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CONTENTS08/09

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Annual General MeetingOrientationsAppreciation NightLife Skills WorkshopChristmas Snack MakingVH Beach Hunt

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Christmas Song in Sign Language PerformancePSSA WinnerMovie MarathonChinese DumplingFestivalKite Making WorkshopIgnite Change ‘09

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Hi WSC Family!

This is the first magazine-styled yearbook ever done in the history of WSC. I am so proud with the publication team that worked so hard with limited resources and time to pull out this issue. Great work guys and girls!

To make it more worthwhile, this issue is also the “pre-celebration” of the coming15-anniverssary of WSC on 2009/10. Hopefully this book will inspire the coming committee to put out more effort into producing a high quality publication for WSC.

Life is short. The size of the impact that you can make, well, doesn’t really important. What’s more important is how far would you do to make a change? Hence the theme for WSC this year --- “IGNITE CHANGE”. We are talking about trying to increase the awareness of the population in community service and ignite their passion to serve the society.

The challenge is hard. The stake is high. It would now depend on the incoming new blood to take over the job and I wish the new committee all the best in this coming year of challenges.

Get ignited!

Book Cover Design

The Team

Chief Editor Ng Boon Mingboon0915@gmail.com

Editorial

Assistant Chief Editor Goh Lam Chyelamchye@yahoo.com

Event News Editor Leong Mang Yewplacidwolf@hotmail.com

Event News Editor Seow Ruqingsmiley_rq@hotmail.com

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Designed by Ng Boon MingPublished annually by Welfare Services Club, Publication team. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any manner in whole or part in English or other languages prohibited. The opinions expressed in BOOK of IGNITION are those of writers and are not necessarily endorsed by Welfare Services Club. Welfare Services Club accepts no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, transparencies, or other materials. If you claim ownership of something we have published, we will be pleased to make a proper acknowledgement. Copyright 2009. Welfare Services Club is a registered student organisation from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. For any further enquiries you may write to us at WSC c/o Student Affairs Office, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798 or fax to us at (65) 6316 5342 or email us at ntuwsc@ntu.edu.sg.

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Year 2008 marks a very special and important occasion in the history of NTU Welfare Services Club (WSC). We are proud to say that we were awarded the President’s Social Service Award (PSSA) under the “Informal group” category. The PSSA is a prestigious award conferred to individuals, corporate organisations and Voluntary Welfare Organisations (VWOs) who have made outstanding contributions to the social service sector. The award reaffirmed WSC’s volunteering efforts for the past 14 years and undoubtedly rewarded our past and present volunteers for their selfless dedication and commitment to serving the underprivileged.

Onlookers often perceive our volunteering efforts as a worthy and noble cause. However, we ourselves are aware that we are merely doing what each and every fortunate student can do. That is to lend a helping hand to the less fortunate in whichever way we can. WSC’s mission is to promote and instil the spirit of volunteering into all NTU students and provide oppor-tunities for them to give back to the society.

For the past year, our Regular Service Projects (RSPs) continue to service their beneficiaries and integrate them into the society. The Special Projects (SPs) seek to raise awareness for our beneficiaries by organising various outreach events. The Supporting Committees work to bond and shape the club, improving our image.

It is impossible to summarise the satisfaction and joy derived from volunteering in a few words or sentences. You have to experience it to know how it feels to be able to brighten up a person’s day, even when you feel that you did not do much.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank each and every WSC volunteer for their unwavering dedica-tion and commitment. Thank you taking time off to volunteer with WSC despite the heavy workload of a student. I would also like to thank those who participated in our activities. Your participation made a positive difference to the lives of our beneficiaries.

On behalf of the 14th Management Committee, I want to thank all WSC volunteers and members for the relentless support and trust you have given to us. Thank you for voting us into office a year ago and giving us the opportunity to do our part for the Club and the society.

WSC molded me into who I am today. I hope being in WSC made as huge an impact in your life as mine.

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IT all started wuth a man’s passion for community work and desire to contribute to the society. Then a 3rd year MPE undergraduate, Mr. Tay

andhis group of friends harbored an ambitious vision to set up a club that provides community services to society’s underprivileged not only within NTI (Nanyang Technological Institute), but also extending to other tertiary institutions and community centres. Hence NTI’s first WSC was born in 1984.

Start up was an uphill task for them, especially to raise awareness among academically-oriented students. With only 5 committee members, the pioneering batch of WSC tried everything to encourage participation. The initial goal to include RSP ID was aborted due to poor response.

Despite these obstacles, these passion-driven youngsters pursued on with community work, starting a tuition program for poor children. To raise funds, the members bought 2 photocopying machines for photocopying reference books to be sold for profits.

Although the volun- teer program did not take off as well as Mr. Tay wanted, one cannot help but admire the sense of solidarity and r e s o u r c e f u l n e s s that they displayed.

History of WSC

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And of all glad wordsof prose or rhyme,The gladdest are“Act while thereyet is time”

Franklin P. Adams

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“G ấu” means BEAR, was what a group of cheerful kids called me when I visited them in an orphanage

located far away from the city of Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. (pronounce as “g-ou”, ou as in ouch without –ch sound)

Undeniably, it was one experience of a life time. Apart of being able to involve myself in various community service projects in Vietnam, I was being exposed to the values that I might never learn without experiencing it. I can feel the hardship, the determination and the fights that they put up who stay strong to survive and earn a chance of living there.

What touched me the most was that among many of them were children. Children that were supposed to be in school, happily learning their ABCs and making friends, playing those little games that we used to play. However, scenes weren’t quite the same everywhere.

The orphanage I visited is situated almost 1 hour away from the city centre of Ho Chi Minh.

Dropping down at the main road, me and my other 20 friends still needed to walk across a muddy path to get through paddy fields, into this small little hut. What had been already waiting for our arrival was the cheer-ful sound of these c h i l d r e n , h a p p i l y playing with each other until our arrival. I thought we scared them off. (In fact some of them did really become afraid of my Caucasian friends)

Touching the Lives of the Kids

We started with a coloring session which ended about 30 minutes later.

At the beginning I was afraid of the language barrier since I do not know Vietnamese at all (all I know was how to order food). But soon after that color-ing session started, the kids were so happy drawing with me that we got connected to each other, as easy as that. We need not to speak much. All we did was to draw what we meant from our heart. My drawings were ugly and so we laughed together. We got click together very fast, as easy as that!

Later in the day, I spent the whole

afternoon playing with the kids. We didn’t speak much. All I knew were the kids

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all laughed. The kids were having a wonderful day. I had one too!

We left around 2pm after lunch. The kids were crying and to be honest I had the sourest moment in my heart. On the bus back to my

hotel, the bear finally broke down and cried. Those kids had nothing but the basic necessities. They had nothing except their happy mind.

They had nothing but their innocence and naiveté. They were easily contented. No, a more suitable expression would be “being mediocre”. They are happy even if it’s an afternoon spent with strangers happily. They are rich in hearts.

Project SEALNet by Stanford University

All that was only one of the days I had out of the 2 weeks I spent in Vietnam. Being chosen

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An adventure embarked in the city of Ho Chi Minh by NG BOON MING seeks new meaning in overseas community services

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“Afterall, it’s not how much good deed you had done that counts, it’s the influence you had on the children and how much you had inspired them to be in the future.”

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as the 20 volunteers in Project Vietnam by SEALNet (Southeast Asian Service Leadership Network), one of the elite and well-known student initiated projects from Stanford University (USA), I was greatly involved in this culturally diversed group of people and felt being appreciated throughout the whole process.

SEALNet projects aren’t the same as other community service projects in the region. Apart from achieving the short term objec-tives of the projects, the real meaning behind the projects is to train a group of local brilliant minds (generally high school students in the project country) so that they can take up responsibility and being able to carry out long term community service projects on their own even after the SEALNet volunteers left.

“It’s like creating ripples after ripples in the middle of the pond.“ Quoted from one of the project leaders.

During the 2 weeks in Vietnam, I was given a choice of developing a Summer English curic-ulum for Vietnamese children or to develop a “Leadership Workshop” content for a group of high school students as a preparation for them to embark new community service projects in the city. I was amazed with the flexibility and responsibility that was provided to me in the whole project. I felt important and every decision that I made would directly influence the outcome of the whole project.

It’s a great projects with great people. It’s a rare chance that you get a bunch of such people that is so dynamically working together as a team and achieving something great together. The friendships that you get in the end is priceless.

Opportunities are Everywhere

All of you must be wondering about the oppor-tunities of doing all these overseas community projects. If you stepped back from your busy life and take a good look around, there are huge amount of chances available in the varsity for volunteers like you and me. In the varsity, there are quite a number of voluntary clubs that provide voluntary programmes from time to time. All you need to do is just to take some moment and some initiative to look for the opportunities. WSC provides an annual special project called “Overseas Voluntary Expedition” where the selected volunteers will travel across ASEAN for community services.

SEALNet provides annual projects in several ASEAN countries such as Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, The Phillipines, Indonesia and Laos. The registration usually opens during early of the year around February. The selection usually depends on your leadership background as well as your essays that you submitted together.

Who knows? It may change your life forever.

For more information on WSC OVE:http://ntu-ove.blogspot.com/

For more information on SEALNet Projects:http://www.sealnetonline.org/

Or you can write to the author Boon Ming for enquiries at boon0915@gmail.com

SEALNet project is an student

initiated project originated from

Stanford Univer-sity, USA.

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Doing Good and the Feel Good FactorWritten by Ooi Chin HongImages from Internet

Sometimes I hear people reminiscing about the good old times, the simplicity of life back then and how bleak our future would be. I for one, beg to differ. We are a generation

of spoilt brats! We are born in the right place at the right time. I never experienced prolonged starva-tion, haven’t first handedly witnessed widespread oppression and most of my physical and mental needs are well taken care of. In retrospect, our forefa-thers were still fighting the Japanese army some 60 years ago. They served the colonial masters, wrestled for their own freedom and inherited a severely exploited wasteland. Come to think about it, what did we really suffer? Rotary telephones? Compared to many parts of the world, we are quite an affluent

society and we know that. This is why sometimes we donate a fraction of our excess when we feel like it. We donate to various non-profitable organisations, join activist groups both physically and in the cyber space (a plethora of self-proclaimed activist groups can be found on various popular social networking platforms), we celebrate Earth Day, Earth Hour and whatnot. These minor convictions give us the rights to feel good, knowing that we’ve done our part to make this world a better place. Or, have we? The feel good part is gleefully tangible, but what differences have we made? We never think too much about it because if we do, the feel good factor vanishes.

The world is plagued with a myriad of problems: political conflicts, social unjusts, economic insta-bilities and the looming threat of a pandemic which could potentially wipe out human kind. This time

however, I’d like to draw your atten-tion to the p r o b l e m that has p l a g u e d uman kind since the b e g i n n i n g of human civilisation – hunger. In this age of globali-sation and information technology, we have many feats under our belt. We can now travel around the world in about a day, we sent men to the moon and we created the internet. However, in view of the tens of thousands of children who die everyday because of hunger, we have failed in epic proportions too. Let’s do some reality check, and what better way to do so than flipping through news articles? Nowadays, we’re bombarded with the status quo of the global finan-cial crisis, the countries affected by swine flu, pirate activities in Gulf of Aden and so on. Do you think the deaths of 16,000 children would make headlines? It wouldn’t, because 16,000 children are dying every day due to hunger right now. No terrorism act, war or disease can kill so many people so fast. People talk about increasing awareness so that these people can be helped. I believe that this is only partially true. Who doesn’t know about the hunger problem? The problem is: who cares?

Fortunately, some people do care. However, most of them can’t comprehend the gravity of the situation and none of them knows how to solve the problem. That’s right, I can assure you that those people who guaranteed the elimination of hunger and poverty are grossly optimistic and they are prone to wishful thinking. Although Deng Xiaoping came pretty close to doing the impossible by lifting millions out of poverty and starvation through economic reforms, heroes like him are yet to be found. Let’s commit some thinking onto this question: what can we do to help? For those who put their will to help into action, congratulations! You’ve done your part to make this world a better place. This is by no means the remedy to the situation though, it merely alleviates some people’s sufferings. For those who donated, we’ll see where the money goes later. For those who forwarded e-mails of plea and joined online groups to champion the crusade against poverty and hunger, it’s time you started practising some reality-based thinking.

