this is a little late, but never to late to know that Kids' World 2011 was a huge success! HURRAY! (:
Kids’ World 2011 was held on 13th to 15th December in NTU and Bollywood Veggies Farm. This has been a signature annual event for Volunteer Management (VM), whereby we aim to bring more fun and laughter into the lives of the disadvantaged children, while inspiring NTU students to devote more time and effort into such meaningful events.
This year, we have decided to increase both the intake of children and volunteers, so as to extend the reach to more participants for Kids’ World 2011. From the overwhelming sign up rate during our recruitment drive, we have recruited 130 student volunteers, which is an increase of 30 from last year. To further broaden our outreach, we invite children from some Family Services Centres (FSCs) whom we have never worked with before.In all, we had 111 children from Thye Hua Kwan Moral Service Centre (Bukit Panjang), Central Singapore Nurture Programme @ OnePeople.sg, Fei Yue Student Care Centre (Choa Chu Kang) and Nurture Programme @ First Toa Payoh. It was indeed heartwarming to see the familiar faces among the children and volunteers, having known that they had enjoyed themselves thoroughly in the previous Kids’ World event.
In addition, to encourage children to care more for the environment, our excursion on Day 2 was to Bollywood Veggies, an organic farm located at Kranji. Children had fun playing treasure hunts and doing up their own Christmas decorations and scarecrows in the farm.
Games on Day 1 and Day 3 held in NTU were designed to cultivate more team spirit and strategic planning among the participants. In addition, as we had grouped the children from different FSCs together in the same group, we hope to create a more interactive environment for the children to communicate with one another.
Part of Kids’ World tradition is to have a simple and fun mass dance. Both the children and volunteers danced to the catchy tune of “Happy Boys and Girls” by Aqua, which is in line with our theme for this year’s event: Mr. and Little Miss. The easy steps got the children dancing on their feet whenever the song was played.
Finale night on the third day was also exceptionally exciting as all the children came together to perform what they had planned over the 3 days. Some groups sang Christmas songs in conjunction with the coming festive season while some danced to various popular songs. After the performance, each group was given a cake with their group names written on it and the children enjoyed the cake cutting session while happily chatting within the group. A final photo taking session with their group marked the end of the tiring yet fun filled three day event. The children then bade farewell to the brothers and sisters who had taken good care of them over the 3 days. We look forward to seeing these happy faces again next year!
We will like to thank our generous sponsors and partners who have helped VM and Kids’ World 2011 in one way or another. This event would not be possible without donations from Lee Foundation, Tan Chin Tuan Foundation, Young ChangeMakers, and Nanyang Technological University Student Affairs Office. In addition, many thanks to the following sponsors for their generous in-kind donations: BJ Food Pte. Ltd., Charriol, Cosmo Gourmet Catering, Delcie’s Desserts and Cakes Pte Ltd, Ego Pharmaceuticals Singapore, Frolick, Happy Eyes Group Pte Ltd, Ice Cube Café, KFC, Lomolicious, Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, My Glamour Place, Nanyang Optical Co. Pte. Ltd., National Youth Council, Public Utilities Board, Singapore Kindness Movement, Spectacle Hut, The Jands, Exclusive Telco Sponsor M1 Limited and lastly, Official Recreational Entertainment Sponsor K Box Entertainment Group Pte. Ltd.
lookinf forward to Kids' World 2012! hope to see you supportive sponsors and volunteers still (:
With Kids' World 2011 just around the corner, we sincerely thank our sponsors who has generously donated cash and in kind items to the disadvantaged children who will be participating in the camp. The sponsors are:
Kids' World 2011 is here and here is your chance to sign up as a volunteer!
KW'11 is a 3-day non residential camp arranged for underprivileged children from various Family Services Centres around Singapore. Do play a part by volunteering for our Decemeber event!
Event details are as such:
Dates: 13th to 15th Dec Timing: varies from 10am to 10pm on different days Venue: NTU and Bollywood Veggies Cost: $12 (inclusive of a teeshirt, a lunch, a dinner and entry into Bollywood Veggies!)
