The objective of this kite flying event is to bond the committee members of Volunteer Management and the children from Rotary Family Service Centre. This event also serves as a platform to allow the committee to better understand the spirit of volunteerism.
The event started with mass games, which required the different groups of children and volunteers to pit their wits against each other. The games warmed the children up to the volunteers, promoting bonding between the two parties. Next, due to the hot weather, some “Wet” station games were planned. These required the children to perform certain tasks which required them to splash water or dip in water. The children were then brought to the water playground to round up the first half of the event. They were extremely excited about the water playground and enjoyed themselves thoroughly.
After changing to dry clothes and finishing their snacks from Old Chang Kee, the children were all ready for the second part of the event. They were each given a plain kite of their own and were then required to decorate their own kites with the markers provided. The idea of letting the children decorate their own kites was to promote their creativity and allow them to express themselves freely. It was very well received as the children demonstrated a lot of talent.
This exercise also gave them a platform to express and convey what they really believe in and feel inside their hearts. For example, there was a girl who wrote “No Fighting and No War” on her kite. It was very heartwarming to see that because at such a tender age, the children are already rather mature in their thinking.
When we were about to fly the kites at Marina Barrage, we realised that all kite flying activities had to stop due to the National Day Parade Rehearsal. We were not pre-warned about it and in order not to disappoint the children; we decided to transport the children to West Coast Park to fly the kites instead. With the cooperation and efficiency of the committee, we were able to change the venue within 30minutes. From the laughter and the joy seen on the faces we knew that the children definitely enjoyed themselves and that the purpose of the event was fulfilled. Even though the children were reluctant to leave, we had to bring all of them back to the Family Service Centre. The whole event ended with a prize presentation ceremony at the Family Service Centre.
In a whole, everyone enjoyed themselves that day! :)
The objective of this kite flying event is to bond the committee members of Volunteer Management and the children from Rotary Family Service Centre. This event also serves as a platform to allow the committee to better understand the spirit of volunteerism.
The event started with mass games, which required the different groups of children and volunteers to pit their wits against each other. The games warmed the children up to the volunteers, promoting bonding between the two parties. Next, due to the hot weather, some “Wet” station games were planned. These required the children to perform certain tasks which required them to splash water or dip in water. The children were then brought to the water playground to round up the first half of the event. They were extremely excited about the water playground and enjoyed themselves thoroughly.
After changing to dry clothes and finishing their snacks from Old Chang Kee, the children were all ready for the second part of the event. They were each given a plain kite of their own and were then required to decorate their own kites with the markers provided. The idea of letting the children decorate their own kites was to promote their creativity and allow them to express themselves freely. It was very well received as the children demonstrated a lot of talent.
This exercise also gave them a platform to express and convey what they really believe in and feel inside their hearts. For example, there was a girl who wrote “No Fighting and No War” on her kite. It was very heartwarming to see that because at such a tender age, the children are already rather mature in their thinking.
When we were about to fly the kites at Marina Barrage, we realised that all kite flying activities had to stop due to the National Day Parade Rehearsal. We were not pre-warned about it and in order not to disappoint the children; we decided to transport the children to West Coast Park to fly the kites instead. With the cooperation and efficiency of the committee, we were able to change the venue within 30minutes. From the laughter and the joy seen on the faces we knew that the children definitely enjoyed themselves and that the purpose of the event was fulfilled. Even though the children were reluctant to leave, we had to bring all of them back to the Family Service Centre. The whole event ended with a prize presentation ceremony at the Family Service Centre.
In a whole, everyone enjoyed themselves that day! :)
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! :)
The objective of this kite flying event is to bond the committee members of Volunteer Management and the children from Rotary Family Service Centre. This event also serves as a platform to allow the committee to better understand the spirit of volunteerism.
The event started with mass games, which required the different groups of children and volunteers to pit their wits against each other. The games warmed the children up to the volunteers, promoting bonding between the two parties. Next, due to the hot weather, some “Wet” station games were planned. These required the children to perform certain tasks which required them to splash water or dip in water. The children were then brought to the water playground to round up the first half of the event. They were extremely excited about the water playground and enjoyed themselves thoroughly.
After changing to dry clothes and finishing their snacks from Old Chang Kee, the children were all ready for the second part of the event. They were each given a plain kite of their own and were then required to decorate their own kites with the markers provided. The idea of letting the children decorate their own kites was to promote their creativity and allow them to express themselves freely. It was very well received as the children demonstrated a lot of talent.
This exercise also gave them a platform to express and convey what they really believe in and feel inside their hearts. For example, there was a girl who wrote “No Fighting and No War” on her kite. It was very heartwarming to see that because at such a tender age, the children are already rather mature in their thinking.
When we were about to fly the kites at Marina Barrage, we realised that all kite flying activities had to stop due to the National Day Parade Rehearsal. We were not pre-warned about it and in order not to disappoint the children; we decided to transport the children to West Coast Park to fly the kites instead. With the cooperation and efficiency of the committee, we were able to change the venue within 30minutes. From the laughter and the joy seen on the faces we knew that the children definitely enjoyed themselves and that the purpose of the event was fulfilled. Even though the children were reluctant to leave, we had to bring all of them back to the Family Service Centre. The whole event ended with a prize presentation ceremony at the Family Service Centre.
In a whole, everyone enjoyed themselves that day! :)
