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
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! :)
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