If you are curious about KW, do scroll down to the older posts to find out more (: In addition, do approach our friendly members at the booth to find out more details! Our booth will be located at both the North and South Spine, close to the ATM machines, from Monday (17/10) to Tues (18/10) for the North Spine, and Monday (17/19) to (19/10) for the South Spine!
Funthalon 2011 is an event organised by Volunteer Management (VM) of the NTU Welfare Services Club (WSC). The one-day event was held in NTU, on 18th June 2011.
There were 27 participants, aged 7 to 14, from Dreams @ Kolam Ayer. This is the first time VM is working with Dreams @ Kolam Ayer, and it is hoped that Funthalon 2011 can create more opportunities for future collaborations between us.
In addition, Funthalon 2011 was a great platform for the committee members to interact with the children and better prepare themselves for the planning of the annual event, Kids’ World 2011.
The children were split into 5 groups and each group comprised of a Group Leader, 2 committee members and about 5 children. We started with some Icebreakers to allow the children to know the volunteers, and it was also a form of warming up for the activities that followed.
After the Icebreakers, the groups gathered and played a series of station games. The games were designed to cultivate a spirit of teamwork among the participants. Games like “100 Seconds No NG” and “Pencil Case” required effective communication amongst the group members for successful completion. Furthermore, the games required participants to be more active and they were more competitive in nature. It was hoped that through the games, the group members would be able to foster stronger bonds among themselves.
Despite spending a short 3 hours together, I believed that most of the committee members would agree with me that they had spent a meaningful afternoon with the children.
As for the children, I hope that the event has imprinted their minds with wonderful memories and may the skills that they learned through the games be beneficial for them in their promising future. And we hope to see the children at Kids’ World 2011. It will definitely be a yet another fun-filled experience for our friends from Dreams @ Kolam Ayer.
We have just concluded our June event - Funthalon, on the 18th of June! It was a fun-filled day spent with the beneficiaries of Dreams @ Kolam Ayer! Stay tuned for the photos and post-event update!
Aside, the VM Committee of AY 10/11 also had a great mingling and bonding session over dinner that night! The turnout was "fabulous!" (Kok Yong, 2011). Much were shared that night, especially gossip! :D I'm sure everyone had their chance to know each other better too! :)
Funthalon marked the last event for AY 10/11. We are in the midst of planning for our retreat, so stay tuned as well! :)
To our wonderful VMers, Thank YOU for all your hard work, support, sweat, tears, laughter, etc.! VM will not be the same without each and everyone of you!! The 4 of us sincerely thank you :)
We hope to see you in our lovely family next academic year!! <3 VM HUAT AH!!
Eye Am Aware 2011 is a two-part instalment of our awareness programme for the Visually Handicapped. An awareness booth was first set up on 1st and 2nd March along the North-South linkway in NTU, to educate the NTU population about the various types of eye conditions.
A pilot project between RSP Visually Handicapped and Volunteer Management, this event is essentially a food hunt involving volunteers from NTU and beneficiaries from the Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped and RSP Visually Handicapped. Conducted on 27th March 2011, it was a Sunday well spent, with much joy and laughter shared, and new friendships made.
Prior to the event, volunteers had to attend a Volunteers’ Briefing on 08th March 2011. This briefing gave an overview of the entire event, and representatives from SAVH were invited to conduct a Basic Sighted Technique for most of our volunteers who had no prior experience in handling the visually handicapped. This training definitely came in handy, for tips such as guiding the VH on accessing escalators were shared.
A trial run was conducted on 13th March 2011 for the Station Masters and Group Leaders to be familiar with the programme. This proved to be useful, as games and routes were improvised, to provide the best for our participants. This also allowed both committees to know one another, and new friendships were quickly forged.
