Triathletes taught to make eco-bricks

Triathletes, after completing the 2018 Regent Aguila Ironman 70.3 Asia Pacific Championships, with students of two public schools in Mactan, were taught on how to make eco-bricks with a meaning proenvironment activity on the day after with students of two public schools in Mactan.

Tutoring Club Cebu mentors coached the professional athletes, mostly foreigners, in assembling stools made out of eco-bricks produced by students of Punta Engaño High School and Cordova National High School.

Ironman lead organizer Sunrise Events Inc. (SEI) arranged the corporate social responsibility activity with the Children’s Hour organization that tapped Tutoring Club, an Ecobricks Philippines champion, to facilitate the eco-bricks workshops.

Led by its director who is an ecobricks champion Jogen Mil, Tutoring Club Cebu taught the students how to collect the plastic waste from wrappers and retail bags they use, and stuff these into plastic bottles.

SEI, through CEO Wilfred Steven Uytengsu, donated some cash and 33 medicine kits to Punta Engano High School through principal Nenette Rafayla. SEI general manager Princess Galura said Ironman triathletes and event sponsors helped them raise funds, adding she hoped that in the future they can do the same for the children to continue the program’s vision.

As the ecobricking project would promote the collection of recyclable waste materials, the students could further make other stools, tables and garden spaces, still with the guidance of Tutoring Club, if needed, Mil said.