Singapore and Sydney, 16 - 20 June
A global effort to promote activities to combat global warming was co-ordinated across all the Salesforce offices with localized activities for the respective region. Here are some of the efforts done in the Singapore and Sydney office.
Day | Sydney | Singapore |
Monday 16 Jun | Launch of Earth Week Lunch time talk by OzGreen. | Launch of Earth Week Lunch time talk by the Singapore Environment Council (SEC)
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Tuesday 17 Jun | Save A Species Day 4 endangered animal species were placed for ‘adoption' - the winner is the Fairy Penguin who won the most votes. | Pledge and do one ‘save the earth' activity of your choice
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Wednesday 18 Jun | Be a Everyday Hero Day Pledge and do one ‘save the earth' activity of your choice
| ‘Too Hot to Handle' @ 1130 - 1300 15 employees munched on popcorn and chips as they viewed the movie. |
Thursday 19 Jun | Grow A Plant Competition Each team was given a plant to nurture and make sure it thrives for the next 3 months.
| Public Transport Day The company donated S$280.00 to SEC as a show of support for 28 employees who took public transport that day. |
Friday 20 Jun | Green Activity- Plant an Eco Garden 8 employees volunteered to restore a garden with low maintenance plants for a under-resourced family.
| These Shoes Are Made for Walking: Southern Ridges Trail 30 employees took a mere 45mins to finish the walk - much faster than what we had expected. We will plan a longer trek for the next round. |
All these efforts would have been possible without the Earth Taskforce members' initiatives, energy, and tenacity to get things done. They are:
- Australia organisers: Andy Maston, Emma Robinson and Grant Symes
- Singapore organisers: Benson Wong, PJ Leong, Veronica Rao, Luke Lin, Cheryl Teo, Sarah Yeom, Angie Lin, Vivian Lee
Big round of applause to all these volunteers!!!!!