DB Green

Hi all,

Tree planting today near lookout from 10-4. I will try and put some kind of sign to head you in the right direction. Weather looks good today- high of 26, much of the day overcast but no rain forecast.

Bring: Water, Sunscreen, Insect repellent, Snacks

Wear: Long sleeve trousers and shirts as they stop you getting scratched from scrub. I find hiking boots handy otherwise old sneakers.

If you have trouble finding us call me on 9810 9070 (Kate) or hubby Nick on 98161450 or John on 94575548.

See you there.

Cheers,

Kate

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Hi there,

I know many of you, like me, love the Earth Collection label of clothes, with it’s use of only natural fabrics and great colours and styles. And lucky for us their office is conveniently located here in DB! They generously donate their samples to DB Green for fundraising for green activities. Hooray for us! This time they have given us the mother of all loads- 9 bags of fabulous fashions including lots of hats, handbags and clothes. I didn’t want to wait to the next flea market to show them to the public plus I want YOU to have a look before the general public does and get first pick so I’ll have them out for you, today only- Saturday…

9am till 1pm: My home: GB, Block 16, Siena 2, the low rises opposite the Greens

2:30 till 5:30: Open to the public at Siena 2′s mini flea market- between Siena 2 highrises in the central sunken garden area.

Hope to see you at either…. My phone number if you’re lost is 9810 9070- please take with you

Prices are:

Clothes……….. $60 for one, $100 for 2.

Handbags, Between $20-40 depending on size

Hats: $30-$40

I think you’ll agree that’s incredible prices for quality items and better yet ALL the money is going to tree planting costs. Each tree costs us $10 so see that’s great incentive to shop.

Look forward to seeing you tomorrow,

Kind regards,

Kate

P.S. Don’t forget tree planting Sunday 10 till 4!

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Hi there,

Great work on the tree planting today. I got the following email from John just a moment ago…

Hi Kate,

Had a great day today. Lots of people turned up and 120 trees were in by about lunchtime. I did not expect so many to came so it was bit chaotic, as Nick probably told you, but the standard of planting was very good. 

The next tree planting day is Sunday 5th May and then Sunday 19 of May. …

Regards, John.

Great job those of you who went up!! Hope you can make it to one of the next tree planting sessions 5th and 19th of May.

Also to raise awareness of the tree planting project, to raise the $10,000 needed for the trees, and to celebrate earth day, we are organising an event at Discovery College sometime in May. The date is yet to be confirmed but at this stage we plan to have a childrens and adult afternoon/evening. There will be wine from our generous wine sponsor ‘Barefoot Wines’ (who are helping us aim for Barefoot beaches!), and nibbles and we will be selling the very generous donation of about 9 (!!) candy stripe bags of clothes, bags and hats from The Earth Collection range I received just a few days ago. Thank you BCC Pacific up there in the plaza! We will be showing a movie called ‘Dirt” which looks great and we would love for you to join us and bring ALL your friends. John will give a short talk on his vision for the conservation area here in DB and we will basically have fun! It costs $10 per tree so we will sell the clothes, wine and nibbles in amounts of trees you are purchasing- and still it will be a bargain! Keep an eye out for that event!

Keep an eye on this site for more info of all the exciting events happening in May! I will send out all the dates shortly.

Cheers, and have a great week!

Kate

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Hi there,

Just a reminder about tree planting today if you can make it up sometime during the day to help John with the start of tree planting season.  See previous post about where to go- under ‘tree planting’ category on left and you can see previous posts with what to bring  etc. Otherwise call John Horwood on 9457 5548 or his wife Tiareti on 9732 8985. Or even my husband Nick (who promised he’d go today as I’m away) on 9816 1450. They should be able to help you with directions but basically head to the lookout and as soon as you turn on to the concrete road start looking for people on your left….

Have fun- wish I was there!

Cheers,

Kate

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The rainy season has definitely arrived and so it’s time to plant another 1000 trees in the conservation area! This is a wonderful project to return native trees to this once forested area and in doing so also improve the biodiversity of the local wildlife.

Directions: To find the conservation area you head up the road towards the golfcourse and turn right at the concrete road to the lookout. About 100m on your left is a couple of routes to get you to the conservation area. Look for bamboo stakes with coloured twine for the trees we’ve previously planted. We will try to put some kind of marker to get there but it is frequently removed by security so your best chance is to look out for happy diggers on the hill on your left. Failing being able to spot someone easily (sometimes we are on the other side of the hill), try calling John Horwood- our tree planting organiser on 9457 5548.

What to bring: Sturdy shoes (hiking boots are great or old sneakers as it gets quite muddy sometimes), plenty of water, insect repellent, sunscreen, snacks, friends (many hands really does make light work!) and, to prevent scratches, wear long trousers and shirts.

Time: Usually 10am to 4 pm or it may finish earlier if  trees taken up for the day are planted.

Even making it up for an hour or 2 is a great help.

Donating: Each tree costs $10 thanks to the generosity of Kadoorie Farms and covers the cost of the tree, bamboo, twine, equipment and transportation.

If you would like to donate to the cost of the trees you can transfer money to HSBC: 571 213511 001 or donate cash at the next flea market in June or beach cleanup on the 19 of May or give to John directly. 

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Hi DB Green,

Need to get rid of a few items round the house you’re not using? Want to find a bargain? Sunday’s the day! Weather is forecast to be beautiful- high of 24 and sunny. Come down to the plaza between 12 and 5 and find all the charity stalls including ours in the row from HSBC to the Post Office. If you have some free time to run the stall for an hour that would be great too.

Remember it’s coming into tree planting season and our trees and equipment cost about $10/tree with 1000 trees planned for this year. Every dollar you spend at our stall will be helping re-forest DB’s conservation area!

See you there!

Cheers,

Kate

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H folks,

Tomorrow is the last SUnday to help with the tree planting. If you can possibly spare some tome to help John finish off the last of the plantings please help. He’ll go up from 10am until the trees are finished. Contact John on 94575548 for any information you need or check previous emails and website www.dbgreen.org for what to bring and location….

Have fun!

Kate

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Hi folks- I haven’t been able to make it up last couple of Sundays but I am sure there are still more trees needing planting. Please see website for details of position, what to bring, wear etc.

Call John Horwood on 9457 5548 if you want to check it’s on (but regardless of weatherJohn usually goes ahead with planting).

Hope you’re having a great weekend!

Cheers,

Kate

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Hi there,

Sunday is the flea market in the plaza and DB Green has it’s usual spot near the post office. I have lots of things left over from last time and you are all welcome to bring down your unwanted treasures for the DB Green stall. At this stage I don’t have a personal stall for you to use for selling your own things but I will enquire and see if there is any left still. Let me know if you are keen for this?

I would really like some help at this flea market as 2 of my usual helpers are  away and I also need someone to takeover for the first 1 1/2 hrs while I do dragon boat training. Is anyone free to help? Please let me know as soon as possible??

There is also tree planting 10am near the lookout- see tree planting posts for more info. There is only a small amount of trees going up on the 3rd of June so it will probably be finished early so if you can make it up closer to 10am that would be best. The following Sunday the 10th of June there will be a large amount of trees going up so planting will probably take the full 6 hrs- 10am till 4pm.

Another busy weekend!

Have a great week and safe some energy to help me on Sunday please!

Cheers,

Kate

P.S. Don’t forget beach cleanup the following Saturday 9th June- wine tasting and sausage sizzle to follow. T-shirts for the adults and also for the kiddies if they haven’t received one yet. Should be fun!

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Hi fellow tree huggers,

We’ve 500 trees left to plant of the 1000 for this year and we’ll be out every Sunday until they are done. John, our tree planting guru will be leading the tree planting at the conservation area on the way to the Lookout. Kadoorie Farms provide us trees at a very generous rate. They are so impressed with John’s project and the care taken to plant and look after the trees that they have decided to conduct a study on the trees planted. We are trying out some new species and hence you’ll see that some of the trees have been tagged- Kadoorie will be watching these trees over the next 5 years.

Directions: If you are going up the road to the golf course take the concrete road to the right that leads to the Lookout (the pagoda). About 1/4 of the way along there is a small track on your left, down to a stream, cross over the stream and keep following the path. Look for the bamboo stakes with coloured twine tie- easily visible from the concrete path- and you’re in the right area. If you can’t find John call him on 94575548 as he may be on the back side of the hill.

What to bring: Sturdy shoes (hiking boots are great or old sneakers as it gets quite muddy sometimes), plenty of water, insect repellent, sunscreen, snacks, friends (many hands really does make light work!)

Time: Usually 10am to 4 pm or it may finish earlier if  trees taken up for the day are planted.

Dates: Every Sundayuntil they are all planted….27th May, 3rd June, 10th June ….

Even making it up for an hour or 2 is a great help.

Donating: Each tree costs $10 thanks to the generosity of Kadoorie Farms and covers the cost of the tree, bamboo, twine, equipment and transportation.

If you would like to donate to the cost of the trees you can transfer money to HSBC: 571 213511 001 or donate cash at the next flea market on the 3rd of June or beach cleanup on the 9th of June.

Happy planting,

Kate

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