P-1503

Approved

District Grant Final Report

District 5340

2017-18

Rotary Club: Carlsbad Hi-Noon

Project Title: Dictionary Project


Project Description

1. Describe the project. What was done, when and where did project activities take place?

Dictionary project for third-grade classes in 9 Carlsbad schools. 912 dictionaries were distributed, directly or indirectly benefitting students, teachers, parents, siblings.

Participating elementary schools included: Aviara Oaks, Buena vista, Calavera Hills, Hope, Jefferson, Kelly, Magnolia, Pacific Rim, Poinsettia.

2. How many people benefited from this project? Directly 912; indirectly, probably up to 1500.

3. Who were the beneficiaries, how were they impacted by this project, and what humanitarian need was met?

Third grade students were direct beneficiaries. Personal dictionaries inspire students to learn and explore various words and subjects. Their heightened interest in education, sparked by the new dictionaries, spreads to other students, teachers and family members. This project meets the literacy humanitarian need.

4. How many Rotarians participated in the project? 24 Rotarians participated in project.

5. What did they do? Please give at least two examples, not including financial support provided to the project.

Rotarians organized the dictionary distribution event. Rotarians distributed dictionaries. Rotarians introduced students and teachers to Rotary. Rotarians read to students in class and discussed a forthcoming literacy project, a book fair.

6. If a cooperating organization was involved, what was its role?

No other cooperating organization.


Financial Report

7. Income

Sources of Income

Amount

1. District Grant funds received from District 5340

$1,000

2. Rotary Club Contribution: Carlsbad Hi-Noon

$1,000

3. Other funding

$0

Total Project Income

$2,000

8. Expenditures

Budget Items

Name of Supplier/Vendor

Amount

1. Dictionaries

SoCal Distionary Project

$1,602.18

Total Project Expenditures

$1,602.18

District must retain receipts of all expenditures for at least five years. Please scan and upload to the project's "Documents" tab all invoices (be sure they are marked "paid"), receipts and/or copies of checks for the full amount of the project budget.


Certifying Signatures

By signing this report, I confirm that to the best of my knowledge these District Grant funds were spent only for eligible items in accordance with Trustee-approved guidelines, and that all of the information contained herein is true and accurate. I also understand that all photographs submitted in connection with this report will become the property of RI and will not be returned. I warrant that I own all rights in the photographs, including copyright, and herby grant RI and TRF a royalty free irrevocable license to use the photographs now or at any time in the future, throughout the world in any manner it so chooses and in any medium now known or later developed. This includes the right to modify the photograph(s) as necessary in RI's sole discretion. This also includes, without limitation, use on or in the web site, magazines, brochures, pamphlets, exhibitions and any other promotional materials of RI and TRF.

Signatory

Email

Sign Date

 

 

David Harrison

david.harrison@carlsbadca.gov

Signed on 8-Jun-18

 

 

Mark Beardsley

mbeardo@hotmail.com

Signed on 8-Jun-18

 

 

Report submitted by David Harrison