Project Description Country: USA Location: Caldwell, ID Total Budget: $6,050 Area of Focus: Basic education and literacy Activity Type: Education: Volunteer Services Summary: Leadership program in local elementary schools This grant would be used to implement Everyday Leadership at two Title I, low-income schools in the Caldwell School district - Wilson Elementary and Washington Elementary. Approximately 40 students would benefit. This program was started in the Boise school district by the Boise Metro Rotary club and has been expanded into the Caldwell school district for the last couple of school years at Wilson Elementary. This past year ('21-'22), the Caldwell Rotary Club has taken over the administration and funding of the program and will be adding another school for the coming year (Washington Elementary). The program was designed for and is quite effective at increasing the odds that low-income students will succeed scholastically and professionally by equipping them with life skills (leadership, teamwork, communication, cooperation, conflict resolution, and decision making) and building their self-confidence. This is a collaborative effort uniting the resources of (1)School teachers and principals, (2)Caldwell School District directors, (3) Treasure Valley YMCA staff and (5) Rotarians from Rotary Clubs of Caldwell and Boise Metro. The grant would be used to provide school teachers and YMCA instructors to lead 13 leadership classes and two community service projects in each school. The funds would also be used to fund field trips and an end-of-session 1-day camp/lock-in at the Caldwell YMCA. Rotarians play a central role in organizing, facilitating and funding the project. During the school year, 10-15 Rotarians meet with the students to discuss what they are learning and how they are using their new insights. Rotarians also provide logistical and transportation assistance as needed throughout the year. The program has been very successful and is enthusiastically supported by the School District and the School administrators. Grades have increased, behavioral problems have decreased, and many of the participants have gone on to accelerated learning programs in junior high school. Project Contact Person District: 5400 Rotary Club of: Caldwell Primary Contact: Jeff Hunsicker Email: jwhunsicker@msn.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 2022-23 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total Caldwell (5400) 9-May-22 $4,799 $1,251 $6,050 Total $4,799 $1,251 $6,050

Project Supporting Documents Alphabetical with icons By date with icons Alphabetical list format By date list format [9-May-22] Everyday Leadership Caldwell Budget 2022-23 [14-Aug-23] Final Report [8-May-23] Washington Elem fall invoice [14-Aug-23] washington spring YMCA invoice [8-May-23] Wilson Elem fall invoice [14-Aug-23] wilson spring YMCA invoice

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History Log Entries 9-May-22 System Entry System Entry: Creation of project page. 10-May-22 by Marianne Barker The maximum grant your club can request is $1,251 because you club contribution to the Annual Fund of The Rotary Foundation in 2019-20 was less than $100/capita ($37.90). Please adjust the DDF portion of your project financing to reflect this. You can increase the club contribution to the project or reduce the overall size of the project so that the financing will equal the budget. Feel free to contact Marianne Barker at 208 308-5617 if you have questions. Thank you for participating in Rotary Foundation district grants through Rotary District 5400. 13-May-22 by Jeff Hunsicker System Entry: Project sent for club signatures. 13-May-22 by Jeff Hunsicker System Entry: Project signed by Jeff Hunsicker. 24-May-22 System Entry System Entry: Project signed by Chuck McHugh. 4-Jul-22 by Marianne Barker Your district grant project has been included in D5400's block grant application to The Rotary Foundation. It is not yet approved. Do not place orders or spend money on the project until you hear from the district that TRF has approved our block grant (likely sometime this month), as you cannot be reimbursed for expenses incurred prior to TRF approval. Call Marianne Barker at 208 308-5617 if you have any questions. Thank you! 8-Jul-22 by Marianne Barker The Rotary Foundation approved the District 5400 block grant on July 7, 2022. We’ll send your grant award as soon as the block grant is funded by TRF. You can safely incur costs now. If you have questions or need help, please contact Marianne Barker at (208) 308-5617 8-Jul-22 by Marianne Barker The Rotary Foundation approved the District 5400 block grant on July 7, 2022. We’ll send your grant award as soon as the block grant is funded by TRF. You can safely incur costs now. If you have questions or need help, please contact Marianne Barker at (208) 308-5617 1-Aug-22 by Marianne Barker System Entry: Project approved by the District Approval Committee. 16-Aug-22 by Marianne Barker System Entry: Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer. 9-Apr-23 by Marianne Barker A grant report is due no later than May 15th, 2023. Failure to report by the deadline may impact your club's ability to receive a grant in 2023-24 Rotary year. For final report, download the report form from the administration side of the description tab. Fill it out, being sure that the expenses listed in the report match your receipts and any other documentation of expenses you provide. Upload pdf copies of your report and the receipts to the documents tab of your grant. Then click "reported", a button on the administration side of the description tab. If the project is not done, file a progress report - a history log telling us when you started the project, what % complete you are & when you plan to finish it out. Call Marianne 208 308-5617 if you have questions about reporting. 6-May-23 by Marianne Barker This is a reminder that you have a report due on this grant by May 15th, 2023. If the project is completed your submittal should be a final report. You'll find the report form on the admin side of the description tab for download. Complete the report, save as pdf and upload to the documents tab along with supporting receipts. If project is not complete, provide a progress report by sending a history log email stating when you started the project, what percent complete it is and when you anticipate being wrapped up. That's all we need for a progress report. Failure to report may impact your club's ability to receive a grant in the 2023-24 cycle, so please get your report in. Call Marianne 208 308-5617 if you have questions or need help. 8-May-23 by Jeff Hunsicker Uploaded Fall semester invoices from Wilson and Washington Elementary from the YMCA. Both have been paid. Spring invoices are currently pending as the school year will end at the end of May. We expect similar value invoices for both schools from the YMCA shortly after the end of the school year. In addition, we expect invoices from the Caldwell School District for instructor stipends around the same time. We will pay and submit those and file our final report once received. 12-Jul-23 by Marianne Barker Have you got this project wrapped up and all your bills paid? We'd like to have your final report and documents turned in before we fund your 2023-24 grant. Thanks for participating in Rotary Foundation grants with District 5400. 4-Aug-23 by Marianne Barker Please write your final report using the form you'll find on the administration side of the description tab in your grant. Upload the report as a pdf along with pdf copies of your receipts/documentation of expenses. Then click "reported on the admin side of the description tab. We're asking that you complete your reporting on this grant before we send you a check for your 2023-24 grant. Thank you! Should you need to add another administrator to your grant, you can do that on the administration side of the history log tab. Call me at 208 308-5617 if you have questions for need some help. 14-Aug-23 by Jeff Hunsicker Received and paid YMCA invoices for both schools. Invoices have been uploaded to the documents section. Status of invoices for the CSD stipends remain undetermined. Ready for final report. 14-Aug-23 by Jeff Hunsicker System Entry: Project has been implemented and final report uploaded. 15-Aug-23 by Bob Rose I have audited this project and I approve it. 15-Aug-23 by Bob Rose System Entry: Final report approved by the District Approval Committee.