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Planting trees for all

_Gr0cCc0Tts_By _Gr0cCc0Tts_August 27, 2015No Comments2 Mins Read
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Vukile Collin Nguculu School Ngcamngeni Location in Kings William's Town is one of the Eastern Cape schools that will benefit from a national supermarket chain's initiative to plant more than 1500 trees in schools and communities around the country.

Vukile Collin Nguculu School Ngcamngeni Location in Kings William's Town is one of the Eastern Cape schools that will benefit from a national supermarket chain's initiative to plant more than 1500 trees in schools and communities around the country.

In celebration of Arbour Week (1-7 September), Checkers will aim to plant more than 1 500 trees in schools and communities around the country, offsetting more than 553.5 tons of carbon.

National Arbour Week is a time for all South Africans to plant indigenous trees as a practical and symbolic gesture of sustainable environmental management.

This year Checkers is again teaming up with social and environmental enterprise Food and Trees for Africa to donate indigenous trees to 27 disadvantaged schools and community groups during spring.

Their green programme, Trees for All, aims to educate and transform schools and other community centres into healthier, more sustainable environments.

The supermarket chain wants to inspire customers to share their own #CheckersArborWeek greenification efforts on social media during Arbour Week and have it matched with a tree planted in their honour as well as a chance to win a donation of 20 trees to a school of their choice.

With their Arbour Week initiative, Checkers hopes to assist in beautifying the environment, while giving schools a sense of pride and teaching the youth to be more ecologically conscious.

Indigenous trees help reduce air pollution, provide shelter and food for wildlife, protect the soil in barren areas, promote biodiversity, and are cost-effective to maintain as they don’t require fertilising.

This year’s tree donations include Spekboom, Yellowwood, White Stinkwood, Stinkwood, Acacia, Pompon Tree, Bushwillow, Lavender and Wild Olive.

More than 80% of the trees planted during Arbor Week initiative last year are still contributing towards a greener environment.

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