Insert Name of Youth Grouptakes up WWF S Earth Hour Bunting Challenge

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Insert name of youth grouptakes up WWF’s Earth Hour bunting challenge

XXX> is helping to build a brighter future by supporting WWF’s Earth Hour.

To celebrate 2015’s Earth Hour, WWF-UK is asking youth groups to focus on the things they love that may be affected by climate change. They are challenging youth groups across the UKto create special ‘For the love of…’ bunting to send a powerful message to decision makers ahead of the next big climate change summit.

In the lead up to Earth Hour 2015, XXXX group will take part in special Earth Hour themed activities, including XXXXXX. On Saturday 28 March at 8.30pm, millions of people and global iconic landmarks such as Big Ben, the House of Parliament, New York’s Times Square and the Sydney Harbour Bridgewill switch off their lights for one hour to show they care about our planet. Earth Hour 2014 saw a record-breaking 162 countries join the world’s biggest celebration under the stars.

As part of this year’s Earth Hour campaign, young people are being asked to design their own bunting which will join with other youth group’s to create a nationwide piece.

XXXX, Group leader at XXXX group, said: “We are proud to take part in WWF’s Earth Hour and our members are excited to be involved with such a great and inspiring event. Everyone can make a difference in protecting our planet and young peoplehave a key role to play. Of course there’s a serious message here, but our members will also have lots of fun as they help WWF raise awareness of the issues our planet is facing.”

Cherry Duggan, Head of Schools and Youthat WWF-UK, said, “It’s great to see so many young people celebrating Earth Hour. We’re delighted that <XXX> is taking partand hope that they’ll inspire many other youth groups to get involved. WWF’s Earth Hour is more than just a symbolic hour of darkness.It’s a chance for people, both young and old, to come together and send out a global message about protecting our planet.”

Everyone can sign up for WWF’s Earth Hour 2015.For more information and to sign up please visit

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About Earth Hour

Earth Hour, organised by WWF, is a worldwide grassroots movement uniting people to protect the planet. Last year was the biggest yet, with hundreds of millions of people taking part across a record 162 countries and 7,000 towns and cities alongside world famous landmarks from the Sydney Opera House to Times Square in New York.In 2015 Earth Hour will be held on 28 March 2015 between 8.30pm and 9.30pm. wwf.org.uk/earthhour

About WWF

WWF is one of the world’s largest independent conservation organisations, with more than five million supporters and a global network active in more than one hundred countries. Through our engagement with the public, businesses and government, we focus on safeguarding the natural world, creating solutions to the most serious environmental issues facing our planet, so that people and nature thrive. Find out more about our work, past and present at wwf.org.uk.

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