Dear Tammy: Thank you for your interest in the Lowe's Toolbox for Education grant program.

Our team is reviewing your application. We will respond to all applicants approximately three months after our next application deadline. For applications received by our October deadline, notifications will be sent out in January. For applications received by our February deadline, notifications will be sent out in May. Please note that your application is summarized below. Please save this email for your records as we are not able to reproduce your application. Lowe's Toolbox for Education grant program is funded by the Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation, which has supported thousands of grassroots community and school projects in the communities where Lowe's does business. For more information about Lowe's or to find a Lowe's store near you, visit http://www.lowes.com. For more insight and inspiration on building a great parent-teacher group for your school, visit http://www.ptotoday.com. Questions? Call us at 1-800-644-3561 x 208 or email us at info@toolboxforeducation.com Thank you, Customer Service Team PTO Today & Lowe's Toolbox for Education ____________________________________________ The following is a summary of your application: Contact Information First Name: Tammy Last Name: Privette Email: tammy.privette@gscs.org Title: Teacher/Staff Home Address: 1233 Cowan Road, City: Griffin State: GA Zip Code: 30223 Phone: (770) 229-3790 Group Information School: Cowan Road Elementary 1233 COWAN RD GRIFFIN GA 30223-8756 Principal's Title: Mrs. Principal's First Name: Natalie Principal's Last Name: Wood Lowest Grade: Pre-kindergarten Highest Grade: Grade 5 School Type: Public

Number of Students: 631 School Ethnicity %: Caucasian: 45% African American: 50% Hispanic: 3% Asian: 2% American Indian: 0% Other: 0% % of Subsidized Lunches: 67% Distance to closest Lowe's: 0-5 miles School's Website: http://www.spalding.k12.ga.us/cowan/ Group Acronym: Media Money Raised Last Year (or in a typical year): less than $5,000 Legal Structure of Your Group Your school's EIN (or tax ID # - 9 digits in length): 12-6430873 Project/School Name Project Name: Literacy and Art School Name: Cowan Road Elementary Grant Project Contact Information First Name: Tammy Last Name: Privette Phone Number: (770) 223-6502 E-mail: tammy.privette@gscs.org Short description of the project We would like to add literacy murals to our library to assist the students with meeting required learning standards. The total project budget: $2,000.00 The grant amount you are applying for: $2,000.00 Will this grant cover full costs for the project?: Yes The amount already raised for this project: $0.00 Detailed budget figures (materials, labor, marketing, other costs, etc.) with details on how you plan on obtaining the remaining funds if the grant will not fund the entire project including other fundraisers and/or grantors. Paint Brushes Ladders drop cloths painters tape scaffolding

Your proposed schedule for this project from the funding date through completion. When do you expect this project to be done/executed? Please note, your project must be completed within one year of when the grant is received. To be complete summer of 2012 Your project in detail. What is the mission of your project? What will it mean for your school? We would like to add murals depicting different genres of literature in the school Media Center. Mural 1: Tree Map of genres (physical representation showing the division and categorization of genres.) Mural 2: Mystery Mural 3: Science fiction Mural 4: Fables/Folk tales Mural 5: Historical Fiction Mural 6: Fantasy What is it about your group and your project that makes it especially deserving of a Lowe's ToolBox for Education grant? Why is there such a need? The state educational learning standards require students to identify and read in a variety of genres. Many students have a difficult time recognizing the types of books they would enjoy. These murals will helps students achieve these learning standards simply by exposure, rather than requiring valuable classroom time. What is your volunteer plan for this project? Which volunteers and how many volunteers will you need to execute this project? How do you plan on enlisting that help? PTO and Media Center will recruit volunteers with artistic talent. during the summer of 2012, volunteers will meet at the school on scheduled days to complete the painting of the murals. Can Lowes' employees help you with this project?: Yes If so, how? Also, does your school already work with the local Lowe's? And if so, how? We will need Lowe's to provide supplies listed above. Will the Grant and project be publicized?: Yes Will follow-up reports about the project result be submitted?: Yes Does the project have School/Principal/District approval?: Yes To help make sure the controls used by your Internet/email provider do not interrupt the delivery of this message, please add toolboxapps@ptotoday.com to your address book and/or safe sender list.