P-4186

Approved

District Grant Final Report

District 5010

2022-23

Rotary Club: College

Project Title: Midnight Sun Pollinators Exhib


Project Description

1. Describe the project. What was done, when and where did project activities take place?

The project coordinator installed ten pollinator displays in the Georgeson Botanical Garden and produced a brochure, map, and scavenger hunt to increase awareness of the importance of pollinators.

2. How many people benefited from this project? Thousands of people of all ages visit the garden and will view this project.

3. Who were the beneficiaries, how were they impacted by this project, and what humanitarian need was met?

Our community and its visitors will benefit from this project because it increases awareness of the importance of pollinators in our daily life. As more people face food insecurity it is important to understand the role pollinators play in our food production, the importance of preserving and increasing their habitat.

4. How many Rotarians participated in the project? 5

5. What did they do? Please give at least two examples, not including financial support provided to the project.

We met in the garden, discussed potential project with garden manager, met as a board to discuss importance of pollinators and the viability of the project, and visited the garden during and after the installation.

6. If a cooperating organization was involved, what was its role?

The City of Fairbanks provided funding, the Soil & Water Conservation District provided expertise, and the Smithsonian Institute provided sign content.


Financial Report

7. Income

Sources of Income

Amount

1. District Grant funds received from District 5010

$2,300

2. Rotary Club Contribution: College

$2,300

3. Other funding

$0

Total Project Income

$4,600

8. Expenditures

Budget Items

Name of Supplier/Vendor

Amount

1. Installation Coordinator

Georgeson Botanical Garden Friends

$4,600

Total Project Expenditures

$4,600

District must retain receipts of all expenditures for at least five years. Please scan and upload to the project's "Documents" tab all invoices (be sure they are marked "paid"), receipts and/or copies of checks for the full amount of the project budget.


Certifying Signatures

By signing this report, I confirm that to the best of my knowledge these District Grant funds were spent only for eligible items in accordance with Trustee-approved guidelines, and that all of the information contained herein is true and accurate. I also understand that all photographs submitted in connection with this report will become the property of RI and will not be returned. I warrant that I own all rights in the photographs, including copyright, and herby grant RI and TRF a royalty free irrevocable license to use the photographs now or at any time in the future, throughout the world in any manner it so chooses and in any medium now known or later developed. This includes the right to modify the photograph(s) as necessary in RI's sole discretion. This also includes, without limitation, use on or in the web site, magazines, brochures, pamphlets, exhibitions and any other promotional materials of RI and TRF.

Signatory

Email

Sign Date

 

 

Cindy Wentworth

cindy_wentworth@hotmail.com

Signed on 4-Oct-22

 

 

Elizabeth Alexander

elizabeth.alexander@flooff.com

Signed on 2-Nov-22

 

 

Report submitted by Cynthia Wentworth