Summary: Christmas food and gift baskets for low income families in Jerome, Idaho
For more than 23 years the Jerome Rotary Club has gathered, assembled, and delivered Christmas Baskets with food and toys to needy families in the Jerome community. Families are required to fill out an application that demonstrates financial need. Families who qualify are provided with a large box of food that includes all of the supplies necessary for a Christmas dinner (turkey, ham, potatoes, rolls, vegetables, etc.) and 2-3 gifts for every child in the family. Food baskets are also provided to needy elderly members of the community. For the last several years, the Jerome Rotary Christmas Basket project has provided baskets to more than 300 families annually. Club members are involved throughout the year in raising funds and gathering donations for the project. Club members spend multiple evenings and weekends in December sorting and wrapping toys, assembling delivery boxes, filling boxes with food and, just prior to Christmas day, delivering the baskets.
Signed
This project is "Signed". This means that the signatures from the club leadership have been collected. This project is now being reviewed by the district leadership for approval. Once a decision is made, the status of the project will be changed to "Approved".
Project listed for the 2025-26 Rotary Year.
Proposed Financing
Existing Contributions Towards This Project
Date
Cash
DDF
Total
Jerome (5400)
29-Mar-25
$1,673
$1,327
$3,000
Total
$1,673
$1,327
$3,000
DDF contributions in grey are pending approval of the corresponding district committee.
Project Supporting Documents
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Project Photos
History Log Entries
29-Mar-25
by Chris Bragg
System Entry: Creation of project page.
3-May-25
by Chris Bragg
System Entry: Project sent for club signatures.
3-May-25
by Chris Bragg
System Entry: Project signed by Chris Bragg.
16-Jul-25
by Chris Bragg
We are still awaiting District review of this grant. The project will take place in December 2025. Please let the club know if further action needs to be taken on our part.
17-Jul-25
by Ines Crespo
The Rotary Foundation approved the District 5400 block grant on July 15, 2024. We’ll send your grant award as soon as the block grant is funded by TRF. You can safely incur costs now. If you have questions or need help with reporting, please contact Ines Crespo at (208) 320-8494.
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