Last month, local resident Sarah was feeling very sad about
the amount of rubbish lying in the streets around her house. Friends of the Farm offered to support Sarah
and her family to organise an event; Sarah’s Street Clean-up day.
Our plan was for people to clean up an area around their house,
then bring the rubbish they’d collected to a central location, where Friends of
the Farm volunteers were stationed with bins and a BBQ.
Around 30 families pitched in and arrived with rubbish
they’d collected from neighbouring streets.
A lot of the rubbish collected was recyclable, so Friends of the Farm
member Caroline was on hand to help sort it into the right bins. This also gave us an opportunity to provide
some education on what can and can’t be recycled.
Once again, Māngere Bridge locals Steve and Gemma from We Compost
pitched in and supported our efforts, by delivering bins for us and then taking
all the different waste streams away- such great community support! Fresh Choice kindly donated the sausages and
bread, and Paul from the Fruit Shop made a fruit hamper with Sarah’s help, as a
free raffle for clean-up participants. Māngere Bridge Pharmacy also supported
with a $30 gift voucher.
Feedback from participants showed that people liked this low
key event and found it easy to join in, even if they had younger children. Participants were excited by the opportunity
to contribute to their community, and Friends of the Farm really enjoyed the community
partnership with local rangatahi.
Together, we’re helping to care for our patch!
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