WEEK 2: Water, Water, Everywhere
DAY 5: Wasting Away
Activity 3: Faded Glory [5 points]
The Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest coral reef system, made up of 2900 individual reefs. It is so big that it can actually be seen from space! The reef is located on the east coast of Australia and many people believe that it is millions and millions of years old. For most of its life, the reef has been a healthy, vibrant ecosystem. Over the past thirty years, however, it has changed dramatically. Much of the beautiful bright coral has become bleached and has lost its colour. Sections of the reef have also been damaged by tourists, cyclones and the introduction of new, damaging invasive species.
The Australian government is working to protect and preserve the reef. Each year they spend about $200 million dollars repairing and protecting the reef. It is a lot of money and they could really use some help raising the money (funds) required to repair the reef. This is where you come in!
On your blog, list three different ideas or strategies for raising funds to preserve the Great Barrier Reef. What could you do to fundraise here in New Zealand?
- Fundraise Chocolates, selling chocolates to other people $1 dollar.
- A market day, selling different kinds of street foods.
- A book sale, where you sell books that you don't like anymore.
- Having a donation at school with mufti day for the Great Barrier Reef Preserving.
- Community donations and concerts/music festivals, $2
Kia ora Lyan,
ReplyDeleteYou've come up with some really great fundraising ideas. I like how they're all quite different and lots of people could get involved. When I was at high school our mufti day donations went back to the school but I think putting the money towards an environmental issue is a wonderful idea.
The Great Barrier Reef would be an amazing place to go snorkelling - imagine all the beautiful animals you'd see! Have you been snorkelling before?
Blog ya later!
Mikey :)