Earth hour 2017 – Going beyond the hour
3/25/2017
‘Going beyond the Hour’, SriLankan Airlines celebrated the earth hour 2017 with the diners at Signature Restaurant ‘Semondu’ in Colombo, on Saturday the 25th March 2017. This provided a unique opportunity for the diners to actively participate in this international event aimed at raising awareness on energy and environmental conservation.
Patrons of Semondu, one of the trendiest restaurants in Colombo, loved the romantic candlelit setting that they experienced between the hours of 8.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. Members of SriLankan Airlines’ ‘Green Unit’ and green volunteers mingled with customers, explaining the purpose of Earth Hour and also the efforts taken by ‘SriLankan’ to preserve the environment by distributing awareness-creating pamphlets.
Earth Hour (www.earthhour.org) is annually celebrated global effort since 2007, encouraging people to reduce energy usage and create public awareness on environmental conservation. This day is organised by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and astonishing 187 countries participated in this year’s activities.