With the event shirts given out to the volunteers and beneficiaries, the crowd of 165 participants were split into their respective groups to get to know one another better. Sponsored drinks from Pokka were given out to all participants to quench their thirst to be prepared for the day ahead. The 10 teams were split into two routes – with Groups 1-5 undertaking Route 1 and Groups 6-10 undertaking Route 2. Following a short introduction by Xue Qi (Events Head of RSPVH), the teams started their first game of the day, which would determine the order that they would move off. The atmosphere remained high with everyone bursting with energy and all prepared for the day ahead!
Teams were dispatched to their respective stations, but not before linking food items! These items could be in a variety of languages and dialects, but each starting alphabet of the next food item had to be the ending alphabet of the preceding food item. Teams put their creativity to good use here, with items such as Acar, Rojak, Each a Cup, amongst many others.
With each main game area located at Novena (Square 2), Toa Payoh (Town Park) and Dhoby Ghaut (Pavillion at Istana Park), much laughter was heard. The beneficiaries truly enjoyed themselves with the games! These games required the participants to rely on their senses – smelling spices and differentiating them; touching figures on pictures and replicating them; tasting drinks and guessing them – all of these brought much joy to everyone! Kudos to the Station Masters for being the brains behind these games, and for improvising them on the spot to challenge the beneficiaries to a higher level, while stretching their limits. These unsung heroes truly deserve rounds of applause! ☺
The event concluded on a high note, with bulging tummies and prizes to boot! Sponsored Subway cookies were given out as well. Notwithstanding the prizes given out, everyone was a winner that day, with new friendships made and bonds forged. Thank you, Group Leaders, for being the ones to lead the groups and for ensuring maximum fun for everyone! Photographs were taken with memories to stay, and unwillingness to leave when the busses came!
Thank you to everyone who had played a role in the successful conclusion of Eye Am Aware 2011. The event would not have been as smooth without each and every single one of you! Thank you Logistics, Publicity, HR, Business Managers!
Thank you Sponsors, for assisting our event in unimaginable ways! This event would not have been possible without your kind sponsorships, in cash or in kind.
List of Sponsors: NTU Student Affairs Office Subway Pokka JAPrintz
This pilot collaboration between the two committees was definitely a fruitful one, with like-minded individuals coming together to achieve a common objective. This event has definitely broadened my horizons and widened my perspectives, and how we must appreciate what we have been blessed with. The beneficiaries and volunteers definitely enjoyed themselves, and the organizing committee have been nothing short of wonderful!
Happy smiles from RSP Visually Handicapped and Volunteer Management
this is a little late, but never to late to know that Kids' World 2011 was a huge success! HURRAY! (:
Kids’ World 2011 was held on 13th to 15th December in NTU and Bollywood Veggies Farm. This has been a signature annual event for Volunteer Management (VM), whereby we aim to bring more fun and laughter into the lives of the disadvantaged children, while inspiring NTU students to devote more time and effort into such meaningful events.
This year, we have decided to increase both the intake of children and volunteers, so as to extend the reach to more participants for Kids’ World 2011. From the overwhelming sign up rate during our recruitment drive, we have recruited 130 student volunteers, which is an increase of 30 from last year. To further broaden our outreach, we invite children from some Family Services Centres (FSCs) whom we have never worked with before.In all, we had 111 children from Thye Hua Kwan Moral Service Centre (Bukit Panjang), Central Singapore Nurture Programme @ OnePeople.sg, Fei Yue Student Care Centre (Choa Chu Kang) and Nurture Programme @ First Toa Payoh. It was indeed heartwarming to see the familiar faces among the children and volunteers, having known that they had enjoyed themselves thoroughly in the previous Kids’ World event.
In addition, to encourage children to care more for the environment, our excursion on Day 2 was to Bollywood Veggies, an organic farm located at Kranji. Children had fun playing treasure hunts and doing up their own Christmas decorations and scarecrows in the farm.
Games on Day 1 and Day 3 held in NTU were designed to cultivate more team spirit and strategic planning among the participants. In addition, as we had grouped the children from different FSCs together in the same group, we hope to create a more interactive environment for the children to communicate with one another.