When faced with the hunger problem, most of us are tempted to suggest a highly obvious solution – feed the hungry people! In some impoverished nations, they’re everywhere. What about the elusive urban vagabonds who make a living out of scavenging? Some people or authorities don’t even acknowledge their existence, let alone feeding them. Don’t they deserve some food? Even imprisoned rapists, thieves

and serial killers are fed. Aren’t the poor people out there even more justified to be fed? Dying of hunger is a very bad way to go, and no one, not even the worst psychopathic criminal in the world deserves to die this way. Back to the feeding programme, we all know that this is a short-term and unsustainable solution. Besides, humanitarian aids often get hijacked by evil regimes to feed their armies and further assert their influences. To create a more independent society, aids now have self-sustenance as the main objective. People are taught to farm, schools are built to teach living skills and some forms of trade are introduced gradually into the society to break the clinches of poverty and hunger. Nevertheless, these people are still oppressed, as long as the evil regimes and social unjusts remain. These people can farm all they want, but most of their crops will be confiscated by warring factions in the region. Of course, most of our world leaders know this and some of them took the effort to annex several governments. The situation eventu-ally improved, until the other warlords took over the governments and then it’s back to square one. Some nations opt for the more controversial actions, such as trading with these martial governments and invest-ing in their local businesses instead of barging into the countries with guns blazing. According to local sources, these actions actually helped but they’re plagued with ethical issues.

So what can we do? That’s the most compelling question. Politicians, sociologists and economists would suggest many complex solutions to this problem. In the mean time, why don’t we think of that question for a moment? We’re receiving too much information and doing too little thinking for our own good, so we might as well think of how to help people, starting with people around us. We should plant our feet into the ground and think realistically, instead of doing something like toasting for world peace at some social event, which is all for show. As a final word, I would really love to give a blanket assurance saying that the situation will improve and someday we’ll eliminate poverty, hunger and oppression altogether. Politicians are obliged to say something like that, but I’m not. Based on the current situation and historic trend, I don’t expect any radical improvement in the foreseeable future. If you want a practical and immediate solution to the hunger problem, go get yourself something to eat. §

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W S C Fa i r w a s h e l d a n n u a l l y w i t h o u t f a i l u r e t o r e a c h o u t t o t h e N T U p o p u l a t i o n . I t w a s a 3 - d a y e v e n t

i n o r d e r f o r t h e p u b l i c t o k n o w m o r e a b o u t W S C b e f o r e t h e r e c r u i t m e n t d r i v e .

WSC Fair Outside

LT1AAUG 6-8

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WSC CommitteeInterview

AUG 12-13

R e c r u i t m e n t w a s u s u a l l y c a r r i e d a t S t u d e n t A c t i v i t i e s C e n t e r ( S A C ) d u r i n g t h e 3 r d w e e k i n

a n e w a c a d e m i c y e a r t o r e c r u i t f r e s h b l o o d t o d r i v e t h e b r a n d n e w y e a r o f W S C !

E v e r y o n e w a s s o e x c i t e d t o s e e t h e g r e a t t u r n o u t o f a b o u t 4 0 0 p e o p l e i n t o t a l t h a t s h o w e d u p f o r i n t e r v i e w s .

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ChallengeYour Limit

(CurL) Mosaic

AUG 31

C u r L’ 0 8 w i t n e s s t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n o f a l a r g e m o s a i c

m u r a l w h i c h i s c u r r e n t l y d i s p l a y e d a t t h e H o r t Pa r k . A t o t a l o f 1 0 0 b e n e f i c i a r i e s f r o m v a r i o u s V W O s s u c h a s F r i e n d s o f D i s a b l e d S o c i e t y

a n d M I N D S Yo u t h G r o u p p a r t i c i p a t e d i n t h e e v e n t . I n a d d i t i o n , s t u d e n t s f r o m v a r i o u s j u n i o r c o l l e g e s a n d s e c o n d a r y s c h o o l s a l s o t o o k p a r t i n t h e e v e n t .

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P&P and MI

OreintationSep 13

O r i e n t a t i o n b e t w e e n a l l t h e c o m m i t t e e m e m b e r s o f P u b l i c i t y a n d P u b l i c a t i o n ( P & P ) a n d M e d i a I n f o r m a t i o n ( M I ) w a s

s u c c e s s f u l l y h e l d f u l l w i t h b l a s t i n g a c t i v i t i e s !

M e m b e r s w e r e h a v i n g l o t s o f f u n w h i l e s p e n d -i n g t i m e t o k n o w m o r e o f o t h e r m e m b e r s t h a t t h e y w e r e g o i n g t o s p e n d t h e w h o l e a c a d e m i c y e a r w o r k i n g t o g e t h e r.

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VH &ELDERS Garang

GuniSep 21

WSCAppreciation

NightSep 22

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FOC Orientation

Sep 24

ELDERS Mid-Autumn Celebration

Sep 26

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FOC Life Skill

WorkShopSep 27

Mid-AutumnFestivalSep 29

R S P F O C c e l e b r a t e d t h e i r 1 - w e e k b r e a k w i t h k i d s w i t h v a r i o u s w o r k s h o p s . I n l i f e s k i l l w o r k s h o p t h e k i d s w e r e

e x p o s e d t o s o m e o f t h e f u n - f i l l e d a c t i v -i t e s . I n M A F t h e y w e r e t a u g h t o n

m o o n c a k e m a k i n g. I t w a s s o f u n !

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Kids‘World Dec 3 - 5

FOC Farm

OutingDec 13

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Christmas Snack Making session at Yishun Student Care Service

Shrieks of laughter greeted me when I entered the simple, well lit room. There were about 4 groups of kids sitting on tables, with cookie dough, trays and utensils cluttered in front of them. The volunteers from WSC were scattered everywhere.

This is the first time I am given the chance to interact with kids as a writer, but I don’t intend to watch. I intend to participate and to learn from the kids.

A chubby, boisterous boy was mixing the cookie dough and giving instructions to the other kids and volunteers on how to make the shapes, while a bespectacled boy looked on. Occasionally he would erupt into infectious laughter as he made a mistake. Like when his heart-shaped cookie became burnt. Or when his cookie broke. But he was upbeat about it and had the intention of presenting the cookie, flaws and all to his mother.

While molding the cookie, several kids displayed their artistic and creative talents. Unlike us grown-ups who were embarrassed to showcase our talents for fear of being poked fun at or making mistakes, most kids opted to create their own cookie shapes instead of using the cookie cutter. Some molded a gingerbread man, some a stick and others, who tried to use a cookie cutter but ended up messing up their dough, modified their messy dough. They had more freedom than adults who were afraid of trying.

As the cookies baked in the oven, the kids were sometimes restrained by us as we were afraid that they would get burnt while remov- ing the trays. But even so, the kids were curious to experience baking and often hovered near us while we tried our best to remove the laden, scorching tray. Although one particular kid shrieked a lot when he was near the oven, he was adamant in experiencing the whole baking process.

Once bitten, twice shy, right?

Wrong.

FOC Christmas Snack MakingDec 13

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VH’s Beach HuntDec 13

FOC Make A WishDec 18

Lose Sight, Not Vision

Regular Service Project Visually Handicapped (RSPVH) is always ready to reach out to visually handicapped community and provides huge support all along. To mention one of the events they held in the month

of December which called “Beach Hunt 2008: Knights in the Concrete Jungle”, a total of 20 beneficiaries, mostly youths, and 60 volunteers gathered at the heart of the Tampines Town area, with smiles across all their faces as they were a l l pumped up for the activities-packed day.

Games involved were designed to allow the beneficiaries to use their sense of touch, smell, taste, memory and luck in each of the stations. At one point where a beneficiary needed to throw a ball into a box far away, which looked very impossible for. I wondered, what is all this about? What is the point of making them to throw a ball when they can’t even see it?

The committee explained that the games were supposed to challenge them to step out of their comfort zone and to extend their limit.”We hope to bridge their lack and empower them for a brighter future.”

Don’t hesitate. Be a volunteer and with your guidance, their future may be different!

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Christmas Song in Sign LanguagePerformance by RSPHI

Dec 19 - 23

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2008年12月23日星期二大约早上十一时五十分，我与另外两位P&P的伙伴—Zhi Yan和Kem Goon抵达了位于Bukit Batok的Civil Services Centre参加

Bowl-O-Rama。那是一项由WSC主办的活动，主要的目的是促进WSC各部门的关系互动。

报到后，我们到柜台领取适合我们尺寸的鞋子，并且与WSC其他部门的同伴交流。参加者陆陆续续到场。大约十二时三十五分，节目便开始了。

一开始司仪邀请WSC主席Gina致词。她欢迎所有出席者的到来，希望大家可以在今天认识一些新的朋友同事，也希望大家玩得开心，可以尽兴而归。

过后，每一个lane都派出一位代表打保龄球来代表节目正式开始。主办单位给大家大约半个小时的时间来暖身。

下午一时正，比赛正式开始。在现场可以看到大家不分彼此的打成一片。在玩乐的同时，主办当局所准备的自助餐也不容忽视。其中包括了饭、米粉、面包、糖水等等，还蛮丰富的一餐。大家就一面吃一面玩一面交流，气氛非常热闹。

大约三点半左右，每一个lane的参加者都陆陆续续的打完了他们的游戏。这时，紧张的一刻终于到来。比赛成绩揭晓。最佳个人奖

及最佳组合奖分别夺下了292及平均分数210的佳绩。颁奖后，节目正式结束。我们便带着愉悦的

心情踏上归途。

WSC Mass GatheringBowl-O-Rama Dec 23

ELDERS AWWA X’mas Celebration心不老圣诞派对

Dec 27仁爱之心是人的天赋本能，但体恤、分享、爱人的善行义举，则须落实于生活中逐步学习体现。在十二月二十七日，RSP ELDERS 在 ANG MO KIO 的乐龄之家一起与老人家庆祝圣诞节。当天，志工们与老人家一块玩游戏，看着他们开心的样子，让一个月前就开始筹备这项活动的筹委都觉得格外窝心。

活动负责人，李可航在受访时表示老人家都对他们表示欢迎，反应相当热烈。同时，他也希望所有参与者都可以好好享受这项活动并从中获益良多。“乐龄之家”的服务是以服务老年人、提升老龄人群生活质量为宗旨。对于活动于最后时刻获得许多公司的赞助，李先生也借这个机会对他们表示感激。

在派完点心和礼品袋给老人家后，这项活动大约在四时许结束。志工们亲手将爱与温暖传送出去，收到这份心意的老人家无不欣喜万分的。

Chun Wei 著

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Befriending and Empowering the beneficiaries, and Creating public awareness of their needs.

The above encapsulates what the Nanyang Technological University Wel-fare Services Club (NTUWSC), a non-profit student club, hopes to achieve through its six regular service projects and four special projects.

Two of NTUWSC’s regular service proj-ects are targeted at befriending the elderly and the youth. Every week, some 60 NTU student volunteers will visit the 130 elderly residents at the Asian Women’s Welfare Association Community Home for Senior Citizens to talk and interact with them. Its vol-unteers also double up as big brothers and sisters to the youths at the Sin-gapore Boys’ Home, Singapore Boys’ Hostel and the Singapore Girls’ Home. Besides engaging in activities, these brothers and sisters would readily lend a listening ear to the younger ones and be positive role models for them.

NTUWSC seeks to empower the beneficiaries through availing opportu-nities for them to contribute to society. For example, ‘Patchworks’, the social entrepreneurship venture of the club, was an intergenerational collaboration with the elderly to share their recipes with younger Sin-gaporeans through the publishing of ‘Patchwork of Flavours’ last year. To help beneficiaries with intellectual disabilities integrate into the

society and build up their confidence, NTUWSC conducts weekly basic life and social skills sessions at the Woodlands Gardens School. Some of the outcomes of their efforts include seeing their beneficiaries being able to handle tasks such as crossing the road safely and taking buses by themselves.

