BEACH Buddies teamed up with two really brilliant groups at an event in Peel last week and Dasa Moore from Standard Bank has sent in the following report and photographs . . .
“On Friday, July 26th, I joined 28 colleagues for a Beach Buddies (https://beachbuddies.org.im/) cleanup operation in the west region of the Isle of Man. We targeted beaches, hills, and urban areas within Peel for our cleanup activity. A big shoutout to the volunteers and Standard Bank for providing us the opportunity to contribute environmentally. It was a rewarding experience that filled us with pride!
Additionally, we had the pleasure of imparting our knowledge to Judith Alkema, an environmental science researcher, who arrived on the ‘Thalassa’, a Tall-Ship (https://sailtraininginternational.org/vessel/thalassa/). Judith accompanied by trainees from four different nations— Ireland, the Netherlands, Estonia, and France — collaborated with us to understand more about plastic pollution and Standard Bank’s environmental efforts.
Lee Francis (the Chief Executive of Standard Bank Isle of Man) seized the chance to share our initiatives focused on social responsibility and to educate the younger attendees about our commitment to the environment.
I am happy to report that the collective effort resulted in gathering a truck’s worth of trash, including ropes, shattered glass, cans, paper cups, plastics, and larger debris concealed beneath vegetation, sand and rocky nooks.
Beach Buddies’ Bill Dale, along with members of the public, acknowledged our dedicated efforts and commended Standard Bank for allotting work hours for such a significant cause.
A heartfelt thanks Standard Bank, Beach Buddies and to all involved! ”
