Operation: Pollination Calling all butterflies and bees!

The East Providence/Seekonk Rotary Club announces “Operation Pollination,” a new environmental-related project to help save butterflies and other important plant pollinator species.

We are seeking volunteers of all ages to serve as ‘butterflies’ and ‘bumblebees’ to pass out wildflower seed packets to parade-goers at the Riverside Memorial Day Parade on May 29, 2023.

Interested volunteers can make their own wings, or purchase them inexpensively online (suggested link: https://www.amazon.com/butterfly-wings/s?k=butterfly+wings 

“Operation Pollination is not only a way to make our communities prettier with colorful wildflowers, but also to help save our butterflies, bumblebees and other pollinators,” states Betty Galligan, past president of the East Providence/Seekonk Rotary Club. “We’re encouraging everyone – including residents, businesses, school teachers, and organizations – throughout East Providence, Seekonk and beyond to participate in this project with us Rotarians. We’re hoping our project can plant the seeds of awareness about the plight of the monarch butterfly and the science of pollination, and that it will grow into an impactful project that we can repeat year after year. It’s one way that Rotary can continue to bring about positive change in our backyards and the world.”

To volunteer, contact Betty Galligan at 401-433-5965 or betty@newberrypr.com.