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Calitzdorp Tourism would like to thank Theuns Coetzee and Beatrice Steyn Julies for travelling all the way to Calitzdorp to come and inspire and motivate our residents.

We would also like to thank Cheryl De Villiers for the use of the old station and the provision of coffee and tea. A huge thank you to all the restaurants and individuals for the lovely snacks provided.

Lastly, but most importantly, we would like to thank all the residents of Calitzdorp who attended the meeting, providing us with such constructive input. It is a privilege to live in a town where there are so many positive people.

 

    Opening meeting                                        Morne Stuurman and his garden

Mr. Coetzee emphasised that the dream is goal – driven and that it focuses on building the community. The question is no longer how my municipality can serve me, but how I can make a difference in my community. The primary focus of the dream is the upgrading and beautification of the town and as a result of that, secondary problems are automatically addressed like a healthier community, lower crime rates, business growth, better social conditions, job creation, etc.

The way in which goals will be achieved is to inspire communities, motivate them and mobilise them to move into action. It is important to draw together various institutions to form a united front, and then to move over to shared goals. It is also essential to involve the media and thereby achieve growth which holds commercial benefits. Everyone must be task oriented thus purposely avoiding Politics. We want to encourage residents to invest in themselves and their property by beautifying it. Municipalities will also be involved to support the community with above mentioned initiatives.

We would love to hear from you, which places in Calitzdorp you see as problem areas so that we can work on those areas. We also want to ask you to identify a personal project and come and share it with us at the next meeting – how you plan to carry out the project and what we can do to help you. Each project must be completed within a certain time frame, thus a date must be linked to it. Mr. Coetzee will visit Calitzdorp again in November to follow up.
 

                         DREAM PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED ALREADY IN CALITZDORP BY RESIDENTS:
Garden outside Red Coffee Pot, area around the old cemetery, drinking fountain and public seating in Voortrekker street (Ockie and Hennie – The Red Coffee Pot)
Garden outside Karlientjies (Heinrich and Liezl – Karlientjies)
Home stead (12 Queen street, private home on historic heritage route), home and garden (Neels Fourie - owner)
Refuse bin art project with children, plant 100 “Chinese lanterns/coconut bushes” at school centenary celebrations by old learners (Ann Upman, Cheryl De Villiers and school children)
Garden of Lutheran Church in Andries Pretorius street (Kevin, Rozelle, Zelma en Esbé)
Donkey cart project (Chelton Ewerts, supported by Tourism Office and Committee)
Collect donations through www.calitzdorp.co.za website for prize money of “propagation” competition by schools (Christene van der Merwe)
“Propagation” project (Calitzdorp Hoërskool – René Lubbe)
Veggie gardens at Excelsior school (Sam Duiker)
Clubs established at Gamka-east primary: Eco-club, drama-club, film- and newspaper club, arts class, choir-club, vcs (Christian-club) and veggie garden (seeds sown and plants planted) (Gamka-east primary - Neels Fourie)
DR Church garden and flower boxes on Van Riebeeck street’s side (Marinda Pretorius & Marinda Van Wyk)
Touch farm and Jungle Gym for children, pavement in front of Dorpshuis (Die Dorpshuis – Marinda Van Wyk)
Recycling project – glass, tin and paper (Briëtte Barry & Excelsior school - Sam Duiker)
Clinic garden has already been planted and looks lovely, also the gardens at Emergency services next to them (Sister Potgieter and Emergency services)
The Old Apostolic Church’s garden in Voortrekker Street has already been replanted (the congregation under the guidance of Hester)
Gardens with plants in tyres at Seeff as well as the garden of Vygieshof’s shop, (which is progressing well) - (Dais Geyser & Linda Colyn)
Marketing of the town by the design and print of Post cards (Tourism Committee)
Playground at Elnatan road stall (Klaus Triebe – Elnatan)

· Projects without owners:
a) Use garden waste to make compost (project does not have a owner yet. We urge you to let us know of someone who is willing to make the compost on a large scale)
b) Someone is needed to identify places in town where trees can be planted. Sponsors for trees will also be necessary.
 

Ek het nou net op Kwela ( Kyknet ) gesien hoe julle Bonnievale mooigemaak het- kan u (groot asseblief ) vir ons help om dieselfde te doen in Calitzdorp?

Moira Strauss Verteenwoordiger van Toerisma Kommitee moirastrauss@lantic.net

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