Project Description Country: USA Location: Chicago Total Budget: $16,000 Areas of Focus: Peacebuilding and conflict prevention, Basic education and literacy Activity Type: Peace: General Summary: Teaching art to 3rd grade students from CPS, exposing them at the Smart Art Museum at U of Chicago , as a way to cope with conflict. Chicago Financial District would like to pursue this project. We are dependent on CPS being in person and them allowing us to follow through with this project. Smart Art includes the involvement of The Smart Art Museum at U. of Chicago, CPS and the Chicago Financial District Rotary Club. Third grade student attend the Smart Museum twice; once at the beginning of their instruction and the other at the end. They receive eight classes about art at their schools. The goal is to teach them how to use art to deal with conflict. Rotarians (approximately 10) help in the classroom and at the Smart Art Museum. We would like to have 200 students involved in the program. These are student that lost art instruction in their inner city schools. Project funds will be used to pay instructors, transportation to the Smart Art Museum to and from school, and reimburse the museum for supplies used. Addendum to Project Description (added after the project was signed) Due to the pandemic, the club was not able to meet with the students this year. Instead, they will do an Art Bags project for the Smart Art Program. Club members will put together 43 Art Bags to give to the Smart Art Museum to distribute to the less fortunate students. -- Rachel Ossyra, DRFC, 3/23/22 Project Contact Person District: 6450 Rotary Club of: Chicago Financial District Primary Contact: Debbie Willage Email: deborawillage@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 2021-22 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total Chicago Financial District (6450) 22-May-21 $15,825 $175 $16,000 Total $15,825 $175 $16,000

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History Log Entries 22-May-21 by Debbie Willage System Entry: Creation of project page. 23-May-21 by Rachel Ossyra System Entry: Project sent for club signatures. 23-May-21 by Debbie Willage System Entry: Project signed by Debbie Willage. 24-May-21 by Rachel Ossyra System Entry: Project approved by the District Approval Committee. 31-Aug-21 by Ed Graziano System Entry: Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer. 4-Jan-22 by Susan W Linn Hi Debbie, I hope you had a great holiday season. We are halfway through the current Rotary year, and I want to touch base with you about your district grant #3854: Smart Art & Peace Initiative. Your final report is due 30 days after completion. To complete your report, please log into your account at www.matchinggrants.org. Thanks 20-Mar-22 by Rachel Ossyra Hi Debbie, Just a reminder that your final report is due 30 days after project completion, but no later than May 31, 2022. To complete your report, please log into your account at www.matchinggrants.org. Thanks! 21-May-22 by Rachel Ossyra System Entry: Project has been implemented and final report uploaded. 27-May-22 by lesley Gottlinger Stewardship review is complete. Project meets all necessary criteria. Final report reviewed. Project okay to be approved by District Approval Committee. LG & WL 27-May-22 by Rachel Ossyra System Entry: Final report approved by the District Approval Committee.