On Saturday, December 07, 2013 volunteers proved that “Clean is Cool” when they participated in the TCHTA’s 5th annual TCI Shines clean-up campaign.
Collecting approximately 180 bags of garbage volunteers not only played their part to ensure that TCI’s beauty and natural resources are protected to be enjoyed for generations to come but they also truly lived the Tourism Environmental Awareness Month message of “Tourism is Key – Clean is Cool.” Taking on a more focused approached this year the clean-up initiative saw persons assembling at Tropicana Plaza and working Westward along Leeward Highway. DEMA also spearheaded the beach clean-up, beginning at the Bight Children’s Park and extending 200 yards on both sides and Mills Institute cleaned up the Juba Sound area.
TCHTA’s Executive Director Stacy Cox thanked all volunteers for their dedication and commitment year after year and stated “Protecting the environment is the message we have been advocating since TCI Shines’ inception 5 years ago. We are once again pleading with government to enforce penalties for littering but we as a nation need to save the planet through the actions we take as individuals. We can all be a part of an environmental solution and that’s why TCHTA is so thrilled that this year’s message for Tourism Awareness Month focused on the importance of keeping our surroundings clean in order to have a profitable and long-lasting tourism product. Tourism is indeed key to our livelihoods and we encourage as many people as possible to prevent unsightly litter by always disposing of it correctly and recycling where possible. Let us come together as a community to raise awareness to achieve a healthy environment.”
TCHTA would like to thank all volunteers who participated in the initiative: Beaches, DEMA, Gansevoort, Grace Bay Club, Graceway IGA, Quality Supermarket, Hartling Group, Ocean Club Resorts, Regent Palms, Seven Stars, The Sands at Grace Bay, Villa del Mar, West Bay Club, Windsong Resort, Hayes Elevators, Mills Institute,T & C Sotheby’s International, TCI Waste Disposal Services, The Wine Cellar, Trail Enterprises and those members of the community who participated by cleaning up their immediate surroundings.
