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 Mangrove planting at the bank of Sungai Merbok with Micron Memory Malaysia staff. Thank you to the 100 energetic people who spent their Saturday morning planting trees for environmental sustainability. Thank you to Rotaractors of AIMST University and our Rotarians.      Rotarian Sanmugam organised the first TRF Run to raise funds for The Rotary Foundation at SJKC Lin Khay, Bandar Sri Astana today at 9 am for Rotarians, family members and friends. It was a fun day for all who attended. Not only did they raise more than RM 5,000, but they also doubled as ploggers and collected rubbish strewn along the trail. 
  Micron Malaysia management, staff and family were joined by Rotarians and their families at Beach Cleaning at Batu Musang jetty, at Batu Kawan, Seberang Perai. Within 2 hours, the enthusiatic volunteers cleared half a TON of plastic, and rubbish from a 500-metre stretch of beach. Datuk Bandar of Seberang Perai YBhg. Dato' Azhar bin Hj Arshad did the honours of completing the program    
 President Thiaggu led Rotarians to join Pantai Hospital Sungai Petani and the Forestry Department of Kedah to a tree-planting project at Bukit Perak, Pendang on Saturday 19 March 2023.      100 people who love our mother earth gathered at the bank of Sungai Petani river to help plant mangrove trees to rehabilitate denuded stretches. Staff of OCBC Al-Amin Bank, Rotaractors of AIMST University, students of SJKT Saraswathy and members of the public joined Rotarians in this project sponsored by OCBC. 300 saplings were sourced from the Forestry Department and planted in the area.  MEDIA RELEASE OCBC AL-AMIN CONTRIBUTES RM20,000 TO SUPPORT MANGROVE PRESERVATION IN SUNGAI PETANI, KEDAH Bank’s funds will help plant 1,000 new mangrove trees in degraded area Sungai Petani, 2 October 2022 – More than 100 people recently came together to plant 500 mangrove trees in the Taman Sinar Intan 3 and Sungai Merbok areas near Sungai Petani, which was severely degraded and in urgent need of restoration. The effort was made possible through a RM20,000 donation by OCBC Al-Amin Bank Berhad (OCBC Al-Amin) through its Sungai Petani branch, in collaboration with Rotary Club of Bandar Sungai Petani and Jabatan Perhutanan Kedah. The 3-year collaboration will see the fruition of 5,000 mangrove trees planted at the site. According to Rotary Club of Bandar Sungai Petani President, Thiagarajan Letchumanan, the Mangrove Sapling Planting Project aims to protect the mangrove forests, which serve as crucial wildlife habitat for a variety of marine life, flora and fauna. “This initiative is timely given the need to be more mindful of the needs of the environment and society at large. It would not have been possible without the assistance of OCBC Al-Amin, the local community in Sungai Petani and Jabatan Perhutanan Kedah. As the first of many to come, we hope this project will pave the way to restoring the lusciousness of our scarce mangrove areas.” “Today’s project and continued partnership with OCBC Al-Amin is an important step in supporting the environment which has recently become Rotary’s 7th and latest area of focus. The 500 trees which we have planted today and another 500 in December will make a great impact in the restoration and rehabilitation of mangrove in Sungai Petani and Kedah” “Given our previous years of collaboration in corporate social responsibility programmes, the partnership with OCBC Al-Amin was a natural fit. We knew we could always count on OCBC Al-Amin for our community-based programmes. We are grateful to the OCBC Al-Amin Sungai Petani branch for their relentless support and commitment to assisting the community, this time by protecting our mangrove forests.” “Not only are mangrove forests critical to ensuring the survival of wildlife and marine life, they are also essential for the survival of humans, especially by acting as coastal barriers from strong winds or other extreme weathers. Sadly, there seems to be a lack of understanding regarding the importance of preserving our mangrove forests. We hope that by raising awareness about the state of our mangrove forests, more people will come to care more