Part of Kids’ World tradition is to have a simple and fun mass dance. Both the children and volunteers danced to the catchy tune of “Happy Boys and Girls” by Aqua, which is in line with our theme for this year’s event: Mr. and Little Miss. The easy steps got the children dancing on their feet whenever the song was played.
Finale night on the third day was also exceptionally exciting as all the children came together to perform what they had planned over the 3 days. Some groups sang Christmas songs in conjunction with the coming festive season while some danced to various popular songs. After the performance, each group was given a cake with their group names written on it and the children enjoyed the cake cutting session while happily chatting within the group. A final photo taking session with their group marked the end of the tiring yet fun filled three day event. The children then bade farewell to the brothers and sisters who had taken good care of them over the 3 days. We look forward to seeing these happy faces again next year!
We will like to thank our generous sponsors and partners who have helped VM and Kids’ World 2011 in one way or another. This event would not be possible without donations from Lee Foundation, Tan Chin Tuan Foundation, Young ChangeMakers, and Nanyang Technological University Student Affairs Office. In addition, many thanks to the following sponsors for their generous in-kind donations: BJ Food Pte. Ltd., Charriol, Cosmo Gourmet Catering, Delcie’s Desserts and Cakes Pte Ltd, Ego Pharmaceuticals Singapore, Frolick, Happy Eyes Group Pte Ltd, Ice Cube Café, KFC, Lomolicious, Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, My Glamour Place, Nanyang Optical Co. Pte. Ltd., National Youth Council, Public Utilities Board, Singapore Kindness Movement, Spectacle Hut, The Jands, Exclusive Telco Sponsor M1 Limited and lastly, Official Recreational Entertainment Sponsor K Box Entertainment Group Pte. Ltd.
lookinf forward to Kids' World 2012! hope to see you supportive sponsors and volunteers still (:
With Kids' World 2011 just around the corner, we sincerely thank our sponsors who has generously donated cash and in kind items to the disadvantaged children who will be participating in the camp. The sponsors are:
Kids' World 2011 is here and here is your chance to sign up as a volunteer!
KW'11 is a 3-day non residential camp arranged for underprivileged children from various Family Services Centres around Singapore. Do play a part by volunteering for our Decemeber event!
Event details are as such:
Dates: 13th to 15th Dec Timing: varies from 10am to 10pm on different days Venue: NTU and Bollywood Veggies Cost: $12 (inclusive of a teeshirt, a lunch, a dinner and entry into Bollywood Veggies!)
If you are curious about KW, do scroll down to the older posts to find out more (: In addition, do approach our friendly members at the booth to find out more details! Our booth will be located at both the North and South Spine, close to the ATM machines, from Monday (17/10) to Tues (18/10) for the North Spine, and Monday (17/19) to (19/10) for the South Spine!
Funthalon 2011 is an event organised by Volunteer Management (VM) of the NTU Welfare Services Club (WSC). The one-day event was held in NTU, on 18th June 2011.
There were 27 participants, aged 7 to 14, from Dreams @ Kolam Ayer. This is the first time VM is working with Dreams @ Kolam Ayer, and it is hoped that Funthalon 2011 can create more opportunities for future collaborations between us.
In addition, Funthalon 2011 was a great platform for the committee members to interact with the children and better prepare themselves for the planning of the annual event, Kids’ World 2011.
The children were split into 5 groups and each group comprised of a Group Leader, 2 committee members and about 5 children. We started with some Icebreakers to allow the children to know the volunteers, and it was also a form of warming up for the activities that followed.
After the Icebreakers, the groups gathered and played a series of station games. The games were designed to cultivate a spirit of teamwork among the participants. Games like “100 Seconds No NG” and “Pencil Case” required effective communication amongst the group members for successful completion. Furthermore, the games required participants to be more active and they were more competitive in nature. It was hoped that through the games, the group members would be able to foster stronger bonds among themselves.
Despite spending a short 3 hours together, I believed that most of the committee members would agree with me that they had spent a meaningful afternoon with the children.