NTUWSC has been relentless in cre-ating public awareness of their ben-eficiaries through public education. One of the annual projects, ‘Project IDentity’, is organised to raise pub-lic awareness of persons with intel-lectual disabilities. Another annual project, Challenge ur Limits (CurL), seeks to encourage their beneficia-ries to look beyond their disabilities as they showcase their determina-tion and will through physically and mentally challenging activities.

In addition to helping local benefi-ciaries, NTUWSC also conducts over-seas voluntary expeditions to help

the less privileged abroad. In 2007, its club members helped to build homes and teach English in a pre-school in the Philippines.

The NTUWSC started its services in 1985 and currently has over 700 stu-dent volunteers rolling out weekly and project-based programmes. For its extensive outreach efforts involving a wide spectrumof beneficiaries, NTUWSC is the winner of the President’s Social Service Award (Informal Group Category.)

Informal Group CategoryPROFILE OF WINNERS

Nanyang Technological University Welfare Services Club

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FOC Movie

MarathonMar 14

Wall·E with FOC in WHFSC

RSP Friends Of Children once again brought a cheerful and educational activity to the kids in Whispering Hearts Family Service Centre (WHFSC), known as movie marathon plus games on this lovely Saturday (14 March 2009). The volunteers hit their aim to benefit and cater to underprivileged and needy children, to be the light that guides the children with a meaningful movie called “Wall·E” this time.

WHFSC as a community project of Viriya Community Services aims to bring joy and enhance the quality of life by providing care and assistance to families and individuals in need of support regardless race and religion. The children there seem so happy to the visit of volunteers and close to whoever approached them, they start to greet each other and chit-chatting before the activity started. Every-thing went smooth except that the in-charged people encountered problem to show the movie on screen.

During the preparation, the volunteers played game with the kids to cheer them up. The very first game is a tough one, called “Tell a Story”. The players take turn to create and continue a story line with a sentence; the imaginations of the kids are so powerful and creative and then an amazing story came out eventually! Next, since the in-charged people still cannot fix up the problem, they continue on another game which is more energetic and funny, called “Simon says”. The winner was Ker Wei baby girl who told us that the essential of this game is concentration.

The show finally started at about 11.30 in the morning with the help of the coordinator of WHFSC. The in-charged leader, Chong Tat claimed that “Wall·E” was chosen to be the movie of this day because it is educational, containing some moral values that the children can learn from whilst the theme for month of March is discipline. He hoped that the children enjoyed the movie that last for about one and a half hour. In the other hand, he wished all the volunteers also enjoyed this event, especially the exchanged students who came from Korea, Philippines and other countries, because this event might be their last activity to cover before the semester end. Besides, he also mentioned that this event was quite special; this was the first time they organize such movie watching event since their activities normally were story telling or games or vocabulary teaching. Indeed showing a movie is a pretty good way in order to send some meaningful messages to the children.

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FOC Sports EventMar 21

The day starts of with WSC members telling the kids the rules for playing various games. Firstly, after the WSC mem-bers finished doing preparations for glass gobble games

for the kid, the kids concentrated in playing the game with the WSC member.

In the chasing game, the kids will try to catch the member he is assigned to. This game improves the reflexes of the kids. As for the WSC members themselves, while holding the games, also have gained affluent happiness, enjoying the interactions with the kids.

Other games played including the hoop game, shooting the basketball with the guidance of the WSC member, sepak takraw,

and the billiard game.

The members and kids are having fun together in the game throughout the day. And before the event ends, the group photo for the team carry-ing out the games for the kids.

FOC Kids Flick

CampJune 8

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Elders Chinese Dumpling Festival

Celebration Jun 13

2009年6月13日，南洋理工大学Regular Service Project Elders义工到AWWA老人院为老者们欢庆端午节。

中午十二时正开始，义工们已到场准备。端午节庆典由义工与老者揭开序幕，他们一起玩游戏。义工筹委们准备了六项游戏。活跃的老者们玩得很尽情，而义工们亦玩得不亦了呼。游戏后，义工们便到function room准备分派食物予老者们。对于那些较不善于交际与行动不便的老者们，义工们都会把事食物一一送到他们的房间。午餐后，义工们把包裹好的goodies和裹粽送予他们。对于义工们的热心，老者们无一不感到感激。

此次活动的赞助商包括：Soon Teck Hap Kee, Fong Yit Kaya Pte Ltd, SunShine Bakeries, Tat Hui Foods Pte Ltd, Eastern Rice Dumplings Pte Ltd, Hisamitsu (SALONPAS)。对于赞助商们的慷慨解囊，义工们在此致于万分谢意。

据负责人Sir Seng，老者们平时生活很单调，纳闷，所以每周六，他们都会到老人院来陪老者们聊聊天。每年，他们都会在此老人院为老者们欢庆佳节如农历新年，中秋节，圣诞节。。。。。。此次端午节庆典是让老者们感受佳节气氛。

有个受访老者表示，他很开心可以参与类似活动，因为平时的生活都很闷，有义工们的陪伴，他的日子过的比较快乐。他非常感激义工们的无私付出，也为义工们送上祝福。受访完毕，他便拿着两个小裹粽，一拐一拐地走向附近的咖啡厅与友人喝茶，闲聊。

若你家中有老者，尽可能抽出时间陪伴与关怀他们吧！他们需要你，你也需要他们！

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Curl Marina Barrage Kite

MakingJul 4

O n the bright morning of 4th July 2009, Challenge Your Limits

(CURL), a special project under NTU Welfare Services Club

(WSC), took place at the Marina Barrage. The participants

include beneficiaries from the Movement for the Intellectually

Disabled of Singapore (MINDS) and the Regular Service Project –

Intellectually Disabled (RSPID) under WSC, and also volunteers from

NTU. The main objectives are to increase awareness of the intellec-

tually disabled community and promote interaction between the

beneficiaries and volunteers.

It was a fun-filled day which started off with ice-breaking games

in the morning, followed by kite-making. After a sumptuous lunch,

the RSPID beneficiaries then put up a wonderful performance.

Following the performance, Mr. Fan Jia Sheng, the chairperson for

the event, then gave a speech, followed by prize presentation. After

which, everyone happily went outdoors to take photos and fly kites

in the beautiful weather.

It was indeed a memorable day for both beneficiaries and volun-

teers as they had fun together playing games, decorating kites,

taking photos, and flying kites!

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This issue has been around for so many years. Our contributor, LIM CHUN PING, brings the issue back for discussion and see how much it has improved so far.

Global Starvation

Article

I am here or

I’ll be here?

Photo Description: A little boy sits in a dusty courtyard at the Saga feeding center in Niamey, Niger. Copyright: Rotary Images/Alyce Henson

W hen was the last time you starve? The moment you are pondering this question, millions are starving.

According to the Food and Agriculture Organi-zation of the United Nations, more than 25,000 people died of starvation every day in 2003, and as of 2001 to 2003, about 800 million humans were chronically undernourished. In the “food crisis” of 2007-2008, we saw a drastic increase in food prices globally. Is the famine spreading like an epidemic? Will we also be starving like the millions of people who already are?

To answer these two questions, we need to look at the cause of the food crisis in 2007-2008 which saw a dramatic turn of the trend of food prices which has been declining over the years. Many believed that the rising food prices is caused by global warming which indirectly causes natural disaster to strike fiercer, causing crop shortfalls, conversion of crop for food for crop for fuel, and overpopulation. However, how significant are these factors? Firstly natural disasters, it only hit certain regions of the world and the crop shortfalls shouldn’t cause that steep an increase in food prices as governments has food stockpiles which is to prevent such a price hike due to these incidents. Secondly, crop for fuel (mainly ethanol). Does it really matter? Does the farmland converted from producing food to biofuel affects the market so much? At least for rice, it shouldn’t since biofuels are not very popular among farmers in Asia. Third, overpopulation, this factor is unfounded as population growth had slowed down since 1980 and food production has been outpacing population growth. In short, the food produc-tion per capital has been increasing.

Speculators are the answer. Foods are one of the commodities traded in today’s free market system. Grain prices are boosted artificially by large scale speculative operations on the global free market. The recent spike in food prices coincides with the merger of the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) and the Chicago Mercan-tile Exchange (CME) which formed the largest worldwide entity dealing in commodity trade including a wide range of speculative instru-ments (options, options on futures, index funds, etc). Unfortunately, foods, especially grains, are one of those commodities they trade in. Speculative trade in wheat, rice or corn, can occur without the occurrence of real commod-ity transactions. The institutions speculat-ing in the grain market are not necessarily

So, why has the food prices risen though more food is available? What or who is the culprit?

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involved in the actual selling or delivery of grain. The transactions may use commod-ity index funds which are bets on the general upward or downward movement of commod-ity prices. Through concerted manipulation, institutional traders and financial institutions make the price go up and then place their bets on an upward movement in the price of grains. Profits are made when the grains’ price goes up. Conversely, if the speculator is short-selling the market, money will be made when the grains’ price collapses. Therefore, the recent upsurge in the prices of food is the aftermath of specula-tors betting on the market.

The effect of global warming and overpopula-tion is unable to affect the food supply today but it will not be so in the future. There are researches which showed that the increase in the world’s temperature will reduce crop yields and farmers will only be able to cope with 1 to 3 degrees of temperature hike using genetically engineered breed of crops. What will happen if global temperature increases beyond that tolerable range? An ill fate will be awaiting mankind should it ever materialize.

In addition, overpopulation is not an issue as of today since food production per capita is still increasing. The famine occurring around the world can be solved by a better mobilization of foods and a reduction in food prices through

market reforms. However, human population is growing exponentially and yet farmland is constant. The earth’s surface is limited and land suitable for farming is much more limited. Moreover, farmlands are competing with settlements and industrial land. Thus, it will come a day when our farmlands are unable to sustain the food production growth needed to cope with the population growth. In conclu-sion, global famine is a fundamental popula-tion control system built into nature. It seems that global famine is imminent in a few generations and mankind is doomed to an ill fate. However, the destiny of mankind is still in our own hands as recent technology advances showed glimpses of hope. Vertical farming is one of the leading contend-ers for future food production method. Vertical farming is a proposal to conduct large-scale agriculture in urban high-rises or “farm scrap-ers”. Using recycled resources and greenhouse methods such as hydroponics, these build-ings would produce fruit, vegetables, edible mushrooms and algae year-round. Mankind had evolved into an urban species where 60% of the population now lives in the cities where skyscrapers abound. We learnt to accommodate millions of people in the limited space of a city. It is time now for us to learn how to create space for our food-bearing crops. The farms carpers can be integrated into the cities and the proximity to the population will save on energy need to mobilize food to the people. Also, the crops will be shielded from the harsh weather as we humans are in our apartments. Hence, there will not be anymore production shortfalls due to natural disaster

such as hurricanes and draughts. The vertical farming project is currently still in the design phase but large cities, such as Inchon (South Korea), Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), and Dongtan (China), are already showing real interest in the proposal.

You would ask what about meat? Can we grow meat? Yes, we can. Scientist around the world had reportedly grown meat in-vitro. Muscles

cells are differentiated cells which normally do not proliferate by themselves, but only arises when a precursor cells (stem cells or satellite cells) fuse. To grow meat, precursor cells are grown in a “bioreactor” and then made to fuse in the presence of a perfusion system, which simulates blood flow, and the muscle cells are

subjected to electrical stimulation to simulate exercise such that the resulting meat is tender. In future, there will be factories producing meat as in today’s factory

producing semiconductor chips. There will be automated production lines growing in-vitro meat around the clock. It will be faster, cheaper and possibly healthier than the meat we produce today. Various patents had been file for in-vitro meat. Jon F. Vein of the United States secured a patent for the production of tissue-engineered meat for human consumption, wherein muscle and fat cells would be grown in an integrated fashion to create food products such as beef, poultry and fish. It seems that in-vitro meat is not so far fetched after all. It is very true that a global famine is imminent and we will be well-armed to confront it. However, continuous effort in ensuring food security is essential. The technology to confront the nemesis is in its infancy and there is no doubt that we have the potential to perfect it. However, obstacles such as war and politics need to be transcended. Thus, to carve out the path to global food security, everyone —biolo-gists, engineers, venture capitalists, politi-cians, terrorists, laymen, have to be united and rally behind this common cause of survival. §

Contributor Lim Chun PingImages from Internet

The “semi-living steak” (right) was made of embryonic sheep muscle cells that were grown on a polyester scaffold (left) for more than two months.

