Silverstar supports Black Eagle Project
The money handed over comes from guests visiting Silverstar who use the water feature with the Black Eagles sculpture in the main entrance as a wishing well to throw in coins and spare change.
Silverstar and its patrons demonstrated commitment to support the local environment when they handed over a cheque for more than R157 000 to the Black Eagle Project in Roodekrans.
The funds for the donation comes from guests visiting Silverstar who use the water feature with the Black Eagles sculpture in the main entrance as a wishing well to throw in coins and spare change. Silverstar cleans out these coins regularly and matches the contribution before handing it over to the project.
This forms part of Silverstar’s annual donation. It has contributed approximately R280 000 since it opened its doors in 2009.
“We are honoured to be able to support our community and our environment continuously,” said Shane Collinson, Director of Operations and complex general manager at Silverstar.
Gerald Draper, chairperson of the Black Eagle Project Roodekrans said the money will be used for educational purposes, promotional items, and to drive the advertising and branding of the project.
“A portion of the funds also will be used to upgrade our camera equipment, the entrance to the garden and to supply winter uniforms to our dedicated monitoring team.
“We would like to thank our patrons for joining us in our backing of the Black Eagles through their generous contributions. We are delighted to be able to make this donation and support this wonderful project,” said Shane.
In 2010 Silverstar showed its commitment to further preserving the local environment by announcing that it was donating 10 hectares of land worth more than R6 million to the Walter Sisulu National Botanical Garden where the Black Eagles nest. When Silverstar was built, every effort was made to ensure that the area, especially the ridge, was not over-developed.
The complex made this donation to preserve the Botanical Garden as well as protect the hunting grounds of the Black Eagles who nest above the waterfall in the gardens.
Silverstar was built on sound environmental principles and the developers of both the original complex and the recent upgrades consulted with the Black Eagle Project throughout the planning and construction. Every effort has been made to ensure that the property will not pose a risk to the bird’s flight patterns or their natural habitat.
