GSP-Aklan extends support to Kalibo’s Anti-Literring Campaign; Conducts Clean-Up Drive with patrol leaders

The Girl Scout of the Philippines Aklan Council (GSP-Aklan) manifesting its support to the Anti-Littering Campaign of the Local Government Unit of Kalibo (LGU-Kalibo), incorporates an Orientation-Lecture on Ecological Solid Waste Management Program (ESWM) and conducts a clean-up drive during their 3-day Patrol Leaders Camp (PLC) held at Kalibo Pilot Elementary School, Kalibo, Aklan on July 22-24, 2011 which was participated in by more than 1,000 Patrol leaders from the 9 Districts in the Eastern Side of Aklan, including Altavas, Banga, Balete, Batan. Kalibo I and Kalibo II, Libacao, Madalag and New Washington.

GSP Aklan believes in the importance of exposing and preparing young girls and young women to face the realities of life and their responsibilities in the home, the nation and the world community. And in partnership with the Department of education, they conducted the 3-day Patrol Leaders Camp in an effort to provide quality programs and activities that will help develop the participants’ full potentials and make them well-rounded, productive and useful citizens of the country.

As part of the Camp’s programs and activities, an Orientation-Lecture on the importance and benefits of proper waste management was given to 1,000 strong participants by Ms. Adorada T. Reynaldo, Head of Solid waste Management Services of LGU Kalibo which was then followed by a Clean-Up Drive at the premises of Kalibo Pilot Elementary school and the streets surrounding Kalibo Elementary School I & II.
Armed with stick brooms and garbage bags, the GSP Patrol Leaders, together with Ms. Ferdielyn M. Abayon, GSP Aklan council Executive, the LGU Kalibo Solid Waste Enforcers assisted by the Kalibo Auxiliary Police (KAP) went around the area picking up trash and litters and making sure that it is properly cleaned-up.

Grateful for the support extended by GSP-Aklan to Kalibo’s ESWM Program, Ms. Reynaldo noted that involvement of the young people in the implementation of the program is very important. The successful implementation of the program hinges on the positive change in people to the realities of our current solid waste situation could help them acquire the right attitude and behavior and increase their level of awareness while growing up.
Another group of Patrol Leaders, this time coming from the Western Visayas Side of Aklan, will undergo the same 3-Day Patrol leaders Camp on August 5-7 at KPES and they will also participate in the Orientation-Lecture on ESWM and Clean-Up Drive./TE