Colonia Cleanup Held, Contribution to Canoe Fest COLONIA, Yap (Website Office Release - DYCA; November 7, 2014) -- On the morning of Thursday, November 6, 2014, government offices, private sector, and volunteers conducted a general cleanup of Colonia town area focusing on areas from the Administration Building, the Yap Living History Museum, and around Chamorro Bay. The clean up was in part co-organized by the Yap Visitors Bureau and Yap Environmental Protection Agency with the support, sponsorship, and contribution of the public and private sectors, as well as local groups, individuals, and NGOs. The youngest volunteers of the approximately 30 individuals who participated in the Clean Up were Senior Class students of Yap Seventh-Day Adventist School and when the clean up had concluded around mid-day, more than 30 bags of trash and debris had been picked up and removed. The clean up campaign was initiated by the Yap SDA students which ended up growing into a larger effort to beautify Colonia town area, as well as contributing to efforts in preparation for the upcoming 6th Annual Canoe Festival. This years Canoe Festival will be held from Sunday to Monday, November 9-10, 2014. More information on the festival and copies of the festivals schedule are available with the Yap Traditional Navigation Society and at the Yap Visitors Bureau, as well as online on respective Facebook pages and at visityap. The beautification effort will continue on until festival day; as of writing, grass-cutting was taking place around the lagoon. The participants included: * Bank of Guam staff & members * Micronesian Forwarder/CTSI faculty & staff * Yap SDA School senior class & staff * DY&CA personnel * OPB personnel * PW&T personnel * YSPSC staff members * YTNS, Ali Haleyilurs Traditional Navigation Class students & members * WAAGEY students & members * Yap Sanitation Office faculty & staff * ESA Bay View Hotel faculty & staff (Mr. Tilus Alfonso) * Yap HPO personnel * YLHM members * YVB & EPA faculty & staff * JICA Volunteer staff * OAG & Public Safety halfway house members (prisoners) * Community Member, Mr. Martin Also, cleanup would not have been possible without the support and contribution of the following individuals, agencies and organizations: * Bank of Guam - 2 Css. Bottle Waters, Trash Bags * Micronesian Forwarder/CTSI - Bottle waters & Ice * JAA Yap & Beyond the Reef - Cash $20.00 * Sanitation Office & DHS - Vehicle, Latex Gloves and Trash Bags & Cooler, Mosquito Eradication Spray after cleaning at 3:30pm at Old Supply Bldg., YLHM Ground & Community Center * OPA - 2 Boxes Trash Bags * Yap Fisheries Authority - Coolers of Ice * Yap Upward Bound Program - 2 Css. Bottle water, big Box Trash Bags and 1 Box Latex Gloves * Al Ganang, Village View Resort - Cash $20.00 * Yap EPA,YVB & YLHM - Vehicles, Trash Bags, Bottle waters, Cotton Gloves, Coolers, 1-Qtr. of 2 cycle Oil and 20 Gallons Gasoline. * WAAGEY - Traditional Paddling Canoes * PW&T - Vehicle. * FSM Congress Delegation - 3 Cases Bottle water The organizers and participants would like to acknowledge and thank all those who contributed and or participated enabling a successful clean up helping to support our Canoe Day festivities and in keeping our island clean.
Posted on: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 05:39:16 +0000
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