Don’t worry, all plastic turtles have been retrieved

Letter from Ravindaran K P M
Chairperson, Parent Support Group,St Patrick’s School
Today Online 15 Jul 08;

I REFER to “Plastic turtles will do no one any good” (July 5), and would like to assure the writer that his concerns had been taken care of, prior to the Carnival By The Canal.

A net was placed across the canal to recover the turtle floats so that they can be reused for the next race. The floats are numbered and all 5,700 launched have been retrieved and accounted for.

St Patrick’s School (SPS) also conducted lessons emphasising the need to care for the environment weeks before the carnival.

The school has done its part in educating its students about the need to take care of the environment, especially turtles.

The money raised by the Parent Support Group (PSG) and the students of SPS, will be used to upgrade school facilities.

Air-conditioning the hall is necessary, as it is hot and uncomfortable.

The PSG agrees with the school that the air-conditioner should only be used for mass events and national examinations.

Returfing the field with artificial grass saves money and benefits students. Using natural grass means having to close the field anually to returf and costs thousands. Given proper maintenance, the field will last a long time without affecting the environment.