October - December 2011 - Trinidad and Tobago Electricity ...

World Aids Day “Getting to zero”
World Aids Day was observed around the world on
December 1st under the United Nations AID’s strategy
“getting to zero”, a vision of “zero new HIV infections,
zero discrimination, and zero AIDS-related deaths.”
At T&TEC, the AIDS Committee arranged a series of
activities to commemorate the occasion, culminating with
a breakfast meeting on December 13.
Other events were held at various T&TEC offices and
focused on education, HIV testing and outreach.
Employees, were also given the opportunity to contribute
on a personal level by purchasing polo shirts. The
proceeds of which, would go towards non-governmental
organizations involved in HIV prevention and care.
Coastal Cleanup - Tobago
Following the effort in Trinidad on September 17, 2011,
volunteers from T&TEC’s Tobago offices, on October
1, cleaned up Grand Courland Bay and Black Rock
in observance of Ocean Conservancy’s 26th Annual
International Coastal Cleanup.
Grand Courland Bay was one of six beaches cleaned
in the island. T&TEC volunteers teamed up with Digicel
and members of the public to pick up and sort the trash
according to plastic/cans, glass and miscellaneous
items. The garbage was either recycled or disposed of
appropriately.