The Meridian Library District (MLD) and the Rotary Club of Meridian have identified the need to support youth through a summer reading program. The goal of the program is to help students in the MLD geographic area maintain literacy skills over the summer and develop a love of reading. Participating youth receive two free age-appropriate books and engage in challenges, prizes, and activities designed to prevent the "summer slide." Meridian Rotary Club will collaborate with the MLD to purchase, apply bookplates, and distribute free books playing a crucial role in building home libraries and supporting childhood literacy and make a lasting impact on the participating youth of Meridian. Custom Rotary bookplates will be placed in the books that are given to the students and are estimated to cost $100. The Meridian Rotary Club will purchase approximately 650 books. The books range in price between $5 and $8.
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".
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History Log Entries
16-Apr-25
by Janice Fulkerson
System Entry: Creation of project page.
17-Apr-25
by Marianne Barker
Your application is for tier 3 in which club contribution must by equal to DDF. Please adjust your financing. Also required in tier 3 is a detailed spending plan, so you'll need to do some due diligence into how many books you estimate to buy at what cost, as well as the cost of the printing of the name plates. In other words, the district needs to know how you came up with $5000 for the estimated cost of the project. You can add this to your narrative or upload a spreadsheet detailing your budget to the documents tab.
23-Apr-25
by Janice Fulkerson
Project description and financials adjusted to supported Tier 3 project.
6-May-25
by Janice Fulkerson
System Entry: Project sent for club signatures.
6-May-25
by Janice Fulkerson
System Entry: Project signed by Janice Fulkerson.
31-May-25
by Ines Crespo
System Entry: Project reverted to "Submitted" - Ken Reglin added to the list of signatories.
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.
21-Jul-25
by Ines Crespo
There was an error in the recent notification that the District's block grant has been approved by The Rotary Foundation. The date should have been July 15, 2025. When reporting your grant upon project completion, your receipts will need to show expenses incurred after that date. Thank you for participating in TRF grants!
25-Jul-25
by Ines Crespo
System Entry: Project approved by the District Approval Committee.
7-Aug-25
by Marianne Barker
System Entry: Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer.
