The settlement of Five Cays is shining a little brighter thanks to Digicel, International Banking Group (IBG) and the Enid Capron Primary School who teamed up on May 5th to give the community an extra shine shortly after Earth Day. The cleanup campaign attracted participation from over 90 persons from the three organizations who came out to volunteer their time and clean trash from along the roadsides in Five Cays.
The partnership between the three organizations came about after Digicel announced its Go Green campaign to become the ecofriendly telecommunications GREEN leader in the Turks & Caicos market. IBG who are pursing similar initiatives contacted Digicel to forge a partnership in its Go Green efforts. The Enid Capron Primary naturally joined the cause since the Five Cays community was the selected area for the cleanup campaign.
“International Banking Group’s decision to partner with Digicel in this event is a result of our awareness of the needs within our community”, said Kenny Bovell, General Manager. “We are pleased that we can continually make a difference in our community and especially one that deals with environmental awareness. It is our hope that this event will become an annual event and that this will encourage the entire community to become more environmentally conscious”, he said.
As a result of the volunteers’ hard work and dedication to the cause, some 250 bags of garbage were collected, including bottles and cans which were separated into recycle and non-recycle materials by the students.
Trina Adams, Marketing Specialist for Digicel, stated that the cleanup campaign was indeed a success and it was especially great to see so many students from Enid Capron Primary take part in the cleanup. Adams further stated that she thought the students learnt the importance of keeping their community clean and volunteering their time for a good cause.
Additionally, Mrs. Rachel Taylor, Principal of the Enid Capron Primary stated that she is always enthused when it comes to community initiatives especially in the area of helping to maintain a cleaner community. The support of the students are always encouraging as this creates an opportunity not only for the students to give back to the community but to allow them to model the behaviours that will remain with them as they learn to keep their environment clean, green and pristine. The introduction of the Recycling Programme at the school works hand in hand with the numerous Cleanup Campaigns creating a greater awareness of cleanliness. Thanks to DIGICEL for their relentless efforts in helping to improve the lives of the students and residents of Five Cays. Together we can make a big difference.
The organizations hope to continue their partnership going forward and look forward to partnering with other organizations in the TCI which are attempting to go green.
