{"id":1303,"date":"2018-04-25T18:05:17","date_gmt":"2018-04-25T18:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/westernmirror.com\/?p=1303"},"modified":"2018-04-25T18:56:14","modified_gmt":"2018-04-25T18:56:14","slug":"reusable-bottles-for-corinaldi-primary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/?p=1303","title":{"rendered":"Reusable bottles for Corinaldi Primary"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><em>Sandals act of greenness on Earth Day<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sashane Shakes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In observance of World Earth Day, representatives from the three Sandals Resorts in Montego Bay distributed reusable water bottles at the Corinaldi Avenue Primary School on Monday, April 23, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The environmentally charged venture was in an effort to reduce the use of disposable plastic bottles among school children. Present were staff from Sandals Montego Bay, Sandals Royal Caribbean and Sandals Inn.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re glad to be at Corinaldi Avenue today and we\u2019re happy that they facilitated us. As usual, we want to raise awareness so they in turn can spread the message to their friends and families on how to end plastic pollution,\u201d stated Haniff Richards, Environmental Health &amp; Safety Manager for Sandals Montego Bay.<\/p>\n<p>The team from Sandals, Earth Guardians, as they referred to themselves, delivered a brief but informative lecture on the dangers that plastics pose to our environment.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1314\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1314\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1314\" src=\"http:\/\/westernmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Earth-G-3-300x172.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Earth-G-3-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Earth-G-3.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1314\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kadeen Black from Sandals Montego Bay presents a student with a tote for having answered her question correctly. Black delivered the presentation on the dangers plastic pose to the environment.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The lecture included fun and captivating question and answer sessions in which the children were awarded with environmentally friendly, durable, reusable totes to lessen their use of plastic bags. The Earth Guardians also informed the students on creative, do-it-yourself ways to reuse plastic containers.<\/p>\n<p>Sharing their thoughts on what they learnt from the presentation, one student recalled, \u201cWhen we pollute the land with plastics it can go out into the sea and cause the destruction of marine life\u201d. Another stated, \u201cIt is better to use the reusable bottles and bags rather than the one-time use of plastic bottles and lada bags that pollute the environment\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1315\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1315\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1315\" src=\"http:\/\/westernmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Earth-G-1-300x189.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Earth-G-1-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Earth-G-1-120x76.jpg 120w, https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Earth-G-1-265x168.jpg 265w, https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Earth-G-1-284x180.jpg 284w, https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Earth-G-1-274x173.jpg 274w, https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Earth-G-1-220x140.jpg 220w, https:\/\/westernmirror.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Earth-G-1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1315\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Khadene Daley, Sandals Resorts Regional Public Relations Manager, addresses the students on the importance of caring for the environment.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But Corinaldi Avenue Primary will not be the only schools to benefit from this venture as Richards mentioned that, \u201cAcross the Caribbean we are giving away over 500,000 reusable water bottles to primary schools in the region. We are happy to be a part of Sandals Foundation and the Environmental Club in general.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>World Earth Day was celebrated on Sunday, April 22.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Phillip Green photos<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sandals act of greenness on Earth Day Sashane Shakes In observance of World Earth Day, representatives from the three Sandals Resorts in Montego Bay distributed reusable water bottles at the Corinaldi Avenue Primary School on Monday, April 23, 2018. 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