Project Description Country: USA Location: Buckeye AZ Total Budget: $4,000 Area of Focus: Basic education and literacy Activity Type: Education: Literacy Summary: Purchase of decodable texts to enhance reading proficiency at Buckeye Elementary School, downtown location, Buckeye AZ Providing decodable texts which are designed to align with phonics instruction, enabling young readers to practice decoding skills effectively. By providing access to high quality decodable texts, we aim to enhance our students' reading proficiency, boost confidence and foster a love for reading. This investment in early literacy will have a lasting impact on our students' academic success and lifelong learning. the club members will have a campus visit to experience the teaching first and also participate in the annual Dr Suess Day. Project Contact Person District: 5495 Rotary Club of: Buckeye Primary Contact: Jay Broadbent Email: jaybroadbent54@gmail.com Project Status Paid This project is "Paid". This means that the funds from the district have been issued. This project is now being ready for implementation. When this is done, a report needs to be uploaded on the project page and the "Reported" button needs to be clicked, then the status of the project will be changed to "Reported". Project listed for the 2024-25 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total Buckeye (5495) 20-Jun-24 $1,500 $2,500 $4,000 Total $1,500 $2,500 $4,000

Project Supporting Documents Alphabetical with icons By date with icons Alphabetical list format By date list format [21-Jun-24] mou 2024 [21-Jun-24] mou 2024

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History Log Entries 20-Jun-24 by Jay Broadbent System Entry: Creation of project page. 22-Jun-24 by Tom McLarty System Entry: Project sent for club signatures. 22-Jun-24 by Conrad Heede System Entry: Project signed by Thomas Mclarty. 23-Jun-24 by Conrad Heede System Entry: Project signed by Jay Broadbent. 1-Jul-24 by Tom McLarty We have received your application. In order to approve the application we need to verify that two members of your club attended the grant management training for 2024-2025. Can you verify which to members attended the training? 2-Jul-24 by Conrad Heede System Entry: Project signed by Christy McAchran. 14-Jul-24 by Tom McLarty The district grant process is progressing but is delayed somewhat due to the second round of grant submissions. We will notify you as soon as the grant funds are available. Reminder: No money should be spent until the funds are sent to the clubs. No receipts for spending prior to that can be accepted. 31-Aug-24 by Tom McLarty After some delay from RI our block grant was approved on Friday August 30, 2024. The funds should be transferred sometime next week. We will be changing the status on your grant to “Approved” as of that date. As has been stated several times RI will not recognize receipts dated prior to August 30, 2024. Also, PO’s and cancelled checks are not acceptable forms of documentation. Please be sure all banking information is up to date. 2-Sep-24 by Tom McLarty System Entry: Project approved by the District Approval Committee. 25-Sep-24 by Tom McLarty System Entry: Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer.