Project Description Country: USA Location: Soldotna, Alaska Total Budget: $10,000 Area of Focus: None Activity Type: Community Development: General Summary: Japanese Garden in Soldotna, Alaska to honor our relationship with Akita, Japan Club members attended the first Rotary Presidential Peace Conference on environmental sustainability and peace, where Steve Yoshida, PDG District 5010, presented us with two Hiroshima survivor seeds. Soldotna's sister city is Akita, Japan and the idea was born to create a Japanese garden to honor this relationship, promote the idea of peace with these survivor seeds, and create a space for the community and visitors to utilize. This would be the only Japanese garden in Alaska. This project is designed to complete the planning and site preparation for the garden, as this is expected to be a multi-year project. We are working with local government agencies to vet a proper site for the garden, and a task force has been created that includes local designers, aqua culturist, horticulturists, and others prominent in their fields as well as local Rotarians. The funding would be utilized for the needs identified by the task force members and other subject matter experts including items such as preparatory landscaping, obtaining and placing suitable soils, procuring both native Alaskan and Japanese trees and vegetation, as well as other landscape features. Local Rotarians will assist with the project by donating time, labor, and other expertise in cooperation with the task force. Project Contact Person District: 5010 Rotary Club of: Soldotna Primary Contact: Dan Nelson Email: dan.nelson.ak@gmail.com Project Status Completed This project is "Completed". This means the project has been implemented and the report was accepted by the district leadership. The project will stay listed on this website as a testimony of the achievements of the project partners. Project listed for the 2018-19 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total Soldotna (5010) 20-Apr-18 $5,000 $5,000 $10,000 Total $5,000 $5,000 $10,000

Project Supporting Documents Alphabetical with icons By date with icons Alphabetical list format By date list format [12-Jan-20] Final Report [30-May-19] Casey Planning Invoice [10-Jan-20] last payment proof [10-Jan-20] Proof of payment [10-Jan-20] Proof of payment [30-May-19] Sculpture first invoice

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History Log Entries 20-Apr-18 by Dan Nelson System Entry: Creation of project page. 3-May-18 by Denise Ringhand System Entry: Project is now "Fully Pledged". 12-Jul-18 by Denise Ringhand System Entry: Project sent for club signatures. 14-Jul-18 System Entry System Entry: Project signed by Dan Nelson. 22-Jul-18 by Denise Ringhand System Entry: Project approved by the District Approval Committee. 23-Aug-18 by Charlotte G Tharp System Entry: Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer. 30-May-19 by Dan Nelson This project has completed the first phase in this Rotary year centering around project planning, design, and acquisition of components for the peace garden. This year, the layout of the site was designed with assistance from professional planners as well as Rotarians and others with experience in similar projects. In addition, the peace crane sculpture that will act as the centerpiece of the project was designed and a community event held in both Soldotna and Kenai to involve the community to build pieces of the sculpture that will go into the final product. 12-Jan-20 by Dan Nelson System Entry: Final Report signed by Dan Nelson. 23-Jan-20 by Alex Slivka System Entry: Final report approved by the District Approval Committee.