Donned with gloves and large rubbish bags, a group of keen Provo Primary children and staff joined forces with employees from The Alexandra Resort for the TCI SHINES CLEAN-UP.
Starting off at our school at 6:30 am we focused on the area around the Sports’ Centre and Soccer Field. Sadly, there was quite a lot of rubbish to be found, which was mainly drink containers and food wrappers. Fortunately, our enthusiastic team of junk-busters soon swooped in and picked it all up. It was so lovely to look back and see the natural beauty restored after our efforts. The children were proud of their efforts, but slightly bemused and disappointed that people had dropped their litter in the first place and didn’t understand why they hadn’t put it in a bin or taken it home. There is hope for a cleaner future.
The TCI Shines Clean-up event was organised by the Turks and Caicos Hotel and Tourism Association. They were excited about getting the children on the island of Providenciales to participate in this campaign and hope this will be the beginning of a programme that promotes, educates and inspires our youth to keep our islands ‘Beautiful by Nature’.
Well done to everyone who got up early and took the time to care for our local community environment. Also, well done to those of you who joined in with other groups or took the time to clean up the area around your own home. Every bit of effort makes a difference to show that we care.