Mangaluru: On the occasion of the installation ceremony of the district cabinet of Lions International, a ‘Go Green’ event was organized at St Joseph Engineering College (SJEC), Mangaluru, on August 3. This event was jointly hosted by Community Engagement Group, Eco Club and the NSS wing of SJEC.
The event was witnessed by several eminent personalities from the Lions Club including Lion Ronald Gomes-District Governor of Lions International, Lion H T Seetharam, Lion Madhava Ullal, Lion Prashanth Pai among others.
During the event, Lions International handed over plant saplings to the authorities of SJEC as a symbolic gesture of launching their initiative.
Lion Ronald Gomes stressed the importance of trees in maintaining a clean ecosystem and thanked the management of SJEC for supporting Lions International in their venture.
Dr Rio D’Souza said that the college is proud that the ‘Go Green’ event is taking place at the campus and urged all students to contribute to keeping the environment in good health.
Post a brief gathering, all the dignitaries came together to plant the saplings on the college campus.
Rev. Fr Wilfred Prakash D’Souza-Director of SJEC, Rev. Fr Rohith D’Costa-Assistant Director of SJEC, Rev. Fr Alwyn Richard D’Souza-Assistant Director of SJEC, Dr Rio D’Souza-Principal of SJEC, the staff and students of the college were also present.
