Green Our Earth Save Our Future Generations at Kinta River Walk

22 April 2022: Green Our Earth Save Our Future Generations @ Kinta River Walk

Lions Club of Perak Silver State (LCPSS) will team up once again with Ipoh City Council (MBI) to plant trees at Kinta River Walk in conjunction with World Earth Day on 22 April 2022.

This is part of LCPSS Environment Project to help protect our planet Earth and to reduce the impact of Climate Change. It is also part of MBI's mission to reduce carbon emission and achieve a Low Carbon City status by 2030. Thanks to Mr. Ong Teng Boon, CEO of Bond Holdings and MBI for sponsoring these Tecoma trees.

The five Tecoma trees will be planted by 5 VVIPs. It carries a serial number from LCPSS 106/04/2022 to LCPSS 110/04/2022 which signifies that 110 trees have been planted by LCPSS since July 1 2020 under President Lion Clr. Dr. Richard Ng.

World Earth Day falls on 22 April each year and celebrated by over 1 billion people around the globe. For LCPSS, this will be the 106th to 108th trees planted since July 2020. These trees are given a QR code tag so that passers by can scan and get info about the trees planted.

The trees will be planted by five prominent people: YB Encik Mohd Akmal Bin Kamarudin, Perak State Exco in charge of environment, Ipoh City Mayor, Dato' Hj Rumaizi Bin Baharin, Lions Club Multiple District Vice Council Chairperson, Lion Dato' Yeoh Moh Chai, Kinta District Officer, Encik Meor Hezbullah Bin Meor Abd Malik and LCPSS President cum Ipoh City Councillor, Lion Dr. Richard Ng.

After the tree planting, the LCPSS legacy board will be signed by dignitaries to mark an important milestone of LCPSS.

The public will also be invited to sign their pledge to embrace Recycling Culture. The signing board will be placed at Kinta River Walk for 1 month.

This is a very significant project by Lions Clubs and in Ipoh it is spearheaded by Lions Club of Perak Silver State in our effort to green our Earth to save our planet and our future generations.

ABOUT THE TECOMA TREES PLANTED:

Tecoma is a genus of 14 species of shrubs or small trees in the trumpet vine family, Bignoniaceae originated from South America. It is also known as Trumpetbush and always being compared with Sakura trees in Japan. It blooms normally between February and April each year.

The tecoma trees will grow to maximum height of 25m with carbon sequestration of approximately 7,000 kg.

Four interesting facts about 'Sakura Look-alike' Tecoma Trees that we see in Malaysia (See the following link):

https://hello.tourplus.my/festive-seasons/4-interesting-facts-about-the-sakura-look-alike-tecoma-trees-that-we-see-in-malaysia/

The five tecoma trees planted will be commemorated with QR Code and Serial Numbers from LCPSS/106/04/2022 to LCPSS/110/04/2022 as follows: