The second celebration of Earth Hour by Friends of Kota Damansara was held at Sunway Giza again, saw performers to the likes of Joshua Lee & Tom Tan of T4C, two of Malaysia’s very own three tenors; Drum Circle, made up of a team of junior percussionists from PPR Flats; Mr John, the ventriloquist/magician, Robotic Dance & Norizan, the singer of Kota Damansara Football Club, rendering their heart & soul when the lights went off at 8:30pm on 31 March 2012.
Drum Circle Kids
YB Dr. Nasir
Mr. John performing his balloon art.
Preceding the Earth Hour, a Walk held earlier in the afternoon gave participants a chance in getting acquainted with the outdoors on foot. They were treated to a vegetarian dinner later at Padang Kota before joining the rest at Sunway Giza to be entertained by the line-ups. The ADUN, YB Dr. Nasir, was present to cut the cake and made a speech on the environment of Kota Damansara before Mr. John continued his first class act in keeping the kids glued to his performance which continued long after he went off-stage judging by how the kids had surrounded him for his balloon-art.
T4C
Lots of people!
Earth Hour was conceptualised by WWF in 2007 in a move to get the world to reduce carbon emission by switching off lights for an hour. Today, many corporate companies, outlets and businesses are following suit to observe an hour without electricity usage as part of their contribution to conservation. Usually held on the last weekend of March, Friends of Kota Damansara collaborated with Sunway Giza, MBPJ and Caring Citizens to make the hour fun-filled and inspiring.
Footnote:- I had the privilege to emcee this event and had a great time watching the performances as much as I did hosting them!
