GREECE
As 21rst March is the celebrating day of forest we have arranged with the teacher of a nursery school with Roma children in the Roma settlement of AGIA SOPHIA , close to Thessaloniki
The settlement is isolated in bare land. So we cooperated with the teacher and the young children to improve their schoolyard in a participative way in order to provide future shade with plants and a better environment.
We informed the teacher of the possibility to obtain for free various plants, trees and bushes, from the nearest State forest nursery and helped her to choose the species and put an official order.
On the 26th of March two teacher members plus 3 learners of the Grundvig Poject :”Forest for all All for Forest ” visited the school . We brought gardening equipment and the plants and organized an exemplar planting of a young tree (Cornus sp) with children and the teacher.
This was the start as the teacher has arranged to plant the rest palnts with the help of some parents and the participation of children.
Tree planting day
GIVE US A TREE AND WE WILL GIVE YOU A FOREST
With this slogan the Greek team of the Grudtvig Project participated in the Tree planting day on 11 March 2012.
2000 trees of different species were planted in a protected area of 7ooo sqare metres in a western suburb of Thessaloniki
Despite the atrocious weather conditions, wind and sleet, volunteers of all ages worked vigorously and eagerly.
Almost all members of the Grudtvig project < Forests for all, all for forests> were present – how could we miss such an important endeavour- and under the <supervision> and guidance of our coordinator Ms Dina Tamoutseli contributed to the success of the event.
The Head and the Heart of this venture Ms Nana Hatziathanasiadou, member of the Greek team, was present everywhere, guiding and helping us with her knowledge.
We were all determined to do our duty, to transform a barren, neglected area into a beautiful forest, in the long run of course.
It is in our hand to take care and protect the newly planted trees and see them grow and green the area.
We all left with a strong sentiment of fulfillment and a promise to continue our efforts.
SEE YOU IN THE NEXT TREE PLANTING DAY
For the Greek team
Anthoula Chatzitheodorou
MESSAGES ON THE POSTER FOR THE TREE PLANTING DAY
· Green reached the red.
· If the planet had been a bank, we would have saved it.
· To protect the environment we need another one: YOU
· Let’s make our future GREEN
· If Health was Gold, Nature would be a Treasure.
Who wouldn’t protect a treasure?
· If your home was burnt down, you would do anything to rebuild it. Do the same with the nature. PLANT TREES.
· Better nature for a better tomorrow.
· A Greener world for a better future.
· Save the forest, save your life.
The poster and the messages were done by the students of the 4th Secondary school of Stavroupolis , Thessaloniki
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ENO- Tree planting Day FOR PEACE and the ENVIRONMENT and “FOREST FOR ALL-ALL FOR FOREST” GRUNDVIG PROJECT
The ENO programme- Environment Online - is a global, virtual school for sustainable development, coordinated by Pataluoto School in the city of Joensuu , Finland
ENO Tree Planting Day has been arranged since 2004.
In collaboration with Caretakers Greece and the Grundvig program “Forest for all-all for Forest ”, we took the initiative to organize a collective action to bring the forest in the city.
Our aim was to demand an open, public space for the benefit of the neighbourhood , to reinforce the opening of the school to the local community and make both aware of the value of trees and forests and of the importance of participation in ameliorating and greening the local environment.
On September 21st 2011 we invited the neighbouring primary school, the Head of Education Department, the union of parents, neighbours and the Local Authorities in order to involve them actively in the protection of the planted space.
We organized an open ceremony – students gave a speech, recited verses and poems about trees and plants, planted a Cedar tree / Cedrus Atlantic and in an attempt to upgrade aesthetically the school fence we decorated it with trees and bushes.
TREES GIVE US
OXYGEN
HEALTH
BEAUTY
MORE GREEN
BETTER LIFE
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