Project Description Country: USA Location: Chicago, IL Total Budget: $4,000 Area of Focus: Basic education and literacy Activity Type: Education: General Summary: Computer server for the YMEN organization of North Lawndale, Chicago YMEN of Chicago, (http://ymenchicago.com/) an organization that is designed to revitalize and create sustainable leadership in the North Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago. This is being accomplished through intense mentoring of area youth. To assist with this goal, YMEN is in need of a computer server to connect its individual computers in its educational learning facility. YMEN has succeeded over its 23 year history in achieving an 88% high school graduation rate for its students versus a 35% rate for the neighborhood; and a 35% college graduation rate versus 3% for the neighborhood. Education success is a primary goal of the YMEN organization. It is is also dedicated to its mission of not only educating the young people of the neighborhood, but also to keeping them int the neighborhood to serve as the future leaders of the area. Hinsdale Rotary is active with YMEN and asks that the $1,840 District Grant Allocation for 2019-2020 be dedicated to this project. In discussion with Gov. Pedro Cevallos-Candau, we plan to partner with Chicago Rotary One on this project. If you have questions on this project, please call Tom Norton 312.909.0003 Addendum to Project Description (added after the project was signed) We successfully completed our purchase of the YMEN computer server. However, our cost came in lower than expected do to the server vendor negotiating a much lower than anticipated price. Our total spend came in at $1562.23. However, rather that return the difference of the cost along with the matching expenditures for the server, I would like to propose that we repurpose the remaining funds for the Annual Hinsdale Rotary Foundation High School scholarship fund that is distributed each spring to graduating Hinsdale Central High School seniors in need. These Hinsdale Rotary Foundation scholarships can be used for either collegiate tuitions or vocational training courses. The Hinsdale Rotary Foundation usually makes over $12,000 in these contributions and plan on doing so again this May. If we are able to use the excess from the YMEN server grant and apply and match it with our scholarship fund work this spring, that would be an excellent outcome. Please let me know if this is a satisfactory solution to this situation. Tom Norton Project Contact Person District: 6450 Rotary Club of: Hinsdale Primary Contact: Tom Norton Email: tcn062302@gmail.com Project Status Completed This project is "Completed". This means the project has been implemented and the report was accepted by the district leadership. The project will stay listed on this website as a testimony of the achievements of the project partners. Project listed for the 2019-20 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total Hinsdale (6450) 25-Mar-19 $2,160 $1,840 $4,000 Total $2,160 $1,840 $4,000

Project Supporting Documents Alphabetical with icons By date with icons Alphabetical list format By date list format [8-Apr-20] Computer server invoice [8-Apr-20] Final Report [6-Jun-20] Stefania 2

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History Log Entries 25-Mar-19 by Tom Norton System Entry: Creation of project page. 16-Aug-19 by Tom Norton We have determined total cost for the YMEN server to be approx $2500.00. Working with Rotary One to make up the difference between Hinsdale’s $1800.00 grant versus the estimated cost of $2500.00. Should have word on the Rotary One contribution very soon. 12-Sep-19 by Susan W Linn System Entry: Project sent for club signatures. 13-Sep-19 System Entry System Entry: Project signed by Tom Norton. 4-Oct-19 by Rachel Ossyra System Entry: Project approved by the District Approval Committee. 19-Dec-19 by Ed Graziano - District Administrator System Entry: Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer. 7-Apr-20 by Susan W Linn This is a reminder that the final report for your grant # P-2613, Computer Server Yemen Chicago, was due 30 days after completion of your project. Please file your final report now. NOTE: If you haven’t spent all your funds, they can be repurposed for COVID 19. Please contact me for more information about that. It is ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL that you file your final report NOW. If you don’t, the 2020-21 grant for the ENTIRE District will be DELAYED. 9-Apr-20 by Rachel Ossyra System Entry: Project has been implemented and final report uploaded. 6-Jun-20 by Tom Norton Per the request of District Administrators, I have uploaded at statement from the computer server vendor that there is no balance due on the computer server. I has been paid for. 12-Jun-20 by Bill Lyman - Stewardship Stewardship review is complete. Meets all necessary criteria. Final Report reviewed. Project okay to be approved by District Approval Committee. WL/LG 12-Jun-20 by Rachel Ossyra System Entry: Final report approved by the District Approval Committee.