Photo Description: May Nzama at Sicelekuhle Preschool where she pays for meals out of her pension. Now new toys, tables, and sleeping mats are provided through charity funding. The preschools are affordable solutions to aid families affected by AIDS in South Africa. Copyright: Rotary Images/Alyce Henson

Although the recent “food crisis” is caused by specu-lators and is a false image projected by the market, the threat of global famine remains very real.

We welcome your opinion and feedback, drop us an email at boon0915@gmail.com or http://boonming.com/

Every 3 seconds, somewhere in the world, someone dies of hunger.

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I am sure everyone have heard of the Salvation Army and probably see them most prominently during Christmas when

they go around ringing bells and giving out pocket calendars when we donate. However, I believe less people are aware that the Salvation Army owns many thrift stores as much as they are aware of the Salvation Army as a Christian charitable organization. Not to point fingers, I am actually one of the ignorant few who really isn’t aware of the thrift stores that the Salva-tion Army runs in Singapore. But now that I am on exchange in the United States, the vibrancy of shopping at thrift stores has finally hit me and this happened one fine day when I was taking the trolley (they call it the trolley here instead of MRT back home) to the Downtown area of San Diego and saw stretches of thrift stores.

Amongst these thrift stores, some of them are run by the Salvation Army and everyone can recognize it by its red logo. However, what struck me was how popular these thrift stores were with the Americans as compared to back home. Now, most of the thrift stores had the signs “NEW STOCKS DAILY” and besides stock-ing the usual wearables, the thrift stores also had furniture like sofas, tables, antique lamps, cupboards and even chandeliers! Perhaps due to the economy downturn which has affected many normal middle-class Americans, these thrift stores were patronized by a steady stream of visitors. Bringing the topic back to a Singa-porean context, since few would hesitate to pay $500 for a 2nd hand Louis Vuitton hand bag or $1000 for a 2nd hand Vera Wang evening gown, why should everyone be missing out on possi-bly good deals like this in thrift stores back

home? Now, the items in these thrift stores are definitely not new, and perhaps even well-used but I believe more can be done to promote the thrift stores in Singapore so that there will be more people donating and more people aware that these thrift stores are an alternative for cheap chic and a good place to hunt for big ticket items especially in tough times like now.

Just for Information, the Salvation Army thrift stores in Singapore are located in :

Upper Serangoon Family Store309 Upper Serangoon Road

Praisehaven Family StorePraisehaven 500 Upper Bukit Timah Road

Hope Centre FTS7 Upper Changi Road North

Bukit Merah FTSBlk 133 Jln Bukit Merah #01-1530

IMH Pick & Choose Thrift StoreAddress: 10 Buangkok View Singapore 539747

Now that you know where they are, go pop in and visit the one nearest to you this weekend! §

Shop for CharitySalvation Army Family StoreOur contributor Charlene Seah figures out that there are some places that you can actually shop for charity!!

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Committee Members:

Coordinator: Lee Ker Hang, Eugene External Centre-Head: Tan Sir Seng Internal Centre-Head: Chow Meiyin Financial Controller: Ng Xinyu Business Manager: Lee Chia Wen Media Head: Raymond Foo

RSPELDERS

RSP Elders actually existed 2 years before the Welfare Services Club was formed. It was classi-fied as a Regular Services Project upon the founding of WSC, and the rest was history! RSP Elders have donned the motto of “Bridging the Generation Gap” a few batches back, and

the current committee is proud to say that we still stand strong with our motto, and in fact, the bridge between the generation gap is indeed getting smaller.

Currently volunteering at the AWWA Community Home for Senior Citizens, we do befriending services for the elderly situated there. The elderly who stays there are mostly single, or have been admitted by their families. Some live on their life savings, while the less fortunate ones actually depend on a Social Welfare scheme which provides them a small sum of $200+ a month. Living expenses, rent for the home, as well as medical bills, their life is indeed tough for some. Hence, RSP Elders hope to be a friend to them, and provide companion-ship and moral support to the elderly. We even hope to play a role as grandchildren for them, as most of them are single and might not have experienced grandparenthood.

Other than the regular sessions held every Saturday, we organize special events during festive seasons such as Chinese New Year and Christmas. We also do games and cooking sessions for them, and provided goodie bags loaded with daily necessities to ease their financial burden.

RSP Elders hope to continue with what we are doing, and eventually have even more ideas and contributions for the elderly. We want the elderly to know that, they are never forgotten, and the volunteers in RSP Elders want the elderly to enjoy themselves during their last stages in life.

Every week, the elderly will look forward to you visiting and accompanying them. The smiles on their faces showed how much they cherished your company. Just a few hours of your time each week helps brighten up their lives. Eventually, it’s not about what you have but what you give and share with others. ~ Xinyu

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I just want to thank all the volunteers, be it the active and inactive ones, the juniors, the seniors or my batch. All of you contributed to everything in RSP Elders. You guys are the main factor for our success in all the events, and it was definitely great to have your help! And it was definitely fun during session to see all of the volunteers in the relaxing moments in the conference room, random lame moments, or the busy period during events where we have to get things done. Not forgetting the rehearsal for the Chinese New Year Skit!! Kudos to all of you =) Also, I want to thank some of the seniors who have graduated, and yet they are still so supportive and attend most of the sessions and events. Zhiwei, Yuan Xing, Tian Tao and Sue Yuen, thank you! ~ Eugene

I love everyone that made RSP Elders a success! Hope that everyone has gained wonderful experiences and made friends in WSC. The little “thanks” and “hi” and “bye” from the elders, are something that you’ll always remember and cherish throughout your life. ~Sir Seng

Member Award list:

GoldTan Sir SengChow MeiyinLee Chia WenNg XinyuRaymond FooYeo Hwee LengKow CilinLim ZhiyuLum Zhiming AbelTay Wee Cheng, BryanOoi Yee LoongKelvin Yip

SilverLow Yong MingLoh Pei GuatLow Yi QiTang Li Zhu RegineHong Yun Shan JoanChio Hui Qi MichelleHo Pei ShanHo Xun Kiat DuncunLim Puay YingKoh Yu HanSiah PeishanMery ChiaLim ShiyunChoong Yi Lian ElaineLim An Qi AngieYe JiankangDerek Ho Jun XingPriscilla LimVanessa GohHeng Pei KiatLei Kai WongToh Zhiyong

BronzeSeow HuamingHo WanqiLau Fong Ming PriscilliaLim Si LingDessyLai Kai LinFoo Sek Kiang SimonMah Siew WaiFoo Jing JingChua Mei Ling

Special Mention For AlumniWu ZhiweiPek Yuan XingLong Tian TaoWee Sue Yuan

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RSPF.O.C.

Committee Members:

Coordinator: Tay Ronald Vice Coordinator: Teh Suk Yen Honorary General Christopher Secretary: Goh Yee Hui Financial Controller: Tan Ker Jia IT Officer: Nikhil Agarwal Events Coordinator: Huang Zhilian

Friends Of Children (FOC) is a regular service project of Nanyang Technological University(NTU)'s Welfare Services Club.

FOC is a group of volunteers who are passionate about

lending a hand to under-privileged children, it was set up in the summer of 2003 as a special project, with 15 volunters.

In the year 2006, FOC was formally recognised as a Reg-

ular Service Project. Today we have a family of 50 volun-teers serving under various projects at our current centre,

Whispering Hearts Family Service Centre, located at Jurong West Extension. In Academic Year 2008/09, FOC expanded to 6 programs across 4 centres in Singapore, including one in Ang Mo Kio, Sengkang and Yishun.

By mid-2009, FOC will be opening a new centre in Clementi, with sessions conducted in Rotary Family Service Centre for Primary 3 to 6 children.

Current Projects:Student Care Service (Yishun Centre)

Centre Head: Billy Chua Events Secretary: Zhang Jing Chao Financial Controller: Wong Yoke KeongEvents Coordinator: Jacqueline Lim

Trampoline Club

Yong Si MeiRegular Pai Su Qin Volunteers Chen Mei Jin Lim Ji Rong Wong Song Jau Choo Shu Fen

It has been a wonderful and fulfilling year with WSC Friends of Children. Not only have I enhanced my leadership skills, more importantly I get to see how all the programmes under WSC FOC function, how children from different backgrounds with different lifestyles behave and how to work with our beneficiaries’ centre to cater to our beneficiaries. I’m very happy that, together with my very capable team, we’ve brought joy to many of our beneficiaries through our regular sessions, outings and events! ~ Ronald Tay

The volunteers and social workers dedicate their time to Club Fidentia to tutor and mentor underprivileged secondary school students from the welfare organization, Whispering Hearts Family Service Centre. We also organized enrichment workshops and experiential learning outings for the beneficiaries and their families, to guide them to discover the social values of friendship, family, communication, self-awareness and group dynamics. Having the opportunity to be part of Club Fidentia for the past few years, I believe that no words can describe the impact of the programme’s contributions on the lives of our beneficiaries. More importantly, I discovered that positive influence on a youth or children can never be erased. ~ Justin Ong

Ling Kwang Youth

Centre Head: Aditya Mahesh KhatriSecretary: Ng Puay BoonFinancial Controller: Thye Jia LeEvents Coordinator: Cheryl Yong

R. RamaderiLee Sock KeeGoh Hui MinTan XuanWong Weng Kuan Caleb

RegularVolunteers

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Whispering Hearts Family Service Centre:

Club Fidentia

Centre Head: Ong Wei Sheng JustinAsst Centre Head: Wong Ying CaiSecretary: Low Hwee MiangFinancial Controller: Selina Ang ShiyinIT & Publication Officer: Loh See Ming

Chen Qi WeiLoh LuciaU YasmeenHong LiyingGoh Yi ZhenTeng Hui LingChia Zhong-YiTeo Li ZhenSharon Goh Guan HuiLim Ming YongPhua Wen Xin

Chen JingtingSeow Bee HianLai Pui EeTeo Yon ShinHuang ZhongweiChoo Kok SiongAnkita GuptaSamuel TayGwendolyn SohGoh Huei Ping Gretchen Marie

RegularVolunteers

Bright Owl Project

Centre Head: Yeo Zi FengSecretary: Chan Yueng Theng ValerieFinancial Controller: Ng Yee ThengEvents Coordinator: Ang Gim Yean

Amy Lai Jui YeeChan Li RuChen Kangshun RaymondChew Wei Liang WilliamChong Wai FunCzarina AnnFoo Cui MinFoo Wenney Foo Yiting Foong Sin MunHo Pei Zhen Hoo Chi Yan Kristin

Kenny Chee Wen KaiKoo Fui FenLai Xiao YuanLee Yi HuiLiang Ying YingLim Koon ThyeLim Li HuiLim Wei Bin BenjaminLiu Liyan MarilynLoh Hui Shan JillianLoo Tian TsyhLow Kay Boon AlanNg Sim HuiOng Si Ying

Pradita SeptiwerdaniSiew Choo TingTan Hong YueTan Jia Xin VanessaTan Mei Yan SereneTan Pei MinTan Yi JieTan Ying Han Tan Zhi LeiTay Ming LiTok Yan ShuangYeam Chin Heng

RegularVolunteers

Tree House Club

Centre Head: Lee Chong TatSecretary: Mu JinzhaoFinancial Controller: Chua Ming JieEvents Coordinator: Kanika Bansal

HaryonoLoh Lee PengGe HailinNeo Bao LingCheng Xin Ying

Tay Hwei SimTay Su MingToh Yee ChinAdeline Peng Hui Kai

CalvinStevenQuah Hui LiWong Sai Leong

RegularVolunteers

Kids’ Buddy

Centre Head: Priscilla HoonSecretary: Jasmine LimFinancial Controller: Diane Tiong Ling YingEvents Coordinator: Sing Swee Leong

Lai Ming HuiNurfitria Bte Zainal AiniKoo Siew KiangChen Defeng ClarenceClarin Tan Si MinSeet Qi YaoJolyn Cheo S.Preiyaa TharrshiniLee Xin Bei Cynthia

Elaine TohTan Hwee HoonGuan Mei TingChaw Jian Xian JamesHeng Yuan RongLee Mei Hui CarmenTan Yee ShinLiu XiaoyanSeelakaren d/o Jeyaseelan

RegularVolunteers

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RSPYOUTH

Committee Members:

Youth Boys Coordinator: Lee Hui Min Centerhead – Blk B: Tang Yuling Centerhead – Blk D: Tan Chin Han Centerhead – Blk E: Chin Shi Yun Yammie Centerhead – Hostel: Koh Chao Xiong Desmond Financial Controller : Low Kai Ling Michelle

Youth Girls Coordinator: Ho Yi Ting Geraldine Centerhead – Blk A: Teo Xin Xin Centerhead – Blk C: Huang Xiaohan Financial Controller: Suen Ka Man

“For Youth, We Dare” has been Regular Service Project Youth (RSP Youth)’s slogan since it was formed. We work with juvenile delinquents in the Singapore Boys’ Home (SBH), Singapore Boys’ Hostel (SBH) and Singapore Girls’ Home (SGH) and conduct weekly tuition and befriending session at the respec-

tive homes and works closely with the MCYS and the Homes. Other activities carried out during sessions includes card games, board games, movie screening etc to try to make it a more vibrant volunteering experience for both the residents and the volunteers. Other than the weekly sessions, RSP Youth also helps in the organization of the Homes’ annual events such as Family Day, Camp and Swimming Meet.

