P-5402

Approved

District Grant Final Report

District 5340

2024-25

Rotary Club: Santee-Lakeside

Project Title: PAWS for Purple Hearts


Project Description

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

Club members will participate by donating money and supplies for the care and training of a local service dog for a member of the military. The new facility is located in the Morena Blvd area and the project takes place year round.

2. How many people benefited from this project? 40

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

Beneficiaries are active duty and Veterans suffering from trauma who find healing through helping. Together with expert PPH trainers, program participants care for and train future service dogs for Veterans and Service Members with challenges. One dog can have a big impact. While in training, a single PPH pup helps 40-60 Warriors before beginning its important career. After training is complete, they may become an invaluable facility dog that brightens up a military post or a VA hospital or become a life-changing service dog for a challenged Service Member or Veteran.

4. How many Rotarians participated in the project? 2

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

They volunteer weekly for the organization. Rotarians help with the yearly graduation and also photographing the dogs for social media.

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

N/A


Financial Report

7. Income

Sources of Income

Amount

1. District Grant funds received from District 5340

$500

2. Rotary Club Contribution: Santee-Lakeside

$500

3. Other funding

$0

Total Project Income

$1,000

8. Expenditures

Budget Items

Name of Supplier/Vendor

Amount

1. monetary support for training and supplies

$1,000

Total Project Expenditures

$1,000

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

 

 

Bill Pommering

bill@billpommering.com

Signed on 14-Mar-25

 

 

Elana Levens-Craig

levenscraig@hotmail.com

Signed on 13-Mar-25

 

 

Karen Fleck

fleck.karen2@gmail.com

Signed on 13-Mar-25

 

 

Report submitted by Elana Levens-Craig