Project Description Country: USA Location: Vista, CA Total Budget: $6,000 Area of Focus: Basic education and literacy Activity Type: Education: Literacy Summary: Provide books to elementary schools in Vista to enable and increase reading and thus improve literacy The Rotary Club of Vista is very concerned that between 30-40% of children cannot or do not read. This has negative effects on their schooling, life experiences and potential for successful lives. Key members of the club discussed these concerns with the Superintendent of the Vista Unified School District. When asked how the Vista Rotary club could assist in improving children's reading he replied that there are multiple reasons for this but one very big reason is the lack of books to read in many homes. To address this, the Rotary Club of Vista will: 1. Obtain a recommended list of books 2. Work with school principals to determine the best way to distribute the books 3. Identify ways that these books are most likely to assist the students 4. Deliver, the books to schools 5. Read to classes 6. Ensure that our name-plate is on the books 7. Work with the principals and teachers to get pictures/letters from the students 8. Secure school assistance for appropriate PR in newspapers,web and social media. This is an important community concern. Rotary is addressing it and we want the community to be aware of it. Project Contact Person District: 5340 Rotary Club of: Vista Primary Contact: Paula White Email: pmwhite@cox.net Project Status Completed This project is "Completed". This means the project has been implemented and the report was accepted by the district leadership. The project will stay listed on this website as a testimony of the achievements of the project partners. Project listed for the 2012-13 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total Vista (5340) 27-Jul-12 $3,000 $3,000 $6,000 Total $3,000 $3,000 $6,000

Project Supporting Documents Alphabetical with icons By date with icons Alphabetical list format By date list format [30-Apr-13] Final Report.pdf [22-Mar-13] Grapevine Elementary [22-Mar-13] Hannlei Elementary [22-Mar-13] Maryland [22-Mar-13] MonteVista

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History Log Entries 27-Jul-12 System Entry Creation of project page. 28-Jul-12 System Entry Project sent for club signatures. 28-Jul-12 System Entry Project signed by Paula White. 11-Sep-12 by Pam Russell The District 5340 Rotary Foundation Committee awarded $3,000 in DDF to this district grant request. 12-Sep-12 System Entry Project approved by the District Approval Committee. 21-Oct-12 System Entry Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer. 29-Apr-13 by Marge Cole This notice is a reminder that the Final Report for this District Grant is past due. Reports were due on April 1, 2013. Your club will not be able to apply for a new grant if this grant is not completed. Please go to the website for this grant to complete reporting which includes financial documents and the Final Report. 30-Apr-13 by Larry Sundram Final Report submitted 30-Apr-13 System Entry Project has been implemented and final report uploaded. 30-Apr-13 System Entry Final report approved by the District Approval Committee.