Meant to be shared but 4,000 umbrellas go missing

Shade-sharing initiative: (From left) Aspen Group’s corporate communication and marketing head Janice Lim, executive director Woo Kok Weng, Murly, executive director Ting Tai Theam and corporate communications manager Michelle Tan displaying the umbrellas to be shared in Penang.

GEORGE TOWN: Over 4,000 shared umbrellas were not returned, but a company which started the community-sharing initiative here has not given up hope on the integrity of Penangites.

Another 6,000 more umbrellas are on their way and property developer Aspen Group has ordered 50,000 more.