Diocesan News

Oct 3 : Indian Catholic Youth Movement Central Council, Diocese of Mangalore in Collaboration with Rotaract District DRR 3181 and JCI Mangalore Inspire organised "Seas The Day" - A Beach Clean-up Drive at Panambur Beach on 2nd October 2021 from 6:30 AM to 9 AM.
 
Mr Jeeth Milan Roche, Environmentalist and the activist of National Environment Care Foundation (NECF) was the President of the programme. The other dignitaries such as Rev Fr Ashwin Lohith Cardoza - Director ICYM Mangalore Diocese, Jaison Lawrence Crasta - President ICYM Mangalore Diocese, Darrel Steevan Dsouza - President of Rotaract District DRR 3181, Sarika Poojary - President of JCI Mangalore Inspire, Nishan N - President of Rotaract Mangalore City, Jaison Leroy Pereira - President ICYM Karnataka Region, Kaushik Boloor - Trainer Mixed Martial Arts - Atom Fitness Club were present for the programme.  

Jaison Lawrence Crasta, President, ICYM Mangalore Diocese welcomed the gathering. Mr Jeeth Milan Roche addressed the participants of the clean up drive on the impact of human influence on nature and also emphasized on certain facts that left the participants awestruck and created a spark in the minds of the participants regarding the need to save nature and how humans being the most dominant creatures on the planet earth have abused mother nature and how mother nature is losing her glory and also highlighted how we humans are cleaning our own mess. It's we who have created the mess , so it's only we who are supposed to clean it. 

Thereafter the programme began with a motto of being a wise man and not considering the ocean as a garbage can. Around 70 people from various parts of the city took part in this noble drive and cleaned the surrounding area. 

After about one hour of cleaning the surroundings, Kaushik Boloor, Trainer of Mixed Martial Arts - Atom Fitness Club took up a practical session on Mixed Martial Arts and emphasized the need to learn a few self defence techniques in order to be prepared in times of danger. He explained it in a very simple way that anyone could understand it easily. Indeed it was quite a meaningful session. 

Later on Gavin Rodrigues, Dance plus 3 fame (Nostalgia) and his team members took up a session on Zumba. They actively involved all the participants of the drive into it and added a refreshing vibe into the mind and body of the exhausted participants. All the participants thoroughly enjoyed the whole event.

Blairil Vishma Dcunha, General Secretary, ICYM Mangalore Diocese compered the programme. All the guests were given the token of gratitude as a memoir of this event by the Director Rev Fr Ashwin Lohith Cardoza and President Jaison Lawrence Crasta of ICYM Mangalore Diocese.

Events like this are not just restricted to a one day drive but it also helps in imbibing a sense of  awakening in the minds of people and society. Ultimately the goal was to take back home memories and only leave footprints on the beach. It is our planet and it's our home and keeping it clean is not just a ritual but it's a great responsibility we ought to do.