Project Description Country: USA Location: Treasure Valley, Idaho Total Budget: $2,400 Area of Focus: Basic education and literacy Activity Type: Education: General Summary: Scholarships to Idaho universities and colleges The club has two literacy related projects viewed as a two-pronged approach. The first is to provide dictionaries to third graders in five low-income schools (approximately 450 students) in the West Ada school district of Idaho. For some of these students, this will be the only book they can call their own. The club will have a coordinator who makes contact with the schools to determine the number of dictionaries required to provide one dictionary per 3rd grade student, coordinate the distribution date for each school and order the dictionaries from the Dictionary Project organization. Upon receipt, several members will place Rotary bookplates in the front of the dictionaries. The bookplates will explain the community service mission of Rotary and include the four-way test. 90% of the club will participate in handing out the dictionaries at the schools and introducing the students to some basic information contained in them. We will take the opportunity to relate the members' professions with a commitment to and love for learning. We will also emphasize our desire and each person's obligation to give back to the community where we live. Our goal is to complete the distributions prior to Thanksgiving break. Anticipated cost is $900. The second prong addresses Idaho's low percentage of graduating high school seniors who go on to college. Funds will be used to provide one freshman at each of Idaho's three state universities with a $500 scholarship,for a total cost of $1500. While each college will designate the individual who receives the scholarships, those students must meet criteria set by our club, that being a 3.0 minimum GPA, financial need and prior experience with community service. Providing these scholarships underscores our club belief in the importance of furthering education, recognizing community service of the recipients and encouraging young citizens of the state to excel. Both age groups in this project are at critical junctures for their education and future, and our club wants to provide direction and support. In addition, we are hopeful that this positive interaction with Rotary will be a catalyst for these young people to join a club early in their careers and to know the joys and benefits of giving. Scholarship funds will be provided to the universities in March 2015. School alumni in the club will act as coordinators with each of the universities. Project Contact Person District: 5400 Rotary Club of: Boise Centennial Primary Contact: Constance Carlson Email: constance@chigbrowryan.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 District 5400 DDF 29-Aug-14 - $900 $900 Boise Centennial (5400) 27-Oct-14 $1,500 - $1,500 Total $1,500 $900 $2,400

Project Supporting Documents Alphabetical with icons By date with icons Alphabetical list format By date list format [16-Dec-14] 2014 invoice from Dictionary Project [14-May-15] 2015 final report [4-May-15] DDF Check Image [11-May-15] Scholarship checks [11-May-15] Scholarship checks

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History Log Entries 29-Aug-14 System Entry Creation of project page. 4-Sep-14 System Entry Project sent for club signatures. 4-Sep-14 System Entry Project signed by Constance Carlson. 4-Sep-14 System Entry Project signed by Bryan Wewers. 8-Sep-14 System Entry Project signed by Cari Kaster. 13-Oct-14 by Cari Kaster This project has been approved for $900 for the dictionary project only. If you have any questions please contact me. 15-Oct-14 System Entry Signature Process cancelled by user. 15-Oct-14 System Entry Project reverted to "Published". 23-Oct-14 by Cari Kaster Please complete the financing tab showing were the remaining funds will be coming from for this project then re-sign application. Project has been approved for $900 of DDF funds. Thanks you 27-Oct-14 System Entry Pledge of $1,500 by Constance Carlson of the Rotary Club of Boise Centennial, District 5400. 27-Oct-14 System Entry Project is now "Fully Pledged". 27-Oct-14 System Entry Pledge of $1,500 by Constance Carlson of the Rotary Club of Boise Centennial, District 5400. 27-Oct-14 System Entry Project sent for club signatures. 28-Oct-14 System Entry Project signed by Bryan Wewers. 2-Dec-14 by Constance Carlson We have distributed dictionaries to 3 schools and the remaining 2 schools will receive their dictionaries the week of 12/1. The approximate number of students and their teachers who will receive the dictionaries is 432. 10-Dec-14 System Entry Signature Process cancelled by user. 11-Dec-14 System Entry Project reverted to "Published". 11-Dec-14 System Entry Project is now "Fully Pledged". 12-Dec-14 System Entry Project sent for club signatures. 12-Dec-14 System Entry Project signed by Constance Carlson. 15-Dec-14 System Entry Project approved by the District Approval Committee. 23-Dec-14 System Entry Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer. 6-May-15 by Jedd Thomas An e-mail reminder sent to Constance for this project's final or progress report to be added to "Project Supporting Documents" by the May 15 due date. Supporting documents are also needed. 7-May-15 by Constance Carlson Payment of the three $500 scholarships was completed in April 2015 with payments to Boise State University, Idaho State University and University of Idaho. Distribution of the funds completes the project for which the grant monies were requested. 14-May-15 System Entry Project has been implemented and final report uploaded. 17-Jul-15 by Jedd Thomas The reports and supporting information have been audited as of this date, and documentation is sufficient to allow for the grant to be closed. 17-Jul-15 System Entry Final report approved by the District Approval Committee.