Project Description Country: USA Location: Ada County, Idaho Total Budget: $3,125 Areas of Focus: Basic education and literacy, Economic and community development Activity Type: Education: Literacy Summary: Minnie Benton Memorial Elementary School Resource and General Reading Book Project This project will support the purchase and donation of resource and general reading books for Whittier Elementary School in the Eagle-Garden City Rotary Club impact area. Boise is a US Federal refugee resettlement area. Many refugee families are economically, culturally and linguistically challenged. Elementary schools in low income areas of Ada County attract these families based on their affordability. 69% of the students at Whittier live in households with income under the federal poverty level. Additionally, school districts operate under limited budgets particularly for supplemental books and reading materials. To help Whittier students we propose funding supplemental resource and general reading books oriented to 1st - 6th grade kids at Whittier Elementary School. Project Contact Person District: 5400 Rotary Club of: Eagle-Garden City Primary Contact: Gretchen Brown Email: gbrown@integrityofidaho.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 Eagle-Garden City (5400) 15-May-15 $1,250 $1,875 $3,125 Total $1,250 $1,875 $3,125

Project Supporting Documents Alphabetical with icons By date with icons Alphabetical list format By date list format [6-Jun-16] ABC Stamp [6-Jun-16] Amazon #1937 [6-Jun-16] Debit Card Transactions [6-Jun-16] Final Financial Report [6-Jun-16] Rediscovered #1942 [6-Jun-16] Rediscovered #1952 [29-Sep-16] Rotary 5400 Report

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History Log Entries 15-May-15 System Entry Creation of project page. 27-May-15 by Marianne Barker Talked to Gretchen by phone, asking her to change the project description to include only one project. The club must choose between The Dictionary Project and the Miss Minnie Book Project. 27-May-15 System Entry Project sent for club signatures. 27-May-15 System Entry Project signed by Eugene de Laveaga. 28-May-15 System Entry Signature Process cancelled by user. 28-May-15 System Entry Project sent for club signatures. 28-May-15 System Entry Project signed by Gretchen Brown. 31-May-15 System Entry Project signed by Eugene de Laveaga. 17-Jul-15 by Marianne Barker Your grant application for the Miss Minnie book project has received preliminary approval with a reduced DDF contribution of $1,875. If you wish to go forward with your project, please change the financing to reflect this, also adjusting cash contributions or the total. To do this, cancel the signature process (description tab – admin.) and adjust your financing to reflect the changes, and then send again for signatures. YOU MUST DO THIS BY AUG. 30, 2015, OR WE WILL ASSUME YOU NO LONGER WANT THIS GRANT, and the money will be given to another club. Your revised project will be reviewed by the district for final approval. If you have questions or need help, call Cari Kaster at (208) 539-1519 or Marianne Barker (208) 308-5617. 27-Jul-15 System Entry Signature Process cancelled by user. 27-Jul-15 System Entry Project reverted to "Published". 27-Jul-15 System Entry Project is now "Fully Pledged". 27-Jul-15 System Entry Project sent for club signatures. 27-Jul-15 System Entry Project signed by Gretchen Brown. 28-Jul-15 by Marianne Barker Please explain why you reduced your club contribution to this project from $1250 to $625. When you were asked to revise your financing to reflect the amount of DDF you were awarded, it was assumed by the District that the club contribution would remain the same or that you would increase it in order to continue with the full proposal. Lowering the amount of club contribution subjects your project to reexamination and may result in a downward adjustment to the DDF award. 29-Jul-15 System Entry Signature Process cancelled by user. 29-Jul-15 System Entry Project sent for club signatures. 29-Jul-15 System Entry Project signed by Gretchen Brown. 3-Aug-15 System Entry Project signed by Troy Knutson. 10-Aug-15 System Entry Project approved by the District Approval Committee. 15-Sep-15 System Entry Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer. 20-Mar-16 by Gretchen Brown Status is as follows: 75% of the books (and money) have been purchased, gone through the Boise School district's registration process, and are being delivered to Whittier Elementary School at noon on Friday, March 18 by Gene and Tonja. A list of desired children's books was provided to us by the Principal and Librarian of Whittier, and that is what we are working from. We expect this project to be completed by May 15. 29-Sep-16 by Gretchen Brown System Entry: Project has been implemented and final report uploaded. 14-Oct-16 by Jedd Thomas The reports and supporting information have been audited as of this date, and documentation is sufficient to allow for the grant file to be closed. 20-Oct-16 by Marianne Barker System Entry: Final report approved by the District Approval Committee.