Detailed Information Announcement Letter Grant Application
	D-1039    Israel - Nazareth Hand in Hand School Playground $35,985 Hand in Hand Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel was founded in 1997 as a social entrepreneurial venture to build peace between Jews and Arabs in Israel through development of bilingual and multi-cultural schools. The founders of Hand in Hand recognize that the field of education is a critical path toward civil society, and designed a bilingual, multicultural education program to build the kind of Israel we hope will emerge in the future. Students at each grade level are balanced between Arab and Jewish children. Students at all grade levels are taught in both Hebrew and Arabic, learning to treasure their own culture and language while understanding the difference of others around them. The schools are accredited by Israel’s Ministry of Education. In ten years enrollment has grown from 56 pupils in Jerusalem and Galilee to a current enrollment of close to 1,000 children in four schools. One of Hand in Hand’s schools, the Galilee School, is situated in the Misgav area of northern Israel. This project will help the Galilee School succeed by providing lab equipment, furniture for the science lab and computer lab, office furniture for faculty and students, and playground equipment for younger students. Until now, the school has not had sufficient resources to provide these program resources and this has hindered enrollment and educational development. There is a strong need to enable the Galilee School to be on the “cutting edge” in terms of educational quality and provide a foundation for “peace education” and academic excellence. Primary Host Partner in the Project Country Club: Nazareth District: 2490 Primary Contact: Yusef Srouji Email: yusefenator@gmail.com Check all projects from: [District 2490] [Nazareth Rotary Club] [Yusef Srouji] Primary International Partner Outside the Project Country Club: Encinitas District: 5340 Primary Contact: Paul Pierce Email: pepierce@cox.net Check all projects from: [District 5340] [Encinitas Rotary Club] [Paul Pierce] Proposed Financing Primary Host Sponsor Rotary Club/District Rotary Club of Nazareth $100 Primary International Sponsor Rotary Club/District Rotary Club of Encinitas $18,894 District 5340 DDF $4,000 Amount requested from the Rotary Foundation $12,992 Total $35,985 Status and Progress Information Approved This project has been approved by the Rotary Foundation. The parties are sending the money and the project is being implemented. Project listed for the 2007-08 Rotary Year. The Matching Grant application number from TRF is #65,888. The TRF Staff in charge of this grant is Jennifer Kordell (Jennifer.Kordell@rotary.org). <7-Feb-08> System Entry Creation of project page. <8-Feb-08> System Entry Grant paperwork sent to The Rotary Foundation. <11-Mar-08> by Brennan Pate Grant application was resubmitted to Jennifer Kordell. A 19-Feb-08 letter from her indicated that bank statements and an audit were required for MG 54467/D-225 before this MG application could be submitted. The needed items were sent and an email from Jennifer confirmed that all were accepted. <11-Mar-08> by Brennan Pate Jennifer Kordell acknowledged receipt. <26-Mar-08> by Brennan Pate Jennifer Kordell wrote that she needs the following: -Budget: provide a photo or diagram of the PolyGym (ILS 15,200). -Host Partner Authorization. Rotary records indicate that the 2007/08 president of the RC of Nazareth is Suhail Esawi who will need to sign the application. If their records are incorrect, the 2007/08 DG of D-2490, Baruch Bernard Barak will need to send Jennifer an email advising the name of the correct 2007/08 president so they may update their records. <17-Apr-08> by Brennan Pate Paul Pierce emailed Jennifer Kordell that the equipment is custom-built for each location and it is difficult to get the photo or diagram requested. The architect’s drawings were sent as well. 'Poly Gym' is the play structure that appears as item 1 in the architect’s drawing of the outdoor play area. As you can see, any “roof”, “platform”, etc. referred to in the MG Application do not refer to buildings or other improper items, but to parts of the outdoor play structure for children. <23-Apr-08> by Brennan Pate Jennifer Kordell wrote that she received the information and would forward app for approval. <5-May-08> System Entry Grant approved by The Rotary Foundation.