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Greetings! This month, GreaterGood South Africa is highlighting our precious WATER resources in support of National Water Week 2005, from 21 to 27 March. Remember that there is something that every South African can do to conserve our water resources - We can all be Waterwise at home, in the garden, at work, at play, every day... To learn more about water and its conservation, see the Water Tips and Strategies posted in the Water Pages on www.GreaterGoodSA.co.za. This includes recycling, water for washing, toilet water, water in the kitchen, water for appliances and pumps. There is a fascinating section on waterwise gardening which includes the planting of beautiful indigenous plants that require much less water than alien vegetation. Waterwise gardening is a developing approach to gardening that takes into account the impact that various factors such as ground type, plant type and watering methods have on how much water is eventually used in the garden. Waterwise is such an excellent life choice and we are delighted to bring you a fantastic waterwise offer in The Good Shop this month that not only saves water but also does good! You can now purchase selections of indigenous waterwise seeds, bulbs and starter packs from the Fine Bush people, and 15% of the purchase price will be donated to a cause of your choice. See What's New in the Good Shop below for more details. Even waterwise plants need some water though, so while we're talking about water conservation at home, we would like to draw your attention to a range of water conservation products offered by Water Rhapsody. Another important event in the month of March is Employee Volunteer Week, from the 5th to the 11th of March - this is the first national celebration of Employee Volunteering in South Africa. Volunteering your time and talents to work for the greater good of South Africa is a wonderful way to make a difference. Many thousands of employees are encouraged and supported by their companies to get involved by volunteering to help NPOs and communities in South Africa. To find out more about the exciting activities and how you can get involved in Employee Volunteer Week, visit www.volunteerweek.org.za. It's going to be a week of action with companies getting teams of people together to take on tasks which will benefit a variety of good causes - projects for children or for the elderly, tackling health issues or cleaning up the environment. |
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As many of you are aware, www.GreaterGoodSA.co.za has been providing a portal for fund-raising for the South African Red Cross Society (SARCS) Tsunami Disaster Appeal. In February, we paid over a cheque for R120 099.45 - donations made by GreaterGood South Africa supporters. Thank you to everyone who made a contribution and special thanks to Noah Financial Innovation and Deutsche Bank who kickstarted our campaign and matched the support pledged by their staff. We are delighted to have added your contributions to the giving wall at SARCS.
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In support of National Water Week, we are promoting waterwise gardening and offering you fine selections of seeds of indigenous South African fynbos plants. This is a good life choice purchase as you also get to donate 15% of the value of the sale to your favourite cause. The Good Shop also offers many stunning products made by NPOs in such a way that they make a contribution to water conservation in South Africa whether it is through the use of alien water-guzzling vegetation or their recycling of products of our natural environment. |
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Once again, we'd like to highlight the good life choice you can make by buying your pre-paid airtime through www.GreaterGoodSA.co.za. A spin-off of this purchase is that DAT will donate 5% of the sale to your favourite cause. |
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Wishing you a waterwise month of March
Remember that conservation starts at home and every drop counts! |
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