Centre for Community Outreach (CCO) Event Report Form

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1 Centre for Community Outreach (CCO) Event Report Form Community Project Name : Go-Green Project: Recycling Artwork Contest Date : 12 September 10 October 2016 and 10 November 2016_ Time : Venue : SJK(C) Bandar Sungai Long and UTAR MPH Number of student involved Number of community involved : 20 : 27, SJK(C) Bandar Sungai Long Description of the event: It is a recycled arts project where students can showcase their talent by turning old objects into beautiful art pieces. It aims to increase awareness of having an eco-friendly lifestyle and inform the community on how to reduce the The Go Green Project is exclusively available for all students of SJK (C) Bandar Sungai Long. The collection of artworks was from 12 September 2016 to 10 October All artworks were exhibited in Armbrella's event on 10 November 2016, Thursday, in UTAR Sungai Long, Multipurpose Hall. More info: Remarks: Please attached together at least 4 photos (Format: jpeg, tiff) of the event for each report. Submitted by, Signature Name: Lim Chai Lee Contact number: cllim@utar.edu.my Designation: Head of Department of Mass Communication Faculty/Division/Centre/Department: Faculty of Creative Industries/Department of Mass Communication

2 Event Details.

3 Students Artworks.

4 Students Artwork Exhibition at MPH, UTAR Sungai Long. The participants.

5 The Organizing Committee UTAR FCI Corporate Communication Students

6 From: Promoting a greener lifestyle Group photo of team Armbrella The Be my Umbrella Today! (B.U.T) Living Eco-friendly Awareness Campaign 2016 was held at Sungai Long Campus on 10 November 2016 with the objective to educate and encourage individuals to adopt an eco-friendly lifestyle. Using an umbrella as a symbol of protection, our team Armbrella deeply believe that hand in hand we can make a change and protect our only home. Global warming, climate change and the rise of sea levels are signs that indicate Mother Earth is sick, said Project Manager Chen Jin Xun.

7 From left: Emirul, Chew, Dr David, Awang and Chen launching the campaign Time is running out, we need to start changing our habits in order to save our planet, said Faculty of Creative Industries (FCI) Deputy Dean for Student Development and Industrial Training Dr David Tneh Cheng Eng. He also advised the public to adopt ecofriendly lifestyles such as recycling, and reducing the usage of paper, plastic, energy and water. It s really great to see our future generation taking up environmental responsibilities as it gives hope to the future of our environment, said Malaysian Environmental Nongovernmental Organisations (MENGO) Coordinator Awang Muzaiddin Bin Ahat.

8 Participants visiting the booths A documentary titled Racing Extinction by EcoKnights showed the consequences of irresponsible human activities to the Earth s environment. In addition, a seed ball workshop was conducted by MENGO. There was also several educational booths that taught participants how they could live greener.

9 Lim (left) presenting the donation to SJK (C) Bandar Sungai Long Persatuan Ibu Bapa dan Guru (PIBG) Chairperson Lee Kok Hoon, as Chen looks on Previously, team Armbrella also organised the Go Green Project! with parents and students of SJK (C) Bandar Sungai Long to raise environmental awareness. They also donated RM2,000 to the school at the event as a contribution to the Sungai Long community. Also present were FCI Department of Mass Communication Head Chew Wee Lee, Campaign Advisor Lim Chai Lee and EcoKnights Assistant Programme Executive Emirul Redzuan. Armbrella, a team of 20 UTAR Corporate Communication Final Year students, organised this event in collaboration with MENGO and EcoKnights, with sponsorship by Global Art Sungai Long branch, Private Room, Runway Productions by Catwalk Guru, Unicom Event Marketing and Urban Garden.

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