Project Description Country: USA Location: Denton, TX Total Budget: $5,000 Areas of Focus: Peacebuilding and conflict prevention, Basic education and literacy, Community economic development Activity Type: Education: Literacy Summary: Provide books to incoming Denton ISD Kindergarteners Literacy has a profound impact on children's education and overall development. According to the International Literacy Association, literacy development directly affects a multitude of issues in a child's life from an early age, including cognitive development, the ability to communicate effectively, early and future performance in school, the nurturing of creativity and imagination, overall motivation, temperament, social skills, and ability to feel empathy. Denton Rotary Club wants to Instill excitement and curiosity in incoming Denton ISD kindergarten students through book ownership by providing them with a new book as part of the Kindergarten Roundup or registration. There were 2,203 kindergarten students in DISD for the 2022-2023 school year. The goal is to have the books be from the District 5790 peace book list but the final book selection is based upon approval from Denton ISD and is pending. If any of the peace books are not approved by Denton ISD we would replace the books with Denton ISD-approved books that encompass the spirit of peace. Another goal is to launch this project and fund books for all Denton ISD kindergarten students but is based upon funding available. If full funding is not secured, then the Denton Rotary Club will work first with Title 1 schools focusing on the more low-income and those schools with the most need first. This partnership with the DISD will enable us to strengthen our partnership with the local school board and community, while supporting Rotary's area of focus in the community related t supporting education, promoting peace and growing local economies. Rotarians will be involved in distributing the books to the local schools (2-3 Rotarians per school), as well as the potential of a launch party where 4-5 Rotarians can interact with local educators at a local small business bookstore. Project Contact Person District: 5790 Rotary Club of: Denton Primary Contact: Linda Dodson Email: linda@texasautohome.com Project Status Paid This project is "Paid". This means that the funds from the district have been issued. This project is now being ready for implementation. When this is done, a report needs to be uploaded on the project page and the "Reported" button needs to be clicked, then the status of the project will be changed to "Reported". Project listed for the 2023-24 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total Denton (5790) 1-Sep-23 $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 [1-Sep-23] 990 [1-Sep-23] Detailed Project Plan [30-Apr-24] Final Financial Report [1-Sep-23] Goals [1-Sep-23] MOU corrected

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History Log Entries 1-Sep-23 System Entry System Entry: Creation of project page. 3-Sep-23 by Dusty Babitzke System Entry: Project sent for club signatures. 3-Sep-23 by Dusty Babitzke System Entry: Project sent for club signatures. 3-Sep-23 by Dusty Babitzke System Entry: Signature Process cancelled by user. 3-Sep-23 by Dusty Babitzke System Entry: Project sent for club signatures. 3-Sep-23 by Dusty Babitzke System Entry: Project signed by Dusty Babitzke. 3-Sep-23 System Entry System Entry: Project signed by Randi Skinner. 5-Sep-23 by Linda Dodson System Entry: Project signed by Linda Dodson. 13-Sep-23 by Dusty Babitzke System Entry: Project approved by the District Approval Committee. 19-Dec-23 by Dusty Babitzke System Entry: Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer.