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

• Leave a comment... (0)

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!

• Leave a comment... (0)

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

• Leave a comment... (0)

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

• Leave a comment... (0)

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. 

• Leave a comment... (0)

Good morning all,

Beach cleanup on today 9-12 at the North Plaza beach. Not sure what the weather will be like but we’ll see at the time. Even if you can make it just for an hour we’d love to see you….. and you can check out our new beach shack! Yep- we have a ‘beach cleanup station’ where you can come down at any time and borrow the required equipment to conduct your own beach cleanup with friends and family, whenever the mood takes. However we’d like to introduce it to you tomorrow for the unveiling so if you can make it and the weather permits see you there! Any questions check the website, facebook page or call me on 9810 9070.

Cheers,

Kate

• Leave a comment... (0)

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

• Leave a comment... (0)

Hi DB Greenies,

Just in case you haven’t quite got round to marking the years beach cleanups into your diary, here’s a little reminder that we have a beach cleanup Sunday at 1-4 pm at Nim Shue Wan- the beach on the way to the Marina Club. Hope you can make it!

Don’t forget to wear some green today for St Patricks Day!

See you there!

Kate

• Leave a comment... (0)

We will provide water (thank you Hoi Yu) for your refillable water bottles as well as washable cotton gloves that we reuse each cleanup. There will also be garbage bags available. Please remember to wear sensible shoes for the beach as there are sometimes dangerous or sharp objects washed up.

Bring your friends and your family and join us for a drink and a snack after the cleanup (generously provided by Hemingways). It is a great way to meet people and be a part of your community.

• Leave a comment... (1)

Hello DB Green

Here is an interesting day’s work on offer for some enthusiastic volunteers this week. We are after at least 6 men/women to help out on a project on the north plaza beach starting Tuesday 12th March.

The temporary collection of signs, bins & beach cleaning equipment that is left there for beach goers to use will be turned into a fully functional, organized recycled wood shed with bilingual safety & education signs as well.

Currently it looks like this and gets very untidy easily.

The new shed will look like this with some storage shelves and more …

The shed can be used by anyone using the beach who wants to do their bit in keeping the beach clean. Having had the temporary storage of equipment (bags, gloves & utensils) there over the past 6 months has enabled people to clean up the beach. Over this time, hundreds of plastic bottles have been recycled and over 50 bags of trash have been collected and removed by individual people. This system works and we are all the better for it.

The shed is a prototype for a bigger project that is being developed HK wide. The Adopt-A-Beach campaign launched by the government last year, is headed by WWF with support of many NGOs and is currently being designed. The idea is that many more of these sheds will be on the beaches being cleaned under the program. Companies, schools, community groups or individuals will be able to Adopt-A-Beach and help with the ongoing cleaning of ungazetted (non government cleaned) beaches around HK.

This shed is being jointly funded by DB Green & the non-profit Plastic Free Seas but we are seeking further donations to cover the costs of materials and transport. We will be crediting the shed supporters on one of the signs on the side of the shed. Please help if you (or your company) can.

If you would like to be involved with help constructing the shed or funding it or have any further questions please contact Tracey on tracey@plasticfreeseas.org

Thank you for your support. Please help spread the word so we can get as many hands on the beach Tuesday to get the shed constructed. Depending on the amount of people we have it may take ost of this week to construct.

Best regards,

Tracey Read

DB Green &
Plastic Free Seas

PS. We are also looking for a chain saw to help remove a fallen tree. Anyone have one of these??

• Leave a comment... (0)