Support Earth hour in Cambodia

Support Earth hour in Cambodia

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60 minutes without power goes a long way.

FOR ITS SECOND YEAR, RAFFLES HOTELS IN CAMBODIA IS PROUD TO JOIN EARTH HOUR, THE WORLD’S LARGEST SINGLE ENVIRONMENTAL EVENT

Both hotels will show their support for climate change by turning off their lights for one hour on 27 March, 2010.

PHNOM PEHN, 1st March 2010 – For its second year, Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor and Raffles Hotel Le Royal will join Earth Hour, a worldwide climate event led by the WWF (World Wildlife Fund). Together with over one billion people around the globe, they will send a powerful message that it’s possible to take action on global warming.

As environmental issues is one of the Raffles Hotels & Resorts concerns, to stand-up for this cause is a result of being proactive in ensuring a sustainable future. The brand has developed a significant environment and community program called REACH (Rendering Encouragement, Assistance, Care and Hope) which involves and support their colleagues to make a difference locally.

Saturday 27 March 2010, the two landmark Raffles hotels in the Kingdom of Cambodia will turn off their lights from 8.30pm to 9.30pm. They will also offer to their guests and patrons a meaningful candle-lit cocktail from 8pm to 10pm in their fine dining restaurant serving authentically local canapés with free flowing wine. The same event was held last year and it was inspiring to see how many people are conscious of the world climate situation.