Name of Project: Your Trash is Our Treasure
Time / Date: 8.00am - 1.30pm / 7th July 2011
Venue: Stadium MPPJ
Organizing Chairperson: Leo Ahmad Haris
Committee Members: Leo Khor Xin Yu, Leo Bryan Ang
Brief Objectives:
- Instill a sense of awareness towards the importance of recycling amongst students.
- Forge closer bonds amongst members of the Leo Club.
- Provide students who do not participate in activities on Sports Day beneficial activity.
Brief Description of Project:
The 7th of July 2011 was a morning full of excitement and activity, the students of SMK Damansara Jaya marched on to Stadium MPPJ for the annual sports day. The Leo’s of SMK Damansara Jaya had another agenda at hand though. A project to instill environmental awareness amongst students. Your Trash Is Our Treasure. The main purpose of the project was to collect the aluminum cans and plastic bottles used on that day. The hardworking Leo’s tied black plastic bags around the stadium for recycling purposes only. Signs were placed to indicate that the bags were solely to collect these recyclable items. By the hour, the Leo’s on duty went around checking the plastic bags. Those that were full were replaced ready to collect more cans and bottles. At 1.00pm when the event came to a halt, all the cans were washed and the cans were crushed so they could be kept without smelling awful. The bottles were washed and kept to be used in future projects. The cans were given to the Go Green Club of SMK Damansara Jaya. All in all, it was a tiring day for all students be it athlete, marcher, cheerleader and even Leo.
Time / Date: 8.00am - 1.30pm / 7th July 2011
Venue: Stadium MPPJ
Organizing Chairperson: Leo Ahmad Haris
Committee Members: Leo Khor Xin Yu, Leo Bryan Ang
Brief Objectives:
- Instill a sense of awareness towards the importance of recycling amongst students.
- Forge closer bonds amongst members of the Leo Club.
- Provide students who do not participate in activities on Sports Day beneficial activity.
Brief Description of Project:
The 7th of July 2011 was a morning full of excitement and activity, the students of SMK Damansara Jaya marched on to Stadium MPPJ for the annual sports day. The Leo’s of SMK Damansara Jaya had another agenda at hand though. A project to instill environmental awareness amongst students. Your Trash Is Our Treasure. The main purpose of the project was to collect the aluminum cans and plastic bottles used on that day. The hardworking Leo’s tied black plastic bags around the stadium for recycling purposes only. Signs were placed to indicate that the bags were solely to collect these recyclable items. By the hour, the Leo’s on duty went around checking the plastic bags. Those that were full were replaced ready to collect more cans and bottles. At 1.00pm when the event came to a halt, all the cans were washed and the cans were crushed so they could be kept without smelling awful. The bottles were washed and kept to be used in future projects. The cans were given to the Go Green Club of SMK Damansara Jaya. All in all, it was a tiring day for all students be it athlete, marcher, cheerleader and even Leo.
