DB Green

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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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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Well DB Green had a very productive and eco friendly weekend! Starting the week after 2 meaningful activities certainly puts a spring in your step.

Saturday afternoon was the beach cleanup at Sam Pak Wan beach at the North Plaza. About 50-60 people turned up throughout the day. Some people came in the morning and cleaned what they could. It is always nice to come to the beach to see trash bags full from people taking the initiative upon themselves to clean a little when they can. We leave bags and gloves down the beach to make it easier for people to do this.

The kids had a mission to collect bottle caps and forks and plastic items that were ‘ring’ shaped. They did a great job too! Hundreds of items separated and will be used in teaching programs in the schools.

A big thank you to Hemingway’s for once again providing the BBQ the refreshing drinks afterwards they are always very much appreciated!

Our fleamarket stall on Sunday afternoon was very busy. Lots of great quality items were sold with all money raised going to fund the projects we have for the year. The weather was also good to us and we had a lot of fun rehoming everyone’s donated goods.

Please help us spread the word about Wednesday’s meeting at Hemingway’s. 7.30pm onwards with nibbles and a glass of wine provided by our sponsors. We need more people to help us organise and support our projects & make DB Green as successful as possible.

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BEACH CLEANUP

First beach cleanup of the year this Saturday afternoon Feb 16 at the North Plaza beach. 1-4pm

Come and join other volunteers to start the year of the snake with a community and eco message. We want clean beaches and we will do something about it.

Bring your family and friends.
Bring your own water bottle, we will supply additional water, gloves and bags.
BBQ by Hemingway’s

FLEA MARKET

When: …….. Sunday, 12noon till 5pm

Where: ………………….DB Green Stall near the post office.

Bring along your unwanted items for us to sell.  All money raised goes to DB green and will go towards the cost of the after beach cleanup BBQ’s as well as tree planting costs etc. Every cent goes to projects- there are no admin costs!

See you on the weekend

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It’s a busy busy weekend!!

Friday and Saturday sees the sale of Little Miss Green products at Tracey’s home and on the Saturday I will join her with the latest clothing samples from the wonderful people at Earth Collection (first time showing) and Sunday sees the flea market in the plaza from 12-5pm.

We would love to see you at each and every event.

Little Miss Green the Party Queen sale:

When……. Friday & Saturday 9am till 5pm                                                                                          

Where……. 3H Seabee Lane (near Digger Park) with eco gifts for all ages.

See the website and get guilt free Christmas presents this year.

Earth Collection Sample clothing/handbags:

When…………..Saturday 10-4pm

Where……. As above 3H Seabee Lane

For all NEW samples from the Earth Collection never shown before. Remainder will be sold at the flea market so get in quick

Flea Market

When: …….. Sunday, 12noon till 5pm

Where: ………………….DB Green Stall near the post office.

Bring along your unwanted items for us to sell- all money goes to DB green and will go towards the cost of the after beach cleanup BBQ’s as well as tree planting costs etc. Every cent goes to projects- there are no admin costs!

Have a great weekend and hope to see you at these events…

Kate

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Hi DB Green,

Firstly a big thank you to all the incredible volunteers from last weekends beach cleanup. What a mammoth turnout- must have been around 300 volunteers this time. Our largest! A big thankyou to the sponsors and South Island School who had a huge turnout. Thankyou to Hemingways, Hong Kong Resorts and Hoi Yu and our helpers and organizers and chefs: Stella, Dana, Angie, Tracey, Jeff and Nick.

This Saturday there is recycling booths and information in the plaza along with the regular flea market. DB green will have  a booth on recycling and we want you to come and ask us any lingering questions you have on recycling.

Also we will have the flea market stall near the post office. To man both these stalls we could do with some more help so if you have an hour or 2 please turn up and offer some time. If you have any items to donate also bring those down.

Hope to see you Saturday! Call me or text me on 98109070 if you have any questions.

Cheers,

Kate

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Hi Folks,

Beach cleanups today… Sam Pak Wan requires a bit more attention then Nim Shue Wan so we would like to concentrate efforts on that beach today. Tracey will get there after 11 and Dana after 5. You can still go to Nim Shue Wan if you wish as there is equipment, bags, gloves etc at the concrete house in the middle of the beach (at the pier position)- however if you would like assistance on ‘how to beach clean’ go to Sam Pak Wan. See directions on how to get there on previous post but briefly: if by ferry take C4 or C9 bus to North Plaza, walk through the plaza to the waterfront, and turn left to get to the beach from there.  If coming from Tung Chung or Sunny Bay get off at the first stop once through the Discovery Bay tunnel- then walk through the shorter tunnel down hill to the beach- at the roundabout at the end of the tunnel veer left to the beach.

Flea Market today is at the Discovery main plaza from 12-5pm and any assistance even if just for an hour is great thank you. That is where I will be stationed today. Look near the post office for our double stall of second hand treasures donated by you.

All money raised from todays flea market will go to a beach cleanup BBQ and drinks to celebrate and thank all of you who have come out to help us on the beaches this last month- some of you have travelled a great distance and we really appreciate it! Often our beach cleanups have involved a sausage sizzle afterwards but since the nurdle disaster we have been in ‘disaster repair’ mode. However we at DB Green feel it is time to say THANK YOU and if you can make it to our cleanup on the 15th of September we will have a  sausage sizzle and drinks afterwards so we can relax, mix, mingle and celebrate our efforts. Look for more details closer to the time.

Have a great Sunday wherever you are.

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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