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HEART 2 HEART TRIP NOTES NOV 2018

Thursday, Nov 8 - Toluca

First stop – Juan Fernandez Albarran school, 51 year old school in Zinacantepec

1539 students in AM, 705 students in PM , ages 6-12– second largest school in Mexico
state
Looking for renovations and improvements in auditorium as part of a comprehensive,
multi-phase plan (in four areas)
Auditorium is approx. 480 square meters
Intention is to provide additional services for students and programs for the community,
with some small fee included to help with sustainability issues – best approach may be to
treat this as a community training center (basic education vs economic & community
development)
The community is vulnerable in access to education
Proposed budget $37,500 to $40,000 for chairs, screens, projector, lighting, sound
enhancing improvements (fixing and lowering ceiling) & audio
Although there is a structural plan for the school property, a needs assessment may better
define the scope and community buy-in
Questions include which phase of the proposed project may have a faster and/or larger
impact, what are details on the proposed budget, what are roles of Rotarians and for
Rotaractors & Interactors, who are partner Rotary clubs, what is club contribution

Second stop – Joaquin Baranda school in Santa Cruz Cuauhtenco Zinacantepec

283 students in AM, 185 students in PM, secondary school age
Looking for chemistry lab equipment and drums
Also has need to repair leaking sinks and to improve lighting
Note – possible good location for hands-on project
They had a well prepared presentation written in Spanish – need English version asap
Budget $10,000 USD for chemistry lab equipment ($7,000) and school band equipment
(drums, trumpets, clarinets) ($3,000)