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Beautify My Marianas goes to Koblerville
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Posted on Feb 20 2015
Jordan Pangilinan, left, and seven friends collected trash along the road in Koblerville on Jan. 24, 2015, as part of the “Beautify My Marianas” program administered by the Marianas Visitors Authority. Participants were Pangilinan, Jesse Salalila, Edson Yalung, Michael Andres, Mike Batangan, Glendon Saburo, Jeremi Monterejo, Jasper Colegio, and Reence Calage. (Contributed Photo)
Eight friends from Marianas High School took the Marianas Visitors Authority’s Beautify My Marianas program to Koblerville on Jan. 24, 2015, cleaning a mile of widely travelled—and heavily trashed—oadway.
“We collected betel nut spit bottles, stained shirts, and a box of butane gas. There was more that we collected that was so off the top,” said participant Jordan R. Pangilinan in the group’s post-action report. “One of our obstacles was facing those dogs chasing us through the side of the road, but that didn’t stop us…”
Eight high school friends cleaned up the roadside in Koblerville from St. Jude Church to the Mobil gas station on Jan. 24, 2015, as part of the “Beautify My Marianas” program administered by the Marianas Visitors Authority. (Contributed Photo)
The group picked up debris from St. Jude Parish to the Mobil gas station. Cleanup participants were Pangilinan, Jesse Salalila, Edson Yalung, Michael Andres, Mike Batangan, Glendon Saburo, Jeremi Monterejo, Jasper Colegio, and Reence Calage. The group treated themselves to pizza after their hard effort.
The “Beautify My Marianas” program offers $100 for each 1-mile cleanup in assigned areas. For more information or an application for “Beautify My Marianas” visit the MVA homepage at www.mymarianas.com.
