SM City Mindpro celebrated the Earth Day 2023 with a series of activities designed to promote environmental sustainability and inspire action towards a more sustainable future. The event, titled “Earth Day 2023: Invest in Our Planet, Invest in Our Youth” featured an Art and Storytelling activity, and a Sustainability Tour.
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employee-volunteers round up with Zamboanga Central School SPED Center
pupils along with their teachers during the celebration of Earth Day at
Cinema 3 of SM City Mindpro. |
The Art and Storytelling activity
kicked off the celebration and invited participants from Zamboanga Central
School SPED Center expressed their love for the planet and shared their stories
through various artistic forms. SM employee-volunteers led the activity as they
read the story based on Manny Baldemor’s artworks. The story reflects the
simple ways children can participate in living sustainably on their own and
with their family.
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| With all smiles, pupils from Zamboanga Central School SPED Center showcased their artwork. |
Following the Art and Storytelling
activity, the Sustainability Tour showcased various sustainability initiatives
and practices that are implemented in SM City Mindpro. The tour aimed to
educate and inspire participants to adopt sustainable practices in their daily
lives and contribute to the planet's restoration and regeneration.
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| Engr.
Rommel Bellen, SM City Mindpro Assistant Mall Manager, discussed all
the sustainability initiatives of the mall in saving and protecting the
environment. |
In SM City Mindpro, the kids had the
opportunity to visit and learned about the mall’s Trash-To-Cash Recycling
Market, the use of LED lights and VFD to save electricity, and proper disposal
of E-Waste through the E-Waste Collection bin, which were discussed by Assistant
Mall Manager Engr. Rommel Bellen.
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Zamboanga City Information Officer Ms. Nympha Cunanan shared with the
pupils of Zamboanga Central School SPED Center various ways on how the
youth can help in protecting the environment. |
The Earth Day Celebration at SM City
Mindpro demonstrated the power of art, storytelling, and community engagement
in promoting environmental sustainability and inspiring action towards a more
sustainable future. It is also an annual activity of SM Supermalls as part of
its advocacy for environmental conservation.
