thrive agm 2015

Thrive inspires and supports acommunity in becoming a worldclass model of sustainable living

Sustainable Schools ProgrammeProjects & Events

Eco Heroes Curriculum

The Sustainable Schools Curriculum package


WASTE


Sentinel Primary at the Hout Bay Recycling Depot and at the Beach Clean up. Disa Primary making compost. Kronendal Primaryusing the three bin waste sorting system


Kronendal Primary Eco Heroes germinating seeds at Valley Nursery. Hout Bay High Eco Heroes plant seedlings in their food gardens.


LOCAL FOOD


Sentinel News Article 27 February 2015


Kronendal Eco Heroes enjoy Friday afternoons outing toValley Nursery

LOCAL FOOD


On Cape Leopard Trust outings into nature. Learning by doing. Learning about the indigenous plants, local animal, bird and insect protection.

BIODIVERSITY



Hout Bay High Eco Hero watering by hand. Fantastic Kronendal Primary rainwater harvesting tanks.

WATER



40 Thrive learners and teachers from Hout Bay High, Silikamva High and Sentinel Primary School enjoy Cape Town's first Renewable Energy Festival atGreen Point Park.

ENERGY


Sentinel News Article March 27 2015 Hout Bay High Provincial winnersof the National Schools Nutrition Programme


THRIVING


Hout Bay High winners of the International EssayCompetition and appear in Sentinel News April 172015


Ambleside junior Team winners of 6 participating Junior Schools

Enviro Quiz 2014

2014 Enviro Quiz focused on Save our seas partnership with The Two Oceans Aquarium


Sentinel News April 17 2014

Enviro Quiz


Hout Bay High winners of the 2013 and 2014 Seniour Enviro Art Competition (Rino, Globe)

Enviro ArtColourful Outstanding Entries from Ambleside, Kronendal Primary, Llundudno Primary and International School


Enviro Quiz

Taking place at Ambleside School 4September 2015

This year the theme is Fires and Fynbos - The Cape Floral Kingdom


Hout Bay High Award winners of the Enviro Audit and theRunners up Silikamva and Kronendal Primary

Enviro Audit

Enviro Audit Award winners enjoy the Cederberg Courtesy of CapeLeopard Trust Environmental education camp.


Growing and selling to local restaurants

School Food Gardens


Selling at the valley nusery Sentinel Article 17 April 2015

School Food Gardens

The First Grow localCommunity meetingof 2014 facilitated btJohn Spiropolous atThrives home at theTobi office. The sixParticipants leavefrom Tobi toexperience anintensive 8 daypermaculture coursein April 2014.

Sentinel News article August 8 2013

A Thriving Community

Sustainable Community ProgrammeProjects & Events

International Coastal Clean Up Day 2014 in partnership with two oceans aquarium and Hout Bay Community. Beach Buddies Re-launched

Beach & Harbour Clean up

Over 300 bags collected in 2 hours by 800 people

Sentinel News September 26 2014


Ronelle and her team work towards Zero Waste at BayHarbour Market to be finalists of the 2014 ecologic award

Waste Management

Feature in an Eco Magazine - Greens to compost and recycling minimiseswaste to landfill


Eco Heroes of Kronendal Primary cleanthe Bavianskloof river. Thrive sponsoredand developed the website for Friends ofRivers of Hout Bay (FORHB)

Friends of the Rivers of Hout Bay


Shoppers making use of the super strong and colourful Thrive Bags at Spar shops in Hout Bay

Two Oceans Aquarium - Rethink the Bag


Biomimicry

Sentinel News May 2 2014. Biomimicry team looking for solutions to waste and polluted water flowing into the Hout Bay river

CORDAID


Nokwando with the Brandhouse Cheque at the Award winning Hout Bay Recycling co operative

Recycling


Invasive Alien Clearing needed after the fireshas become a prime concern and an activegroup is engaging with SANParks to plan aninvasive alien community driven hack

Invasive Alien Clearing

Sustainable Community ProgrammeProject & Events

This earless, evolving,resilient elephant sculpture,Mr Ndluvo, reminds us all

that…

“In nature there isno waste”

Awareness

Artist landing the Elephant after restoration / Phase 1 of many transformations over the last4 years

•Eco Heroes in school Eco Clubs – especially Hout Bay High Eco Clubwho have excelled.

•School Eco Team – Environmental Officer/Eco Teacher, Principal andsupport staff

•Co-Founder of Thrive - Jemimah

•Thrive MANCO/Board past & present – Jaco & Iming, Merle & Rick,Grant, Mike, and Tristan

•Thrive Mentors past & present. Lauren, Antonia, Dee, Robyn, Dani

•Employees – Chris as CPUT intern, Julie administrative assistance .

