Growing mighty kids
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- MARGARET MEED
As the old proverb goes, give a man a fish and he can eat for a day, teach a man to fish and he can eat for a lifetime.
And it’s this philosophy that attracted us to partner with OKE Charity, who’s moto is ‘growing mighty kids’. OKE provides primary school aged children with the opportunity to learn life and social skills by introducing productive/living gardens into their school.
They believe that by arming children with essential tools and life skills, they are empowering the children, schools and communities now and into the future.
When looking for a way to give back to the local Waiata Shores community, Jane Bennett (Stakeholder and Engagement Manager for Fletcher Living) was excited about the opportunity of working with OKE at Conifer Grove Primary (Waiata Shores local school).
And so it was, that a team of 20 Fletcher Living staff joined forces with OKE at Conifer Grove School on Tuesday 22nd September, to help support the school and move OKE one step closer to achieving their goal of establishing a living garden in every primary school in South Auckland.
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Our CEO, Steve Evans, and our CFO, Rodney Deacon, turned out to be exceptionally handy on the tools and took the lead on the construction of 12 planter boxes. Others dug holes, planted trees, planted vegetable and fruit gardens, built a greenhouse, constructed shelves, transported soil and had a fabulous time doing it. And, we are pleased to say, we broke the time record for completing a full day’s work in just four hours.
Conifer Grove’s garden was the 14th garden to be completed by OKE and fourth this year (the most they have ever done in one year). 10,000 Kiwi kids now have access to an outdoor space to learn and grow!
For more information on OKE and how you can help, please visit https://www.oke.org.nz
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