‘Go Green’ say ‘No to Plastics’… chorused the children in unison on the World Environment Day being celebrated at the Government High School Uttarahalli Bangalore These children had created a digital project on conservation of the environment under the DELL YouthConnect Program and were showcasing the work done on Environment Day.

Through various activities like poster presentation, painting and pick & speak the theme being “go green” organized by LLF and Dell for the event, students urged parents and other members of the community to plant more trees and spread awareness on the need for being sensitive to nature around them. In a show of oneness with the environment they even planted 50 saplings in the school along with the Chief Guest for the event Shri Krishnappa, MLA for Uttrahalli region and other dignitaries and parents.

To sustain their awareness drive the children had decided to initiate the forming of an Eco Club In the school. Their first decisive action was to ask everyone to stop using plastic bags inside the school campus. The children were confident that the research they had done for the project would help them spread awareness and persuade many more people to join the save the environment drive.

Addressing the children on the occasion, Shri. Krishnappa congratulated the children for their dedication to preserving the environment. He was also delighted with the computer lab provided by DELL & LLF, especially since this was the only Government school in the state with the computer lab. He expressed his happiness at the various projects that had been done by the children and was also keen to call Shri Kageri, the Education Minister for Government of Karnataka and other Education Department officials to the school along with the media to cover and showcase the brilliant work being done by the children under the program. He also voiced that such brilliant work needs to be shared with larger groups so that they also get motivated.