Earth Hour Korea 2019 in Coex

On March 30th, WWF hosted an annual 'Earth Hour' campaign highlighting the theme of climate change and endangered animals. WWF host this annual event to promote energy conservation by shutting down all lights for an hour. It's a globally sponsored event to bring awareness to the environmental problem faced today.

Members of Ecosave Club from Seoul Foreign School (SFS) volunteered in this year's event. Some of the key roles included advertising on Instagram, dressing up in Panda mascot to take photos with kids, distributing Earth Hour information brochure, and preparing the stage for the main event from 8 pm. For the main event, WWF Korea's President and a renowned Korean celebrity, Park Seo Jun, joined the event as the crowd cheered on.  To close the event, all the people there joined in lighting the candles on the Earth Hour letters. Even though the cold and rainy weather, many people participated in this global event.

Many corporates and government institutions showed their support by shutting down the lights for an hour. Notable participants included 63 Building, Sungnyemun Gate, Kyungju Tower, COEX, Seoul City Hall, N Seoul Tower, National Assembly, Samsung Elec, Samsung Fire and Marine, Lotte Corp, LG Uplus, Korea Herald, SK Telecom, GS, and Naver. Again, this year's event was supported by many overseas landmark buildings such as Paris' Eifel Tower, Sydney's Opera House, New York's Empire State Building, and Dubai's Burj Khalifa.

Members of SFS Ecosave Club gained valuable experience through this event and reaffirmed the importance of energy conservation by giving our Earth a much-needed rest.

 

     

    By Justin Chung