Project Description Country: USA Location: Powell Total Budget: $2,000 Area of Focus: Basic education and literacy Activity Type: Education: Literacy Summary: Provide twelve bicycles and safety helmets to Elementary school children that read the most during the school breaks to three Elementary Schools and our Local Library's Reading Progran in Powell, Park County, Wyoming.. Working with Powell School District's Principles, local Elementary teachers and our library director to promote childrens reading for students grades one through five, we came up with a Rotary Club of Powell Reading for Bikes Challenge. The challenge is to promote children to read more every day while not in school. They must read at least thirty minutes each day to qualify for the challenge. The matching grant will be used to purchase twelve bicycles. safety helmets were not required. Our club participated in a Heros Helmet program and bike helmets were purchased for all three elementary schools and each student got a free helmet.The students selected by each school will be awarded a bicycle. The Rotary club members will purchase the bikes and be part of the awards presentations at each school and library. Project Contact Person District: 5440 Rotary Club of: Powell Primary Contact: Jon P. McDowell Email: jkmcdowell1974@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 2025-26 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total Powell (5440) 4-Dec-24 $1,000 $1,000 $2,000 Total $1,000 $1,000 $2,000

Project Supporting Documents Alphabetical with icons By date with icons Alphabetical list format By date list format [4-Nov-25] Bike giveaway schedule Southside Elementary School [4-Nov-25] First Bike Puchase [3-Apr-25] Reading for Bikes Challenge Budget [5-Nov-25] South Side Thank You letter

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History Log Entries 4-Dec-24 by Jon P. McDowell System Entry: Creation of project page. 2-Apr-25 by Jon P. McDowell Added our club president David Brown to the signature page to see all activity associated with this project. 3-Apr-25 by Jon P. McDowell System Entry: Project sent for club signatures. 3-Apr-25 by Jon P. McDowell System Entry: Project signed by Jon P. McDowell. 3-Apr-25 by David Brown System Entry: Project signed by David Brown. 22-May-25 by Randy Looper Jon, Pease make sure your current PE completes all the District grant requirements at this link:https://www.rotary5440.org/page/district-amp-global-grantsthe answers to the qualification training And sends the answers to my email so I can send the club MOU they need to sign. Let me know if you have any questions. Randy Looper District Grants 6-Jun-25 by Randy Looper Jon, I had to cancel the signature process to change the year of the grant from 24-25 to 25-26. Please start the process again. Randy Looper 6-Jun-25 by Randy Looper Jon, Your PE still has not completed the qualification training as stated in a previous history log. The deadline for that is 6/13. If you or they have any questions please contact me. Randy To be eligible for District Grants: Clubs must complete the Club Qualification on the District 5440 website Clubs must enter next 2 years of PRIORITY GOALS in Rotary Club Central. Number of total members at end of year Contributions to TRF Annual Fund in $ Contributions to PolioPlus in $ Number of Members to become new TRF Benefactors Number of Club Members to participate in a Rotary service activity Will develop a Strategic Plan (Y/N) 6-Jun-25 by Randy Looper System Entry: Signature Process cancelled by user. 13-Jun-25 by Jon P. McDowell Goals for 2025/2026 and 2026/2027 have been entered into Rotary Club Central on 6/12/2025. Incoming President has completed the required training and submitted the Club Qualification questions as required on 6/12/2025. The MOU has been received and signed by both the Club President and PE and forwarded to the Grants committee on 6/13/2025.. 16-Jul-25 by Randy Looper Jon, Please complete the signature process so I can approve the grant. You only need your current club President and yourself to sign. Randy 16-Jul-25 by Jon P. McDowell System Entry: Project sent for club signatures. 16-Jul-25 by Jon P. McDowell System Entry: Project signed by Jon P. McDowell. 17-Jul-25 System Entry System Entry: Project signed by Stan Lundberg. 22-Jul-25 by Randy Looper System Entry: Project approved by the District Approval Committee. 8-Aug-25 by Randy Looper System Entry: Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer. 13-Aug-25 by Jon P. McDowell Received check for $1000.00 for our District Dedicated Funds for our approved matching grant. 29-Oct-25 by Randy Looper Jon, Can you please do a quarterly history log update as to what is happing with the grant, Thanks, Randy 1-Nov-25 by Jon P. McDowell Purchased two bikes on 10/01/25 for our firsy bike giveaway. Presented both at Southside Elementary School at their morning assembly. 25-Feb-26 by Jon P. McDowell This project is still ongoing. The three local elementary schools and our local library wants to wait for the last month of school (May) before we present the bikes to the students.