Project Description Country: USA Location: O'Neill, NE Total Budget: $1,000 Area of Focus: Maternal and child health Activity Type: Food/Agriculture: General Summary: Funding will be provided to help fund the Backpack Program, a weekend food program, at O'Neill Elementary The Rotary Club of O'Neill is partnering with the O'Neill Family, Career, Community, Leaders of America (FCCLA) to help fund the Backpack Program. The Backpack Program is a program designed to help meet the needs of hungry children in the O'Neill School District. Children who meet the eligibility requirements are sent home a backpack filled with nutritional food that will get them through the weekend. Students who are hungry, often perform poorly in school. The O'Neill School District has a 50.63% of the student body at O'Neill Elementary receives free or reduced breakfasts and lunches. This is approximately 200 students. By partnering with the FCCLA organization, the Rotary Club of O'Neill will be able to help reduce childhood hunger in the community of O'Neill. The program will be launched in August 2013 and the funds will be used to help purchase the backpacks and the food for the program. Project Contact Person District: 5630 Rotary Club of: O'Neill Primary Contact: Nicole Sedlacek Email: nicole@growholt.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 O'Neill (5630) 11-May-13 $375 $625 $1,000 Total $375 $625 $1,000

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History Log Entries 11-May-13 by Scott McLaughlin Project Published. This looks like an awesome community project. Good job Nicole. 11-May-13 System Entry Creation of project page. 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. 10-Jun-13 System Entry Project signed by Nicole Sedlacek. 14-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. 23-Aug-13 by Scott McLaughlin Added the club President [Cody Boettcher] to the distribution list. 2-Nov-13 by Don Peterson Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer. 26-Nov-13 System Entry Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer. 13-May-14 System Entry Project has been implemented and final report uploaded. 13-May-14 System Entry Final report approved by the District Approval Committee.