Go Green! Go For The Real Thing! Treeplanting Activity

assembly area

by: Daomisyel

Its our responsibility to take care of our surroundings. Age doesn't matter if you would like to participate to help our local environment. One problem that we are encountering today is deforestation due to climate change, erosion, pollution and many other factors that causes our forest to deteriorate. As we remembered, it was in September 2009 Typhoon Ondoy causes severe flooding and left 73 dead and more than 300,000 were relocated in the areas of Cainta, Marikina, Antipolo and Pasig.

Go Green! Go For The Real Thing! Treeplanting Activity is a program for something for everyone, through Coca-Cola Foundation tree planting takes places at Marikina-Sapinit Watershed, Saturday, July 23 located at the Barangay Sapinit in Antipolo wherein over 100 volunteers come out and plant trees early in the morning.

The volunteers were instructed to bring their own materials like shovel, and wear appropriate dresses to avoid sun heat and protection like shoes or boots, long sleeves, sunscreen and ointments.A very excellent opportunity as a volunteer to be part of this environmental awareness. Lending our precious time to see the unique and beauty of our nature.

Our activities include:

    * Wildling collection -- Gather wildlings, bring to the nursery and prepare for potting
    * Nursery work -- Prepare potting mix, pot the wildlings and arrange potted wildlings in plot
    * On-site preps -- Clear and measure site, install stakes and dig holes 
    * Outplanting -- Haul wildlings to planting site, enlarge/deepen holes, plant wildlings and apply mulch

Volunteers registered at their desired activities, wherein there were about seven groups that helped hand in hand to wilding, preps and outplanting.

about more than 15 minutes walk to the site

our station unit :)

volunteers :)

Before we go on site, the group were assembled at the Ynares covered court and welcomed by the host communities and their local units. Snacks and beverages were also served; and first aid volunteers were also present. Barangay Sapinit has also assigned Team Leaders to guide volunteers going to on site. Our goal that time is to plant more than 10 wildings on our assigned areas. Luckily, we were able to finish on time and do some extra outplanting with the help of our Team Leaders.

photo from event lover's hideout :)

Afterwards, all volunteers went back to the assembly area. Refreshments were also served, and a chance to take some rest, change clothes and share our experiences with other volunteers. It is a remarkable experience to be part of this project and learn more about the community, our environment and our mission as a human beings.

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