Project Description Country: USA Location: Fort Worth, Texas Total Budget: $1,100 Area of Focus: Basic education and literacy Activity Type: Education: General Summary: Purchase 62 Dictionaries for entire 3rd grade & use remaining funds for 1 RYLA student. Our Club supports Maudrie Walton Elementary with weekly in-person reading mentors for each 3rd grade student. This has been an on-going project for approx. 5 years, in support of FWISD's "100 x 25 Ready To Read, Ready To Lead" initiative (https://www.fwisd.org/100x25). Walton Elementary is located in the Stop Six area serving public housing. Test scores fall far below the state average (22% Reading, 18% Math, 9% Reading, Science 21%). Each 3rd grade student will be given an "Elementary Dictionary" with these funds. The Club and member volunteers provide provide additional support throughout the year. The DDF balance will be used to fund an additional (1) RYLA student in Spring, 2023. Project Contact Person District: 5790 Rotary Club of: Fort Worth Primary Contact: Shawn Snell Email: shawnsnell@texashealth.org 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 Fort Worth (5790) 1-Sep-22 $550 $550 $1,100 Total $550 $550 $1,100

Project Supporting Documents Alphabetical with icons By date with icons Alphabetical list format By date list format [28-Jun-23] 11.30.22 Bank Stmt, Dictionary Purchase $755.85 [28-Jun-23] 3.31.23 Bank Stmt see Dictionary Tax Refund $57.60 [5-Jul-23] 6.30.23 Bank Statement, see RYLA Check Payment [2-Sep-22] 990 Only [2-Sep-22] Cost Est., 62 Dictionaries [2-Sep-22] Goals Only, Rotary Club Central [2-Sep-22] MOU Only [26-Jun-23] P-4558 DG Final Packet

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History Log Entries 1-Sep-22 by Shawn Snell System Entry: Creation of project page. 2-Sep-22 by Dusty Babitzke System Entry: Project sent for club signatures. 2-Sep-22 by Dusty Babitzke System Entry: Project signed by Dusty Babitzke. 2-Sep-22 System Entry System Entry: Project signed by Shawn Snell. 9-Sep-22 by Dusty Babitzke Your grant has been approved, please send an e-mail to dustybabitzke@yahoo.com to request funding. 16-Nov-22 by Dusty Babitzke in process 4-Jan-23 by Sharron Miles System Entry: Project approved by the District Approval Committee. 4-Jan-23 by Dusty Babitzke System Entry: Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer. 26-Jun-23 by Shawn Snell System Entry: Project has been implemented and final report uploaded. 26-Jun-23 by Dusty Babitzke System Entry: Project reverted to "Paid". 28-Jun-23 by Shawn Snell System Entry: Project has been implemented and final report uploaded. 29-Jun-23 by Dusty Babitzke System Entry: Final report approved by the District Approval Committee.