• Rotary Year: 2013-2014
  • Application Date: 3/29/2013
  • Club Name: Bedford
  • Project Name: Backpack Food Program
  • Project Total Expenditures: $34,720.00
  • Grant Amount Requested: $2,000.00
  • Describe the Project, its location and its objectives: It has become known that many children who receive free or reduced cost lunch at school do not have adequate food at home. Many times the free school lunch is their only meal of the day. The Backpack Food Program provides these children a bag of nutritious food to carry home with them on the weekends. These children are students of Bedford Primary School or in the Head Start program.
  • This is the Club’s: Primary Project Application
  • Expected Start Date: 9/1/2013
  • Expected End Date: 6/30/2014
  • Describe how the project will benefit the community and/or improve the lives of the less fortunate: This project will provide nutritious food to many area children and their families that they may not otherwise have. This not only provides food for the children but can aide in their overall health and let them know that others in their community care about them and their families.
  • Describe the Rotarian hands-on activities in the project (i.e. non-financial participation): Members of Bedford Rotary help unload the food supplies, separate the food and assist in filling the "backpack" food bags.
  • Describe the publicity plan to inform the general public that this is a Rotary sponsored project: Photos and press releases of participating Rotary members have and will continue to be sent to the local paper, the Bedford Bulletin. Also the 11 other contributing organizations are made aware of the Bedford Rotary's financial and physical participation.
  • Cooperating Organizations – Please list each cooperating organization, if any: The Bedrock Community Church is the Cooperating Organization. Their budget, list of financial contributors, and letter of Particpation are attached.
  • Letter(s) of Participation: Backpack letter of participation.pdf
  • Project Expenditure Budget – list detail uses of funds for the project, or use the Budget Upload: 124 students signed up for this program at a cost of $7 per backpack for food with a total of $34,720 needed for the 2013 - 2014 school year.
  • Project Funding Budget – list detail sources of funds for the project, or use the Budget Upload: A budget is attached. We request a $1,000 to 2,000 matching grant. Also on the attached budge is a list of other financially contributing organizations.
  • Budget Upload:Backpack budget and school stats.pdf
  • Primary Contact Name: Vikeesa Stultz
  • Primary Contact Rotary Position: Member
  • Primary Contact Email: stultzv@amnb.com
  • Primary Contact Phone: 540-586-0365
  • Financial Contact Name: David Herrick
  • Financial Contact Rotary Position: President
  • Financial Contact Address: 
    100 Bridgewater Point Pl #105
    Moneta, VA 24121 View on Map
  • Financial Contact Email: dherrick@BBTScottstringfellow.com
  • Financial Contact Phone: 540-586-4422
  • District Grant Project Authorization LetterBackpack Program Grant Letter.pdf
  • Project Supporting Uploads:backpack photo.pdf