Davina Bennett hosts Clarendon Clean-Up
Last Saturday, Davina Bennett, newly appointed lifestyle and wellness ambassador of Wisynco Group Ltd, in partnership with Wisynco Eco, hosted the first staging of the parish-wide Clarendon Clean Up. The initiative was conceptualised by Bennett and Wisynco in an effort to promote a cleaner Jamaica, with the flagship event in Clarendon, her home parish. The event was aimed at assisting persons to become more environmentally conscious by making recycling fun and achievable. The clean-up involved more than 1,000 students from eight schools across Clarendon. Bennett said, “It was only natural that as one of my first initiatives in this role with Wisynco that I find a way to encourage recycling in Jamaica. That was how this project came to life. Choosing Clarendon as the place to pilot this parish-wide clean up was a no-brainer. Hailing from the parish myself, I am always looking for opportunities to give back to my community and family.”
TEAM EFFORT
Bennett teamed up with fellow WATA brand ambassador and comedian Fat Skull to lead four schools each in community clean-ups and bottle drives.
The teams faced off to see which one could collect the most plastic bottles.
Team Fat Skull emerged victorious, with more than 81,000 bottles collected. Vere Technical High School collected the most bottles, 32,000.
The winning team won bragging rights and VIP access to the post-clean-up concert. Overall, the schools collectively brought in more than 120,000 bottles on the day.
Bennett and Fat Skull led the schools to Empowerment Park at the Juici Patties location in Clarendon, where the day came to a close with a post-clean-up treat event. Host Badda Bling engaged them in several competitions, including dance battles, and special guest artiste Chi Ching Ching also stopped by to engage the crowd with an energetic performance.