As for the children, I hope that the event has imprinted their minds with wonderful memories and may the skills that they learned through the games be beneficial for them in their promising future. And we hope to see the children at Kids’ World 2011. It will definitely be a yet another fun-filled experience for our friends from Dreams @ Kolam Ayer.
We have just concluded our June event - Funthalon, on the 18th of June! It was a fun-filled day spent with the beneficiaries of Dreams @ Kolam Ayer! Stay tuned for the photos and post-event update!
Aside, the VM Committee of AY 10/11 also had a great mingling and bonding session over dinner that night! The turnout was "fabulous!" (Kok Yong, 2011). Much were shared that night, especially gossip! :D I'm sure everyone had their chance to know each other better too! :)
Funthalon marked the last event for AY 10/11. We are in the midst of planning for our retreat, so stay tuned as well! :)
To our wonderful VMers, Thank YOU for all your hard work, support, sweat, tears, laughter, etc.! VM will not be the same without each and everyone of you!! The 4 of us sincerely thank you :)
We hope to see you in our lovely family next academic year!! <3 VM HUAT AH!!
Eye Am Aware 2011 is a two-part instalment of our awareness programme for the Visually Handicapped. An awareness booth was first set up on 1st and 2nd March along the North-South linkway in NTU, to educate the NTU population about the various types of eye conditions.
A pilot project between RSP Visually Handicapped and Volunteer Management, this event is essentially a food hunt involving volunteers from NTU and beneficiaries from the Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped and RSP Visually Handicapped. Conducted on 27th March 2011, it was a Sunday well spent, with much joy and laughter shared, and new friendships made.
Prior to the event, volunteers had to attend a Volunteers’ Briefing on 08th March 2011. This briefing gave an overview of the entire event, and representatives from SAVH were invited to conduct a Basic Sighted Technique for most of our volunteers who had no prior experience in handling the visually handicapped. This training definitely came in handy, for tips such as guiding the VH on accessing escalators were shared.
A trial run was conducted on 13th March 2011 for the Station Masters and Group Leaders to be familiar with the programme. This proved to be useful, as games and routes were improvised, to provide the best for our participants. This also allowed both committees to know one another, and new friendships were quickly forged.
With the event shirts given out to the volunteers and beneficiaries, the crowd of 165 participants were split into their respective groups to get to know one another better. Sponsored drinks from Pokka were given out to all participants to quench their thirst to be prepared for the day ahead. The 10 teams were split into two routes – with Groups 1-5 undertaking Route 1 and Groups 6-10 undertaking Route 2. Following a short introduction by Xue Qi (Events Head of RSPVH), the teams started their first game of the day, which would determine the order that they would move off. The atmosphere remained high with everyone bursting with energy and all prepared for the day ahead!
Teams were dispatched to their respective stations, but not before linking food items! These items could be in a variety of languages and dialects, but each starting alphabet of the next food item had to be the ending alphabet of the preceding food item. Teams put their creativity to good use here, with items such as Acar, Rojak, Each a Cup, amongst many others.
With each main game area located at Novena (Square 2), Toa Payoh (Town Park) and Dhoby Ghaut (Pavillion at Istana Park), much laughter was heard. The beneficiaries truly enjoyed themselves with the games! These games required the participants to rely on their senses – smelling spices and differentiating them; touching figures on pictures and replicating them; tasting drinks and guessing them – all of these brought much joy to everyone! Kudos to the Station Masters for being the brains behind these games, and for improvising them on the spot to challenge the beneficiaries to a higher level, while stretching their limits. These unsung heroes truly deserve rounds of applause! ☺
The event concluded on a high note, with bulging tummies and prizes to boot! Sponsored Subway cookies were given out as well. Notwithstanding the prizes given out, everyone was a winner that day, with new friendships made and bonds forged. Thank you, Group Leaders, for being the ones to lead the groups and for ensuring maximum fun for everyone! Photographs were taken with memories to stay, and unwillingness to leave when the busses came!
Thank you to everyone who had played a role in the successful conclusion of Eye Am Aware 2011. The event would not have been as smooth without each and every single one of you! Thank you Logistics, Publicity, HR, Business Managers!
