Melville Koppies: Get Involved
In the Melville Koppies community too few people do too many
things. We always need help. There are many ways you could get
involved.
Make a donation
Any amount, however small, helps us fund the conservation
work.
Our banking details are:
Nedbank
Campus Square Branch, code 158 105
Account holder: Melville Koppies Management Committee
Account number: 1581 017 421
Email us or use your email address as a reference so that we can
acknowledge your donation.
We are a registered PBO so donors can get tax redemption for large donations. Notify wendavid@mweb.co.za for PBO letters.
Conservation
At the moment a core team of three people do all the
conservation work on our 160 hectares. If you have free time in the
week and would like to spend some hours outdoors you would be most
welcome.
Guiding and walking
We have a small team of guides. If you would like to become a
guide you could join us on open days and learn from the others. We have
plenty of material to help you learn the basics (most of it is on this
website) including a set of notes prepared by one of our guides, Don
Gair. It is work in progress, available here.
If you are interested in FGASA accreditation you could become
a Site Guide. If you are working towards Field Guide accreditation our
Open Days provide a good opportunity to put in the required guiding
hours.
On the other hand you may prefer just to walk - if so we are
always keen to know people who would organise and lead group walks.
Public Relations
We depend on public awareness to keep the Reserve going.
Newspapers, magazines, radio and TV are our lifeline. If you have a
talent for public relations, or good contacts, your help would be much
appreciated.
Log into www.tripadvisor.co.za and rate your hike/guided tour of Melville Koppies.
Fund raising
JUNKIE Charity Shop, Shop 18, 59 4th Avenue, Linden, has Melville
Koppies as a beneficiary. The owner, Michelle de Villiers, is able to
make a substantial contribution to the Koppies every month but she
needs a continual supply of things to sell. Please drop off your
unwanted items at JUNKIE and designate Melville Koppies as the
beneficiary. love@JUNKIE.co.za and 082 923 4189.
Corporate donations are hard to come by, but again, if you
have talents or good contacts we really need that kind of help. This is
not easy because we only have a few capex projects which a business
could put a "donated by..." sign on. The challenge is to find
maintenance funds, and you can't put a "donated by..." sign on a pile
of dead weeds.
One important reason for donations is to enable us to put our
workers on contracts. At the moment their employment is a little
precarious.
Friends of Melville Koppies' is a registered MySchoolMyVillageMyPlanet beneficiary. You can have up to three favourite causes. Pick up a card from any Woolworths branch, or register online at www.myschool.co.za/supporter/apply. It costs you nothing and a percentage of your payment will be donated to the Koppies.
To purchase a flashdisk @ R300, please call 079 532 0083
If you can help in any of these ways or have any other ideas
please phone or email us:
+27 11 482 4797 or wendavid@mweb.co.za
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