Clearwater Bay Primary School raised more than $23,000 for Masarang HK during their Green Week activities at the end of last term.
The funds have been used to support the salary of the two vets at the Sintang Orangutan Centre (SOC), as well as food for the orangutans.
The SOC project rescues orphan orangutans. The two veterinarians, Dr Vicktor and Dr Jati, and the SOC team are taking wonderful, professional care of all the 36 rescued orangutans at the Centre.
Dr Vicktor & Dr Jati at Sintang Orangutan Centre
Dr Jati caring for one of the orphan baby orangutans.
During Green Week, the school community took part in activities including:
Meat free Monday, Tasty Tuesday, Waste less Wednesday, (Nature) Photo Thursday and Free Dress Friday.
During Tasty Tuesday Masarang palm sugar was sold and tasty snacks were made for all, including scrumptious cakes and cookies baked by members of the school community. A Bake Off proved a very popular activity and a ‘Clothes Swap’ for adults raised $3000!
Ross Burrough, Photographer and Island School teacher, visited during Photo Thursday to talk about photography, as well as to explain the photographs from the exhibition being displayed during Green Week. The exhibition shows images taken at the SOC projects, including:
an illipe nut factory built to help empower the Dayak community;
the devastating effects of oil palm plantations on the local people and Nature;
the beauty of the natural rainforest environment;
the orangutans.
We have included reference to the Green Week in the Masarang HK Calendar, including the image below.
Students in CWBS Playground
Our grateful thanks to all members of the CWBS community for their support!
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