The National Organizing Committee of St. Mary’s Old Boys Association (SMOBA) – Lolobi, in collaboration with its St. Francis College of Education chapter and the Department of Parks and Gardens – Hohoe, planted over 500 trees made up of Termialia Ivorencis, Veitia Palm, Mahogany and Afram to mark this year’s Founder’s Day celebration.
The tree planting exercise which took place at the premises of the school at Lolobi is aimed at greening the environment, reclaiming the lost vegetation of the school and contribute to mitigate the long term effects of climate change in the area.
Addressing participants, Norbert Senyo Kporku, the National Organizer of SMOBA and Ms. Irene Akrobo, a representative from the Department of Parks and Gardens both underscored the need for the Ghanaian public to deliberately plant trees as this is the only way to be engaged in reclaiming our lost vegetation.
“It is also an initiative by Old students to contribute to the country’s effort at regaining our last forest belt,” they intimated.
Further, they tasked the student body to take proper care of the trees to ensure they grow to serve the purpose for which they have been planted.
Participants in the exercise include Head Master of the school, Rev Fr. Felix Akpah, the Assembly member for the area, Kenneth Norviewu, former and present students of St. Mary’s Senior High School and Junior Seminary, teachers and representatives of the Department of Parks and Gardens, and some members of the general public.
