CSR Malaysia May 2015 | Page 8

WALK & HUNT FOR UNITY & WILDLIFE A carnival of excitement as more than 500 Malaysians flooded Malaysia’s premier theme park’s very first walkathon infused treasure hunt at the Wildlife Park BY ANURADHA VENUGOPAL A junior tag team making their rounds during Walk & Hunt in the Wild (L-R) Mr. Magendran Marimuthu, Assistant General Manager of Sunway Lagoon; Harris and Sweet from Chichi and Chacha; Mr. Sean Choo, General Manager of Sunway Lagoon; Ms. Lu Choi Wan, Director of Marketing of Sunway Lagoon Sunway Lagoon’s first ever Walk & Hunt in the Wild saw more than half a thousand of Malaysians from all walks of life who took part in an energetic morning walk around Sunway Lagoon, followed by an exciting wildlife-themed treasure hunt challenge together with their teams of 4 to 6 members on a beautiful Sunday morning! Held for the very first time in Malaysia, the event aimed to educate the public about the wildlife as well as to promote togetherness among their friends and family members, as they went through a host of activities and challenges throughout the first half of the day. Participants were also greeted with a few iconic mascots including Sunway Lagoon’s Captain and Lady Quack, Sunway Pyramid’s Leo and Leona, Sunway Universities’ Samson the Bear, Chichi and Chacha as well as Milo’s Mascot. “We are excited to be the first to host such an event with two unique activities that promote the importance of maintaining 8 a healthy lifestyle as well as unity among fellow Malaysians. Every other day including today, the fun never stops at Sunway Lagoon and we are glad to see everyone from all walks of life coming here to be part of the event, to have fun and to gain extra knowledge through our attractions, especially at the newly refurbished Wildlife Park,” said Sean Choo, General Manager of Sunway Lagoon. Sweet and Harris, the hosts of Malaysia’s leading children’s edutainment show, Chichi and Chacha as seen on Astro Ceria, also joined in the fun by taking part in the event, who both expressed that it was a fun day out and have learnt new facts about the animals in the Wildlife Park. Following from the eventful morning, Sunway Lagoon had also announced the winner to its “Name the King and Queen of the Jungle @ Sunway Lagoon” contest which was held last year. Jonny Wong Kwei Ji, aged 36, who has named the theme park’s new