Sponsor Planting Day Invitation
Grab your gumboots and a spade and come join your school and help the students plant the native plants they have grown over the past year.
Your support helps the ongoing running of the Trees for Survival programme in schools and we would love to share the planting day experience with you.
This fun day brings together schools, partners and landowners to contribute something positive and together help restore Aotearoa New Zealand’s native environment.
Here is the essential Planting Day information:
TfS Facilitator | Charlotte Fleming | Tel:027 458 6561 |
School: | St Cuthbert's College | |
Planting Date: | Friday 1st August 2025 | |
Rain Date: | Friday 8th August 2025 | |
Site Address | 525 Clevedon-Kawakawa Road, Clevedon | |
Landowner | Fiona Mouat | |
Parking
- Look for a Trees for Survival sign by the entrance to the property
- Park safely so you are not in the way of a bus, other vehicles or driveway access
- Watch out for adults, students and farm animals
Format for the day
- Arrival approx. 9:45 am (timing will be confirmed by the teachers and TfS Facilitator)
- Meet and greet and safety briefing for EVERYBODY, morning tea
- Walk to site, planting demo, start planting
- Lunch around 1:00pm - please join us if you can
- Return to school about 2:00pm
- Toilet will be available at the shed
What to bring and preparation
- As seen in our videos, sites may be steep, muddy, and slippery. Please be aware the day may involve walking, climbing fences and steep hills, so a reasonable level of fitness is needed.
- Raincoat, warm clothes, hat, garden gloves, snacks, bottle of water, sturdy enclosed footwear that will get wet and muddy.
- Sunblock - let's be optimistic!
- A change of dry clothes and a bag for muddy clothes and footwear
- Bottle of water and a snack to keep your energy up!
- Please watch our Planting Day and Safety Videos – these 2 short videos will help you know what to wear and what to expect: Planting Day and Safety Video
Weather
- If the weather forecast is not favourable for the proposed planting day, a decision to go ahead or revert to the ‘Rain Day’ date will be made the afternoon before.
Please make yourself known to the Trees for Survival Facilitator and school teachers
Remember school rules apply and therefore planting days are smoke and vape free
While action photos are great promotion, we are mindful of the future context and use of any images taken. TfS must gain permission from schools for use of any images and remind our partners to do the same - we are happy to liaise with the school on your behalf. Please advise us of any similar requirements for your organisation. Photos of your staff working hard and having fun at planting days is encouraged!
What next:
Please let your TfS Facilitator know:
- How many people are coming from your organisation (3-5 is usually fine)
- Name and phone number of who the Facilitator should liaise with if postponing to rain date (that person will in turn advise their team)
We look forward to seeing you on Planting Day!