THE Rotaract Club of Georgetown (RCG) under its Community Service Arm will today host its Inaugural Recycle Fair under the theme “Think Ecofriendly, Live Ecofriendly.”

Members of the public are invited to the event, which will be held at the Parade Ground, Middle Street, Georgetown. Starting time is 08:00hrs and the fair continues until 17:00hrs.

The initiative, the first of its kind in Guyana, forms part of the Earth Hour week of events promoted by IWOKRAMA.

On this occasion, the club, in partnership with Food for the Poor, will set up on Parade Ground throughout the period and will be collecting items that persons wish to recycle or donate to the less fortunate.

Trumpeted as a means to de-clutter and ‘spring-clean,’ the Rotaract Club of Georgetown is encouraging persons to donate new or reusable items including: clothes, shoes, toys, stationery, canned or packaged food items, bottles and utensils.

“Basically anything that households and businesses may have but may not be using or have no intention of using,” will be well received.

Arrangements are in place for persons with large quantities of items to have them picked up prior to the fair.

However, the organizers wish to inform the public that persons, who have not managed to have their items picked up, may take them to the venue of the fair, where they can be deposited into large boxes at strategic points on the lawns.

“For such persons, you’re not too late and it’s a good time for you to make your contribution. Just bring those bags, boxes and packages down to Parade Ground today,” said Jimeel Davis, Senior Manager of Food for the Poor, one of the organizing entities.

Once sorted, the items will be donated to Food for the Poor, who will take charge of delivering and distributing with members of RCG to those in need.

For further details, contact the Rotaract Club of Georgetown on telephone numbers 667-9713 or 678-5936.

Meanwhile, Earth Hour observances will also be held at the National Park, beginning at 19:30hrs tonight. Activities include a concert and the switching off of lights for 60 minutes (one hour), during which candles will be used.

This Earth Hour event was organised jointly by the Caribbean Youth Environment Network and the Office of Climate Change.