Project Description Country: USA Location: North Platte Total Budget: $1,700 Areas of Focus: Maternal and child health, Basic education and literacy Activity Type: Education: Literacy Summary: Club members will read to all kindergarden classes and Josh the Otter will be there as well Reading the story of Josh the Otter not only teaches kids the importance of water safety but also the importance of swimming lessons and the importance of having an adult around at all times. We will read to the classes in April and all kids will receive their own book. Funds would be used to purchase books and the rental of the Josh costume. 450 books are $1462.00 and 500 would be $1625.00 with shipping. THis next time we will order 500. Cost to ship Josh the Otter costume on the next location $50. Project Contact Person District: 5630 Rotary Club of: North Platte Primary Contact: Misty Robertson Email: misty.d.robertson@wellsfargo.com 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 2013-14 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total North Platte (5630) 6-May-13 $1,075 $625 $1,700 Total $1,075 $625 $1,700

Project Supporting Documents Alphabetical with icons By date with icons Alphabetical list format By date list format [16-Apr-14] BookInvoice [9-May-14] DistrictCheck [21-Aug-13] Ditrict Grant Receipt [6-May-14] Grant Report [16-Apr-14] JoshOtterSchedule [16-Apr-14] RotaryStickerInvoice

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History Log Entries 6-May-13 by Scott McLaughlin Project published. 6-May-13 System Entry Creation of project page. 14-May-13 by Sonja Voycheske 450 books are $1462.00 and 500 would be $1625.00 with shipping. THis next time we will order 500. Cost to ship Josh the Otter costume on the next location $50. 22-May-13 by Scott McLaughlin DDF amount allocated, cash contribution reduced, budget adjusted accordingly 22-May-13 System Entry Project sent for club signatures. 22-May-13 System Entry Project signed by Sonja Voycheske. 22-May-13 System Entry Project signed by John Hales. 13-Jun-13 System Entry Project signed by Misty Robertson. 13-Jun-13 System Entry Project approved by the District Approval Committee. 16-Aug-13 by Scott McLaughlin We are still waiting for you to sign and return your Grant letter from Dale Schultz. Please return ASAP in the pre-addressed, stamped envelope. 21-Aug-13 by Don Peterson Signed receipt for $625 grant check received by club 23-Aug-13 System Entry Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer. 3-Mar-14 by Misty Robertson We will have Josh the Otter costume here March 31st and the first two weeks of April. Times are scheduled with kindergarten classrooms at McDaid and North Platte Public Schools. Committee is working to get Our Redeemer Lutheran school and the home school group lined up as well. One of our Interact members is from Sutherland and is going to contact her school about lining up a time there. I have ordered 450 books, total of $1,462.50. We may order more books if neighboring towns are added. 16-Apr-14 by Misty Robertson Josh the Otter project for 2014 is complete. Project Detail: We read to over 400 kindergarteners in 12 different schools which included all of North Platte Public Schools, McDaid Elementary and Our Redeemer school. All students met Josh and took the Water Safety Pledge. They each received a book with CD, activity sheet and sticker. Finances: Total amount spent was $1,523.78 for 450 Josh the Otter books $1,462.50) and stickers saying they were provided by Rotary ($61.28). We did not have any shipping fees as rotarians were able to pick up and return the costume to Lincoln this year. Publicity: Photos were shared on our Rotary club's facebook page and television station KNOP did an interview at Cody School with Rotarian John Hales about the program. 16-Apr-14 System Entry Project has been implemented and final report uploaded. 6-May-14 by Misty Robertson uploaded grant report 6-May-14 System Entry Final report approved by the District Approval Committee.