On Saturday October 1 2011, Courland Beach, Black Rock, Tobago, benefitted from the International Coastal Cleanup exercise, the focus of which over the past weeks has been to achieve clean oceans and waterways throughout Trinidad and Tobago.

Over sixty volunteers comprising members of staff, their friends and families from Digicel, T&TEC, Maritime Insurance and the Tobago Football Association were split into teams of eight to clean up the beach and compete for prizes compliments of Digicel.   Participants dressed in their Digicel-supplied T-shirts, gloves and garbage bags searched the length and breadth of the beach to rid it of paper, bottles and other types of garbage.

In all, 1,800 pounds of garbage was collected with the winning team taking home a lovely Digicel hamper for their efforts.

Volunteers record data on garbage collected at Courland Beach, Black Rock, Tobago during the

 

 

Team Digicel pose after volunteering at the Courland Beach, Black Rock Tobago

 

 

 

 

Volunteers team up as they get ready to begin the International Coastal Clean-up exercise at Courland 

Beach, Black Rock, Tobago

 

 

Members of the Digicel-sponsored Tobago Football Association team up with Digicel staff to volunteer

during the International Coastal Clean-up at Courland Beach, Black Rock, Tobago on October 1, 2011