000 for this phase of the WaterRico Service Project. Donors include eight Rotary clubs from District 5450 ($13,000), Rotary District 5450 ($13,000), Rotary International ($19,500) and The Murray Gift for the Relief From Hurricane Maria ($35,000). With the generous support that we have received, we have increased the scope of the project to 1200 in-home water filters and a much larger facility water filter for the hospital in Moca. Project Completion goal set for Late Summer, 2019! We plan on 10-15 District 5450 Rotarians with boots on the ground in Puerto Rico for a week in the late summer of 2019. We will be recruiting District 5450 volunteers soon. The Rotary Club of Moca has agreed to partner with us on this phase to reach our goal! |
Project co-Directors
Marc Garfinkel
John Peterson |