Project Description Country: USA Location: Gillette, Wyoming Total Budget: $5,000 Area of Focus: Water, sanitation and hygiene Activity Type: Health: General Summary: Package and distribute hygiene packages to individuals in need in Campbell County, Wyoming. In 2018 we heard that many children participating in the Shop with a Cop program at Christmas were using that opportunity to get basic hygiene items instead of toys. After hearing of this we spoke to several school nurses and school counselors and found as the industry in Gillette had declined many families were unable to afford basic hygiene items. In 2019 as a club project we decided to put together hygiene packages to deliver to the Title I schools in Campbell County and the local homeless shelter. Each package contained a washcloth, travel sized shampoo and conditioner, soap, and dental hygiene items. For the adult packages we also added a razor, lotion, and deodorant. We were able to distribute about 900 packages to both the Title I schools and the homeless shelter in 2019. We had great success with the hygiene project in 2019 and decided to continue with the project. Once again in 2020 we packaged and distributed packages to the Title I Schools, the homeless shelter, the Gillette Abuse Refuge Foundation, and the Volunteers of America. We made a few changes to the packages and distribution process last year. First, we distributed packages to the Title I Schools based on data received from the local chapter of Blessings in Backpack. Second, we gave the students larger sized hygiene items and did not add dental hygiene items as Title I schools can receive those items through another donation source. After our club assembles the packages, they are delivered to the local organizations and the Title I schools. The Title I schools make the decision on how to distribute the hygiene packages to the students. Some schools put the packages in with the Blessings in a Backpack, while others keep the packages in the nurse's office and distribute as needed. During the 2021-2022 year we were able to increase the amount of packages distributed approximately 1400 to Campbell County Title I Schools and 250 to community organizations. Our goal is to distribute the same number of package this year. Project Contact Person District: 5440 Rotary Club of: Gillette Primary Contact: Roxanne Witt Email: roxjordan80@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 2022-23 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total Gillette (5440) 3-Jun-22 $2,500 $2,500 $5,000 Total $2,500 $2,500 $5,000

Project Supporting Documents Alphabetical with icons By date with icons Alphabetical list format By date list format [3-Jun-22] CC Hygiene Proposed Budget [15-Jun-23] Gillette Rotary 22-23 Final Report [15-Jun-23] Grant Receipts 1 [15-Jun-23] Grant Receipts 2

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History Log Entries 3-Jun-22 by Roxanne Witt Campbell County Hygiene Project Grant for 2022-2023 year is ready for review! 3-Jun-22 by Randall J Looper Roxanne, Please remind your incoming President that they need to answer the grant qualification questions and send the responses to either myself or Robin Steele in order to be quaified for a 22-23 District grant. Randy 3-Jun-22 by Roxanne Witt System Entry: Creation of project page. 3-Jun-22 by Cody brown System Entry: Project sent for club signatures. 3-Jun-22 by Cody brown System Entry: Project signed by Cody brown. 3-Jun-22 System Entry System Entry: Project signed by Roxanne Witt. 3-Jun-22 System Entry System Entry: Project signed by Katrin wagner. 6-Jun-22 by Randall J Looper System Entry: Project approved by the District Approval Committee. 1-Sep-22 by Randall J Looper Roxanne, I have mailed the check for grant 4357 on 9/1/22. Please reply to this history log when your club treasurer receives the check. Randy 1-Sep-22 by Randall J Looper System Entry: Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer. 9-Jan-23 by Randall J Looper Roxanne, Please provide a quarterly history log update as to the status of this project. 3-Mar-23 by Roxanne Witt For the first part of The Campbell County Hygiene Program our club assembled 625 Hygiene Project Kits for distribution to Campbell County Title I Schools. In addition to the kits for Title I Schools we assembled and distributed 250 Kits to the Homeless Shelter, Volunteers of America, and Gillette Abuse Refuge Foundation. A second round of hygiene projects will be assembled and distributed to Title I schools at the end of March. 15-Jun-23 by Roxanne Witt System Entry: Project has been implemented and final report uploaded. 15-Jun-23 by Randall J Looper System Entry: Final report approved by the District Approval Committee.