Thank you Sponsors, for assisting our event in unimaginable ways! This event would not have been possible without your kind sponsorships, in cash or in kind.
List of Sponsors: NTU Student Affairs Office Subway Pokka JAPrintz
This pilot collaboration between the two committees was definitely a fruitful one, with like-minded individuals coming together to achieve a common objective. This event has definitely broadened my horizons and widened my perspectives, and how we must appreciate what we have been blessed with. The beneficiaries and volunteers definitely enjoyed themselves, and the organizing committee have been nothing short of wonderful!
Happy smiles from RSP Visually Handicapped and Volunteer Management
Welfare Services Club is a non-academic constituent club in NTU which provide an umbrella of voluntary activities and social work.
We consists of 3 committees, namely Regular Service Projects (RSPs), Special Projects (SPs), and Supporting Committees (SCs). Volunteer Management (VM) is currently one of the Special Projects under WSC.
Volunteer Management organizes events to expose the students and staff population of NTU, who are not regular volunteers, to volunteering.
Every year, we will source for different beneficiaries which are those that we are not regularly helping out in. The events we organize differ yearly ranging from fund raisers to outings except for our annual 3 day camp for underprivileged children, Kids' World, in December.
Our events range from 1 day to 3 days for the beneficiaries and for every event we plan, we would need volunteers. Hence, this provides an avenue for students and staff who are unfamiliar with or are unable to volunteer regularly to be able to learn more about volunteering.
VM serves to act as a bridge which links the beneficiaries to a larger population and to potential regular volunteers.
We hope more volunteers like YOU will join our BIG family! :)
this is a little late, but never to late to know that Kids' World 2011 was a huge success! HURRAY! (:
Kids’ World 2011 was held on 13th to 15th December in NTU and Bollywood Veggies Farm. This has been a signature annual event for Volunteer Management (VM), whereby we aim to bring more fun and laughter into the lives of the disadvantaged children, while inspiring NTU students to devote more time and effort into such meaningful events.
This year, we have decided to increase both the intake of children and volunteers, so as to extend the reach to more participants for Kids’ World 2011. From the overwhelming sign up rate during our recruitment drive, we have recruited 130 student volunteers, which is an increase of 30 from last year. To further broaden our outreach, we invite children from some Family Services Centres (FSCs) whom we have never worked with before.In all, we had 111 children from Thye Hua Kwan Moral Service Centre (Bukit Panjang), Central Singapore Nurture Programme @ OnePeople.sg, Fei Yue Student Care Centre (Choa Chu Kang) and Nurture Programme @ First Toa Payoh. It was indeed heartwarming to see the familiar faces among the children and volunteers, having known that they had enjoyed themselves thoroughly in the previous Kids’ World event.
In addition, to encourage children to care more for the environment, our excursion on Day 2 was to Bollywood Veggies, an organic farm located at Kranji. Children had fun playing treasure hunts and doing up their own Christmas decorations and scarecrows in the farm.
Games on Day 1 and Day 3 held in NTU were designed to cultivate more team spirit and strategic planning among the participants. In addition, as we had grouped the children from different FSCs together in the same group, we hope to create a more interactive environment for the children to communicate with one another.
Part of Kids’ World tradition is to have a simple and fun mass dance. Both the children and volunteers danced to the catchy tune of “Happy Boys and Girls” by Aqua, which is in line with our theme for this year’s event: Mr. and Little Miss. The easy steps got the children dancing on their feet whenever the song was played.
Finale night on the third day was also exceptionally exciting as all the children came together to perform what they had planned over the 3 days. Some groups sang Christmas songs in conjunction with the coming festive season while some danced to various popular songs. After the performance, each group was given a cake with their group names written on it and the children enjoyed the cake cutting session while happily chatting within the group. A final photo taking session with their group marked the end of the tiring yet fun filled three day event. The children then bade farewell to the brothers and sisters who had taken good care of them over the 3 days. We look forward to seeing these happy faces again next year!
