Ray turned 50 this month. As part of his celebration weekend in honour of his birthday, we gathered together to plant 100 precious indigenous trees on his small holding in Wilderness Heights. He sponsored 50 of them, honouring each year of his life, and the balance were sponsored as birthday gifts from friends, family and community members. Happy 50th Birthday Ray!
Emotions ran high this year for many of us living in the Garden Route, whether directly or indirectly affected by the fires. Chantal and Matthew of 5th Place, came down from Jo’burg and conducted a Shape of Emotion session with us before we started to dig in and place our precious trees in their new home.
Thank you 5th Place for your sponsorship of these precious trees, your facilitation of the Shape of Emotion session, and for contributing to this gathering of our VIPs.
Volunteer Tree Planting: This month we gathered with our team of VIP’s to start the process of regrowing a mini patch of endemic forest trees on this newly acquired, beautiful piece of property that had been cleared of much of its flora.
In a nutshell; we plant out trees – that you have sponsored – on selected properties along the Garden Route and we spend time out in nature, reconnecting with her and getting our hands dirty!
Once we have received sponsorship/donations, we select a site (location) along the Garden Route and establish a day for a tree planting session. Each tree planting experience varies depending on site, location and attendance of volunteers. On arrival, there is usually a short introduction, discussion and activity such as a brief educational talk on how to plant a tree, a short emotional release or breath-work activity. After that we move on to the fun part, which includes:
Post planting: refreshments for our tree-loving team of Very Important Planters! All subsequent care and maintenance of our precious trees is then undertaken by the property owner.
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As a non-profit organisation, Precious Tree Project rely on sponsorship and donations. Without these contributions, we are not able to see our vision through. Here is how you can help.
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