Due to the restricted access into the Homes, volunteers have to undergo screening by the MCYS and also ensure that there is no disclosure of any confidential information, which is why there are rarely photographs of volunteers working with the beneficiaries.

Girls Blk A and C (From Left to Right):4th row: Foo Jiying, Suen Kaman, Neo Suhui, Chua Persis, Cheryl Goh, Ng Mei Fang, Lim Zhi Wei, Phebe Bay, Poon Shu Xuan, Jaime Quek

3rd Row: Ng Guan Ling, Teo Xin Xin, Judith Ho (alum-ni), Lim Sin Lay, Cherie Aw, Fiona Koh, Goh Li Ying

2nd Row: Nadiah Rahmat, Geraldine Ho

1st Row: Yvonne Goh, Lin Siping, Huang Xiaohan, Wendy You, Yu Fujing, Lee Hui Ming & SGH Staff

Left without taking picture:Tan Hui Fen, Nur Adillia Bte Ayoub

Boys Blk BFrom bottom left to right:Yoke wen, Sandra, Sabrina, Pamala, Chihui, Yuling, Mable, Mitchell

From top left to right:Yee Tien, Peng Juay, Karen, Doreen, Hafiz, Wei Yang, Yong Yong

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Boys Blk DFrom bottom left to back:Yenbin, Michelle, Poh ling, Yi yun, Ken Vin, Peggy

From bottom right to back:Min guan, Vaibhav, Hao sheng, Seow hong, Kha-lisah, Daisy, Nicole, Barbara

Boys Blk E (From left to right):1st row: Jennifer, Shirley, Zoe

2nd row: Yanfeng, Cheryl, Yammie, Jing Xuan, Julyn, Ye Woon, Rasiah

3rd Row: Felicia, Mei Yun, Shaun, Sze Xiong, Yuan Gan, Huiting

4th Row: Jian Chang, Cher Teck

Member Award list:

GoldBay Chun Hui PhebeFiona Koh May HuiFoo Ji YingGoh Li YingGoh Shu Ping CherylHo Shu Ling Judith (Hononary Alumni)Ho Yi Ting GeraldineHuang XiaohanJaime QuekLee Cheah WoonLee Hui MingLim Hui Shan VanessaLim Sin LayLim Zhi WeiLin Siping

Nadiah RahmatNeo Su HuiNg Guan LingNg Mei FangNur Adillia Bte AyoubPoon Shu XuanSuen Ka ManTeo Xin XinWendy You Hui MinYu FujingYvonne Goh Qian RuChua PersisTan Hui FenTan Chin HanCheung Feng Shan DaisyOng Min GuanChia Yen Bin

Khalisah KamisanVaibhav VijYam Hui Min Barbara RebeccaAlvis Chin Wei ChiatChin Shi Yun YammieLoh Cher TeckJulyn NgTan Sze Yin FeliciaLeong Hon ChoongLim Xin XuanMok Kai Luen Tan PengWenTan Yih KengTang Jun ShengTow Li WanYu Yong Thieng

Zhang YangLee Hui MinChong Chen Hui Tan Xue Qi SherriKoh Chao Xiong, DesmondTan Yean SangNeo Chern Ee FrederickTiang Peck Kin QuentinOng Jing Wen IvyMitchell TanMable LeeAbdul Hafix Bin OmanGoh Sok Hui KarenGoh Xin Yi DoreenMan Jun ShermaineNg Wei YangJoanne Tang Yuling

The RSP Youth (Girls) Legacy

Three years ago, RSP Youth (Girls) had only one single member left. She was the one and only volunteer who persevered and went on for weekly sessions with the residents in the SGH. On the following recruitment drive, she recruited three other enthusiastic girls who started out on their volunteering stints. So two years ago, RSP Youth (Girls) had four volunteers, who eventually expanded the club till it has about thirty active members today. Though still considered a rather small constituent, we will strive and hold onto the perseverance shown by our lone predecessor, Judith Ho (who has already graduated in 2008 but is still volunteering with us), in making this volunteering journey more fulfilling, vibrant and exciting and not let her efforts go to waste!

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BronzeAnisha GhaniJeyannanthini D/O JeyapalChoi Hock HengLow Kai Ling MichelleNicole Tan Tze YingTang Hui WenLai Jian ChangLiu QianqiNeo Siok Tin CherylWong Yi XiangElaine Low Xiao MeiLau Sze Hui Ng San San

Ooi Yuen MunJoan Ong Wei QiTan Kian BoonThng Chew YenYap Kar WeiTan Chi Hui Ng Boon MingTay Hui Koon

RSP Youth (Boys)

More than 60 over active volunteers have walked through this exciting journey with us this year. Although we might be working in different blocks, everyone shares a common belief in making a difference. Thus, we would like to thank each and every one of you for your enthusiasm and efforts in enriching the lives of the beneficiaries. We are also grateful to the graduated volunteers who continued to volunteer in the home and hostel! Also, we would like to take this chance to wish all graduating seniors a successful and beautiful life ahead! All the best for your future endeavors, and may your heart stay gold forever! *PS Should you wish to continue your service, RSP Youth will always welcome you with open arms! (and donations too! =P)

Special Mention For AlumniChua PersisNg Guan LingWendy You Hui MinLee Hui Ming Celine PrakashLee JianwenTan Chin HanBelinda Mok Xin HongCheung Feng Shan DaisyChia Hui Li ElizabethNancy Ng Seow YanPeggy Soon Pei YiTang Hui WenTay Hui Koon

Alvis Chin Wei Chiat Joan Ong Wei Qi Neo Chern Ee Frederick Loh Jingda Wong Jenn Wah Tein Seong Jung

SilverKo Hao ShengKwek Seow HongPeggy Soon Pei YiYeap Ken VinCheong Mei Suen JenniferFu Yan FengRasiah Bte KamsaniTan HuiTingYuen Wei Zhong ShaunLoh JingdaNeo Wei JinLionel Siak Cheng MunOh Yong YangSim Yhee Yhee Pamela

Volunteering session:Singapore Boys’ Home Every Thursday 730 pm to 9pm

Singapore Boys’ Hostel Every Wednesday 730pm to 9pm

Singapore Girls’ Home Every Saturday (Only Female volunteers) 3pm to 5pm

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Committee Members: Gold

Coordinator: Zhong Shuhui Secretary: Chong Wan Ying Internal Centre Head: Vong Xiaoxiang Business Manager: Liow Yu Qi Tay Wang Ling Stephanie Financial Controller: Wu Peijia Events Coordinator: Huang Qiao Ru Sutrisno Siman West Bus Coordinator: Wong Joo Hong Angel East Bus Coordinator: Lee Shi Ning Vanessa

Regular Service Project for the Visually Handicapped (RSPVH) is set up in year 2000 and seeks to reach out to the visually handicapped community in Singapore. Currently, RSPVH’s target group is visually

handicapped students ranging from primary to University level. Their ability to see varies. Some are complete-ly blind while others utilize magnifying devices to help them see better.

Every week, volunteers provide tuition to these students and also plan fun and interactive events for them to participate in. The weekly tuition sessions are held at the Singapore Association for the Visually Handicapped (SAVH) at Braddell on Saturdays, from 2 to 4.30pm. Events planned by RSPVH include the recent HDB Park Hunt where our beneficiaries have to go through a series of game stations testing their memory and sense of taste, touch and hearing. Another is the Sports League event where our beneficiar-ies get to compete in different sports related games specially designed for them. Through these activities, RSPVH not only aims to improve their academic grades but also build up their confidence and self-worth, bringing colours into their lives!

Over time, through interacting and relating to the beneficiaries, volunteers gain their trust and friendships are forged. Volunteers have become like mentors and buddies, sharing in the students’ joys and sorrows and helping them to integrate into society.

“Happiness is that state of consciousness which pro-ceeds from the achievement of one’s values” ~ Ayn Rand

I am really inspired by the patience and concern that my fellow volunteers show towards the student beneficiaries. From the weekly tuition sessions I have learnt that I often take things like good eyesight for granted. I am also grateful being able to work with such wonderful and committed committee members, especially our capable leaders Shu Hui and Xiao Xiang! They are really the best. Just ask anyone and they will tell you so. :) :) ~ Pei Jia

Would like to express my gratitude to everyone for giving me this chance to serve as event manager, feel happy to work with dedicated people like you all and hope that next batch of volunteers will take RSPVH to even greater heights! ~ Zhao Kai

RSP

V.H.

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Member Award list:

GoldNur Azura Binte Chumat SarjaneeYe QinyiKow Pei LingChue Kok Loong JoeyIvy Ong Jing WenTan Yan Shan CarmenChaw Jian Xian JamesJason Wang Yao ZhongChua Jing Yi AlisterLim Teng Lee Phee Pei Zhen VeronicaLiow Yu TingSeah Kai Qi, CharleneMuhammad Adnan Bin Abdul KhalikTrinh Lien HuongPricycia Goh Mong SeiBharath Vijay PalukurthiChow Pei YinLau Wai KentLee Wai HongLong JirenTan Gui DeTan Kian BoonTan Ying GuangWang BingTeo Shu Min

SilverLim HuitingSu Tzu-Jung (Venus)Sirichat VongsomtakulChan Bao XuanChng WeilongChang Su-Mei Victor AdrianLiew Wei Lin

BronzeHo Jianwei JohnMuhammad Aidilsofyan Bin Abdul Rahman

Special Mention For AlumniColina Christerson Shing Min Li En Allan Edmund RobinHim YickAlex DavidYeShyh QinWendy RabinPeiling ParamithaHuang Mingda PeterCalvinMelindaGek EngMurni HoengHong YuxianMichelle Chew Sinn YunKok Wen YaNg Yao HengChiew YanGrace Lim

It is really fun working with people who share the same interest and goal. I have learnt a lot through volunteering. RSPVH Rocks!! ~ Stephanie

Volunteering in RSPVH has been a fun, inspiring and valuable experience for me as I can a chance to interact with more people and most importantly being able to lend my helping hand to the less fortunate. ~ Yu Qi

One lesson that I have learnt through volunteering is to treasure all the simple things in life such as family, friends, health and more. I would like to thank all who have committed themselves in volunteering for not just their effort in helping the less fortunate, but also for being a silent yet strong motivation to others to spread kindness unconditionally. ~ Xiaoxiang

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My experience in RSPVH has been immensely fruitful and meaning-ful. By reaching out to the visually handicapped students, I understand better the difficulties they faced in life especially in their studies, due to their disability. Nonetheless, most of them have embraced their lives optimistically. Their perseverance and determination in life have also inspired me. Along the way, our seniors have been extremely encourag-ing and helpful to us. By sharing their past experiences with us, we are able to improve on our interaction with the VH students and be more sensitive to their needs. Deepest appreciation to our seniors’ hard work in the club and guidance to the juniors. ~ Wan Ying

Having joined RSPVH for almost 2 years, I have personally gain a lot of learning experience and better understanding towards our beneficiaries in terms of how they think, study and play. Despite having visual impairment, their determination to study and the ability to move on with their lives despite having setbacks really do inspire me. It also motivates me to work even harder to overcome all the challenges ahead! During this journey of volunteering, it is great to know other people who share the same aspiration, sharing their hearts of love and lending their hands to help the less fortunate. The moments that we had together and establishment of friendships are things that I will preciously treasure. It is also a pleasure to be able to work with a dedicated team of committee members who are always so well-oriented, responsible and dedicated in making RSPVH a better place. In addition, I would also like to express gratitude to all the seniors for all your hard work and all the volunteers who has all along been contributing perpetually to the community. It is because of you that makes a difference to their lives! ~ Shuhui

It has been an enriching volunteering experience spent with my greatly treasured, like-hearted friends! I am thankful to all of you for bring colours to my once mundane life and at the same time doing likewise to brighten up the lives of all our benefici-aries! ~ Qiao Ru

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RSP

I.D.