•Donors – Money- Bay Harbour Market, several generous people whomay or may not wish to be names, my family who supports me so I candonate my time. Material goods, land, water & time

•Websites (Thrive & Zero Waste) & Facebook & IT assistance &Marketing – Adriaan, Tristan, Lauren & Chris, Donna & Kerry

•Accountants: Robyn Wilmink and Ass – Joanne & Mike

•Grants & Awards & Sponsors: Hout Bay Partnership MicroGrantR10 000 (Thrive is shortlisted). Bay Harbour Market R5000. IndependentNewspapers R16 000 prizes for EnviroQuiz/Art & event expenses, CapeLeopard Trust – R20 000 prize weekend away for winners of EnviroAudit.

•EnviroQuiz & EnviroArt – Sentinel News, Two Oceans AquariumEducation Katja, Authors, Quiz master Andy, Judges, Merle and Jaci first 4and 2015 quiz, R5000 prize money from The Mayor of Cape Town

•EnviroAudit/Award – Andy, Jaci, Chris, CPUT honours students Therina,Naabeelah

Thank You•Eco Heroes Curriculum – Jemimah, Smart Living Handbook, ThriveMentors, Office National

•Schools organic Food Gardens – Tristan, Sam, Carryn, Andrew, Naomi& school support staff & learners,

•Beach & Harbour clean up – Two Oceans Aquarium, Plastics SA, Chris &team, Sabine Beach Buddies, Harriet, Mike, Bay Harbour Market, MarinersWharf, H B Recycling, 800 People

•Waste Management @ Bay Harbour Market, Sandra, Ronelle & team,Anthony, Fred, Jacques bokashi & bins. Free stalls, R5000 & R2500 fromdonations to Vionala the piggy.

•Friends of the Rivers of Hout Bay (FORHB) – Jackie & Jemimah & offerof EM1 from Jacques & Sabine.

•Rethink the Bag (RTB) – Hayley & Two Oceans Aquarium, Store owners& Managers: Simon & Greg Spar, Bay Harbour Market & 3rd Birthdaycelebration, the folders & team Chris, Lindy, Bernie, Mia & Bag makers.Schools.

•Biomimicry Informal South/Cordaid – Shannon, Claire & team.

•Recycling & Hout Bay Waste Drop off – Nokwanda, Headman andteam, Robbie, Bill and team.

•Invasive Alien Clearing post fire – Klaus, Sandy, Penny & SANParksWesley Leukes

•Elephant – Sam Allerton, Robbie, Chris, Lalela & Olwethu, Natasha

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Enjoy a Presentation from our inspiring Eco Heroes

Hout Bay High

2014 - 2015Income

Donations R34,000

Bag sales R50,500

Other R1,000

TOTAL R85,500

Expenditure

Bag costs R32,100

Permaculture cost R30,000

Grower’s salary R21,000

Marketing R5,700

Printing costs R5,500

Web hosting R1,500

Bank charges R1,700

Telkom R1,700

Other R3,300

TOTAL R102,500

Bank balance at 1st March 2014 R9,000

Bank balance at 28th February 2015Debtors at 28th February 2015

R22,500R30,000

Budget 2015 - 2016

Expenditure to fund Thrive programs

Sustainable schools program R7,000

School’s food garden incl grower’s salary R51,000

Grow local (tools and water tanks) R15,000

Office costs R38,000

Administrator salary R72,000

Co-ordinator’s salary R144,000

TOTAL R327,000

Way ForwardThriveʼs next steps:•Strategic Plan is critical

•Patron/Ambassador

•Thrive Board / Team

•Funding

Wish list:•MONEY - R335 000 pa. For Eco Hero T-shirts & badges, Salaries…

•GIFT - Free Office space, Growing space, Tools for schools…

•TIME - Volunteer your expertise: Admin, Marketing, Graphic design,Gardening…

Let’s all thrive!

Thank you for attending our AGM 2015

Thrive disk for sharing R50 donation

Consider Your “gift” to Thrive and to Hout Bay,

offer your MONEY, your TIME, GOODS?

See our Wish List & post your “gift” in our Donations box.

Thrive is Alive

Peter Michaels, a talented Hout Bay musician, put into words and music what Thrive means tohim in his incredible song called “Thrive is alive”. He has generously donated the rights to usethe song and before long we will all be humming his tune…

“thrive is alive, we need nature to survive”Peter Michaels 2014

RappbyPeterMichaels–“Thriveisalive”

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Youcan…makeadifference!

‘NeverdoubtthatasmallgroupofcommiDedciEzenscanchangetheworld.Indeed,itistheonlythingthateverhas.”

MargaretMead

thrive agm 2015

Environment

energy eco heroes curriculum

water eco heroes curriculum

sentinel primary school

silikamva high

llundudno primary

disa primary

hout bay recycling depot

ambleside school