National Tree Day and School Tree Day are some of the most
important community involvement dates on the
Sunshine Toyota calendar. We see
it as such a terrific way not only to give back to our community but also to
play a part is supporting the local environment.
School Tree Day
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| The team and the TEAKs |
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| Some of the gang ready for action at Little Mountain |
This year Sunshine Toyota partnered with
Talara PrimaryCollege in Currimundi to plant some trees in their new orchard. Seven Sunshine
Toyota team members came armed with shovels and hoes, with their gardening gloves
ready for action. The wonderful groundsman at Talara had done the hard work for
us and the holes were already dug and ready to be filled. Candy Law and the
Talara Environmentally Aware Kids (TEAKs) were on hand to teach us about local
flora and fauna. They were excited and proud to tell us what they had learnt.
We planted an assortment of fruit trees and the students promised we could come
back for morning tea once they had sprouted. We took along some native plants
to add to their garden. Rory and the guys at the
Coolum Community Native Nursery very
generously donated these natives, they have donated to so many schools on the
coast and we think they are pretty terrific! Thanks Rory! It was a great day
and a great friendship has been struck between Talara Primary College and
Sunshine Toyota and we can’t wait to partner with them again in the future.
Thanks for having us.
National Tree Day
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| Thanks Geckoes for the Wildlife Presentation |
This year
National Tree Day was held at the end of Village
Way in Little Mountain. It was extremely muddy and I don’t think my sneakers
will ever fully recover- but it was worth it! Families started arriving bright
and early and the Sunshine Toyota team were there to give out out National Tree
Day t-shirts and gardening gloves. Rhonda from the
Sunshine Coast Council did
such a wonderful job in co-ordinating the site and it was terrific to see so
many kids excited to be involved. Volunteering to plant trees in your community
is such a great message to send to children as it empowers them through social
awareness. The winter sun kicked in and it looked like the volunteers were
fading just as the Sunshine Toyota team handed out ice-cold bottles of water
and lollies for everyone. The working-bee continued until almost lunchtime and
hundreds of native trees were lovingly planted by locals. The kids definitely
enjoyed the mud!! Afterwards there was a sausage sizzle and the Lions Club did
a great job on the BBQ! The team from
Geckoes then put on an interactive wildlife
presentation that saw the kids touching lizards and holding giant snakes! It
was another successful National Tree Day that Planet Ark should be very proud
of. Many thanks to the Sunshine Coast Council, the
Currimundi Catchment CareGroup,
The Lions Club of Caloundra and Geckos for such a great day and a
special thanks to the team from Sunshine Toyota who brought their families,
friends and dogs!
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| The kids loved it! |
