P-358

Coats for Kids

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Project Description

Country: USA

Location: Kennedale TX

Total Budget: $2,400

Area of Focus: Economic and community development

Activity Type: Community Development: General

Summary: To provide winter wear, school uniforms, and toiletry items needed for school children, seniors and families within the Kennedale School District.


The Kennedale ISD has approximately 43% of its school population as underprivileged. These children attend school; where in some instances receive the only meal for the day at school. These children are also faced with other needs for items such as school uniforms and cold weather gear for winter such as coats, gloves, hats and scarves. Over the last several years this project has become an expansion of the Angel Tree Project in Kennedale which provides toys and other items for citizens in need.

The Kennedale Rotary Club pays for and collects these items: coats, other cold weather gear, school uniform clothing, throws, and toiletry items from area stores in Arlington and Irving. These stores partner with us in providing discount prices.

Club members then distribute the coats and other items to the Angel Tree Project coordinator and work with the event to greet and serve participants at the community wide fundraising event. Twenty Club Rotarians provide hands on participation in this project.

Approximately 250 non-Rotarians benefit from this project. Over 200 children will have cold-weather clothing for home and school use, as well as school uniforms. The Kennedale Senior community is also provided blankets and toiletry items for our nursing home residents.

This project is truly a community effort. Not only does the Kennedale Rotary Club support this effort by providing the above-mentioned resources and community support to help meet the needs of the Angels and seniors, but the Kennedale Fire Department plays an enormous role in facilitating the Angel Tree designations and deliveries through the local schools. Other community organization including the Kennedale Chamber of Commerce and the Kennedale Independent School District also provide support to this project by gathering in-kind items and raising cash donations, and volunteers just to name a few. This project would not be possible without the collaborative effort of all these organizations doing their part.

Project Contact Person

District: 5790

Rotary Club of: Kennedale

Primary Contact: Susan Dalrymple

Email: srdalrymple@gmail.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

Kennedale (5790)

26-Jul-13

$1,200

$1,200

$2,400

Total

$1,200

$1,200

$2,400

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History Log Entries

26-Jul-13

System Entry

Creation of project page.

31-Oct-13

System Entry

Project sent for club signatures.

31-Oct-13

System Entry

Project signed by Susan Dalrymple, President.

4-Nov-13

System Entry

Project signed by Sharron Miles.

1-Dec-13

System Entry

Project approved by the District Approval Committee.

16-Dec-13

System Entry

Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer.

7-Jan-14

System Entry

Project has been implemented and final report uploaded.

16-Mar-14

by Sharron Miles

Project completed . final report pending

17-Mar-14

by Kelly Cooper

This project is complete. I submitted the final report, receipts and pictures via the documents tab. Please let us know if you need any additional information. Thanks Kelly Cooper

17-May-14

System Entry

Final report approved by the District Approval Committee.

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