Project Description Country: USA Location: Aurora, IL Total Budget: $500 Area of Focus: The environment Activity Type: Community Development: General Summary: Rotarians will plant and dedicate an Autumn Blaze Maple tree at Rotary Park in Aurora to commemorate World Polio Day. This project is a District 6450 Supported Environmental Service Project and was approved by District Environmental Service Chair Mary Onorad on 9/28/23 as part of the $3,000 Environmental Service Projects line item in the 23/24 District Grant approved by The Rotary Foundation. The club will work with the Fox Valley Park District (FVPD) to plant an End Polio Now commemorative tree on October 24, World Polio Day, at Rotary Park in Aurora sometime in the morning, prior to the club's World Polio Day event that evening. FVPD will provide an Autumn Blaze Maple tree, an engraved bronze plaque and will dig the hole. Club members will plant the tree, mulch it in and place the dedication plaque/stone. They will commemorate the tree with a short ceremony and tie a big purple ribbon around the tree trunk and place purple flowers at the base. The engraved plaque will say: October 24, 2023 World Polio Day Working to End Polio Now Rotary Club of Aurora United The club will take photos/video and share on social media and website. The intention will be to visit the tree every year on World Polio Day to place a purple bow and flowers as part of our annual World Polio Day commemoration. Project Contact Person District: 6450 Rotary Club of: Aurora United Primary Contact: Rachel Ossyra Email: rachelmarieo@hotmail.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 2023-24 Rotary Year.

Proposed Financing Existing Contributions Towards This Project Date Cash DDF Total District 6450 DDF 29-Sep-23 - $500 $500 Total $0 $500 $500

Project Supporting Documents Alphabetical with icons By date with icons Alphabetical list format By date list format [29-Sep-23] Appl for D6450 Environmental Service Project [29-Jan-24] Commemorative Tree Invoice [29-Jan-24] Proof of Payment [29-Jan-24] WPD Tree Final Report

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History Log Entries 29-Sep-23 by Rachel Ossyra System Entry: Creation of project page. 2-Oct-23 by Charles J Corrigan System Entry: Project sent for club signatures. 2-Oct-23 System Entry System Entry: Project signed by Mary Onorad. 2-Oct-23 by Rachel Ossyra System Entry: Project signed by Rachel Ossyra. 6-Oct-23 by Marshall Schmitt System Entry: Project approved by the District Approval Committee. 10-Nov-23 by Linda Yates System Entry: Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer. 29-Jan-24 by Rachel Ossyra System Entry: Project has been implemented and final report uploaded. 2-Feb-24 by Bill Lyman Stewardship review is complete. Meets all necessary criteria. Final report reviewed. Project okay to be approved by District Approval Committee. WL 2-Feb-24 by Marshall Schmitt System Entry: Final report approved by the District Approval Committee.