Somerville Rotarians Paul Kaufman, Kevin Su, Ann Kirby & John Keegan handing off 25 Sugar Maple and 25 White Dogwood tree saplings to Linda Cornell, President/CEO of Somerville VNA of Eastern Massachusetts.

The Somerville Rotary Club accepted the challenge of Rotary International President Ian Riseley to plant one new tree for each Rotarian in the club. The challenge was intended to combat global warming and beautify local communities. Australian native Riseley explained, “Environmental issues have not featured highly on the radar of Rotary International in a corporate since 1990-91. I was keen to give Rotarians an incentive and the opportunity to show their concern for the environment.”

Local Rotary District 7930 and Somerville Rotary donated the native New England trees at no cost to Linda Cornell, President/CEO of the Somerville VNA Visiting Nurses Association. The goal was to plant approximately 2,000 trees in the Rotary District by Arbor Day on Friday, April 27, 2018.