Cape Town Tourism and WWF Host Beach Soccer in the Dark for Earth Hour

Wednesday, 20 Mar, 2010 0

Cape Town Tourism, in partnership with the WWF (World Wildlife Fund) and the FBI (Fun Ball Initiative), are hosting a glow-in-the-dark Beach Soccer Tournament at Muizenberg Beach from on Saturday, March 27

Earth Hour is a major awareness-raising effort concerning climate change and energy efficiency, which will see people throughout the world joining forces for the future of the planet via one simple gesture – switching off their lights for one hour from 20:30 hours on March 27.

Hundreds of millions of people will turn the lights off in a global call to action on 27 March

In March 2009, hundreds of millions of people took part in the third Earth Hour. Over 4000 cities in 88 countries officially switched off to pledge their support for the planet, making Earth Hour 2009 the world’s largest global climate change initiative.

Earth Hour 2010 takes place on Saturday 27 March at 8.30pm (local time) and is a global call to action to every individual, every business and every community throughout the world. It is a call to stand up, to take responsibility, to get involved and lead the way towards a sustainable future.

The Beach Soccer Tournament at Muizenberg Beach will involve 80 children from Vrygrond and Delft in an enthusiastic display of beach soccer that will culminate in a semi-final and final played during Earth Hour. The “San Soka” tournament will be run with group stages and knock-out rounds leading up to finals. Spectators will be encouraged to support the teams from the sandy sidelines and elevated promenade above the playing area.

As Earth Hour approaches, supporters will be given candles to join in on the countdown. A referee’s whistle will signal the start of Earth Hour and the final game will be played with a glow-in-the-dark ball and luminous goal posts and pitch.

Cape Town Tourism CEO, Mariette du Toit-Helmbold said: “I would like to invite young and old Capetonians to join the millions world-wide in support of action against climate change, to call for a climate deal that keeps global warming below 2 degrees. Please also visit www.wwf.org.za and pledge to reduce your own carbon footprint.

“Cape Town will join cities like Los Angeles, Las Vegas, London, Hong Kong, Sydney, Rome, Manila, Oslo, Warsaw, Lisbon, Singapore, Istanbul, Mexico City, Toronto, Dubai, and Copenhagen in switching off its lights for Earth Hour. Collectively we can send a powerful message that individuals, businesses, and communities around the world can work together to resolve the issue of global warming."

The worldwide “switch off," a global initiative of the WWF, aims to get millions of people in cities across the world to turn off their lights for one hour in a demonstration of support for determined international action on climate change.

Iconic buildings and landmarks from Europe to Asia to the Americas will stand in darkness. People across the world from all walks of life will turn off their lights and join together in celebration and contemplation of the one thing we all have in common – our planet.

Valere Tjolle

Valere Tjolle is editor of the Sustainable Tourism Report Suite, special offer at: www.travelmole.com/stories/1141006.php

Valere

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