Sycamore Rotary donates $25,000 to Sycamore Park District
(L-R: Club President Russell Bishop, Sycamore Park District President Ted Strack, and President-Elect Sue Emberson)
At its meeting on May 11, the Rotary Club of Sycamore presented a $25,000 donation to the Sycamore Park District’s “Leaf a Legacy” fundraising campaign.
Leaf a Legacy supports the District’s long-range plan, ACTION 2020, to bring the community the recreational facilities it needs. In its commitment to serve the community, Rotary identified the opportunity to make a financial contribution as a return on investment that will prove to be invaluable to generations of residents for many years to come.
“The Rotary Club is proud to join this legacy that will serve this great community today and into the future,” said Rotary Club President Dr. Russell Bishop.
The Park District has received strong support from the Rotary Club in the past, as evidenced by Rotary Park at Sycamore Lake and the group’s annual participation in the community-wide Park Pride Day cleanup event. The Rotary Club has made this annual cleanup a part of its yearly Rotarians at Work Day, in which members lend their assistance to various not-for-profit agencies throughout the community.
“We find that our community’s service clubs have been longtime supporters of the great programs and facilities the Park District provides to children and adults in Sycamore. We are truly grateful to the Rotary Club of Sycamore for this great gift and for all they do” says Michelle Schulz, Vice President of the Park Board.
The ACTION 2020 projects that Leaf a Legacy will help fund include a recreation campus with a new community center, dog park, splashpad and sled hill as well as trail expansion and connections, Sports Complex expansion and a new irrigation system for the Sycamore Park District Golf Club.