Rolene Strauss, Miss World 2014, who is busy with her “Beauty With A Purpose” touring and travelling, is currently gratifying her duties in Sri Lanka. Previously on Angelopedia, we informed you about Rolene, arriving at Colombo, Sri Lanka, after attending the final night of Miss Indonesia 2015. The beauty has officially started working towards her project as Miss World, in Sri Lanka, joining hands with the Rotary Clubs Charity, Sri Lanka.
On 20th February, 2015, Rolene Strauss launched a project named “One Million Tree Stories”, together with Sri Lanka Tourism Rotary and HNB. The "One Million Tree Stories” is an innovative and unique programme, which aims at improving tourism experience for the tourists visiting Sri Lanka. Under the project, if a tourist is happy with the Sri Lankan experience, s/he can sponsor a tree for US$1. The tree sponsored, will be geo tagged for the visitors to track and see the growth of the tree on Google Map. The objective behind the project is to plant one million trees in Sri Lanka, within a year, which is expected to enhance and secure the nation’s environment for the generations to come.
Rolene at the launch of the programme, planted a mango sapling at the Tourism Ministry grounds to inaugurate the one million tree planting project, organized by the Rotary District, Sri Lanka. She expressed her delight over the project and said, “The opening ceremony of the Rotary Club conference was colorful, vibrant and alive with passion. It was a true symbol of the passion of Rotary International. Their motto; Service above self, is what we do at the Miss World Organization as well. It was an honor sharing my story and the story of Beauty with a Purpose.”
Leading the entire endeavor with the Sri Lanka Tourism Board, Ministry of Environment Natural Resources & Sports and Rotary Sri Lanka, Rolene Strauss said, she is happy to contribute at the event and she will do her best to carry this concept to the world. She believes that the project is not only helpful in creating a greener and safer environment, but, is also engaging and inspiring the local population to ensure a healthy and sustainable future for the entire nation.
Miss World 2014, Rolene Strauss with Navin Dissanayake, Minister of Environment Natural Resources & Sports
“The launch of the 'One Million Tree Stories' project from Rotary in collaboration with Sri Lanka tourism brought back fond memories of my childhood. My grandmother used to tell me that I am a flower from heaven's garden. As the 'flowers', we need the environment to grow and blossom. I have realized again how important it is to protect and restore our environment. By planting trees, we do just that. We create a 'garden' in which we can flourish in harmony.” – Rolene Strauss.