WHAT IS PROJECT - SERVICE TO OTHERS?

Project - Service to Others is a Provincial RTO/ERO program which provides grants to Districts for initiatives which support the concept of "Service to Others". The intent is to raise the profile of retired teachers by visibly demonstrating to active teachers and to the public-at-large that retired teachers care about their communities and about public education, and are willing to do something to help those who need assistance. These assistance projects could be in any form that supports the goals of Project - Service to Others as outlined below.

WHAT ARE THE GOALS OF PROJECT - SERVICE TO OTHERS?

• To provide financial assistance to education-related and other community projects.
• To facilitate member participation in education and community assistance projects.
• To help serve the educational and other needs of the disadvantaged in the community.
• To promote District/Unit participation in local, provincial and overseas educational/community projects.
• To raise the profile of retired teachers and of RTO/ERO.
• To demonstrate to the general public that retired teachers continue to serve after retirement.
• To demonstrate to potential RTO/ERO members (active teachers) that RTO/ERO is a dynamic organization to which they should consider belonging when they retire from active teaching.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

• Through their Districts, individuals or groups apply to the Provincial Project – Service to Others Committee for funding. Such applications shall be limited to a maximum of 5 pages of attachments, in addition to the application itself.
• Districts will select one proposal for submission to the Provincial Committee.
• No more than one project per District, per year, will be approved.
• The maximum grant for a project is $4000. A project may be supplemented by contributions from other sources.
• A project will only be funded once. Projects that are extended or are ongoing must find other sources of funding to continue.
• Successful applicants must submit a written report at the conclusion of the project for publication in the media. Photos, newspaper articles, or a video of the project would be additional assets in publicizing the initiative.
• A display at an RTO/ERO Senate may be arranged to allow other RTO/ERO members to view complete projects.

WHAT KINDS OF PROJECTS MIGHT BE CONSIDERED?

• School day care for the children of single teenage mothers
• Special arts and education programs for disadvantaged children
• Help for the homeless
• Visitation/support programs for shut-ins
• Help for long-term care facilities
• Support for group homes
• Support for Third World initiatives, including Project Overseas
• Crisis centres
• Medical and social programs for the needy
• Local heritage and cultural projects
• ESL, literacy and numeracy programs
• School dropout programs
• Helping Native communities

WHAT IS THE APPLICATION PROCESS?

• Members submit their proposed project to their District Executive using the appropriate Application Form. The Application requires approval and support of the District Executive.
• At a meeting of the District Executive, the Executive will select one project for recommendation; the District President and Secretary will sign the selected application and submit the Application to Provincial Office. The completed application document must be received at the Provincial Office by March 1 to be considered by the Project - Service to Others Committee at its meeting in early Spring.

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