Friends of the park to the fore


Wong (centre, in white shirt) launching the ‘Friends of the Park’ initiative and waste segregation programme at the Lebuh Padang Tembak Neighbourhood Park in Ayer Itam, Penang.

THE first batch of 35 “friends of the park” (Rakan Taman) has been set up in Lebuh Padang Tembak Neighbourhood Park in Ayer Itam.

Penang Island City Council (MBPP) Management Services director Mohamed Akhbar Mustapha, who represented the mayor, said Rakan Taman is a voluntary organisation that encourages the public to maintain and upkeep the beauty and cleanliness of the parks in the neighbourhood.

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