Planet Drum Launches Eco-Bahia Ecuador Support Group
Planet Drum Foundation held a reception and presentation about Bahia de
Caraquez titled "Ecuador's Ecological City" in San Francisco on
December 8, 2000. The site was Fort Mason's cozy renovated Firehouse, where
refreshments were served and a raffle was held to raise funds.
Asmara Pelupessy, PDF's administrative assistant and membership manager,
welcomed everyone and Tamara Ribas, volunteer angel, acknowledged that food and
raffle donations were mainly from organizations that are ecologically concerned
and involved with Fair Trade.
Dr. Fernando Flores, Consul General of Ecuador, briefly described the
nation's environmental commitment and Planet Drum's work in Bahia de Caraquez.
Then Peter Berg, PDF's Director, described the project in detail with slides of
revegetation and other urban sustainability work that has been done so far. He
concluded by announcing the creation of the Eco-Bahia Ecuador Support Group to
directly assist future efforts to assist in building a bioregion-based
ecological city.
To become an Eco-Bahia Supporter, please call (415)285-6556, email planetdrum@igc.org,
or write Eco-Bahia c/o Planet Drum Foundation, PO Box 31251, San Francisco CA
94131.
Thanks to all of our generous donors. We appreciate
their contributions and encourage you to patronize them.
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