Thanks to Dan Coons, we have submitted the Grant request and beat the deadline of May 31st with a few hours to spare. This is a Grant to replace the floor at the 7th Street Pantry Food bank. This is not a sure thing. Good news is the District is offering more money on the match. We are committing to $1500.00 and asking for a $2500.00 match which is the maximum allowed.Here is what we have to accomplish.
- Charlie Tegarden, who is the District Foundation Chair, told me he thinks the District may already have maxed out the Grant money as the window to apply has been going on since Jan 2020.
- The District Grants Chair Rebecca has accepted our application pending a copy of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which we signed in April. Dan will work on getting her a copy. Accepting the Grant only means the Grant & club qualify. We will have to wait to see if the District has the money. There are ways around this for the District unless they determine first come first served. We have to do a better job next year. If I am still the club Grants chair I will address the next year grant application process in January 2021.
- The contractor who is a good customer of mine and a friend who is an expert at flooring has agree to a major discount for his service. Typical floor is $6.50 per sq. ft. which means the job is around $6,500.00. His name is Lorenzo and he has been in business 30 years. His floors have a lifetime guarantee.
- This project has a deadline of April 2021 so I will plan on doing it in October 2020 and we will use club members to do the tear out. Food Bank volunteers will remove the items off the floor.