for our environment,” he stated. Speaking on behalf of OCBC Al-Amin, its Sungai Petani branch Senior Manager, Ms Shermaine Cham Keng Fheng, said that the Bank engages with the communities it is involved in by venturing beyond its superior banking products and services to meeting the social needs of the people as well. “Mangrove forests have been deteriorating rapidly in recent years due to countless irresponsible human actions. Saddened by this, we wanted to reach out to support our community. The Mangrove Sapling Planting Project is a fitting first step to reinstating our national treasure – mangrove forests.” “We are thankful to the Rotary Club of Bandar Sungai Petani forpartnering with us and we hope the community will benefit greatly from these initiatives. We would also like to thank Jabatan Perhutanan Kedah for overseeing this meaningful project,” she said. She added that with 90 years of giving to communities, OCBC looks forward to enabling individuals, SMEs and businesses to build a more sustainable future.               Semua warga Sungai Petani yang prihatin alam sekitar dijemput Bersama Rotary Club of Bandar Sungai Petani dan bank OCBC Al-Amin pada Ahad 2 Oktober 2022, pukul 9.30 pagi di Surau Taman Sinar Intan 3, lokasi https://maps.app.goo.gl/6vcZSo8oCxhtTJCg7 PROGRAM 9.30 pagi - berkumpul. Sarapan pagi bersama. 10.00 pagi - mula menanam pokok bakau 11.30 pagi - siap menanam ppokok 12.00 tengahari - makan tengahari 12.30 tengahari - program tamat   Rotary International District 3300 Awards and Recognitions were presented on 17 June 2022 at Hee Lai Ton, Petaling Jaya by District Governor Dato' Bindi Rajasegaran. Rotary Club of Bandar Sungai Petani won the Best Community Service Project in 2021-22 amongst the large clubs (membership above 25) in the District. President Gopaldhass received the award for the Club. The project that won this was the Micron School Outreach Program which brought much-needed laptops to 100 needy students who were confined to home and had no equipment to join online education during the COVID pandemic. Read more about Micron Malaysia's partnership with us to elevate the underserved in our community here www.rotarysungaipetani.org/blog/category/micron-malaysia Other awards received were: 1. Best Membership Retention (100% retention) 2. Outstanding Rotary Day of Service Project (Mangrove Planting) 3. Outstanding Environmental Project (Mangrove Planting) President Gopaldhass received Governor's Special Recognition "Excellence in Leadership" for excellent service through leadership of the Club.    Some of our Awards  Excellence in Leadership Recognition for President Gopaldhass  Our AG Adrian, Rotarian Arvind, President Gopal, DG Dato' Bindi, Rotarian Dr Bernard and spouse, Incoming President Thiaggu  District Treasurer and Secretariat recognition   Thank you, Past Assistant Governor Bharat Gorasia, for sharing with us how to set up a Rotary Peace Park.        Rotarians and Rotaractors from 5 Clubs lent a helping hand to the riverine mangrove forest on the banks of Sungai Merbok by planting 200 mangrove trees today. Rotary Clubs of Perlis, Alor Star, Kulim and Bandar Sungai Petani and Rotaract Club of AIMST University joined forces to restore the ecology of the mangrove. 30 members, including District 3300 Governor Dato' Bindi Rajasegaran and District 3300 Community Service Chair Tajul Haslam Datuk Tajuddin, departed Semeling Jetty by boat to the site along the Merbok River. Under the guidance of Kuala Muda Forestry officer, the mangroves were planted in a denuded area and crabs were released into the river. Environmental sustainability is one of Rotary's Area of Focus. Rotary hopes that this hands-on action will spark further awareness about sustaining our natural environment on our one and only earth for our future generations. It was a fun day as well, getting hands and beyond dirty while doing good for the world.       Briefing by Forestry Officer  Work starts  President Gopaldhass in action  Rotarians get hands-on      A proud moment   Crabs to be released     Sustaining the Environment for our future generations Addendum: In the media 
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