What more than Earth Hour...

A big thank you to all who coordinated and joined in efforts to do more than Earth Hour. Should you be free on Saturdays between now and October, do sign up to plant some trees as well (please refer to previous post). 


Here are some photos and sharings from La Salle Klang, who helped us kick off our initiative.  


Yumin writes:

Earth Hour in Klang was interesting and different. We got students from various clubs in La Salle Klang to help out, thanks to our school principal Madam Lily Lee who gave us full support. Interact Club, Leo Club, Pembimbing Rakan Sebaya, Prefects, Librarians, and Christian Fellowship joined forces with FT members to make this event a success! Not forgetting the teachers from La Salle Klang who also lend us their hands. 

We gathered at Botanic Park at 4pm and teachers helped to brief the students. We were divided into two groups and began cleaning Botanic Park. When we were cleaning the place, residents approached us and gave us words of encouragement! Among them were:


“Promoting Earth Hour, wow really good. I hope there are more youngsters like you all out there. So how can we help?”


“I hope this program will be carried out every year. And maybe the next time, you can ask the residents to help out”


With support from the residents, we were enthusiastic about our task. Even though it began to drizzle, we continued with our mission to contribute to the community as well as raise awareness about Earth Hour. We managed to collect 5 bags filled with rubbish and 3 bags filled with recyclable items!After that, we went to the housing estate to distribute leaflets about Earth Hour. We ended with a reflection about what had happened and how this event benefited the people around us and ourselves.

More sharing from Sukdhip:

Various clubs from La Salle Klang got together and participated in the awareness project in conjunction with Earth Hour. Students from different forms and clubs worked together with teachers who were willing to spend time spreading the message of Earth Hour to the residents of Bandar Botanic. 

Even though it was on a small scale, it was very meaningful. Simple activities such as collecting rubbish and recyclable items from the park and passing out flyers about Earth Hour brought cheer to the residents of Bandar Botanic.The residents even approached us and expressed their joy at how youth are concerned about community service. This raised the spirits of us Lasallians who were involved in the activity , and made us even more determined to achieve our goal.


Furthermore, this activity helped instil the Lasallian spirit in us - to put into practice La Salle’s message of service to the community. At the end of the day, all the time contributed and spent under the rain was worthwhile.