Plastic Free Eastbourne Newsletter
Issue #47: December 2024
Volunteering
Our Plastic Free Eastbourne campaign depends greatly on volunteering. Yes: we receive thousands of pounds from fundraising and donations. We are overwhelmingly grateful for these contributions. This funding is used entirely for pushing our campaign forward. Donations for our refill stations, for our parks signs, for our publicity and for our administration such as Companies House yearly returns and for our Mailchimp account: these are all significant amounts. However, this funding would only work with volunteers. We have thousands of you taking part in our campaign. There are thousands of you who volunteer for similar initiatives in Eastbourne and across the world, of course. Our impact varies but the bottom line is that we are making a significant difference. 10 years ago we would not have been discussing this in the same way, even though initiatives like COP ~ the first was in Berlin in 1995, the 29th took place during 11th to 22nd November in Baku, Azerbaijan, are focussing the mind! This month’s Challenge is to volunteer for our campaign please. In particular, we are seeking someone who could take over the leadership of Plastic Free Eastbourne. If YOU are interested in some tentative exploration of what the commitment might be, please view the ad below and then contact me at plasticfreeeastbourne@gmail.com I would like to wish all of our readers a very Happy Christmas and a successful New Year! I look forward to our continuing campaign into the near future. Since this is the Festive Season, please take a look at our shop (items listed for sale via EcoHaven store are at the foot of this newsletter). Why not give an educational book to a young person, or use our paper decorative balls instead of balloons to create your festive “look”?
Oliver Sterno ~ Community Leader
Plastic Free Eastbourne