Project Description Country: USA Location: Laramie, WY Total Budget: $7,500 Areas of Focus: Maternal and child health, Community economic development Activity Type: Community Development: Construction/Renovation Summary: Improving the appearance and useability of the outdoor space at Interfaith Good Samaritan's new building in Laramie, WY. nterfaith-Good Samaritan (Interfaith) in Laramie, Wyoming was founded July 1, 1988 and is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing emergency assistance primarily in the form of food and needed funds. For over 30 years, Interfaith has been helping their neighbors, primarily families, from being evicted or having their utilities shut off when their funds are temporarily insufficient to pay rent or utility bills; and also by providing a food pantry that distributes over 1,000 pounds of food each week. The Interfaith operation is in the process of relocating to a new facility which is a tremendous improvement over the past location. The new facility is all on the ground level as opposed to three levels in the old location. The new location offers easy close-in parking and improved access for donors, volunteers, clients, families and individuals seeking assistance. However, some landscape improvement work is needed. The facilities at the new Interfaith location were used by the previous occupant for a different purpose and the landscaping around the building was not maintained for outdoor uses. Interfaith plans to use the outdoor space as a welcoming area for their clients as well as a waiting area for those using buses or waiting for the food pantry to open. To accomplish this and to insure public safety two trees will be removed and other trees will be trimmed. In addition the designated waiting/welcoming area will be equipped with two benches and flagstone pavement. A small group of Rotarians and Interfaith representatives have met and developed plans for what work needs to be accomplished. Professional cost estimates for some of the work have been secured. One Rotary family has already donated 20 large flagstones to be used for the outdoor waiting area. Three others have donated $600 in cash to facilitate getting this project done. The Sunrise Rotary Club is allocating $1900 for a total contribution of $2500. This District Grant application is seeking $5000 from District 5440 to complete the acquisition of funds needed. Work will begin in the summer of 2019 but the project will likely carry over into the early summer of 2020. The funds would be used to pay a professional tree service to remove and trim some of the existing trees and to purchase two commercial-quality park benches. Members of the Sunrise Rotary club would then organize volunteers to lay out the design, remove sod, install the flagstones, and install the benches. A "monument" sign will be located near the street to help individuals find the new building. Estimate for tree work from TigerTree: $2650 Two park benches @ $750 $1500 Concrete for anchoring benches $500 Construction of a "monument" sign $2850 TOTAL: $7500 Funding Plan: CASH DONATIONS Cash donated from three Rotarians who are involved in planning this project:$600 Cash from Sunrise Rotary Club treasury: $1900 Cash from District 5440: $5,000 Total Cash: $7500 Project Contact Person District: 5440 Rotary Club of: Laramie Sunrise Primary Contact: Charlie Ksir Email: charliek@wyoming.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 2019-20 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total Laramie Sunrise (5440) 29-May-19 $2,500 $5,000 $7,500 Total $2,500 $5,000 $7,500

Project Supporting Documents Alphabetical with icons By date with icons Alphabetical list format By date list format [6-Apr-23] Final Report [6-Apr-23] Interfaith Receipt [6-Apr-23] Montgomery Receipt [6-Apr-23] Tiger Tree Receipt

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History Log Entries 29-May-19 System Entry System Entry: Creation of project page. 3-Jun-19 by Randy Looper Charlie, In order to be considered for a District grant the following needs to be completed: - The clubs President-Elect needs to enter a Foundation goal for the 2019-2020 Rotary year. If you have any questions or problems please email me. 19-Jun-19 by Jim Epstein Application must be signed before it can be approved 19-Jun-19 by Charlie Ksir System Entry: Project sent for club signatures. 19-Jun-19 by Charlie Ksir System Entry: Project signed by Charlie Ksir. 15-Jul-19 by Randy Looper System Entry: Project approved by the District Approval Committee. 16-Jul-19 by Bill Kehl System Entry: Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer. 29-Jan-20 by Randy Looper Charlie, Please enter a quarterly update on the status of this project in the the history log. 13-Apr-20 by Charlie Ksir We have spent $5500 so far, leaving $2000 available for remaining work this summer. Three large old cottonwood trees were removed at a cost of $3100. Two of these were interfering in the power lines and all of them needed removal due to a planned addition to Interfaith's building. A stone monument sign was ordered at a cost of $2400 and is in the process of being engraved. Installation will require a city permit to be obtained by Interfaith in conjunction with their building addition. 12-Oct-20 by Randy Looper Charlie, Please enter a quarterly update on the status of this project in the the history log section of this grant. If the project is complete please download a copy of the District final from the District website, complete it and than upload it along with copies of the receipts to the documents area of the project. 23-Nov-20 by Charlie Ksir No change at the time. Awaiting approval of the Conditional Use Permit from the City of Laramie 10-Jun-21 by Charlie Ksir The status of this project is unchanged. We have the monument sign made but cannot install it until Laramie Interfaith completes its building addition. Unfortunately, the bids for this project came in much higher than their CDBG grant funding allows, so they are in the process of deciding when and how to re-bid the project. 14-Oct-21 by Randy Looper Charlie, Can you please do a history log update as to the status of this project. 15-Oct-21 by Charlie Ksir Laramie Interfaith finally broke ground on their building addition this week, so sometime in the next several months it should be possible to install our monument sign and complete the additional expenditure of the remaining $2,000. 18-Oct-21 by Randy Looper System Entry: Project has been implemented and final report uploaded. 30-Nov-21 by Randy Looper System Entry: Project reverted to "Paid". 8-Apr-22 by Randy Looper Charlie Can you please do a quarterly history log update on the status of your project. If it is complete please complete a district final report and upload it along with copies of the projects receipts to the documents area. Randy 15-Sep-22 by Randy Looper Charlie This grant is now over two years old. Please provide a history log update as to where the club is at with this project. If it is complete please complete a final report. This can be found on the District website. Once you have completed and signed the final report upload it and the copies of the receipts to the documents section of this project. If you have any questions on how to do this please email or call me at 970-629-0654. Randy 9-Jan-23 by Randy Looper Charlie This grant is now over two years old. Please provide a history log update as to where the club is at with this project. If it is complete please complete a final report. This can be found on the District website. Once you have completed and signed the final report upload it and the copies of the receipts to the documents section of this project. If you have any questions on how to do this please email or call me at 970-629-0654. Randy 24-Mar-23 by Charlie Ksir Tis project is now complete and al funds have been disbursed. The monument sign was installed and landscaping completed around the sign as part of the construction and finishing of Laramie Interfaith's food pantry addition. Laramie Interfaith submitted a request to Laramie Sunrise Rotary for the final $2,000 to cover a portion of the landscaping costs, and that invoice was paid in March, 2023. 29-Mar-23 by Randy Looper Charlie, Please complete the fianl report and upload it and the receipts to the documents area. I sent you a direct email with the link to that report. Randy 7-Apr-23 by Randy Looper System Entry: Project has been implemented and final report uploaded. 7-Apr-23 by Randy Looper System Entry: Final report approved by the District Approval Committee.