WITH the aim of getting youths in an environmentally-friendly mood, Linden youth leaders have begun a series of clean-up campaigns in the mining town.
According to Linden’s former Mayor Carwyn Holland, it is the responsibility of each citizen to care the environment. And “doing so is one way of teaching our youths to grow up to be responsible citizens.”

Last Sunday, Linden Youth Leaders, in collaboration with Capital Football Club and Mackenzie High School Upper 6 Students, carried out a massive clean-up campaign on the Mackenzie waterfront between Chester’s Boat Landing and Church’s Chicken.
The youths will be paying more attention to the riverfront area, which they feel has been neglected for years.

“There is an off treatment to that riverfront, where persons would come up with the will to keep it clean, etc,” Holland said. “Residents and many persons would continue to litter, so we don’t want to stop there,” he added.
In an effort to sustain the momentum, the youths will also be distributing brochures and installing signs in order to educate the public on the effects of pollution, and to encourage them to desist from littering.

The group intends to make the activity a bi-monthly one in order to send a strong message. The youths will later focus on the Wismar shore.
The Linden Youth Leaders drew their inspiration from Linden Town Week’s theme, which is ‘Celebrating culture, talent, creativity in a clean, ‘green’ 2018.’

In an invited comment, the former mayor lauded the youths for demonstrating sound leadership, and setting a good example to their peers while adding value to the town. Mayor Waneka Arrindell and Deputy Mayor Wainwright Bethune visited the youths during their clean-up exercise in support of their efforts.

Holland noted that the group has received great support from persons and organisations such as World Wildlife Fund and Food for the Poor. They intend to get the Ministry of Communities and Ministry of Public Infrastructure on board.