STUDENTS at Mount Pleasant Primary School have been presented with a Be Smart Choose Tap drinking fountain following their efforts during the recent Begonia Festival.<\/p>\n
The pupils collected 250 single use plastic bottles and added them to the collection of thousands filling a giant turtle installation, which was the centrepiece of Central Highlands Water\u2019s exhibit during the festival.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you to Mount Pleasant Primary School for joining our crusade to reduce single-use plastic bottles,\u201d said CHW\u2019s General Manager, Customer and Community, Jacqueline O\u2019Neill.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe commend the students and teachers for proactively taking action, caring for our environment and choosing tap water over bottled water.\u201d<\/p>\n
The presentation was made on Friday, 22 March and coincided with World Water Day.<\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t the only effort by CHW to mark the Day.<\/p>\n
The utility provider also donated just over $4500 to the WRISC Family Violence Support Centre.<\/p>\n
The money was raised by selling stainless steel, refillable, drink bottles during the Begonia Festival.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are very appreciative to CHW for choosing us as their partnering local charity,\u201d said Ms Libby Jewson, Executive Officer of WRISC.<\/p>\n
\u201cCHW is doing some great work in our community and this donation will assist WRISC to provide more support to families experiencing violence. We believe that everyone has the right to be safe, to be treated equally and to have access to the same opportunities as everyone else.\u201d<\/p>\n
While CHW is more often associated with environmental stewardship, Ms O\u2019Neill said support for WRISC was part of the company\u2019s wider community engagement effort.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are committed to giving back to the communities we provide services to and we are passionate about our vulnerable customer program for those in our community who are experiencing financial difficulty and family violence,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cCHW is very proud to support the invaluable work WRISC offers to the local community.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
STUDENTS at Mount Pleasant Primary School have been presented with a Be Smart Choose Tap drinking fountain following their efforts during the recent Begonia Festival. The pupils collected 250 single use plastic bottles and added them to the collection of thousands filling a giant turtle installation, which was the centrepiece of Central Highlands Water\u2019s exhibit […]<\/p>\n