Mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone in Fishers for tree-planting ceremony

The tree planting ceremony at Rotary Park.  Mayor Aki-Sawyerr is wearing the red coat (photos provided by the City of Fishers)

Mayor Aki-Sawyerr of Freetown, Sierra Leone, visited Fishers Thursday morning for a ceremonial tree-planting ceremony.  She was in town for a Rotary Club event, The WaterIsLife Ball, as the guest of honor.

Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness joined the ceremony, along with representatives of the local Rotary Club, at Fishers Rotary Park, on the southwest corner of 116th Street and Lantern Road, for the ceremonial planting of the tree.

Mayor Aki Sawyerr is a member of the 2021 class of TIME100 Next, which highlights 100 emerging world leaders who are shaping the future.