Our Latest News…
News from Term 2
Trading: Thankfully, the ubiquitous second term public holidays mostly fell on other weekdays and allowed us to trade three times in April. A few close calls with the weather followed, but we were not deterred and neither were the kids. When we are going...
2019 – The first term is over, the second is about to start!
So far this year, there have been 8 trading days at JBay Recycling Project and 1,289 kids have seized the opportunity to turn 12,5 tonnes of trash into treasure. We turned 8! The year started off with a “hip hip hooray” as JBay Recycling Project...
It never rains, but it pours
On Tuesday the18th September, amidst much excitement and assistance from the community, we took delivery of our very first container. Donated and delivered by Jeffreys Bay SuperSpar and Build-It. We can not thank you both enough for this very generous donation....
Art exhibition a huge success
The third annual Art Exhibition held in aid of the JBAY Recycling Project was a huge success. With 70 artists contributing a 114 art works the evening raised R31 700.00. This is R12 000.00 more than last year! The quality of the art was really high this...
The Sunshine group visits the Corona JBay Open surfing contest
The Sunshine Group is a registered NPO with the purpose of encouraging pensioners to recognize their own worth and offering them the opportunity to take part in activities such as sewing, gardening, socializing and even playing soccer. They are the lease...
Invite to participate in this years Art Exhibition
It is time to invite artists, both local and international to participate in out third annual art exhibition. This year the theme is HOMAGE TO HERITAGE. The exhibition is open to all artists, any medium or size is accepted. The artwork will be sold by blind...
Autumn 2018 Update
With the Easter Holidays come and gone, the first quarter of the year has been busy as far as trading at the JBay Recycling project goes. So far this year the children have brought in 20 tonnes of recyclables to trade for goods in the “swop shop”! This brings...
Celebrating 500 tonnes
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,...
So far it’s been a good year….
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...
Designer clothes for the JBRP
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...