Project Description Country: USA Location: Orange County LA Total Budget: $1,200 Area of Focus: Basic education and literacy Activity Type: Education: General Summary: United States Establish a Rotary Starbase Civil Engineering Program for Orange County elementary students including the purchase of component parts for 25 student kits. Recent State aptitudes tests have indicated a educational shortfall of STEM programs in minority and low income communities. While there may be multiple causes, the results show a lack of resources and education opportunities. Working with volunteers from the Army Corps of Engineers, Rotarians would be involved in developing the course curriculum, purchasing and assembling of supplies for each student kit, arranging for speakers and assisting with the presentation of course materials Project Contact Person District: 5320 Rotary Club of: Orange County LA Primary Contact: Beth Fujishige Email: ocrotarybeth@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 2023-24 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total Orange County LA (5320) 15-Jun-23 $700 $500 $1,200 Total $700 $500 $1,200

Project Supporting Documents Alphabetical with icons By date with icons Alphabetical list format By date list format [15-May-24] Final Report [15-May-24] Project Pictures [15-May-24] Receipt for kits [15-Jun-23] STARBASE ENGINEERING PROJECT

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History Log Entries 15-Jun-23 System Entry System Entry: Creation of project page. 23-Jun-23 by Beth Fujishige System Entry: Project sent for club signatures. 23-Jun-23 System Entry System Entry: Project signed by Beth Fujshige. 23-Jun-23 by Roger Minami System Entry: Project reverted to "Submitted" - Roger Minami added to the list of signatories. 23-Jun-23 by Roger Minami System Entry: Project signed by Roger Minami. 23-Jun-23 by Beth Fujishige System Entry: Signature Process cancelled by user. 23-Jun-23 by Beth Fujishige System Entry: Project sent for club signatures. 23-Jun-23 by Roger Minami System Entry: Project signed by Roger Minami. 23-Jun-23 by Beth Fujishige System Entry: Project signed by Beth Fujshige. 24-Jun-23 by Helen Maxwell System Entry: Project approved by the District Approval Committee. 28-Nov-23 by Helen Maxwell System Entry: Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer. 15-May-24 by Gillian Bradshaw System Entry: Project has been implemented and final report uploaded. 2-Jul-24 by Stacey Giannoulis System Entry: Final report approved by the District Approval Committee.