OUR GIVEBACK MISSION:
Social + Environmental Sustainability
OUR GIVEBACK MISSION:
Social + Environmental Sustainability
WHY WE GIVE BACK
Sustainability and giving back is at the heart of why Dawn Patrol Wines exist.
Trizanne Barnard, owner and winemaker of Trizanne Signature Wines (est. 2008) and now Dawn Patrol Wines as of 2015, yearned for positive change that would have a lasting effect on generations to come. Together with her craft for winemaking, the need to leave a beautiful planet for our children's children and her passion for surfing she saw a new opportunity that would link these to positive change.
Dawn Patrol Wines serve as a vessel for social and environmental give-back through its inherent ambassadorship for positive ocean awareness against pollution and positive rural community upliftment. Therefore, as our core values focus on sustainability, awareness and giving back, we are partnered with and proud sponsors for Ocean Pledge and Surfpop that are doing their vital part in creating positive change for future generations and our planet.
ABOUT OUR PARTNER:
OCEAN PLEDGE
Our amazing partner in ocean conservation and community upliftment is doing great things! Ocean Pledge, created by longboarding champ Diony Lalieu, is committed to turning awareness into action by education around the startling statistics of plastic use in our country which fills up our landfills to critical volumes which leads to the excess waste being discarded into our seas, waterways and then land up onto our beautiful beaches. The "pledge" is based on accountability that creates change on a moral and physical level. Moreover, it has been a dream for Diony and Global Public Speaker & Coach, Verity Price, to start the Ocean Ambassadors Programme that would not only create more awareness around ocean conservation in our youth but also train the next generation of confident and knowledgeable public speakers to carry out the message to the world. This dream aligned with Trizanne's vision for creating lasting impact, so Dawn Patrol Wines became the official sponsor for this amazing initiative and the pilot program kicked off with roaring success in April 2022.
ABOUT THE PROGRAMME
The program followed 5 sessions with a group of kids from Fish Hoek High identified as the perfect candidates to later become Official 'Ocean Ambassadors', carrying out the ripple effect through real activations like beach-cleanups and public speaking events at other schools.
Each session during the course entailed a different speaker within the ocean related industry hand picked by Diony as educators around Ocean Conservation and awareness and was combined with coaching from Verity in communication, public speaking and leadership. The Source-to-Sea day took the kids out to learn about the ocean's ecosystem at the Save Our Seas Foundation and to make it practical, did a beach clean-up whilst learning about the life in tidal pools and on beaches. The group of kids Graduated on the 10th of August in 2022 and are now running their own initiatives, creating a ripple effect of lasting change among the youth.
Furthermore, the 'Voice of the Oceans Ambassadors Programme' has successfully completed three rounds with various groups of children from diverse backgrounds, and we are currently celebrating our fourth round, eagerly anticipating the great leaders our next group of kids will yield.