Tree Planting at Raja Musa Peat Swamp 24 April 2010

In supporting GEC and The Sai Group effort to plant 4000 trees in Peat Swamp Forest, Eco Warriors would like to invite and encourage members and volunteer groups to join the event.

The details:

Date : 24/April/2010 (saturday)
Time : 8 am - 12 pm
Venue : Raja Musa Peat Swamp Forest, North Selangor.
(Location Map : http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=3874385&op=1&o=user&view=user&subj=108638689165191&aid=-1&oid=108638689165191&id=707955171)

Meet up point for Car Pool Arrangement :
Time : 7 am
A & W, PJ, Selangor.
(Next to 'Taman Jaya' LRT Station, opposite to Amcorp Mall)

What to bring :
a. Drinking water
b. light food for breakfast
c. your high spirit to contribute to mother earth

What to wear :
a. long sleeve shirt / long pant
b. boot

We targeting at getting > 100 volunteers to participate.
We welcome groups to sign up for the event.

MyCSR (Malaysian Youths for CSR)

An excellent social community information portal on all the CSR issues & happenings. A kick-start on introduction/practices on Corporate Social Responsibilities. They have set out with an aim to Create Awareness of Corporate Social Responsibilities among Malaysian Youths.

Earth Day Celebration Bangsar

Earth Day @ Bangsar is an awareness campaign jointly organised by a few merchants on Jalan Telawi in Bangsar Baru and NGOs championing green movements.

Our Missions:
- To increase awareness and participation of environmental protection movement among local residence
- To educate and impart knowledge on what local residence can do to participate in going green


The Organising Committee is as followed

Merchants:
For Fresh People Int’l Sdn Bhd
Yellow Stone Sdn Bhd (Lafuma)
Paper Creation (Keep It Green)
Simply Success

NGOs:
Bangsar Baru Resident’s Association (BBRA)
Malaysian Outdoor Trekking Hiking & Scuba (MOTHS)
Tzu-Chi Foundation
Word Wildlife Foundation (WWF)

Program:
Green Workshops, Fun Booths and Kid's Games, Music Performances, Environmental Movies Screening, Bangsar Nature Walk, Mini Rock Climbing and more!

We are My Khatulistiwa

Shyam Priah – CEO My Khatulistiwa Sdn Bhd
Shyam was the Group Marketing Manager of Malaysiakini and contributing writer for Voize.my before forming My Khatulistiwa Sdn Bhd. She spearheaded the Malaysiakini subscription department and handled the company’s marketing initiatives. She has worked in various organizations such as Cancerlink, Indian Temple Books of Records; Music Scene Production, just to name a few. She founded Sampah Masyarakat, a volunteer movement group promoting cleanliness through behavioral change, and Woof Meow Charity Org, a group that promotes responsible pet ownership. She holds a degree in Psychology.

She’s Been Busy With
Voice Independent Music Awards (VIMA 2009 & 2010) - Event Organizer
Asian Voice Independent Music Awards (AVIMA 2009) - Event Co-Organizer, Producer, Talk Show Host
Malaysiakini 10th Anniversary Dinner - Event Organizer
Media correspondent for Malaysiakini – Bukit Selambau by election
Sampah Masyarakat Thaipusam Batu Caves Clean up 2009 & 2010
Sampah Masyarakat Wesak Day Mahavihara Clean up 2009
Woof Meow Charity Fund Raiser for Stray Animals in Malaysia 2009
and lots more




Petri Marttinen – Project Manager
Petri has extensive experience in the management of technology, from telecommunications and software industry to material science and most recently energy. His array of knowledge includes materials, communication networks, green technology and oil & gas industry. His specialty lies in innovative & international project and event management.He is a native Finnish, multi-lingual, versatile educated and experienced and has many years experience working and living in Europe and Southeast Asia namely Singapore Telecommunications in Singapore, Nokia Networks, Comptel Communications and JEEVO Solutions in Malaysia. He holds B. Sc. in International Business and Material Science and M.Sc. in Information Management and Computer Science.

He’s Been Busy With
Health Safety Environment (HSE) workshops – Event Manager
Sampah Masyarakat Thaipusam Batu Caves Clean up – Co Organizer
Eco Warriors Peat Swamp Tree Planting – Team Leader
Eco Warriors Coastal Clean Up Bagan Lalang – Team Leader
Eco Warriors Mangrove rehabilitation – Team Leader
Friends of Kota Damansara (FOKD) lake cleaning – Co Organizer
Awakening the Dreamer Symposium 2009
Bandar Harapan Organic Farm for the mentally challenged - Event organizer
Woof Meow Charity Fund Raiser for Stray Animals in Malaysia 2009 - Event organizer
and lots more



Salina Abd Aziz – PR and Media Relations Manager
Salina has over 14 years experience in marketing communications in media houses, property, NGO, service industries and public relations agencies. She has worked in the News Straits Times Press (M) Bhd and Malaysiakini Sdn Bhd. She studied in Australia to complete degree of Arts in Communication (Advertising) in 1998 and continued her studies in Master of Science in Corporate Communication in Universiti Putra Malaysia in 2004.

She’s Been Busy With
Global Entrepreneurs’ Congress 2009
Bank Negara Malaysia
Empire Subang Development – Topping off ceremony
Doing Business in India – India High Commission and Malaysian Ministry of International Trade and Investment
Franchise International Malaysia Conference and Exhibition (FIM 2008 & 2009)
CEO of The Year Award 2007, organized by Business Times and Maybank/American Express
Launch of California Fitness 2007, Sunway with Jackie Chan as the VIP
Kenny Rogers Roasters “Roasters Charity Run 2007”
Sungei Wang Plaza 30th Anniversary Celebration
Malaysia University of Science & Technology’s Official Launching and Graduation Ceremony
Inaugural Asian Comic Art Symposium (IACAS)
and lots more



Jason Ng Ming Xian – Business Development Manager
Jason has an extensive experience across areas of Information Technology, Business Development and Business Solutions. On the side, he enjoys developing initiatives socially that contributes to community cause. He holds a Bachelors Degree (Hons) in Computing, majoring in Internet Technology and has certifications for Comptia A+ PC Specialist. He is also Microsoft Certified Professional 2000.

He’s Been Busy with
Mobile Monday – Speaker for security technology on Symbian mobile phones and represented Mobile Monday Global in Helsinki, Finland.
Banda Aceh - Produced entrepreneurial content and draft business ecosystems in educating post tsunami traumatized and militant hit Acehnese with the aim to encourage growth economically and mentally for the people of Aceh.
Cambodia – Develop and liaise with the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MoEYS) to partake initiatives in developing the Master Plan for ICT in Education with the aim to develop areas such as low cost ICT infrastructure for education, best practices for e-learning, and improving the pedagogy relating to ICT in education.
Leaderonomics Sdn Bhd - Contributed in developing entrepreneurial workshop programs
Malaysia Entrepreneurs - Contributed business content in the technology sector
TEDTalk events, TEDx – Event organizer
Insight Research – brand research



Winnie Guna – Office Manager
Winnie has over 20 years of experience in customer service, human resources, IT and accountancy. She has handled Computer Training Centre, ISO Certification and is an ISO Internal Auditor. She is currently pursuing her Executive Diploma in Office Management & Personnel Administration in University Malaya Kuala Lumpur