Committee Members:

Coordinator: Andy Wong Jing Hon Vice Coordinator: Deborah Tan Wei Cheng Training Officer: Tan Chu Jie Rowena Financial Controller: Diana Chia Xue Qi Logistics Officer: Lim Bing Yao Volunteer Officer : Sim Lin Ping Salome Liaison Officer: Ong Soo Pei

Hi everyone,

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to write an open letter to everyone in WSC and RSPID. 2008/2009 has been an eventful year for RSPID. The shift from our cozy humble lodge in Jurong Gardens School to the spacious and modern facility in Woodlands Gardens School in Aug 2008 marked the start of a new chapter in the history of RSPID, one in which we, the pioneer current batch of volunteers at WGS will lay the foundation for the future generations to build on. Adjusting to the new surroundings and conditions wasn’t easy, but eventually we did.

Over the past year, I have learnt a lot throughout my journey as the coordinator of RSPID and a volunteer. However, I would just like to share one personal learning aspect with every-one. Volunteering is a 2 way thing. When we volunteer, we contribute to the society and the underprivileged in our own way, but from them we do gain something back as well. The happiness that we get from their appreciation for the things we do-a simple thank you or a heartfelt smile, the satisfaction when you see the positive impact you’ve made on them- better mannerisms, skills like road safety and money concept. These intangible feelings are the gifts of volunteering of which money can’t buy. To sum it up, embrace the gift when you give. ;)

I would like to take this opportunity to show my appreciation to all the volunteers of RSPID, be it the past or the present. Their selfless dedication to our trainees has definitely made a difference in their lives. I would also like to specially thank my main committee- Deborah, Diana, Chujie, Bing Yao, Salome and Soo Pei, for spending considerable time and effort on RSPID throughout the past year. Lastly, I would like to thank WestEnd of MINDS Youth Group (MYG) for their guidance and support. Their dedication to the intellectually disabled despite their busy working lives is an inspiration to us all.

With the advent of my tenure, the time has come for the next batch to take over the reins and bring RSPID to greater heights. It will be a daunting task no doubt, but I have faith in you guys. Most importantly, do remember that in everything we do, we do it for our trainees. The joy of seeing the smile on their faces as a result of what we did for them has served me well throughout my tenure, and I hope it will do the same for you too.

Warmest Regards,

Andy WongCoordinator for RSPID(08/09)

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Member Award list:

GoldAu Hui YanAu ReubenChen QingCheo Ting TingChua Wai MingChua Zhiting, CharleneFong Shu YiGoh MavisGoh Pei YongHo Puay Boon KarenKhoo Yin Peng EdmundKoh Hui YunLee Han SiangLiao Hui ShanLiew Si MinLim Ai Yi MichelleLim Cher SiongLim Jun JingLim KelvinLim Wen BinLing Wee KeeLow Yi ChuangLoy YawenNeo Wendy

Ng Chooi Yew LynNg Pei QiNg Shao QinNg Siew Ling JacquelineOng Jia Yin CarolOng Shee YinPang Shu HuiQuek Wee Yong RyanSeah Jiaren DarrenTeo Shu YingToh Her ShuangWong Hao Cheng EricWong Min LiWoo Sein ChyiWu JuanXu RuiYat Ruo WeiYong Yik How Jonathan

SilverAng Hui San Fiona Chen Yushan ShannieChia Jie SinChia Xue Qi DianaChong Qiu RongChoo Maslyn Chu PeiKo Kok WeiLau Hui TzyLee Ying QinLim Bing YaoLim Hui ShanLim Hui XianLim Wei Meng EugeneOng Chong Tiang Ong Soo PeiSim Lin Ping Salome Tan Chu JieTan Wei Cheng DeborahTay Pei SiWong Jing Hon AndyYee Melissa Ng Yong HuatYu Xin Yang

BronzeAng Shimin GeraldineAng Wei KainChew Kok SoonChiok Aveline Chua Chin YeeChua Xiu XiaFitri JuniwatiHo Chin EeHuang Shi MinJase Khoo Ee WeiJasmine WongLee YinjieLim Feng Ying SheenaLIn ShiyinLow Kim HuatMan Shu MeiOng Hui Ling, LucindaOng Wei LinSng Yu ChaoWong Shu Ching

Hip Hop Queen

Gong Gong PrincessYang Yang’s

Visa ad dancer

Runner

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RSP

H.I.

Committee Members:

Coordinator: Tan Xin Yi Financial Controller: Tan Yen Yah Clementi Centre Head: Chueng Sin Hang Guo Enchen Kallang Centre Head: Athene Foo Yong Qing Gladys Wong Jia Li Farrago Centre Head: Ellie Chua Seng Yih Loh Wei Hong

From top left, Athene Foo, Enchen, Xin Yi, EllieSecond Row: Yen Yah, GladysThird Row: Wei Hong and Sin Hang

Welfare Services Club – Regular Service Project for the Hearing Impaired (RSPHI) has been serving the deaf com-munity since 1991. The Tuition and Enrichment Programme (TEP) was established by RSPHI to provide weekly tuition to deaf students and also enrichment courses for deaf adults. Tuition was aimed to improve the aca-demic results of deaf students and also improve their social skills while enrichment courses target to increase the employment chances of deaf adults by equipping them with practical skills. In addition to weekly session, TEP also includes 3 annual events organized for the Deaf. They include HI! Singapore, SPARKZ and Christmas Song Signing.

All RSPHI volunteers attended a workshop on Deaf Culture, Communication and Lan-guage (DCCL) and a Beginner Stage 1 (BS1) Sign Language course to enable them to have a fundamental understanding of the hearing impaired community and to have the basic proficiency of communicating with the hearing impaired.

In October 2008, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) became the official sponsor of TEP. With the extra resources, RSPHI underwent expansion. By February 2009, two new tuition centres were set up. As of April 2009, RSPHI has a total of four tuition centres at Kallang, Clementi, Sembawang and Toa Payoh. A total of 60 students are enrolled in it. On top of that, another extension of RSPHI, Club Farrago, also runs an enrichment course at the Singapore Association for the Deaf (SADeaf ).

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Words from RSPHI Main Committee:

We love RSPHI! For all the hopes ignited in the hearts of our beneficiaries, for all the friendships that blossomed, for all the superb memories created and for all the laughters generated. Even a billion of thanks to each of our volunteer and alumni would not be sufficient to express our heartfelt gratitude towards you. Your unrelenting support and love for RSPHI are the exact elements that made RSPHI so unique and outstanding. Special thanks to our partner, Singapore Association for the Deaf for their continuous assistance in the past 18 years and the many years to come. Last but not least, deepest appreciation to our main sponsor, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) for their generous sponsorship and belief in our program. THANK YOU!

Recognized Volunteers:

Athene Foo Yong QingAw Yi PingBeh Sue HwaChan Hui MinCheung Sin HangChew Mei YingChoong Zie ChengChow Wai YenChua Qi MinChua Seng Yih Ellie Deanna Poon Xue EnDjaya SalimEn Yen TengFoo Ye Zhe, BenjaminGuo EnchenHan Yuen Kwang AndyHeng Yi Siang DelfineHengkyJoycelyn Kang Boon KeeKoh Bing ShengKok MeiliLee Hui Zhi ShirleyLee Jia HuiLee Jie Ying EdelynLeong Mang Yew

Lim Hong YiLim Zhi YuanLim ZhichengLiong Kek YeeLoh Wei HongLoo Yi Lin EileenMelvin WongChor Wan TingFam JiaminFoo Xiang Quan GarySeet Su Hua AileenTan Xiang Ying AngelineTing Shu LinNeo Huay HanNg Hui HuiNg Hui YingNg Shi HuiNurliyanah AliOng Hui JuanOng Jing RuOng Kian ChyePoon Wen JieQin Miao JingSeow Ru QingShawn Lee Shiyang

Sng Cui XiaSoon Han KuanSteven Too Chen SiongSum Xue FenTan Cheng HuiTan Hui Shan ChristineTan Kok PingTan PeilingTan Xin YiTan Xin YingTan Yen YahTan Ze LinTan Zhi QiTer Mei MeiWong Jia Li GladysYap Boon Chao EzraYap Ching TingYap Ken ShaunYong Shu FuiZhang WeiTang Siang NingTeoh Ming WeiTan Wei YuanLim Keng Woon MadelineTeh Hui Chian

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S P

OVE

Committee Members:

Chairperson: Tan Yen Ling VC: Sarah Chang Chong Yao Long Secretary/Logistic: Lin Zhe Qin Business Managers: Chong Shoulian Marianne Teo Evonne Huang Chen Heng Qing Publication & Publicity: Tay Wei Yang Chua Xinyi Liaison Officer: Lin Huixian Ng Li Sha Ang Chuan Hui Programmers: Tan Sir Seng Khoo Fangxuan Yap Yi-Ning Charmaine Tan

OVE is a team of volunteers from NTU WSC (Welfare Service Club), who plans special

projects to be implemented overseas, which will value-add and impact the lives of the less privi-leged. Every year, the OVE team will lead a team of volunteers overseas to embark on a volunteering expedition, with the aim of helping others, improve the lives of the benefi-

ciaries and put a smile on the faces of the less privileged. Through these trips, volunteers are able to immerse themselves in the culture and lifestyle of the host country.

Going abroad to do voluntary work is indeed an eye-opener for many of the volunteers, where they are given the chance to maximize their skills, talents and capabilities to help others, and at the same time, learn to appreciate and value the things and people around them. Also, through the trip, we have forged valuable friendships that we treasure for the rest of our lives.

Canvassing for the Project

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i. To promote the spirit of volunteerism and cultivate the passion for helping others in many young volunteers. ii. To ensure continuity in the projects that we embark on overseas so as to create a long term impact on the lives of our beneficiaries. iii. To create a close-knitted, spontaneous and committed team of volunteers who can work together as a unified team towards a common goal of helping others.

Main Objectives of OVE 2009:

Throughout the year, OVE has organised several canvassing activities in order to raise sufficient funds for the expedition. Some of these canvassing events are the Christmas Sales, Chinese New Year Bak Kwa Sales, Valentine’s Day canvassing, Hall sales and other adhoc jobs, for instance, data entry and collabo-rating with BrightMinds for the CareerFair held in NTU. These funds raised by the committee and volun-teers form part of the contribution to the project fees and some expenses for the expedition. Furthermore, the canvassing activities also serve to tighten our team and bonding purposes.

