On Monday, I spotted quite a few NP students walking around holding little pots of cacti. Being the busybody that I am, I poked around and found out that that was part of the Ideawerkz "Grow A Smile" campaign!
Students were given the opportunity to order cacti online and dedicate them to their friends and lecturers. Special messages were written on the cacti and they were placed on this wall.
The wall on which more than 500 cacti were placed.
This initiative was put in place to encourage students to engage in green living at home, despite space limitations.
Apart from encouraging green living by placing plants vertically, the event also encouraged student to integrate recycling into their daily lifestyle. Push carts were set up to allow students to choose their very own cacti and place them in little "pottles" which they could decorate. I decided to go down to have a look and try a hand at decorating my own pottle!
By the time I had reached, most of the cacti were snapped up!
I had to contribute at least two plastic bottle to the minion bin in order to get a cactus.
After choosing a cactus of choice, I proceeded to decorate my little pottle with pink and blue gravel
I had only one, how did they manage to get so many?!
Year two Nursing student, Low Shi Chia, with her creation :)
Sherlynn Teo, year one Psychology and Community Services student and her friends!
Last but not least...........
My very own creation! :D
To learn more about the IdeaWerkz - the cool peepz behind this campaign, visit their site here!
-Clarissa