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JRI America staff planting bulbs on Wednesday near the Tralee Municipal District Offices at Princes Street.
JRI AMERICA partnered with Tralee Tidy Towns, Team Bramble, Kerry County Council and Tralee Chamber Alliance in their corporate volunteering events this December.
Multiple teams from JRI America Tralee offices engaged in environmental voluntary actions to celebrate International Volunteer Day including beach cleans at Ballybunion, Ballyheigue and Fenit and pollinator-friendly bulb planting at Kerry County Council sites near the Tralee MD Office and the Canal on Wednesday.
Over 2,500 bulbs (including Grape Hyacinth and native Bluebells) were funded by the Tralee MD elected members and will make a significant contribution to enhancing biodiversity in the areas where they are planted; providing a much-needed early food source for pollinators.
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“We are delighted to have the support of our Tralee MD elected members in this project,” said Brendan O’Brien, Chairperson of Tralee Tidy Towns.
“Their funding has seen over 2,500 pollinator-friendly spring bulbs planted in two locations Tralee and we thank Kerry County Council for allowing us to plant them on their land. They will provide an important food source early next year and will have a positive impact on our biodiversity in Tralee.”
JRI America staff with Team Bramble and Council staff planting bulbs on Wednesday near the Tralee Municipal District Offices at Princes Street.
Shane Walsh ( MD & JRI America County Head) speaking on Wednesday, said that “SMBC Group’s Global Corporate Social Responsibility teams this year celebrated International Volunteer Day for the first time! We in JRI America Inc, were delighted to join this initiative and celebrate not only these December events but the range of community activities we contribute to each year.”
“This month JRI America Tralee colleagues took part in a series of community volunteering activities. Given our location we focused on our local beaches and Tralee town activities. Banna, Ballybunion, Fenit & Ballyheigue beaches were cleaned by our Tralee teams. Today in conjunction with Tralee Tidy Towns we’re helping with bulb planting with more events in the diary for 2023.”
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Colette O’Connor, CEO Tralee Chamber Alliance, said; “Community service is a vital part of the Tralee Chamber Alliance, its relationship with Tralee Tidy Towns has been key in enabling members of the Chamber to get out and be active in the local community. Projects such as the bulb planting with JRI America – Corporate Partner of the Chamber is a fantastic example of how businesses can get involved.”
Gillian Wharton Slattery of Team Bramble and Tralee Tidy Towns Steering Group, said; “We always enjoy working with local businesses on worthwhile projects and we’re particularly thankful to JRI American for putting their shoulders to the wheel once again in helping out today with planting these native spring bulbs.”
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