4. Who we are A community of: environmental NGOs and volunteers from Bucharest (Romanian capital) and the counties: Arges, Ialomita, Brasov, Mehedinti, Timis, Salaj, Cluj, Buzau, Iasi and Constanta (up till now) Initiator and national legal representative: EcoAssist Association http://EcoAssist.org/ Bucharest, Romania contact person: Liana Buzea, president
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6. Movement calendar Pilot plantings (March 26 th , April 2 nd , April 9 th , April 16 th ) covering the counties: Timis, Arges, Ialomita, Brasov and Mehedinti Map of deforested areas in Romania April - June 2011 Awareness campaign May - October 2011; yearly for the next 5 years National planting (300 ha / country approx 7 ha / county) National Planting Day: October 22 nd 2011 Planting period: 22 nd October, 29 th October, 5 th November and 12 th November Yearly check-ups and monitoring (over a 5 year span)
8. You can help us with: - Part of your time in order to get involved as organizing volunteer - Donating working materials (gloves, shovels, buckets, rackets etc.) - Donating 10 RON (approximately 2.5 EUR) for buying seedling plants - Sponsorships with telecom services for the organizing members - Help make the official website on the reserved domain www.plantamfaptebune.ro (transl. weplantgooddeeds.ro) - Sponsorships with transportation for 400 volunteers/county (on small distances, approx. 30 km) - Transportation for working materials (from Bucharest – to residence cities) - Catering for events, conferences or plantings - 100 tickets for travelling / county (by train or bus) - Donations to raise 1500 EUR/county/year for monitoring and maintenance work on the plantations - A meeting space for the central team of approximately 20 people (in Bucharest)
9. Benefits for our partners & supporters Supporting a movement that unites two symbols in 2011: The European Year of Volunteering & The International Year of Forests Encouraging volunteers to get involved in a multi-annual social movement Supporting a responsible and beautiful action (growing forests, preventing environmental unbalances) Volunteer contribution to growing the country’s forest surface with 1% by getting involved in a national multi-annual cause
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11. We hope you will join us! Together we plant good deeds in Romania !