EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS
15
All the children were
thrilled to receive the
sponsored bottles.
Plumbing Africa and Water, Sewage and Effluent
— part of the Interact Media Defined (IMD) stable —
took part in an initiative at the Klopperpark Primary
School in Germiston, a no-fee paying school, on
Friday, 9 March 2018 to enhance water-saving
awareness.
IMD arranged the donation of plastic water bottles
sponsored by the Institute of Plumbing South Africa
(IOPSA) to the 1 450 schoolchildren, teachers, and other
staff members.
The ground staff were given technical advice on
maintenance by the Dutton Plastics Team on how to
identify and repair leaks. In the very near future, the
school will also be having a special valve unit installed,
sponsored by Aquatrip, which automatically cuts off the
water if it detects a leak — the biggest culprit when it
comes to excessive water bills, especially when savings
are a priority across the school.
The school principal, Ceilan Naidoo, also gave his
personal thanks to the sponsors and commented,
“We are really appreciative of the efforts of your
teams, and more companies should get on board
with these types of initiatives to create awareness
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The IMD and IOPSA team leaders gave a short two-
session talk to the two very well-behaved groups of
children in the school on the importance of water — the
idea being to save water, take responsibility for their
bottles of water, do not waste, and if they spot a leak and
are in doubt … call a plumber!
More companies should
get on board with these
types of initiatives to create
awareness around issues like
the water crisis.
around issues like the water crisis that could very
well be in Gauteng, too.”
There was huge excitement when the children received their
bottles and the team left knowing that the seed on water
saving had been sown and will hopefully spread beyond
Klopperpark Primary School’s well-kept grounds. PA
April 2018 Volume 24 I Number 2