Project Description Country: USA Location: Kearney, NE Total Budget: $2,500 Area of Focus: Economic and community development Activity Type: Community Development: General Summary: Funding for the current Kearney Noon Rotary Nature Barn to provide additional interactive small animal exhibits visited by elementary age children along with their families and friends. In 1986, the Kearney Noon Rotary Club raised funds to build what is now known as the Rotary Nature Barn and is visited by local families during the summer months. (Memorial Day through Labor Day) There is no admission to enjoy the nature barn. We feel it is time to add some additional exhibits to the nature barn. Our goal is to have the new exhibits functional by July 1, 2014. Our members will be involved in helping to put the exhibits together under the supervision of Kearney's Parks and Recreation Department. This is our second project in order of priority. If approved, we realize we would not receive the funds from the district until August 2014 and therefore our club would use our club funds for the entire amount and then reimburse our club the $1000 from the District when the check is received. Addendum to Project Description (added after the project was signed) After visiting with the Kearney Park and Recreation contact, it was agreed upon to order a clover leaf sandbox with corn kernels in place of the sand. The corn kernel sandbox is handicap accessible and has been placed inside the barn the first part of May 2015. There are small tractors in with the corn kernels. The Rotary Nature Barn opened for the season on Saturday, May 23, 2015. It is open Tuesday through Sunday, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Memorial Weekend through Labor Day Weekend. Project Contact Person District: 5630 Rotary Club of: Kearney Primary Contact: Tammy Jackson Email: tjackson@kearneyramada.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 2014-15 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total Kearney (5630) 12-May-14 $1,500 $1,000 $2,500 Total $1,500 $1,000 $2,500

Project Supporting Documents Alphabetical with icons By date with icons Alphabetical list format By date list format [24-May-15] Deposit of $1,000 district grant check [24-May-15] District Grant Final Report [24-May-15] Kearney Park & Rec receipt for district/club funds [24-May-15] Picture of Clover Leaf Sandbox

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History Log Entries 12-May-14 by Scott McLaughlin Added Todd Spellman to Distribution 12-May-14 by Jedd Thomas Creation of project page. 13-May-14 by Jedd Thomas Project sent for club signatures. 13-May-14 by Jedd Thomas Project signed by Tammy Jackson. 19-Nov-14 by Jedd Thomas Project dropped by Scott McLaughlin. Reason for dropping: This project was the #2 priority project and dropped since it was not funded with the initial DDF allocation. 9-Apr-15 by Philippe Lamoise Project reinstated at the request of Tammy Jackson, approved by Scott McLaughlin. 9-Apr-15 by Jedd Thomas Project is now "Fully Pledged". 9-Apr-15 by Jedd Thomas Project sent for club signatures. 9-Apr-15 by Jedd Thomas Project signed by Tammy Jackson. 9-Apr-15 by Jedd Thomas Project approved by the District Approval Committee. 14-Apr-15 by Jedd Thomas Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer. 24-May-15 by Jedd Thomas Project has been implemented and final report uploaded. 26-May-15 by Jedd Thomas Final report approved by the District Approval Committee.