We will like to thank our generous sponsors and partners who have helped VM and Kids’ World 2011 in one way or another. This event would not be possible without donations from Lee Foundation, Tan Chin Tuan Foundation, Young ChangeMakers, and Nanyang Technological University Student Affairs Office. In addition, many thanks to the following sponsors for their generous in-kind donations: BJ Food Pte. Ltd., Charriol, Cosmo Gourmet Catering, Delcie’s Desserts and Cakes Pte Ltd, Ego Pharmaceuticals Singapore, Frolick, Happy Eyes Group Pte Ltd, Ice Cube Café, KFC, Lomolicious, Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, My Glamour Place, Nanyang Optical Co. Pte. Ltd., National Youth Council, Public Utilities Board, Singapore Kindness Movement, Spectacle Hut, The Jands, Exclusive Telco Sponsor M1 Limited and lastly, Official Recreational Entertainment Sponsor K Box Entertainment Group Pte. Ltd.
lookinf forward to Kids' World 2012! hope to see you supportive sponsors and volunteers still (:
With Kids' World 2011 just around the corner, we sincerely thank our sponsors who has generously donated cash and in kind items to the disadvantaged children who will be participating in the camp. The sponsors are:
Kids' World 2011 is here and here is your chance to sign up as a volunteer!
KW'11 is a 3-day non residential camp arranged for underprivileged children from various Family Services Centres around Singapore. Do play a part by volunteering for our Decemeber event!
Event details are as such:
Dates: 13th to 15th Dec Timing: varies from 10am to 10pm on different days Venue: NTU and Bollywood Veggies Cost: $12 (inclusive of a teeshirt, a lunch, a dinner and entry into Bollywood Veggies!)
If you are curious about KW, do scroll down to the older posts to find out more (: In addition, do approach our friendly members at the booth to find out more details! Our booth will be located at both the North and South Spine, close to the ATM machines, from Monday (17/10) to Tues (18/10) for the North Spine, and Monday (17/19) to (19/10) for the South Spine!
Funthalon 2011 is an event organised by Volunteer Management (VM) of the NTU Welfare Services Club (WSC). The one-day event was held in NTU, on 18th June 2011.
There were 27 participants, aged 7 to 14, from Dreams @ Kolam Ayer. This is the first time VM is working with Dreams @ Kolam Ayer, and it is hoped that Funthalon 2011 can create more opportunities for future collaborations between us.
In addition, Funthalon 2011 was a great platform for the committee members to interact with the children and better prepare themselves for the planning of the annual event, Kids’ World 2011.
The children were split into 5 groups and each group comprised of a Group Leader, 2 committee members and about 5 children. We started with some Icebreakers to allow the children to know the volunteers, and it was also a form of warming up for the activities that followed.
After the Icebreakers, the groups gathered and played a series of station games. The games were designed to cultivate a spirit of teamwork among the participants. Games like “100 Seconds No NG” and “Pencil Case” required effective communication amongst the group members for successful completion. Furthermore, the games required participants to be more active and they were more competitive in nature. It was hoped that through the games, the group members would be able to foster stronger bonds among themselves.
Despite spending a short 3 hours together, I believed that most of the committee members would agree with me that they had spent a meaningful afternoon with the children.
As for the children, I hope that the event has imprinted their minds with wonderful memories and may the skills that they learned through the games be beneficial for them in their promising future. And we hope to see the children at Kids’ World 2011. It will definitely be a yet another fun-filled experience for our friends from Dreams @ Kolam Ayer.
We have just concluded our June event - Funthalon, on the 18th of June! It was a fun-filled day spent with the beneficiaries of Dreams @ Kolam Ayer! Stay tuned for the photos and post-event update!
