Revive Knysna has left no stone unturned in proving that their passion and determination to make Knysna beautiful again is what motivates this team of local volunteer residents. The transformation of Waterfront Drive in a matter of weeks has kicked off the team’s current focus of uplifting the CBD but they have all kinds of exciting plans in the pipeline.
“Beautifying Knysna one community project
at a time” is their motto. Relying solely on community support, the Knysna community has responded with generous donations of plants, top soil, designs, labour and funding – even the Knysna Fire Dept was seen watering the freshly laid beds with the Knysna Parks Dept carting away loads of rubbish after the clean-up. The initial affiliation to the Greater Knysna Business Chamber legitimised the non-profit organisation and offered local businesses an opportunity to get involved. This dedicated group believes that it is the small projects that will make all the difference in positively impacting the town and its people - creating a mind-shift of ‘it starts with me’. Leading by example, they want to inspire and motivate the Knysna community to hop on board with their movement. Encouraging every resident and business to begin by cleaning up their own verge and beautifying it where possible will have a massive impact on the town of Knysna. These small transformations should make Knysna tourist/visitor ready when international travel re-opens. Along with the project Revive Knysna is hoping to make use of the talents of its many artists in our community with plans to paint magnificent murals in key places around Knysna. Upgrades to popular walking/cycling paths are on the cards as are various clean-up challenges for certain areas. Revive Knysna is providing a platform to bring these, plus many more projects to life with the help of the Municipality, the Community and various NPO stakeholders. By inspiring and motivating the community into efficient action, one project at a time, we can all become – who knows, we may even get to win “Town of the year” again! Those willing to show their support please do so by donating to:
REVIVE KNYSNA | FIRST NATIONAL BANK. Branch code: 250655 | Account No: 62917864341 | Ref: "NAME +SURNAME | p.o.p to: [email protected]
General enquiries: Email: [email protected]
