Clean up the World
The Dubai Municipality sponsors a clean-up drive every year and Lightform (our photography guild in Dubai) helps to organize this event. Last week, Bernie and I joined more than a dozen local Filipino communities to clean up a stretch of Mamzar Beach.
It was a glorious day, a little hot afterwards but the sky was beautiful and everyone had a great time.
Even kiddies helped pick up rubbish along the water's edge.
At the end of the 3-hours or so, this was how much trash we gathered in the nearby beach area. Astonishing how campers and beach-goers manage to leave so much trash even though there are trash bins dotted around the area.
I entered what must be the smallest group in the campaign and signed up two of my colleagues from work. Bernie, Franco and Mark helped out as well.
Next year I will definitely sign up again but perhaps try and get the company involved too. I think the 7am registration is a bit too much for some of my night-life loving colleagues, but if it's for a good cause I am sure they will say yes.
It was a glorious day, a little hot afterwards but the sky was beautiful and everyone had a great time.
Even kiddies helped pick up rubbish along the water's edge.
At the end of the 3-hours or so, this was how much trash we gathered in the nearby beach area. Astonishing how campers and beach-goers manage to leave so much trash even though there are trash bins dotted around the area.
I entered what must be the smallest group in the campaign and signed up two of my colleagues from work. Bernie, Franco and Mark helped out as well.
Next year I will definitely sign up again but perhaps try and get the company involved too. I think the 7am registration is a bit too much for some of my night-life loving colleagues, but if it's for a good cause I am sure they will say yes.