Project Description Country: USA Location: Estes Park Total Budget: $3,000 Area of Focus: Basic education and literacy Activity Type: Education: Literacy Summary: Project will provide access to bilingual books and activity kits for children in Estes Park Primary Collaborators: Estes Valley Investment in Childhood Success (EVICS) Family Resource Center, Estes Park School District, Macdonald Book Shop, Rotary Club of Estes Park This program will focus on the Hispanic Community but will be beneficial to the Estes Valley community in general. EVICS staff have noticed that when Hispanics/Latinos migrate to the US without knowing how to speak the language nor write it, their children attend school and learn their new language (which is great, and EVICS is promoting that as well), yet it creates a gap in the family's communication and can lead to disconnect within the parent-child relationship. When the parent who does not speak English, speaks Spanish to their kids, the kids answer back in English. To support parent-child and overall family connection EVICS will come alongside the parents by creating bilingual story time kits. This promotes a family time of listening, reading, and doing a fun craft together as a family. The entire community of Estes Park will benefit from this program through collaboration among several partners to promote and support access to the books and craft activities. The book titles are beneficial and appropriate for children infant through Second grade. The program specifically targets Kindergarten through Second Grade children with all Kindergarten students at the Estes Park Elementary School being read the book and given the accompanying activity kit to take home. Its goal is to support these families and create the habit to pause, read a book, do an activity together every month to support family bonding and communication. Program Goal Outcomes: - Family Connection - Community Integration - Increase literacy in our community - Celebration of family culture Program Format: A book will be read in each Kindergarten class in Spanish and English. EVICS will prepare the bilingual story time kit with craft materials that go along with the book of the month and can be distributed at the school as well as being picked up at EVICS Family Resource Center to reach homeschool families or families with younger children. One hundred twenty-five (125) books and activity kits will be distributed each month, for five months, totaling 625 books and activity kits over the 5-month semester period. Program Timeline: EVICS plans to kick-off the program January 2023 and it will run through May 2023. The Rotary Club of Estes Park is seeking to provide financial support to the project by providing funds for the activity kits/backpacks. The funds will be used to purchase the books, craft supplies and various support materials. The total estimated cost for the Bilingual Story Time project (125 kits for 5 months) and support materials is $3,000. The Rotary Club of Estes Park will provide financial support and assist with publicity for the project. Project Contact Person District: 5440 Rotary Club of: Estes Park Primary Contact: Jack Boatman Email: jack.boatman7@gmail.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 2022-23 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total Estes Park (5440) 29-Sep-22 $2,000 $1,000 $3,000 Total $2,000 $1,000 $3,000

Project Supporting Documents Alphabetical with icons By date with icons Alphabetical list format By date list format [29-Sep-22] 2023 Bilingual Story Time Budget [11-Jul-23] P-4565 Exp & Receipts [11-Jul-23] P-4565 Final Report RCEP

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History Log Entries 29-Sep-22 by Randall J Looper Jack, Is this for the Governors grants or the 2nd round grants? Also you need to add what the Rotarian involvement with the project will be to the description. 29-Sep-22 by Jack Boatman This grant application is for a Governor's Grant. The project description page has been edited to reflect the Rotary Club of Estes Park involvement will be to provide financial support and assist with publicity. 29-Sep-22 by Jack Boatman System Entry: Creation of project page. 29-Sep-22 by Jack Boatman System Entry: Project sent for club signatures. 29-Sep-22 by Jack Boatman System Entry: Project signed by Jack Boatman. 29-Sep-22 by Jack Boatman System Entry: Project reverted to "Submitted" - Dennis Gellhaus added to the list of signatories. 1-Oct-22 System Entry System Entry: Project signed by Dennis Gellhaus. 1-Oct-22 by Dennis Gellhaus System Entry: Project reverted to "Submitted" - Randy Looper added to the list of signatories. 12-Oct-22 by Randall J Looper System Entry: Project approved by the District Approval Committee. 12-Oct-22 by Randall J Looper System Entry: Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer. 7-Nov-22 by Jack Boatman DDF check has been received by Rotary Club of Estes Park 12-Apr-23 by Randall J Looper Jack, Please provide a quarterly history log update as to the status of this project. Randy 25-Apr-23 by Jack Boatman Estes Valley Investment in Childhood Success (EVICS) launched the 5 month 2023 program in January. To-date a total of 400 book and craft kits have been distributed to the children. About 100 kits are distributed to families each month that include a bilingual social emotional book, a related craft, and a letter to the parents in English and Spanish that include tips for teaching the skill and how to use the craft in real life experience. EVICS has also created social emotional backpacks with similar materials. The backpacks are checked out at EVICS, the elementary school, and the library. Many families have expressed their gratitude to EVICS and Rotary for the resources to help teach their children. The Hispanic community is especially grateful to have the resources in Spanish. 11-Jul-23 by Jack Boatman System Entry: Project has been implemented and final report uploaded. 11-Jul-23 by Randall J Looper System Entry: Final report approved by the District Approval Committee.