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Rotary Club: La Mesa Sunrise Project Title: Tubman Village Charter School 1. Describe the project. What was done, when and where did project activities take place? This project took place at Harriet Tubman Village Charter School in the City of San Diego. The school had an unused side garden area that was in need of a great deal of clean up and enrichment of soil. Our club members did most of that labor under supervision of the school's lead gardener. This was to give students the opportunity to grow their own food plants and other types of plants, so they could learn about how the food they eat is grown. 2. How many people benefited from this project? The 400 K-8 th grade students directly benefit from this project. Indirect benefits reach far more people: students’ families, the school’s teachers and staff, and the members of the La Mesa Sunrise Rotary Club also benefit from this project. 3. Who were the beneficiaries, how were they impacted by this project, and what humanitarian need was met? The 400 K-8 th grade students at Harriet Tubman Village Charter School are from predominantly refugee families, many from East Africa. The school population is considered very under-resourced, with 76% of students qualifying for free and reduced-price school meals. As newer arrivals to our country, many of the families struggle to access healthy, culturally appropriate food and rely on less-expensive processed, packaged foods that are easier to find in their neighborhoods. Staff and Club members volunteering at the school identified a need for basic nutrition education for students and parents, and an opportunity to better connect students to the food they eat through growing and harvesting greens such as lettuces, kale, arugula, herbs, strawberries and other produce that are then included on the lunch salad bar. 4. How many Rotarians participated in the project? At least 15 members actively participated. All members participated financially. 5. What did they do? Please give at least two examples, not including financial support provided to the project. At least 12 members participated in two garden clean-up and soil-building days (including moving and installing 6 cubic yards of compost mulch). Three members promoted the Tubman Real Food Revolution at the back-to-school event. One member connected the school to the volunteer master gardener and to the district’s school meal program to certify the gardens. One member is a weekly volunteer at the school. 6. If a cooperating organization was involved, what was its role? The volunteer Master Gardener from the San Diego County Master Gardener’s association has been a valuable addition to the team, providing guidance to the Club members and direct education with students on setting up the worm farm and planting in the garden. 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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