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Campaign to "Green Up" Anguilla Launched |
| Publishing date: 06.03.2009 19:21 |
Press Release: Friday, March 6th, 2009
The Anguilla Hotel and Tourism Association and its membership, in collaboration with Cap Juluca and the Environmental Health Unit, will undertake an ongoing campaign of island wide clean up efforts starting Friday March 13th, 2009.
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Social Security, NBA, CCB, Cuisinart Resort and Spa, The Optimist Club, Viceroy, Anguilla Youth Association, The Schools, The Anguilla Chamber of Commerce, The National Trust, Sandy Ground Community, East End Community, Blowing Point Community, National Council of Women, The Valley Community, are just a few of the organizations that have come on board to assist in this effort.
The campaign's first activity will be a three-hour "blitz" - a roadside clean up from Island Harbor to West End, which will take place of Friday, March 13th, 2009 beginning at 6:00 am and ending at 9:00 am.
Groups of persons will be dispatched to as many villages as possible to start the clean up. Going forward, we would like to concentrate on the clean up of items like old appliances, broken pieces of furniture etc.
AHTA is soliciting, and anticipating the co-operation of many of the community's beautification and clean up groups, as well as all community minded persons.
We are also requesting your kind donations in the form of the following:
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Large Garbage Bags (or funds to buy same)
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Plastic Gloves (powdered)
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8 oz. Bottles of Water
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Small Juices
All are welcome to get involved, and if you would like to join in, or organize a group to assist us in this campaign, please call Gilda Gumbs Samuel at the Anguilla Hotel and Tourism Association, at 497-2944 or Mrs. Phyllis Fleming Banks at Cap Juluca at 497-6666 for more information.
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