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Cycling to say NO to plastic shopping bags

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Ganv Bhavancho Ekvott held a cycle expedition on February 25, 2018 in the revenue villages of Chandor, Cavorim and Guirdolim to educate and sensitise people into saying NO to plastic shopping bags. The expedition started at 6:45 am and ended at 9:45 with breakfast at the meeting place.

Nine members of GBE undertook the three hour long expedition that commenced from St. Anthony’s Chapel at Cavorim and ended at the St. Francis Xavier’s Chapel at Guirdolim. The cyclists went right up to border of the village with neighbouring Sao Jose de Areal via Doneamoll and then took the asphalted road to Chandor church.

They visited different spots at the church spreading the message of saying NO to plastic shopping bags. In fact at the market square they met shopkeepers and urged them not to give plastic shopping bags and further explained to them that they can help keep the village by refusing to stock plastic bags.

 

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The cyclists then went to New Township and from there pedaled to the water tank at Guirdolim and finally arrived at St. Francis Xavier chapel at Guirdolim where besides speaking to the people who had gathered for the Sunday mass, they also interacted with the chaplain. Earlier they also interacted with people who had gathered for the mass at St. Anthony’s chapel at Cavorim.

Every cycle had a poster saying NO to plastic shopping bag and Francisco Coutinho has to be complimented for preparing the posters that were tied to the cycles.

The expedition ended with a very hearty breakfast comprising free range eggs from John Douglas’ farm and a tasty mushroom and cashew nut bhaji prepared by Alzira which was devoured by the cyclists.

Incidentally the members who undertook the expedition were President Darwin Cardoso, General Secretary Basil Fernandes, project manager Franciso Coutinho, managing committee member John Douglas Coutinho, founder president Rui da Silva, members Jose Coutinho, Movin Fernandes and John Fernandes along with Jassu Gomes who was down from the United Kingdom.