The Parsi Zoroastrian Association of Singapore
"Plant-A-Tree Programme: Contribute to Our Environment"
Thirty Zarathushti members and their families planted trees in conjunction with the National Parks Board on Saturday, April 25th, 2009. We were allocated a scenic plot of land along the Geylang Park Connecter overlooking the Geylang River. Two types of trees were provided for us, the pretty flowering pink Mempat (Cratoxylum Formosum) tree, and the Glum tree (Puteh, Melaleuca Cajupati) with a paper-like bark which is indigenous to the area. Everyone was very excited to be part of this project especially the children who couldn’t wait to get started on planting their trees.
So we put on our gloves, picked up our gardening tools, dug deep into the ground and left our marks, forever, in Singapore. What a worthy endeavour!
