PANO - Canon Vietnam Co. Ltd. in association with the Bac Giang provincial Youth Union organized an extracurricular activity for 4th and 5th grade students at Tu Mai Primary School and launched an environmental protection program for over 100 volunteers on November 26.

Students of Tu Mai Primary School joining the event

The program drew the participation of teachers, students, volunteers as well as staff from the provincial Department of Education and Training, the Yen Dung district People's Committee and Youth Union, and the Tu Mai commune People's Committee.

It aims to raise students' and locals' awareness on environmental protection and guide them how to protect the environment by such small deeds in daily life.

Volunteers cleaning local roads during the program

At the ceremony, Shunji Sawa, General Director of Canon Vietnam Co. Ltd. said: "Our living environment is severely polluted, not only in urban but also in rural ones. Through the program, the company wants to send a message to all people, especially the youngsters: "Let's work together to keep a clean environment for the future generations."

During the program, participants actively cleaned up the environment and collected rubbish along the streets and public areas in the commune.

On the occasion, Canon Vietnam also gave one printer, 5 rubbish bins and 220 gifts to students at Tu Mai Primary School and presented a printer to the Tu Mai commune's Youth Union.

Reported by Thu Phuong