• Rotary Year: 2018-2019
  • Application Date: 5/24/2018
  • Club Name: Harrisonburg-Massanutten
  • Project Name: Giving Vets A Smile
  • Project Total Expenditures: $36,900.00
  • Grant Amount Requested: $1,500.00
  • Describe the Project, its location and its objectives: $3,000.00 ($1500.00 provided by District 7570 and $1500 provided by Harrisonburg-Massanutten) to cover a portion of the materials (labor is donated) in a joint venture to complete a $36,900 dental case for a disabled Navy veteran on a fixed income. The remaining $33,900 will be donated by the Harrisonburg Smilemakers practice and Rotarian Dr. Ian Bernard as in-kind work.
    Gunners Mate Petty officer 2nd class Richard Baily served his country for 10 years. During that rigorous service, Richard received an anthrax vaccination, the full side effects of this vaccine are not completely understood and often called gulf war syndrome with highly varied symptoms reported. For Richard his trials have come with the state of his oral health... Harrisonburg SmileMakers will donate the labor to fully restore Richard’s oral health, treating all the decay and infection with root canals, crowns, fillings, periodontal therapies, implants and more.
    This grant will be a singular grant; however in the future it could represent a great opportunity for Rotary and Rotarian Dr. Bernard to do every other or even every year to enrich the lives of members of our great community. Giving back to our community and our veterans aligns with the goals of Rotary International and Dr. Bernard’s personal calling to support fellow veterans. This project will allow an active Rotarian to share his vocation in a way that brings health outcomes to those less fortunate.
  • This is the Club’s: Secondary Project Application
  • Expected Start Date: 7/1/2018
  • Expected End Date: 8/31/2018
  • Expected Number of Beneficiaries: 1
  • Describe how the project will benefit the community and/or improve the lives of the less fortunate: This project will vastly improve both Richard’s health and quality of life; giving him the renewed ability to eat, laugh and smile without pain, discomfort or embarrassment. Richard does not have the resources for such a procedure and while he is the only direct beneficiary, the procedure will be life changing.
    Rotary 7570 will benefit from this positive community involvement opportunity by encouraging better oral and overall health and motivating our community to continue giving back. Leading to growth in Rotary fundraising efforts to support future beneficial community works projects and additionally increased Rotarian membership. Rotarian Dr. Bernard is happy to contribute his time to both his fellow veteran and Rotarians all while advancing the endeavors and achievements of the Rotary Club of Harrisonburg-Massanutten.
  • Estimated Total Project Volunteer Hours: 60
  • Describe the Rotarian hands-on activities in the project (i.e. non-financial participation): Rotarian Dr. Ian Bernard and the Harrisonburg SmileMakers Staff will donate 60+ hours of dental treatment time to fully restore Richard’s oral health, treating all the decay and infection with root canals, crowns, fillings, periodontal therapies, implants and more.
  • Describe the publicity plan to inform the general public that this is a Rotary sponsored project: Our plan to inform the public of the project would include email to local newspaper, posting on the Dental Practice's Facebook page tagging and photos provided to Rotary Club of Harrisonburg-Massanutten for posting to both the Rotary district webpage and Facebook, signage & display of Rotary Wheel on the practice’s community involvement board in the practice reception area.
  • Cooperating Organizations – Please list each cooperating organization, if any: Rotary District 7570, Harrisonburg-Massanutten Rotary Club and Harrisonburg Smilemakers
  • Letter(s) of Participation: Signed participation letter1.jpg, Signed participation letter2.jpg
  • Project Expenditure Budget – list detail uses of funds for the project, or use the Budget Upload: See Budget Upload
  • Project Funding Budget – list detail sources of funds for the project, or use the Budget Upload: See Budget Upload
  • Budget Upload:Smiles for Vets Budget 2018.xls.xlsx
  • Primary Contact Name: Matthew Frakes
  • Primary Contact Rotary Position: President Elect
  • Primary Contact Email: matthew.frakes@gmail.com
  • Primary Contact Phone: 540-438-7909
  • Financial Contact Name: Matthew Frakes
  • Financial Contact Rotary Position: President Elect
  • Financial Contact Address: 
    33B Neff Ave
    Harrisonburg, VA 22801
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  • Financial Contact Email: matthew.frakes@gmail.com
  • Financial Contact Phone: 540-438-7909
  • District Grant Project Authorization LetterGiving Vets A Smile Authorization Letter (1).pdf