This year, OVE has collaborated with a Rotary Club partner, Mr Jimmy Ooi, who has worked on several community projects in Cambodia for numerous years, during the first part of our expedition in Siem Reap. Nex t, the 2nd project OVE has embarked on is in Phnom Penh, the capital city of Cambodia. For this, we have worked with Mr Tommy Luc of Family Care Foundation (FCF), which is a global NGO. FCF is a very established international Foundation that has helped set up 2 orphanages (Kolap4 and Kleang Klen Orphanages) in Phnom Penh.

A big thank you to all the committee members, who have showed much dedication and commitment to the team and the cause of OVE. The OVE’09 team has been very united and spontaneous throughout the year in all our canvassing activities, pre-trip camp and the planning process for the expedition. This year has been a very fulfilling and memorable journey for all of us and this experience has created splendid opportunities for lifelong friendships.

With this, I pass on the baton to the nex t committee of OVE and believe that there will always be a passion for volunteerism.

Tan Yen Ling (Chairperson, Overseas Volunteering Expedition 2009)

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Camp OutReach (COR) organises annual overseas camp for the hearing impaired youths with the aim to widen their social circle and to help them in integrating into the society.

The camp exposes our participants to challenging and enriching activities, therefore providing a platform for our participants’ growth and development. COR started out as a local adventure camp, and to date, we have ventured further to places like Kota Tinggi, Mount Kinabalu, Taman Negara, Karimun Island and Bintan.

The benefits and rewards of COR for all our participants is more than just a getaway trip. It provides suffi-cient time for all of us to reflect and ponder about the relations we are having around us. This overseas experience can bring about deep and permanent changes in the way all of us perceive and approach life especially to all the participants who are new to this camp. Valuable lessons could only be by experienc-ing it on your own.

Many of the activities that we have planned are one-of-a-kind experience, not available to people living in the city. This not only enhance the whole camp experience, it will also allow participants to appreciate our high standard of living and the natives’ simple way of life more. The camp can also foster strong and lasting friendships among the many participants involved, as evident in the many COR the differ-ent committees have organized. The HI youths, our volunteers and locals will be forming a tri-directional friendship bond, which will directly promote and encourage volunteerism among the youths, contributing to a caring and gracious society in Singapore.

Chairperson: Sai Tu Jian, RyanVC: ChewMei YingSecretary: Lim Chuan HanFinancial Controller: Tan Wei YuanChief Interpreter: Tan PeilingBusiness Managers: Grace Tan Xue Bing Low Hwee Min Lim Junrong Lim Sheau FongProgram Director: Goh Yeh Lin Tabitha Tan Low Ying XuLogistic: Chong Choa MengChief Group Leaders: Koh Bing Sheng Ong Qian Hao Ong Si Yun Han Shu HuiP & P Officers: Tan Zhi Qi Elaine ChoongMedia & Infocomm: Geneca Tan

Main Committee:

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This column is dedicated to all those who have put their heart, soul, time, and resourc-es into COR ’09. It has been an incredibly wonderful experience working together with a vibrant and committed group of individu-als. Thank you for believing in this camp and for believing in ourselves that we will make this camp happen, and we did! In this one year, I hope you have learned a lot, matured, and most importantly, enjoyed your volunteering experience with Welfare Services Club. Keep up the spirit of volun-teerism and continue to make a difference to this society.

Special thanks to the Regular Service Project for the Hearing Impaired and its enthusiastic volunteers for their support, and the Singapore Association for the Deaf for their guidance and administrative assistance. Last but not least, this camp would not be possible without our friendly Hearing Im-paired beneficiaries who have been so sup-portive of COR all these years. We look forward to seeing you the next year.

- Ryan

Few Words from Ryan...

Business Managers: Gary Foo Gladys Wong Lee Tze Yang Tan Yong Lim Lee Wan Xin Lao SiobhanLogistic: Ong Kian Chye Chua Shi WeiP & P Officers: Nur Syazwani Melodie Tan

Sub-Committee:

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Patchworks is a special project undertaken by Nanyang Technological University- Welfare Services Club. Led by a group of passionate undergraduates, Patchworks has

launched a series of social entrepreneurship ventures which target to amend social perceptions of the society and to encour-age social cohesiveness. Patchworks is currently working on projects with the elderly and seniors of our society.

Proceeds of the project: “Patchwork Of Flavours” will be donated to Patchworks’ current four benefi-ciaries, AWWA Community Home for Senior Citizens, Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home, Geylang East Home for The Aged and Retired & Senior Volunteer Programme.

Launch of Chinese version of PoF...

Handling of SGD10,OOO cheque to nebeficiaries

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Committee Members:

Chairperson Lee Hup KeeVice Chairperson Daniel Cheng Weijie Yong ZilingSecretary Teo Wan Ching JocelynFinancial Controller Desmond Wong Xiang AnAsst Financial Controller Ho Mei XianOperations Managers Lim Jian Shun Poh Yan Bing Eileen Lim Chia Li Karen Kee Hong Wei Marlene Lee Swee LeeBusiness Managers Lee Changwei, Eugene Alister Chua Jing Yi Lim Jun Jie Tan Wei Yee Adrian Chew Sin Yee Vanchana PhetchompuIT Manager Wong Kuan LungPublicity Officers See Liwen Yeo Jia Ling Lam Wan Yee

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PnP offers a wide range of services to WSC and consist of four main portfolios. They are the writers, photographers,

designers and notice board personnel.

We publicise the Club’s activities through the bound-less world of the Internet and multimedia presen-tations and provide technical support in the field of video productions.

In the past, Publicity team and Publication team have been working independently and differentiate from Media & Information team. Publicity team will be in0charge mainly the designing jobs and tasks for the clubs while publication team will take responsibilities of event coverage and the archives of those happenings in the club, including publishing it in newsletter or annual yearbook like this.

In the academic year of 2009/2010, PnP will merge with MI to form a big new family under the same name again but with a much larger scope and responsibilities and hope together will bring WSC to new height!

Thank You for a wonderful year in PnP!

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PR

Public Relations committee is one of the core supporting committees of WSC. Our commit-tee aims to promote interaction among WSC

members and raise awareness of WSC to the NTU population.

We organize bonding events to bring WSC members together and the event of the year was Bowl-O-Rama,

held in December 2008. The bowling event was a great success, with an attendance of more than 100 members.

Our committee organizes the annual recruitment drive with a team of representa-tives from each WSC committee. We also plan and manage among others, the WSC Fair, Welcome Tea, Recruitment Interview and Appreciation Dinner. These involve great teamwork, liaison, planning and dedication from every of our member, for the various events to run smoothly.

Hi PR Officers! All of you have emerged as experienced event organizers after a year in Public Relations. All the hard work has paid off with the continuous successes of our events and what makes us stand out from the rest is our determination and passion in event-organizing.

Bowl-O-Rama, the first event we organized, would not have been successful without Fathiah’s liaising with the various bowling centres and Marcus’ sourcing of sponsorship from SDU. It would not have run smoothly without Karen and Gavin’s efficient publicity and Fabian’s emcee-ing. Everyone else who contributed has done a fantastic job too.

The recruitment drive has yet to begun at this point in time, but I have great confidence we will do great. The adrena-line rush and excitement of seeing our event turn into reality is very satisfying and I am very sure the recruitment drive will be the peak of our year in PR.

It has been a wonderful year working with all of you. I sincerely hope that all of you have obtained an insight into event-planning and will contribute to other areas with the skills you have learnt here.

Thank you for your commitment and contributions. We’ve been an awesome team!

- Dency

Committee Members:

Cheng Lin Shi, DencyLin ShuminChan Yao Zhong GavinNur Fathiah Binte Abdul MalikGoh Sok Hui KarenGoh Zhi Jun, MarcusKoh Tze Hao FabianPritha SarafSahil KaushikTan Eng Ling Catherine

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Social Entrepreneurship is a supporting committee of Welfare Services Club and was founded in 2006. Its mission is to ensure sufficient funds and kinds

for Club events & maintain good relationships with all external organizations.

It primarily has two main duties and responsibilities which are to:-

- liaise with the school authorities & corporate organisations to provide for the Club’s activities and - set up self-sustaining projects to provide funds for the Club’s activities.

The main project that Social Entrepreneurship worked on over the past academic year envisages a large-scale carnival to be held in town, named Mark of Love. Mark of Love is born with two main objectives in mind.1. To raise awareness about WSC and the various beneficiaries.2. To raise funds for WSC’s beneficiaries/subsidiary clubs

Much effort was spent by all members in sourcing for sponsors and the embarking of an event with such scale that has never been encountered in WSC. It would involve both external vendors (Uncle Ringo) and school students in setting up of food and games stalls.

However, external factors beyond our control briefly halted our progress. The unprecedented worldwide economic slum resulted in dashed hopes of holding a carnival of such a scale. Nonetheless, we would continue to endeavour new long term projects, with a major structural change in the committee. This brings us to the following point.

Mark of Love

From left to right: Wong Yoke Keong, Doreen Heng, Huang

Ziqian, Han Xiuyi, Lun Mingyang, Chng Bee Hwee

Mingyang and Doreen: To our mentors, thank you for trusting us and passing on the baton of SE to us. Thank you for offering us valuable advice and guidance when we were lost.

Yoke Keong: The funny senior who loves to take pictures and tagged us on facebook. Thank you for capturing the beautiful moments of SE.

From left to right: Ng Lay Yong, Han Xiuyi, Wong Yoke Keong From left to right: Han Xiuyi, Tay Chin Yuen

Chin Yuen: Our partner and senior for our tuition agency venture. Thank you for giving us this experi-ence. And thank you for listening and advising us on our carnival project.

Bee Hwee, Lay Yong: Thank you for sticking with us and offering your assistance when we greatly needed them.

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BronzeChua Bee YingFoo CuiminNg Yu LinChou Koklong

Low Seng KimChue Kok Loong JoeyOng Wei GuangChng Bee Hwee

GoldLam Wan YeeLam Yat Sun DavidLow Silin SereneNg Jian YuanLun MingyangDoreen Heng

SilverWong Yoke KeongTay Chin YuenNg Lay YongTracy Goh HuihuiLeung Ka Yu Claudia

Social Entrepreneurship will be renamed Development that will be branched into 2 sections – namely Growth and Business. In particular, Growth will be concerned with possible growth potentials for WSC. For example, collaborating with new old folks home, or even branching a new Regular Service Project portfolio such as hospice care. Growth will oversee the entire process of moving and expanding.

Business, will retain much of Social Entrepreneurship’s roots, but the focus will be on long-term contracts. An example of which, is the Spectacle Hut contract. The main purpose is to create lasting relationships with external businesses to bring a win-win situation for both.

We look forward to the new structure of Development as it signifies a greater potential for WSC in efficient running and handing over.

Structural Change

From left to right: Low Silin Serene, Lam Wan Yee,

Lam Yat Sun David

From left to right: Lam Wan Yee, Chue Kok Loong Joey, Lam Yat Sun David, Huang Ziqian, Han Xiuyi From left to right: Ng Jian Yuan, Lam Wan Yee, Lam Yat

Sun David

Tracy Goh Hui Hui, Leung Ka Yu Claudia, Low Seng Kim: Our spokes-persons for SE. Thank you juniors standing up for SE whenever we were in “trouble”. Thank you for your insights which have allowed us to view things from another perspective.

Lam Wan Yee, Lam Yat Sun David, Low Silin Serene, Ng Jian Yuan: Thank you jun-iors for all your hard work and efforts. Your enthusiasm never failed to rub off on us and gave us the drive and motivation. Thank you for shar-ing our workload.

From left to right: Chou

Koklong, Low Silin Serene,

Lam Wan Yee

From left to right:

Tracy Goh Hui Hui,

Huang Ziqian, Han

Xiuyi, Ong Weiguang,

Leung Ka Yu Claudia,

Ng Jian Yuan, Low

Silin Serene, Chua Bee

Ying, Lam Yat Sun

David, Low Seng Kim,

Chue Kok Loong Joey

Chua Bee Ying, Chue Kok Loong Joey, Chou Kok-long, Foo Cuimin, Ng Yu Lin, Ong Wei Guang: Thank you juniors for supporting all SE’s activities. Your contributions are greatly appreciated by us.

