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Rotary Club: Seward Project Title: Rotary Park Enhancement 1. Describe the project. What was done, when and where did project activities take place? The Rotary Park Enhancement Project occurred at Rotary Park in Seward, Alaska. Rotary Park is located on city property, Parcel 14733046, at 1121 Third Avenue. The Pavilion is located off Second Avenue, just north of 1108 Second Avenue. Project activities included: • Power washing the Pavilion, removing graffiti, and doing basic maintenance. All will be complete by end of June. • Building and installing two new picnic tables made of recycled plastic lumber with plaques highlighting the tables were made of recycled plastic with Seward Rotary Club and partners named. Installed 5-15-23. • Designing, producing, and installing one interpretive sign about who Rotary is with downloadable tips to protect the environment. The downloads are tracked with a dynamic QR code. Design complete. Signs will ship (8 week delivery) and be installed late July. • Designing, producing, and installing one interpretive sign about the history and ecology of Rotary Park. The sign has a dynamic QR code to allow readers to learn more, that links to a blog article with more extensive historic and ecological information. Sign will ship (8 week delivery) and be installed late July. • Designed produced, and installed one thank you sign honoring all partners and funders. Sign will ship (8 week delivery) and be installed late July. • Design and install a new Rotary Park Gazebo sign with the Seward Rotary Club logo and Imagine Rotary graphic in addition to the city logo. Sign will ship (8 week delivery) and be installed late July. • Created a request for proposal to select artists for sign and metal art. Evaluated and selected two local artists. Local interactive metal art is planned when funding is available. Watercolor paintings by local artist is featured on the interpretive signs. • Created club surveys and presentations to get club opinions on selecting art, art costs, sign design. • Created a floating bird roost to replace habitat that might be lost with future art installations. • Gathered support and generated partnerships (15) with city government, tribes, community groups, and individuals. • Collaborated with partners to research history, research lagoon ecology, create the habitat roost, and create letters of support for grant funding • Applied for three other outside grants to support funding for the metal art in addition to another district 5010 grant. 2. How many people benefited from this project? Our whole community of almost 3000 people and yearly visitors (approximately 250,000) have the potential to benefit from the enjoyment, education, learn and beauty and of this public park. 3. Who were the beneficiaries, how were they impacted by this project, and what humanitarian need was met? Enhancing the park with art, interpretive signs, and maintenance could meet the following Seward community needs while also inspiring visitors: • Inspiring people to take simple actions to protect their environment by following tips provided and available for download on the sign. • Enhancing and promoting the protection of salmon, wildlife, and pollinator habitats. • Inspire interest and care about Seward’s history. • Creating a free recreational destination for residents and visitors that is inclusive, fun, inspiring, and educational while helping the local economy. • Promote understanding of Rotary. 4. How many Rotarians participated in the project? 40 (39 of our active Rotarians and one visiting Rotarian). 5. What did they do? Please give at least two examples, not including financial support provided to the project. • All active members were invited to listen to a project proposal presentation and then were emailed a project survey to ask for their opinions, concerns and ideas. • A Rotary Park committee of 6 Rotarians was formed to create a proposal for a district grant. • All members were invited to attend a project proposal presentation before the district grant was submitted. • The committee of 6 Rotarians participated in developing or reviewing the RFP for artists and selecting artists, and art for the signs. • Rotarians on the committee participated in research for the history of one of the interpretive signs. • Rotarians on the committee discussed artists costs, budget shortfalls and strategies of moving forward in selecting and creating art for the project. • The project leader met with city representatives about the project, contacted other agencies about permits, initiated partnerships. • Three Rotarians, along with friends and partners designed and installed the floating roost for birds. • The Rotary Park committee created recommendations for the club board on selecting art for the project and did presentations to the board. • All Rotarians were invited to a lunch presentation to review costs and options on metal and discuss their opinions. • All Rotarians were emailed a survey to provide their preference on selecting art and costs for the project after the presentation. • All Rotarians were invited to a lunch presentation to review and provide ideas on the sign on environmental tips. 6. If a cooperating organization was involved, what was its role? The City of Seward is the land owner, assisting with project oversight and ideas, and will provide maintenance of the structure and shared maintenance of improvements contained within the structure. Resurrection Bay Historical Society, Seward Community Library and Museum, Seward Community Library Association, Seward Historic Preservation Commission, Seward Pioneers of Alaska- Igloos #9, Qutekcak Native Tribe, Doug Capra, and Lee Poleske are assisted with historical research. Sustainable Seward and Alaska Plastic Recovery provided recycled plastic lumber and constructed two new picnic tables. The Gateway Hotel provided graffiti removal, maintenance, and power washing. John Lang provided professional fisheries and habitat improvement support. Buck Crouch and family provided floating roost design, materials, and installation. 7. Income
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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. 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.
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