Don Bosco Youth Services and Axis Bank celebrated world environmental day across Kerala.

Don Bosco Youth Services, Kerala in collaboration with youth centres and the axis bank organized a clean-a-thon under the tittle ‘Open for the Earth’ on 5th June marking the world environmental day. Open to the Erath highlighted the importance of the nature and the need for the protection of the earth. The cleaning campaign was organised in Wayanad (KSRTC Stand Sulthan Bathery), Thrissur (Bypass Road Mannuthy), Ernakulam (Puthuvype Beach), Alappuzha (Beach), Kollam (Beach).

Mr K N Unnikrishnan the MLA of Vypeen constituency inaugurated the programme at Central Squire Mall. Fr Manu Michael SDB, Director, Don Bosco Youth Services Kerala and S Bindish, Circle Head, Axis Bank and others were present for the function. The awareness campaign in Ernakulam was launched with an energetic flash mob.

A 17 ft Giant Fish Art Model has been installed on Puthu Vypin beach for dumping plastic and other wastes. This was followed by a flash mob.  Vypin panchayat president and representatives of Don Bosco gave a message about the importance of environment protection. The Waste on the beach was collected as a Public Challenge in order to get the bystanders involved. Along with the representatives of Axis bank and Don Bosco many local people have also participated in this challenge. This installation will be fixed permanently on the beach for waste disposal and beach beautification.

Open of the Planet-Clean-A- thon cleaning campaign had been conducted in Thrissur, Wayanad, Kollam, Alappuzha, and Ernakulam District. Flash mob had  been conducted in 4 different places in Ernakulam district.

We congratulate the DBYS Kerala, Fr. Manu SDB the Director, various Don Bosco Youth centres across Kerala and their directors for this notable initiative.