Plant 4,750 native trees around Freedom Beach in George

Freedom Beach has been used as an informal dump for years. This June, 63 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 88 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the municipal water board, including native species selected by a local botanist. The area floods more each year, and fish have returned for the first time in a decade after our first cleanup. Restoring it will protect homes and bring back shade. All the labor is volunteered. We just need materials. We'll post planting day photos and a count of every sapling planted. Where the $500 goes: • Tools and protective gear: $80 • Signage and educational materials: $35 • Native saplings and stakes: $385 If you're reading this, thank you.