Earth Hour - March 27 2010

Earth Hour started in 2007 in Sydney, Australia when 2.2 million homes and businesses turned their lights off for one hour to make their stand against climate change. Only a year later and Earth Hour had become a global sustainability movement with more than 50 million people across 35 countries participating. Global landmarks such as the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Rome's Colosseum and the Coca Cola billboard in Times Square, all stood in darkness, as symbols of hope for a cause that grows more urgent by the hour.

In March 2009, hundreds of millions of people took part in the third Earth Hour. Over 4000 cities in 88 countries officially switched off to pledge their support for the planet, making Earth Hour 2009 the world's largest global climate change initiative.

Earth Hour 2010 takes place on Saturday 27 March at 8.30pm (local time) and is a global call to action to every individual, every business and every community throughout the world. It is a call to stand up, to take responsibility, to get involved and lead the way towards a sustainable future. Iconic buildings and landmarks from Europe to Asia to the Americas will stand in darkness. People across the world from all walks of life will turn off their lights and join together in celebration and contemplation of the one thing we all have in common - our planet. So sign up now( http://earthhour.wwf.sg/signup_ind.php) and let's make 2010 the biggest Earth Hour yet!

It's showtime! Show the world what can be done!

Preparation for Community-in-Bloom

In line with the Community-In-Bloom project, and as an extension to our present Science Garden, our club started to set up a Community Garden using the confined space next to the PSG room. It was bare in the beginning, but now it has partitions of different plants growing. The members learnt and enjoyed themselves during the planting process. They also collected bags of recycled bottles to be used for our TWPS letterings on the fences of the garden.