PENAMPANG: A school here has entered into the 'Malaysia Book of Records' (MBOR) for producing 11,474 candles in two months.
About 1,000 students and teachers at SM St Michael were involved in the project, the school's eleventh attempt to get into the record book.
The candles were made from used cooking oil.
An MBOR official, Lee Pooi Leng, verified the number of candles at the school this morning.
The ceremony was witnessed by Kapayan assemblyman Jannie Lasimbang, who represented Penampang MP Datuk Ewon Benedick.
Principal Jennifer Asing said: "This project encourages students to think of creative ways to use waste or used materials for environmental sustainability.
"It also aims to raise student awareness of environmental protection," she said, adding that the candles would be sold to raise funds for the school."Everyone worked hard to get the candles ready. We appreciate the support that we got," Asing said, thanking parents who contributed glass jars, crayons, pandan leaf and used cooking oil.
Other parties that played a role in the project included the parent-teacher association, JCI Intan, GMB Auto and the Kampung Terawi community.