Monday, May 7, 2012

Earth Hour 2012 @ SMK Assunta


By: Tee Ke Hui
            The stars aligned themselves, the waning moon hung on its invisible plane, casting its celestial glow unto the terrains below on that exclusive night when members of the Leo Club of Petaling Jaya Integrity (O), Leo Club of Taman Petaling, Leo Club of Damansara Jaya, and Leo Club of Assunta gather for the EarthHour Event pioneered by our very own VP extraordinaire Sean Low prior to engender awareness among Leo members about the distressing climatic change of the world.
            Droplets of bright orange emerged from the pitch-black darkness as the Leo’s pledged their support for Earth Hour 2012 by participating in the event jointly organized by the sister clubs of PJU district------featuring a candlelight walk within the compound of SMK Assunta.
            At around 5.30 pm, throngs of fervent teenagers were seen lining up at the registration counter—upon registration, exuberant Leo’s were each entitled to a goodie-bag, courtesy of Sunway university college and Taylor’s university college, as well as an event t-shirt. The participation boasted an excellent attendance of around 300.
le coolest event t-shirt!—i will (switch off) will you??
            Armed with explosive anticipation, their faces were plastered over with wide beams as they marched onto the expansive field of SMK Assunta. The hospitable ushers introduced the participants to the event’s agenda while the influx of Leo’s both Alpha and Omega continued. Admirable Lions and teacher advisors who trooped in from another registration site seemed delighted at Leo Desiree Charmaine Tan’s hard work in putting the event together effectively along with other committee members including our exclusive Leo Joy Chua and Leo Arlena Nadeeya.
            On the offset of the event, the pair of Leo emcees from SMK Assunta ignited the atmosphere with voluble exclamations spun around our avid support of Earth Hour. Subsequently, all Leo’s who possess communication gadgets at that present time were prompted to update their tweets incessantly to convey the progress of this event to the public. Following that, a splendid opening ceremony commenced with an amusing dance performance by the committee members as the opening act. Immediately after that, the organizing chairperson, Leo Desiree, Lion Ivan and the principal of SMK Assunta, Pn Rita perked up the ambience with their tastefully delivered opening speeches.
            As the canvas of the vast banner unfurled, flashing the bolded syllables----Earth Hour 2012----; the event was officiated with a blast!
            Committee member representatives from each school were invited to kindle gentle flames on candles enclosed in heedfully reused bottle bases, creatively arranged to form the Earth Hour Logo illuminating the venue hemmed in by the darkness of the night. In preparation for the highlight of the event, committee members conducted a brief warm up session featuring DJ Casper in the Cha-Cha Slide!!
Candluminated Earth Hour Logo
            The count down to the official Earth Hour reverberated throughout the vicinity of the venue as all participants of the event, who comprise a significant subset of Earth Hour supporters, echoed almost synchronized counting.
            As the hands of the clock posed to indicate the time of 8.30pm, the city lights dimmed and finally extinguished to the applause of Leo’s and Lions alike. The candlelight walk around the school’s extensive compound commenced, under meticulous supervision of committee members. At the pinnacle of the event, cameramen took a multitude of photos from different angles and degrees beneath the overwhelming atmosphere as participants navigate through the caliginous path of the procession equipped with candles in an air of exhilaration to accommodate the darkness as they cherished each other’s company.
The Candle Light Procession from high above!
            Following that, the dulcet voice of our very own Stephanie brought a swirling torrent of clamour and enthusiasm about the venue as she belted out Adele’s Someone Like You and other sentimental hits right after participants settled down at the field in the velvet darkness of the night. The second act for the night was an intriguing sketch revolving around the theme of Mother Nature, presented by the home club. Then, two highly precocious dancers bedazzled the scene with their astounding dance moves and impeccable swag!
            The starry dynamo in the machinery of Night employed auspice unto twenty lucky participants who managed to clinch magnificent prizes offered in the lucky draw session. The prizes include massage mats, tantalizing Famous Amos hampers, bed comforters and two units of alluring Edifier merchandises. After that, all participants rocked to MJ hits and other songs in appreciation to Mother Nature. Later, souvenirs were given out to the Lions as well as the principal of S.M.K Assunta as tokens of appreciation for endorsing this fruitful event.
            Pn Rita, the principal of the home club delivered her closing speech with much contentment, conveying her appreciation for Leo’s huge efforts in making this event a success thus fulfilling its directive of ushering people to take concrete actions in saving the world we live in, with an improved awareness on global climatic issues and the realization that each and everyone of us has the power to generate a change for the better. The Earth Hour event officially ended with a photo-taking session as its antecedent.
tireless committee members posing around the EH logo!


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