Project Description Country: USA Location: Montgomery, IL Total Budget: $2,000 Areas of Focus: Community economic development, The environment Activity Type: Community Development: General Summary: Provide a park bench in the new Arbor Day Park & Garden in front of Village Hall On April 30, 2022 the Montgomery Beautification Committee dedicated the 2022 tree, the White Fringe, at the future site of the Arbor Day Park & Garden in front of the Montgomery Police Department. The Village Beautification Committee has dedicated itself to enhancing the beauty of the Village, which includes long - term goals of developing a natural park and garden and compliment the historical significance of the remaining farm silo on the property . The Arbor Day Garden & Park will be located near the silo, in front of the Montgomery Police Department. This project would provide for the installation of a Park Bench within the Park/Garden, supporting the efforts of the Village Beautification Committee. The Bench would have an engraved plate recognizing the Club The target completion date for the project will be no later than May 31, 2023. We expect to have 2 to 3 Rotarians and 2 to 3 Non-Rotarians in the planning stages of this project and 10-15 Rotarians and 5 to 10 non-Rotarians participate dedication of the bench as it is installed. Project Contact Person District: 6450 Rotary Club of: Montgomery Primary Contact: Brenda Pino Email: bjpino@msn.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 2022-23 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total Montgomery (6450) 26-May-22 $1,038 $962 $2,000 Total $1,038 $962 $2,000

Project Supporting Documents Alphabetical with icons By date with icons Alphabetical list format By date list format [31-Jul-23] Cancelled Check for Bench [29-Jun-23] FinalReport - Rotary Club of Montgomery [27-Jun-23] Rotary Bench Corrected Invoice.pdf

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History Log Entries 26-May-22 by Brenda Pino System Entry: Creation of project page. 26-May-22 by Rachel Ossyra System Entry: Project sent for club signatures. 28-May-22 System Entry System Entry: Project signed by Brenda Pino. 29-May-22 by Rachel Ossyra System Entry: Project approved by the District Approval Committee. 21-Sep-22 by Ed Graziano System Entry: Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer. 27-Jun-23 by Brenda Pino Bench and Rotary Plate have been purchased. The Village required that both would be paid for by the Village and then the Village would invoice the Club. Although the invoice was requested several times by the Club, the Village continued to delay issuing the invoice. They issued an initial invoice in mid June which was incorrect. The Club received a correct/final invoice on June 26th (a check was sent to the Village, but has not yet cleared). Photos of the invoice, bench and Rotary Plate have been uploaded. 29-Jun-23 by Karen Swinger System Entry: Project has been implemented and final report uploaded. 31-Jul-23 by Bill Lyman Stewardship review is complete. Meets all necessary criteria. Final report reviewed. Project okay to be approved by District Approval Committee. WL&MD 31-Jul-23 by Charles J Corrigan System Entry: Final report approved by the District Approval Committee.