The 2021 National Middle School Athletic Games in Yunlin will commence on April 17th, and the Yunlin County Environmental Protection Bureau will organize the “2021 Yunlin loves Earth, Let’s Go and protect Yunlin” event on April 11th at the Gongcheng Elementary School in Douliu City along with the pledging ceremony for the volunteers. County Mayor Chang presented the flag to the representative as the volunteers took their oaths, and the entire county was united for the Athletic Games. County Mayor Chang gifted local specialties to encourage and cheer on the volunteers working at the Athletic Games! 　The “2021 Yunlin loves Earth, Let’s Go and protect Yunlin” World Earth Day event was headed by the Athletic Games mascot, followed by the volunteers and students as they wore environmentally friendly decorations to kick off the event. The “A Carnival of Animals and the Forest” invited volunteers and students to turn into unique local plants, and dance to shake up the event!Director Chang explained that the theme for the 51st anniversary of Earth Day in Taiwan is to repair our planet, and hopes that everyone can use 51 ways to repair the planet. This includes making small changes to habits, and gradually turning thoughts for caring about earth into action! The event also had a “Recycle Showdown” game designed exclusively for the environmental protection volunteers, so that they could use their skills to see who could sort out and recycle garbage faster while getting to move around. The game tested their sensitivity and knowledge regarding environmental issues, and improved their literacy and awareness of these issues. The event was diverse and fun as the modern energy allowed people of different ages to easily learn about these issues, and made environmental education joyful! The event also shared a common vision with the 51st anniversary of Earth Day in Taiwan. 　County Mayor Chang said that this special event was organized in conjunction with the World Earth Day and the 2021 Games Volunteer Pledging Ceremony, as the annual environmental protection day combined with the large-scale competition showcased the enthusiasm of the Yunlin County environmental protection volunteers! A special thanks was given to the environmental protection volunteers of the 2021 National Middle School Athletic Games in Yunlin for their tireless efforts during the environmental cleanliness inspections and providing environmental education during the Athletic Games, which allowed people to have great memories about Yunlin. The County Mayor hopes that the county residents and the volunteers can work together to maintain the cleanliness of the county environment, properly sort the garbage and recycle to create the most environmentally friendly Athletic Games! 　Director Chang that the Bureau began planning for the 2021 National Middle School Athletic Games by recruiting volunteers in 2020 to form environmental protection volunteer teams. The Bureau then held training courses for the volunteers on March 6th, 2021 so that the volunteers could learn about the configuration of venues, the SOPs for environmental cleanliness, and matters for providing environmental education at the Athletic Games. A total of 266 individuals conducted environmental cleanliness inspections while promoting garbage-sorting and recycling. Signs were used to help people “Stop, Look, and Listen when throwing away Garbage,” so that everyone would sort and recycle. Doing so would allow athletes, coaches, family members, and visiting tourists would enjoy their time in Yunlin County.