CIP at East Coast Park by the AVA Club

The AVA Club had their CIP at East Coast Park on the 31st of October (Friday) to help pick up thrash and litter. In doing so, they helped the National Park Board and also kept the environment at certain parts of the beach area clean.



Value exercised: Active

Overall reflection:
"The team members were serious when doing their CIP. All of us listened to the instructions from Mr Diva and carried ourselves well in the public. We tried our best to pick up most of the litter. We did not perform the CCA solely because we were forced to do but we wanted to do."


Value exercised: Selflessness

Overall reflection:
"Some of the rubbish was disgusting to look at and smelly too. But we know the reason that we have come for. We are picking up rubbish but not roses from the beach. We know that our hands will get dirty and we were prepared for it. We are also aware now that many people are not environment conscious and not many are doing their bit to save the environment. We also realised what kind of rubbish people can throw."


Value exercised: Respect

Overall reflection:
"We undertook this CIP for the main reason that we respect Singapore and its environment. We as citizens of Singapore owe our responsibility to keep her clean and green. When we wore our college t-shirt and did the CIP, we also have shown that we respect SRJC. Our teacher emphasized that people will only applaud our work and will not laugh and think it is a punishment for us to pick up litter. When we are picking up litter in our SRJC uniform, the public is watching us and will form a strong and positive opinion about environment-conscious SRJC. In fact, our teacher, Mr Diva also followed us around picking up litter. When we picked up the litter, we realised that we ourselves should not be contributors to such pollution."