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The settlement of Five Cays is shining a little brighter, thanks to Digicel, International Banking Group and the Enid Capron Primary School, which teamed up May 5 to help enhance the community shortly after Earth Day.

The cleanup campaign attracted more than 90 members of the community representing the three organizations who came out to volunteer their time and clean trash from along the roadsides in Five Cays.

The partnership between the three organizations came about after Digicel announced its Go Green campaign to become the eco-friendly telecommunications GREEN leader in the Turks and Caicos Islands. IBG, which is pursing similar initiatives, contacted Digicel to forge a partnership in its Go Green efforts. The Enid Capron Primary naturally joined the cause because the Five Cays community was the selected area for the cleanup campaign.

“International Banking Group’s decision to partner with Digicel in this event is a result of our awareness of the needs within our community,” said General Manager Kenny Bovell. “We are pleased that we can continually make a difference in our community and especially one that deals with environmental awareness. It is our hope that this event will become an annual event and that this will encourage the entire community to become more environmentally conscious.”

As a result of the volunteers’ hard work and dedication to the cause, some 250 bags of garbage were collected, including bottles and cans which were separated into recycle and non-recycle materials by the students.

Trina Adams, marketing specialist for Digicel, said it was especially great to see so many students from Enid Capron Primary take part in the cleanup. Adams added she thought the students learnt the importance of keeping their community clean and volunteering their time for a good cause.

Rachel Taylor, principal of the Enid Capron Primary, said that she is always enthused when it comes to community initiatives especially in the area of helping to maintain a cleaner community.

“The support of the students is always encouraging as this creates an opportunity not only for the students to give back to the community but to allow them to model the behaviours that will remain with them as they learn to keep their environment clean, green and pristine,” Taylor said.

The organizations hope to continue their partnership going forward and look forward to partnering with other organizations in the TCI which are attempting to go green.