Details on the Celebration - 19 November 2011

Taman Warisan Negeri Selangor does so much to protect the quality of our lives.  Come and celebrate our magnificent Park this Saturday, 19 November, at Ampang Recreational Forest.

All activities are FREE to the public, and are on a first come, first serve basis.  There will be guided jungle treks, stream ecology fun, nature craft, face painting, fun games and more.  Activities run from 10 am until 12 noon.

A Heritage Hunt will be run in conjunction with the celebration, too.  Registration for the Heritage Hunt begins at 8.30am.  Flag-off will be at 9.30 am.  Participation is on a first come-first serve basis.

To better enjoy the day, we recommend you bring the following:

·       Appropriate attire for running, trekking and water based activities.  The public is welcome to  fully with nature, so please expect to get wet.

·       Change of clothes is advisable including towel, slippers and bag

·       Pens or pencil for the Hunt

·      Drinking water  

·       Enough snacks or energy snacks to enjoy the day

·       1 basic First Aid Kit for each team.

·       Insect or mosquito repellent

·       Sunblock lotion (optional)

Heritage Hunt Format

Only teams can participate in this Hunt.  Each team must consist of 3-4 team members.  Please refer to the attached pages for detail rules on team requirements.

Top placing in each category will be awarded with monetary prizes.  Below are the categories and the prizes. 

General/Family -    1^st prize  :  RM1,000

Youth -    1^st prize  :  RM1,000  

(The parent must sign the registration-indemnity form for all participants under the age of 18 years)

There are 10 checkpoints in the Heritage Hunt.  On registration, each team will receive a passport with 10 checkpoints listed on it.    After successfully completing a checkpoint, the checkpoint marshall will chop that particular checkpoint in the passport.  

Contestants need to successfully go through all 10 checkpoints in order to emerge the winners.  All teams are given a maximum time of 2 hours to complete all challenges and present themselves at the finish line.  All decisions by the organisers are final.   Protests will not be entertained under any circumstances

Registration

Teams can register by emailing details to treateveryenvironmentspecial@gmail.com or register on the race day itself.  The registration will open by 8.30am.