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Plant 995 native trees around Freedom Beach in Pietermaritzburg

Volunteers are restoring Freedom Beach in Pietermaritzburg; $450 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.

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Dineo D. Khumalo
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Pietermaritzburg
Freedom Beach has been used as an informal dump for years. This August, 88 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 194 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. Funds buy saplings, gloves, bags, hire of a skip, and signage. Where the $450 goes: • Native saplings and stakes: $220 • Tools and protective gear: $120 • Waste removal and skip hire: $105 • Signage and educational materials: $5 I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
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  • Crystal S. Grant

    Sending strength, Dineo. Your post was clear and honest. Our whole street has been following this since the weekend.

    • Joyce E. Santos

      Hope things get better soon, Dineo. It takes guts to ask. Well done. Don't be hard on yourself for asking.

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