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Rotary Club: Santee-Lakeside Project Title: Meals on Wheels East County 1. Describe the project. What was done, when and where did project activities take place? We presented a check to the manager of Meals on Wheels East County to help support the increased need for food during COVID.In addition, members of our club are weekly drivers for Meals on Wheels. Also, club members hand wrote kindness cards to be given to clients. 2. How many people benefited from this project? 100 3. Who were the beneficiaries, how were they impacted by this project, and what humanitarian need was met? Meals on Wheels serves nearly a half a million meals throughout the entire county. Meals on Wheels is devoted to the health, safety and well-being of San Diego seniors. Meals on Wheels is the only agency providing meals for 7 days a week, including holidays. They cover the entire county, including delivery into the over 3,049 square miles of rural and unincorporated areas. Meals on Wheels San Diego County subsidizes 60% of the costs for meals, delivery, and other services provided, regardless of a senior's ability to pay. They use a large and caring volunteer workforce who deliver meals with a hug and a smile and ensure that homebound seniors are OK. Frequently the volunteer may be the only person the senior sees all day, providing human contact and a safety net, particularly for those seniors living alone. 4. How many Rotarians participated in the project? 3 5. What did they do? Please give at least two examples, not including financial support provided to the project. Club members will help raise money and put together We Care Packages. In addition, members of our club are weekly drivers for Meals on Wheels. Also, club members hand wrote kindness cards to be given to clients. 6. If a cooperating organization was involved, what was its role? N/A 7. Income
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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. 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.
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