Project Description Country: USA Location: Laguna Niguel, CA Total Budget: $3,000 Areas of Focus: Water and sanitation, Basic education and literacy Activity Type: Education: General Summary: Providing Additional Learning Experiences for Third Graders in Laguna Niguel Third graders in Laguna Niguel need a convenient resource in order to accurately complete their homework assignments. For the past several years, Laguna Niguel Rotarians have provided a dictionary to each of the 750 third graders in the Laguna Niguel public schools. The project is carried out during the month of October by a dozen or so Rotarian volunteers who meet for a "sticker" party to affix stickers displaying the Rotary logo to the dictionaries. A school visitation schedule is then developed and additional Rotarian volunteers distribute the dictionaries to the children. The thanks from the children is often expressed in the form of broad smiles as they receive their very own dictionary. Arbor Day provides an educational opportunity for the children as they learn about the origin of Arbor Day and why it is observed in this country. Additionally, children also lean about conservation and why it is so important to project our environment. Each third grader is provided with a small drought resistant tree. Rotarians from the Laguna Niguel Rotary Club obtain the trees from a local nursery specializing in drought tolerant plans. Each small plant is watered and cared for by a Rotarian until it can be transported to one of the seven Laguna Niguel Elementary Schools. Every plant has an insert in the package displaying the Rotary logo and containing a description of the plant and care instructions. Children look forward to receiving these small plants and Rotarians frequently hear very positive comments and appreciation from the parents and teachers. Project Contact Person District: 5320 Rotary Club of: Laguna Niguel Primary Contact: Marilyn Crary Email: marilyn@lagunaniguelcpas.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 2015-16 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total Laguna Niguel (5320) 6-May-15 $1,500 $1,500 $3,000 Total $1,500 $1,500 $3,000

Project Supporting Documents Alphabetical with icons By date with icons Alphabetical list format By date list format [22-Apr-16] Final Report [18-Jun-15] Grant Application [6-Jul-16] Hidden Hills 5th Grade Science Camp [6-Jul-16] Letter to Hidden Hills Elementary School [22-Apr-16] Receipts [6-Jul-16] Revised Final Report [6-May-15] School Projects

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History Log Entries 6-May-15 System Entry Creation of project page. 8-Jun-15 System Entry Project sent for club signatures. 8-Jun-15 System Entry Project signed by MARILYN J CRARY. 8-Jun-15 System Entry Project signed by Bruce Birkeland. 18-Jun-15 System Entry Signature Process cancelled by user. 18-Jun-15 System Entry Project reverted to "Published". 18-Jun-15 System Entry Project is now "Fully Pledged". 18-Jun-15 System Entry Project sent for club signatures. 18-Jun-15 System Entry Project signed by MARILYN J CRARY. 18-Jun-15 System Entry Project signed by William Leber. 26-Jul-15 System Entry Project approved by the District Approval Committee. 20-Aug-15 System Entry Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer. 22-Apr-16 System Entry Project has been implemented and final report uploaded. 6-Jul-16 by Marilyn Crary Check no. 1013 in the amount of $1,200 was sent to Hidden Hills Elementary School to provide 6 scholarships to students needing financial assistance to attend the 5th Grade Science Camp. This more than completes our obligation under the Matching Grants program for District 5320.