Project Title:

 Elementary School Students Libraries on Wheels

Project Manager:

Other members:

Anita Hocker

Carole Wolff

Rotary Avenue of Service:

Community Service

Rotary Areas of Focus:

 Basic education and literacy

Project Goal(s) that reflect area of focus

Project Objective(s)

Project Activities

To provide access to elementary school students to books in Spanish, as well as in English for students in Kindergarten thru sixth grades

Description/Location/Background:

Schools in Mezcala, smaller communities between Mezcala and Chapala, Chapala elementary schools, a poverty area community center in Tepehua , Chapala, Ajijic elementary schools as well as a community center of Lake Chapala Society that provides ESOL classes to students.

Community need and involvement

 The elementary schools in Lakeside from Mezcala thru Ajijic have very little access to checkout books to bring home to read and parental involvement with the extraordinary need to have teachers and parents involved with reading books with the students. This also includes some after school community centers, such as Poco e Poco. Research that has been conducted has shown the gains of students to have books in hand to bring home for parental involvement. Mobile libraries will provide all students access to the books to checkout for a period of time.

Community Acceptance/Approval

 Schools welcome the support

Beneficiaries:

 The project will benefit a variety of sectors which include elementary school students, elementary school students, parents and families of the elementary school students, as well as local community organizations that are working to improve literacy rates, English as a second language and after school healthy alternatives.

Measurable Outcomes & Benefits

 Providing library carts to schools.

 Providing books to schools.

Membership Involvement:Project Managers (2)

Treasurer, Publicity Chair, Other

Anita Hocker

Carole Wolff

Patrick Oden, Treasurer

Service Projects Chair

Publicity Chair

Rotary Partners/contact person(s)

Community Partners/contact persons(s)

TBD

Projected Costs:

Budget link:

 173800.0

Purchase of books 14000

Project Admin-Bank Fees, Services, Taxes,Reporting                            

                                                     15800

Construction of mobile library carts

Cost for 1 @ 12000 x 12             144000

TOTL                                           173800

Funding Sources:

    RCOA-20000

    Seeking other sources                        

Project Timeline-Start/End

 When funding is received

Final Project Report

 Approximately 1 year after the project is started.