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Beach clean up in action
involving about 100 children and 20 hotel staff from Accorhotels group
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Jointly organized with the Rotary Club of Metro Kuala Lumpur, Pullman
Putrajaya Lakeside planned a trip to Port Dickson to clean up the beach just
outside the Port Dickson Royal Yacht Club in conjunction with World Oceans Day.
Held every June 8th, World Oceans Day is the United Nations-recognized
day of ocean celebration and action. The theme this year is aimed at reducing
the use of plastic bags which will in turn reduce the amount of plastic trash
in our seas.
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Group photo of Accorhotels
and Rotary Club of Malaysia
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A group of about 100 children from SRKT Ladang Kerling and Refugee Camp
in Sentul were invited on the trip by the Rotary Club of Metro Kuala Lumpur together
with about 20 hotel staff from the Accorhotels group, such as Pullman Putrajaya
Lakeside, Pullman Bangsar KL and Ibis Styles Fraser Business Park. The
Rotarians brought them for a visit to the Port Dickson Military Musuem before proceeding
to the PD Royal Yacht Club.
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The
Rotary club played a big role in their contribution towards bus transportation
for the children, round of games as well as lunch at the yacht club.
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Accorhotels group staff
distributing goodie bags
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The aim in organizing the beach clean up was to educate and create
awareness among the children on preserving the environment. Hotel staff explained
about the impact that plastic bags have on the sealife in the ocean where
turtles may mistake the plastic bags as jelly fish for food. The Rotary club
played a big role in their contribution towards bus transportation for the
children, round of games as well as lunch at the yacht club. Both children and
adults went in separate groups to pick up trash such as bottle caps, styrofoam,
candy wrappers, plastic bags that were found at the beach area. After the clean
up, the children were treated to lunch and games courtesy of the generous Rotarians
while hotel staff of Pullman Putrajaya and other Accor sister properties
distributed goodie bags.
I used to do or/and join Coastal clean up years ago when I was still working sa media. And I felt at that time, that the activity is not a long term solution for the environmental problems that we face.
ReplyDeleteBut I changed my mind when I started seeing kids joining Coastal Clean Ups, just like what you experienced. It's really about instilling in the minds and hearts of the kids the value of our nature and natural resources. Things that I know for sure will affect them no matter how little it is.
So I am always delighted to see kids joining these activities. It's like we're helping them shape their own future.
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