Abahlobo beReLeaf,
Enkosi kakhulu ngayo yonke inkxaso yakho yesisa yaseCalifornia ReLeaf kunye nomsebenzi wethu wokunceda amaqela oluntu atyale imithi kulo lonke ilizwe- kwaye ngakumbi kwiindawo ezingagcinwanga ezifuna kakhulu imithi. Unyaka-mali ka-2021 ibingunyaka wokuqala opheleleyo wokuhlangabezana ne-COVID. Kwakunzima ekuqaleni njengoko sasisiya kwixesha lokutyala ekwindla. Ngo-Okthobha i-ReLeaf ibambe i-webinar yokutyalwa kwemithi kunye nokhathalelo ngexesha le-COVID ukwabelana ngezibonelelo kunye nezindululo ngenkxaso evela kumalungu eNethiwekhi i-Tree Fresno kunye neCanopy kunye neOfisi ye-LA yoLawulo lwamahlathi. Ukwabelana ngezimvo kunye nokuxhasana (kunye namahlathi asezidolophini) yiyo loo nto iCalifornia ReLeaf yadalwa emva phaya ngo-1989.
Njengoko sibonile sonke, isilivere engalindelekanga ye-COVID ibe luhlengahlengiso olukhawulezayo kumaqonga abonakalayo- aluncedo ngakumbi kuthungelwano lwelizwe jikelele lokungenzi nzuzo kuluntu. Ukwazi ukudibana “ubuso ngobuso” ngokuthe ngqo kwiReLeaf’s yenyanga nenyanga ethi Learn Over Lunches ibe lithuba elimangalisayo leNethiwekhi yokuqhagamshela kunye nokwabelana ngeembono, amava, ezona zenzo zilungileyo. Ngelixa sijonge ukukwazi ukudibana buqu kwakhona kwi-Network Retreat yethu yonyaka ngenye imini, ezi ntlanganiso zibambekayo ziya kuhlala ziyindlela entle kakhulu yokuhlala sisondelelene unyaka wonke.
Ngexesha le-LOLs, sivile kwimibutho yethu engamalungu e-ReLeaf Network malunga neenkqubo zabo zokutyikitya kunye nendlela abaye batshintsha ngayo iigiya ukuze balungelelanise nesiqhelo esitsha seziganeko ezincinci zokutyala imithi kunye neendlela ezahlukeneyo zokuququzelela amavolontiya. Siqhwabela izandla ukuyila kunye nokomelela kwemibutho yethu yamahlathi asezidolophini njengoko iqhelana nenyaniso ehlala iguquka.
Ngelixa ibingunyaka onesiphithiphithi ngokwasentlalweni, kwezopolitiko, ngokwasemphefumlweni, nakwitekhnoloji, kuye kwakhuthaza kwaye kwaqinisekisa ukuva ukuba iipaki kunye nendawo eluhlaza zaye zamkelwa njani ngamaZiko oLawulo lweSifo njengokunceda abantu ukumelana noxinzelelo. Uninzi lweengcali zokhathalelo lwempilo zikhuthaza wonke umntu ukuba aphumele ngaphandle kwaye onwabele indalo ezipakini nakwiyadi yangasemva ngenxa yempilo yabo ngokwasengqondweni nasemzimbeni ̶ kwaye njengoko sisazi, imithi ziintshatsheli zendalo ezigqwesileyo.
Kule ngxelo uya kufumana ulwazi malunga nomsebenzi wethu kwiindawo ezintathu eziphambili ezibalulekileyo, amabali asuka kwizibonelelo esazivala ngoMatshi ka-2021, kunye namagqabantshintshi avela kwiNethiwekhi. Enkosi kwakhona ngenkolelo yakho kwinjongo yethu kunye nenkxaso yomsebenzi wethu.
Umthi uyavuyisa,
UCindy Blain
Mlawuli Jikelele