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Westfield Rotary donates $4,000 for Tony La Porta memorial tree project
Summary
The Westfield Rotary Club presented a $4,000 donation to the town to fund about 20 memorial trees as part of the Tony La Porta Memorial Tree Project; council accepted the donation and thanked the Rotary and town forestry staff.
Walter Korfmacher, representing the Westfield Rotary Club, presented a $4,000 donation to the town to fund approximately 20 trees in a project the club called the Tony La Porta Memorial Tree Project. The project memorializes former Westfield Rotary president and former council member Tony La Porta.
Acting mayor accepted the check on the town’s behalf and council members and staff thanked the Rotary Club and the town’s forestry supervisor, Rob Kosielek, for coordinating tree plantings. Council described the Rotary’s ongoing partnership with the town on tree plantings and other civic projects.
The donation was presented during the public portion of the meeting; no formal council action was required to accept the gift on the record.
