Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness hosted Freetown, Sierra Leone Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr for a ceremonial tree planting at Fishers Rotary Park Dec. 2. The City of Fishers planted a red-tipped maple tree in recognition of Mayor Aki-Sawyerr’s Freetown the Tree Town initiative, an effort to plant 1 million trees in the capital city to recover from deforestation and reintroduce biodiversity. Aki-Sawyerr is visiting Fishers for the Fishers Rotary Club’s WaterIsLife Ball, where she is a guest of honor. She was named a member of the 2021 class of TIME100 Next, which highlights 100 emerging world leaders who are shaping the future.
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From left, Fishers Rotarian Mark Kosariek, Fishers Rotarian Dr. Jo Anne Lyon, Fishers Rotarian Dr. Allen Bourff, Fishers Rotarian Dr. Darryn Scheske, Freetown Mayor Yvonne Ali-Sawyerr, Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness, Freetown City Councilor Zainab Conteh, City Councilor, Fishers Rotarian Tom Branum Jr. and Fishers Rotarian Valory Myers attend the event. (Photos courtesy of the City of Fishers) -
Freetown Mayor Yvonne Ali-Sawyerr speaks during the tree-planting ceremony. -
A plaque was installed near the red-tipped maple tree.
Snapshot: Fishers plants tree to honor Freetown, Sierra Leone mayor
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