NORTHAMPTON ROTARY CLUB TO CONDUCT
‘DAY OF SERVICE’ TREE PLANTING EVENT
 

More than 800 Rotary clubs, over 30,000 Rotarians, and thousands of volunteers spanning 10 states and five countries will be giving back to their communities as part of the Spring 2024 Rotary Day of Service.

“Rotarians are known for their tireless efforts to help those in need, but the 2024 Day of Service event will be the single largest coordinated multi-District Rotary community volunteer effort we’ve ever held in our region,” said Drew Kessler, Rotary International Director for Zones 28 and 32, which encompasses many of the participating Rotary clubs and districts.

As part of a Rotary International focus on protecting the environment, the Northampton Rotary Club is working with the Northampton’s Department of Public Works (DPW), the Urban Forestry Commission, the non-profit Tree Northampton, and the Ice Pond Association to organize a tree planting event on Ice Pond Drive from 9 AM to 12 Noon on Saturday, April 20, 2024, with April 21 as a rain date.

Susan Lofthouse, Vice Chair of the Urban Forestry Commission and a key contact for the project, stated, “Thank you to the Northampton Rotary for your interest in protecting the environment through a partnership with the city! We are thankful for Rotary’s help planting trees at three elementary schools and a residential area in 2022 and 2023, and are very excited to be working with the club again in 2024. The newly planted trees along Ice Pond Drive will replace ash trees destroyed by an Emerald ash borer infestation, and will benefit the community for decades to come.”
YOU DON’T NEED TO BE IN ROTARY TO VOLUNTEER
The Rotary Day of Service isn’t just for Rotarians. Anyone interested in volunteering to help plant trees is invited to contact Day of Service Chair Barbara Devlin at bdevlinmn@gmail.com .

Monetary contributions to support the tree planting project may be directed to the Northampton Rotary Foundation, Inc., PO Box 505, Northampton, MA 01061.
 

About Rotary International
Rotary International is a global network of 46,000 clubs and 1.4 million friends, leaders, and problem-solvers who see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change – across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves. For more than 110 years, Rotary's people of action have used their passion, energy, and intelligence to take action on projects ranging from literacy and peace to water and health. To learn more about Rotary in the Northampton area, go to https://northamptonrotaryclub.org/.