You are invited to participate in the second Annual Art exhibition in aid of JBay Recycling Project, to be held on 22 Sept 2017. Last year the exhibition raised more than R15000.00, and we hope to better that this year. The theme this year is “THE FOURTH R” We are very excited about this theme,…
On Monday 8 May 2017 the JBRP celebrated 500 tonnes of recyclables collected by the children of the Recycling Project. To commemorate the occasion, a tree (Ekebergia capensis), donated by The Supertubes Foundation, was planted by the special guest of honour, the Mayor of the Kouga region, Mrs Elza van Lingen. This was Mrs van…
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The first quarter of the year is done, and it has been busy at the JBay Recycling Project. A lot of new friends were made, records broken, old friends re-visited, new stock was tried, designer dresses were sold, and many happy customers brought in tonnes of recyclables. Some highlights were: Book donation from…
The children who participate in the JBay Recycling Project (JBRP), are now able to “buy” (exchange recyclables) dresses designed and made by Monica Zipper, fashion designer and twice winner of the British Designer of the Year award. This is something they have in common with the Princess Royal and Margaret Thatcher. Monica has been involved…
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On the 16th of January the JBay Recycling Project had their first trading day of the year. On this first trading day of 2017, 298 children brought in a massive 4.5 tonnes of recyclables. The children have been collecting recyclables over the holiday period, and they could buy a lot of their school supplies with…
Thanks to your support during 2016, we processed 90+ tons of recycling this year; over 450 in total since 2011! To say thank you to all the children for their participation in the JBay Recycling project, and for cleaning up our environment we will be having our annual end of year party on the last…
It has just become so easy for you to donate to your the JBay Recycling Project. You have to download the Zapper App,scan the barcode on the left, choose your amount and pay. This method works for people from all over the world. Just love technology!!
The first annual art exhibition in aid of the JBay Recycling project was held on the 23rd of September at JBay BruCo. Some 80 artworks were submitted by artists from as far afield as Argentina, and sold at a blind auction on the night. The theme of the art exhibition was “the testimony of food”…
The tickets for the first annual art exhibition in aid of the JBay Recycling Project have gone on sale, and are selling fast. Tickets are R100.00 and includes entry to the auction, a drink and snacks. The exhibition and silent auction is being held at the popular JBay Bru Co on Friday 23 September. The…
Our brand new Gazebo was used for the first time last week. Over the years we have come to realise the importance of the gazebos on our Recycling Mondays. They protect the volunteers from wind, sun and rain. Often our volunteers have to spend a few hours in quite harsh conditions and they need all…
A huge thank you goes to Ingrid for organizing hot water at the CMR Community centre in Pellsrus. So far there has been no hot water, and the children had to wash their hands in cold water in buckets. Each child is assisted in washing her of his hands before going into the “shop” to…
The JBay Recycling project received a very special donation from a very special lady recently. The lady is called Terese Sorlie and she is from a town called Stavanger in Norway, where she works at a local school called Tastavedan. Terese first visited South Africa in 1996, and not only saw the big need there…
