TCA kicked off the planting season this year with a wonderful tree planting held at the new site of the Quepos Elderly Care Home in Naranjito on June 17, 2016. Students from the Naranjito Public Elementary school were joined by some of the homes residents for a civic ceremony honoring National Tree Day, and then planted approximately 250 trees to create a green zone for the new home. Refreshments and support were provided by volunteers from Marina Pez Vela,a longtime member of the Alliance.
In August students from Los Delfines and Escuela la Inmaculada joined together in planting an area of Bill and Alba Gannon’s farm in Anita, located on the outskirts of Quepos. Also in August, we initiated a new alliance with St Judes School in Santa Ana when some 20 high school students travelled to Quepos to plant trees on the farm of Carlos Mora in Pocares.
Finally, students from the Colegio Ecoturistico del Pacifico also planted trees on the Carlos Mora farm.
NEW BOARD MEMBERS
The Titi Conservation Alliance held its annual meeting on Thursday June 23 2016 in the Hotel Kamuk. We are happy to welcome Estibaliz Hidalgo of Marina Pez Vela to the position of Vocal and Ms Tatiana Astua of Hotel Kamuk as our new Fiscal. They join current board members Adrienne Pellizari (President), Guillermo Piedra (Vice President), Lance Byron(Secretary) and Kristine Morley(Treasurer) . The assembly also reviewed results of 2015 and discussed work plans for 2016.
NEW LOCAL MEMBER
We are pleased to announce that Mid World Costa Rica, a well known operator of zip lines and ATV tours in the Quepos Manuel Antonio area, has recently signed up as a member of Titi Conservation Alliance. Please be sure to say thank you to their staff and owners for making this important commitment to our Alliance.
We are busy preparing for our annual On Line auction to be held during November once again this year. This is our major fundraiser for the year so your support is greatly appreciated, with donations of prizes to be auctioned as well as publicizing the event to your customers and friends via mailing lists and social media outlets. We will be contacting members over the coming weeks to discuss participation.