Aside, the VM Committee of AY 10/11 also had a great mingling and bonding session over dinner that night! The turnout was "fabulous!" (Kok Yong, 2011). Much were shared that night, especially gossip! :D I'm sure everyone had their chance to know each other better too! :)
Funthalon marked the last event for AY 10/11. We are in the midst of planning for our retreat, so stay tuned as well! :)
To our wonderful VMers, Thank YOU for all your hard work, support, sweat, tears, laughter, etc.! VM will not be the same without each and everyone of you!! The 4 of us sincerely thank you :)
We hope to see you in our lovely family next academic year!! <3 VM HUAT AH!!
Eye Am Aware 2011 is a two-part instalment of our awareness programme for the Visually Handicapped. An awareness booth was first set up on 1st and 2nd March along the North-South linkway in NTU, to educate the NTU population about the various types of eye conditions.
A pilot project between RSP Visually Handicapped and Volunteer Management, this event is essentially a food hunt involving volunteers from NTU and beneficiaries from the Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped and RSP Visually Handicapped. Conducted on 27th March 2011, it was a Sunday well spent, with much joy and laughter shared, and new friendships made.
Prior to the event, volunteers had to attend a Volunteers’ Briefing on 08th March 2011. This briefing gave an overview of the entire event, and representatives from SAVH were invited to conduct a Basic Sighted Technique for most of our volunteers who had no prior experience in handling the visually handicapped. This training definitely came in handy, for tips such as guiding the VH on accessing escalators were shared.
A trial run was conducted on 13th March 2011 for the Station Masters and Group Leaders to be familiar with the programme. This proved to be useful, as games and routes were improvised, to provide the best for our participants. This also allowed both committees to know one another, and new friendships were quickly forged.
With the event shirts given out to the volunteers and beneficiaries, the crowd of 165 participants were split into their respective groups to get to know one another better. Sponsored drinks from Pokka were given out to all participants to quench their thirst to be prepared for the day ahead. The 10 teams were split into two routes – with Groups 1-5 undertaking Route 1 and Groups 6-10 undertaking Route 2. Following a short introduction by Xue Qi (Events Head of RSPVH), the teams started their first game of the day, which would determine the order that they would move off. The atmosphere remained high with everyone bursting with energy and all prepared for the day ahead!
Teams were dispatched to their respective stations, but not before linking food items! These items could be in a variety of languages and dialects, but each starting alphabet of the next food item had to be the ending alphabet of the preceding food item. Teams put their creativity to good use here, with items such as Acar, Rojak, Each a Cup, amongst many others.
With each main game area located at Novena (Square 2), Toa Payoh (Town Park) and Dhoby Ghaut (Pavillion at Istana Park), much laughter was heard. The beneficiaries truly enjoyed themselves with the games! These games required the participants to rely on their senses – smelling spices and differentiating them; touching figures on pictures and replicating them; tasting drinks and guessing them – all of these brought much joy to everyone! Kudos to the Station Masters for being the brains behind these games, and for improvising them on the spot to challenge the beneficiaries to a higher level, while stretching their limits. These unsung heroes truly deserve rounds of applause! ☺
The event concluded on a high note, with bulging tummies and prizes to boot! Sponsored Subway cookies were given out as well. Notwithstanding the prizes given out, everyone was a winner that day, with new friendships made and bonds forged. Thank you, Group Leaders, for being the ones to lead the groups and for ensuring maximum fun for everyone! Photographs were taken with memories to stay, and unwillingness to leave when the busses came!
Thank you to everyone who had played a role in the successful conclusion of Eye Am Aware 2011. The event would not have been as smooth without each and every single one of you! Thank you Logistics, Publicity, HR, Business Managers!
Thank you Sponsors, for assisting our event in unimaginable ways! This event would not have been possible without your kind sponsorships, in cash or in kind.
List of Sponsors: NTU Student Affairs Office Subway Pokka JAPrintz
This pilot collaboration between the two committees was definitely a fruitful one, with like-minded individuals coming together to achieve a common objective. This event has definitely broadened my horizons and widened my perspectives, and how we must appreciate what we have been blessed with. The beneficiaries and volunteers definitely enjoyed themselves, and the organizing committee have been nothing short of wonderful!
Happy smiles from RSP Visually Handicapped and Volunteer Management
