CREATING A RIPPLE ABOUT POLLINATORS AND GARDENS
Rotarians for Bees staged a fundraiser event at Box Hill GC in April which provided a pot-pourri of speakers, stories and projects.
One of the highlights of the event was the presence of four school children Jacob Niven, Emily Padman, Sophia Tehranitash and Ezekiel Raebel. They are from Parkmore Primary School in Forest Hill and were accompanied by parents Michelle and Jacob Niven and Box Hill Central Environment director John Erlington and his wife Ruth.
The students represent the BEAP (Bee Education and Protection) Team which has been selected to represent Australia at the International Future Problem Solving event in the US in June. They spoke with Costa about the beginnings of their school pollinator project and with great joy about the upcoming trip to America
It was fantastic for all in the audience to see such enthusiasm from our junior citizens about pollinators and caring for the environment.
Many thanks to John McCaskill and all who contributed to the organisation of the very successful event and the audience who supported the event, the auctions, raffle and other fundraising activities.