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25K
Tri-Earthalon
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Wadi
Degla Protected Area, April 8, 2005
CARE
Egypt and EEAA
Bring the Community Together
To
Clean Up Wadi Degla Protected Area
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Sixty adults and 30 children from different walks of
life came together despite sand storms to
participate in a clean up of the Wadi Degla
Protected Area on Friday, April 8th
2005. |
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The clean up was part of a Challenge Event sponsored by
CARE Egypt in celebration of Earth Day to
promote environmental awareness amongst the
community. |
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The CARE Egypt Challenge Event was a modified triathlon
designed to attract people of different fitness
levels. |
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run, and a 12K bike in the valleys and hills of
this million-year old protected area outside of
Maadi.
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The event attracted a highly diverse group of
participants. Twenty fourth-grade students
from Cairo American College as well as ten
Egyptian girls from CARE’s New School
Program in Fayoum took part in the clean up.
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There were teams from Cadbury and ShopRite as well as
other business leaders, eco-tourism professionals
and members of the diplomatic community. |
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With more than 100 jumbo-sized
trash bags collected, the Tri-Earthalon was able
to promote community participation, environmental
awareness and Corporate Social Responsibility
(CSR) in Egypt, while getting people out of the
busy city to rediscover the beauty and value of
natural settings like Wadi Degla.
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"It felt very good doing something useful to the environment alongside colleagues and friends. Thank you for giving us this chance and we are looking forward to more events.”
Yasmine Gaafar, Cadbury |
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CARE Egypt organized the event in partnership
with the Egyptian Environmental Affairs
Agency (EEAA). Various corporate
sponsors sent teams to participate in the
clean up and donated generously, including ShopRite
chain of grocery stores that donated water
and fresh fruits for all the participants, Cadbury
donated Moro chocolate bars, and Wadi
Degla Sporting Club catered the post
event barbecue.
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Awards
The
following awards were given to participants: |
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For more information about CARE Egypt's
Challenge Series please call:
Call 526-0096
ext. 162 or 163
or
CARE Egypt
Challenge Series Hotline at
012-746-2222
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