JOINING HANDS 28 Feb 2018 WEB

JBay Recycling Project
On the 19th of Feb, Jbay Recycling Project had a great day where Driftwood Cafe
provided lekker sandwiches and Food Lovers Market supplied apples and pears.
Well done to the many, many volunteers and donors - you helped 220 kids to trade in
nearly 2 tons of recyclables; and there was even time to read!
The JBay Boat Company
Beach Clean up
The Jeffreys Bay weather was showing off again, in all of its splendour when 20 volunteers
from around the area took to the beach on Sunday 25 February 2018 to assist with keeping
one of JBay’s finest beaches in pristine condition.
Beach clean ups are becoming more common place around the globe, not only as an
awareness tool on how important it is to preserve them, but also the vital importance of the
impact of what lands on our beaches and oceans has on our precious marine life. A shocking
statement recently released from Greenpeace said the following “Destructive fishing,
climate change, man-made pollutants and waste such as plastics and oil are threatening
our global marine life to a detrimental state. As humans, we take far more out of the oceans
than what we put in, and if we continue in this manner, our oceans will soon be akin to
nothing more than a wasteland!”
One local JBay based company, The JBay Boat Company; has decided to take matters into
their own hands and encourage members of the public to give of their time, once a month
and get involved in one of their beach clean ups.
“We are passionate about our beaches and marine life, and we believe it to be the duty
of each and every one of us, as custodians of this planet, do all do our bit. If all of us just
do something small, in our immediate environment, before long it all starts to add up, and
we will start to see a different world around us. One that we can be proud to leave to our
children, and our children’s children.” said Michael Petrelis, from the JBay Boat Company.
Residents of the beautiful seaside town of JBay are encouraged to support such initiatives,
as it can only be to the benefit of all living here, when so much of the town’s economy is
centered around the beaches and the oceans.
Yesterday saw a group of concerned residents selflessly giving two hours of their time,
to collect approximately 30 garbage bags full of plastics, cigarette butts, fishing gut and
a number of other waste, on the stretch of beach between the Walskipper restaurant and
Dolphin Beach.
“The garbage bags were kindly donated by the Kouga Municipality and we feel that two
hours of your time, once a month is a small contribution to make to your community. We
will be doing this every month, and would like to invite all citizens to get involved.” said
Petrelis.
The next beach clean up will be held in March and interested parties are asked to keep an
eye on the JBay Boat Company’s Facebook page, at the same name.