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Rotary clubs seek city approval for park-rebuild fundraising and raffle license; council grants nonprofit designation
Summary
Rotary leaders requested council help to rebuild Rotary Park after tornado damage and sought city recognition so the clubs could obtain a charitable gaming license for a wine-tasting fundraiser; council approved nonprofit designation to aid licensing.
Representatives of the Livonia Rotary clubs asked the council for support and procedural assistance to raise funds to restore Rotary Park on 7 Mile, which sustained storm damage in February including the loss of two picnic shelters and numerous trees.
Nancy Darga, president-elect of the Livonia AM Rotary Club and co-chair of the Rebuild Rotary Park effort, told council the insurance settlement fell short of replacement costs and the clubs are raising additional funds to rebuild shelters, update the comfort station to current accessibility standards and improve structural details. The clubs plan events including a wine-tasting fundraiser and asked the council to recognize a club entity as a nonprofit to secure a charitable gaming license and a liquor license for the event.
Council granted the requested designation so the clubs can proceed with licensing and outreach. “All the revenue from our fundraising campaign...will go directly to the park project and only to the park project,” Darga said. Council briefly extended the resident’s speaking time to allow her to finish and members expressed support for the community-based effort.
Why it matters: The request links public-property restoration, private fundraising and municipal permitting; council recognition is a procedural step that enables the clubs to pursue licenses needed for fundraising events and to supplement insurance recovery for park rebuilding.