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Media & Information (MI) Supporting Commit-tee is a dedicated force behind WSC whose primary objectives is to provide technical

support such video coverage, disseminate information to the NTU population and provide publicity for WSC through digital media, ie Website, e-Banner, Campus Buzz. This is made possible through the various portfo-lios in MI: Videography, Video-editing, Animation and Web design. In addition, MI also maintains a media library which includes video archives of the club.

This year, MI has covered major projects by WSC, namely Kid’s World, CurL, Christ-mas Song Signing, Camp Outreach, Overseas Volunteering Expedition, Sparkz, Ignite Change, Project ID and Thank You Dinner Video coverage/productions. In addition to the major projects, MI is in the process of making the new WSC Website, PnP Website and some other projects.

In the academic year of 2009/2010, MI will merge with PnP to form a new committee with bigger combined functions and responsibilities.

GoldNeo Kai XiongLee Tat ShinLim Bing CongFoo Ce Yao

SilverJoseph LamKarelin Loh Meng ChieChow Jin CongWang Jieying WilsonEng Ee EeBian ZhiweiOng Kai YieTan Ying RuGoh Hui Min Fu YongJeremy Tan Jun LongFong Shu Ning Celine

SilverLim ShiyunBenjamin NgKhow Jun CongAyu Aaron AlexanderPang Bo

BronzeJames Moo Guo ShengDang Bao DucChua Xin YiKhoo Fang XuanKen Pratama ArsjadLi JianweiTran Hong ChuongSaransh BansalYeung Yu ChingNoor HayatiLim Shyh Horng

BronzeWang HuishenDoan The VinhDo Thi Hai HaYeo Yanlin JuliaLim Zhao QinHuang JieminLim Seng SiongLong YinghanChua Hong YaoTan Xiao LiangLan SongLee Wai HongNang Duc ChinhLim Yihn ShinTing Sze HuiEe Zhi ChangLim Li Hwang IrisYao Zhiyun MelissaLee Rui LinEr Zhi Hui

Hi All, Very big thank to all of you who have turned out for the events, providing excel-lent support. This is one good opportunity to show our appreciation for all of you being such a wonderful supporting crew. You have been doing a great job for the past year, capturing every precious moment, and coming up with a short video to eternalize the moments. There are hard times and good times, I am sure every single of you enjoyed the process. In the coming years, hope you can continue your service in WSC, be it on the ground support, or providing advice to the freshies, hope you will be there. Lastly, thank you all and all the best in future endeavors!

- Kai Xiong

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VM

Volunteer Management basically organizes events to expose the students and staff popula-tion of NTU, who are not regular volunteers, to

volunteering.

Every year, we will source for different beneficiaries outside of what we are regularly helping out at. The events we organize differ yearly ranging from fund

raisers to outings except for our annual 3 day camp for underprivileged children in December. Our events range from 1 day to 3 days for the beneficiaries and then recruit volunteers directly from the school population to volunteer at these events. This provides an avenue for students and staff who are unfamiliar with or are unable to volunteer regularly to enrich them and learn more about volunteering.

We can basically view Volunteer Management as a bridge which links the benefici-aries to a larger population and to potential regular volunteers.

Our yearly Kids World event has always been to raise awareness and understanding of underprivileged children in Singapore. It provides an avenue for NTU staff and students to spend their time in a meaningful way. Lastly, to allow these underprivi-leged children to engage in interesting activities, as well as to take home valuable lessons and skills after the camp. This year is no exception.

The first day was mainly filled with ice breakers, handicrafts and station games. The volunteers and children were split into 10 groups with 1 volunteer attached to each child Everyone bond-ed very well on the first day and all of them seemed to have had great fun.

On the second day we went to the science centre. We can see that the children and volunteers really enjoyed themselves and learning about science together at the same time. The children to explore the whole of science centre, which allowed them to enjoy a full science centre experience

Finally, the last day, started off with station games, which in-cluded some sports and simple team games. Our finale which included a buffet, performances by each of the 10 groups, a video made by WSC MI on the 3 days and also a mini prize pres-entation for the colouring and bookmark making competition.

Kids’ World ‘09

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Kenneth LowWong Xiao LeeSeah Kang Li DelphineMark YawenAw BaoxinChua Chun KiangNg Chek LeeSonakshi KansalHong YuxianCheung Wai Keung WickyOh Wan TingPoon Kai HongTan Gek EngKok Wen YaChan Kin Hao RoystonYap Zong XiangWu ZhiHuaiGrace Emmanuella Wang WeiXian

Cheng Li YenMyat Nyein ZawGoh Kok YongThong Jie YangMay Cho Chit HtweGoh Zhi Jun,MarcusJulyn NgNg Hui QiKoh Tze Hao FabianAshish anand royKew Pei PeiLee Shu QingLeong Shin yeeLim Zuan LingNgeng Shu WenSeow SiminTan Poh JeeTan Shu Gin MichelleRena Tan YiYing

PIN-IT-UP! 2009

MADAGASCAR 3 2009

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Financial Committee is instrumental in ensur-ing transparency and efficiency of the club’s financial operations. We are responsible for

the formulation of budgets, setting standards of reimbursement and preparation of financial state-ments that reflect a true and fair view.

The Finance Committee is like the silent horse that runs in the background. Seldom heard of but vital in ensuring smooth monetary flow in the club. Afterall, any organization requires the administrative support, and the finance committe gives volunteers exposure to the accounting aspect of the club. The Committee is run by a group of dedicated volunteers, some whom are involved with the other RSPs. There are no limits on who can join us. All you need is a passion and a willingness to learn.

Committee Members:

Mah Siew Wai Loo Jing Wen Sao Xin Yi Soh Lin Sin Tee Han Bin

Challenge ur Limits (Curl) is a special project under Welfare Service Club (WSC) that aims to reach out beyond NTU and to challenge the

abilities of our beneficiaries involved. Through this national scale even, we hope to promote volunteer-ism through challenging yet fun activities. Working hand in hand, Curl hopes that volunteers and benefi-ciaries can work together as they experience the fun and difficulties that challenge their physical and mental strength.

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Main Committee

Ong Jia ShengTan Pei YingHo PeiyanLim Pei ShanHan MeiqiTeo Chin SengTan Bao Ling CharleneMabel LeeKhoo Yin Peng EdmundNg Liu Yi PriscillaTang Siang NingTay WensiLeong Wai Keong ColinEu Li Qing SandraSim Jia Li GenevieveQuek Wee Yong RyanEileen ChongTan Yang JieJames Tung Kwai Fu

Publicity

Choo Huey Min GaynorLau QiuyingLee Li WeiLee Wanqi WendaLim Yi WeeLow Wei Jie JasonTan Jia Xian JosephineTan Puay Kah AmyWang Qiumei StephanieWee Teck ShiunYeo Yang HongYin Xiaohui

Logistics

Branson LimChang Choa MengJessie Foo SiHuiKeong Sin GenLong XuelingNathaniel Putra Akuan RokantaNoor Hayati Bte KamariR RamadeviTee Chun XiangYong Qiu Hua Serene

Business Managers

Chen Li Feng Louisa Kermaine Sia KaimingLin FangjingNg Mei FangSee Wei WeiSerene PokShine Koh Hui ShanTan Ning XinTan Wei YenYeo Shu Min

Liaison

Chan Li Chuen Agnessa Cas-sandraHuang ZhilianJaime QuekKoh Cheng Lin BendyPhee Pei Zhen VeronicaSeng Yuan GanSeow Bee HianToh Lay TinWong Min Li

Volunteer

Chia Hui Leng JessicaGoh Wei LinGoh Xiu LanKoh Kai TingLee Chun HoeLee Silk HuiNg Shihan KeziaNg Yan Leng ShereenNovilisa TanOng Jie MinTan Thye RenTan Yih Keng SteveTeo Mei PingXie Qiongkuanz

Events

Belinda Lim Kah SiewCarol Ong Jia YinCassandra Chua Siok LengCho Xing LingChua Ming Jie Edwin KwekFong Shu YiHong Jing JingKwan Weiheng KennethLau SiobhanLee Yan Qing GenevieveLiu WeilingLow Qui FongMelody Toh Xin YuanPoh Yan Bing EileenSu JasslynTeo Jia YunToh Si Min JoliTovia Ng Yun JieYong Si Mei

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Patchesof HeartsWho has got some patches of hearts for the elderly? Our journalist, LAM JIA CHYI finds out the person-in-charge behind the brilliant project that bright up the hearts of many elders in Singapore.

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Q: Can you briefly tell us what’s the position you held in WSC and what are your job scopes?A: I am a Special Project Officer, the Chairper-son for WSC Patchworks where “Patchworks” is a series of social entrepreneurial ventures, providing meaningful channels for the elderly to continue contributing to society, thereby challenging ageist attitudes directed towards older persons, especially in view of Singapore’s aging population nowadays.

Usually, I coordinate between the WSC main committee and the Patchworks committee, as well as ensuring the smooth operations and plans of Patchworks. I, too, liaise with school and external organizations. I also involved to

band with like-minded individuals in pursu-ing social causes that include raising funds for social welfare homes and organizing commu-nity events for the elderly.

Q: What are the expectations when you first joining WSC? A: When I first joined WSC, I wish to learn more about how a student club like Patchworks would operate and be part of the big WSC family where we could reach out to the less fortunate.

Q: What are the most unforgettable events or experience happen throughout? A: The most memorable event was the Chinese launch of “Patchwork of Flavours” in this early Janurary where we conducted cooking demos-trations with Aunty Seeni and Aunty Anna. The cooking preparations and process were fun and engaging. It was very fulfilling to see how the public enjoyed the dishes after all our hard work. The books sales for the day were also good to kick off the start of the sales of the books with Kopitiam.

Q: Since you are double specialization in Marketing and Banking&Finance, how do you balance your work in WSC, study and leisure?

A: Time management would be the key to balancing social work and studies besides having a supporting committee to handle the different commitments. NBS curriculum has definitely equipped me with the relevant soft skills that assisted me in my social welfare work. Interpersonal skills are the key when it comes to interacting with the elderly, external organizations and corporate sponsors.

Q: What are the activities or events or projects organized throughout the year after you took over?A: We had organized cooking classes with Hakka Clan where more than 15 elderly shared their cooking experience with youths. The culinary skills and warm nature of the seniors were met

with enthusiastic and curious young minds-absorbing the art and science of whipping an appetizing dish! The outcome was astonishing! Patchworks hope these series of classes would open the minds of both the seniors and juniors with regard to cross-generation interaction and learning.

Another event was the compilation of 38 tradi-tional recipes from several elderly members in all walks of life in which turned into a bestsell-ing cookbook titled “Patchwork of Flavours”, available in English and Mandarin version. There was collaboration with Kopitiam Group of Companies where Kopitiam allowed us to place our books at more than 10 of their outlets for sales as well as the sales of the books at the Annual Dinner of Hakka Clan, which gives huge responses and exposures for our books.

For the project, we worked with the club’s beneficiaries, various clans, secondary schools and organizations. Student volunteers were also recruited to transcribe the recipes as the elderly went about preparing the dishes. It was a success as $30, 000 has been raised so far through the sale of the cookbook. The club intends to donate the current profits to its beneficiaries which include Kheng Chiu Loke Tin Kee Home,

Retired & Senior Volunteer Programme (RSVP) Singapore, Geylang East Home for the Aged and AWWA Community Home for Senior Citizens.

Q: Is there any new project coming soon?A: The upcoming project is entitled “Patchwork of Reminiscences” which is a collection of true, heart-warming and inspirational life experi-ences and short stories of elderly from all walks of life, publishing it in an easy to read short stories book.

Q: That sounds interesting! Do you mind telling more about that?A: The stories will involve elderly recounting war experiences, sharing about occupations of the yesteryear and how some of them overcame

their physical disabilities. It acts as a record and preser-vation of valuable stories that would be lost over time and the experiences would be enriching for many of the younger generation. It allows the older generation to recollect about the past and for the younger ones to gain an insight of them.

Q: Why would you have such an idea? A: I believe that old age is a special life stage that could offer profound experiences where one could grow and

develop into a better and stronger person. Through Patchwork of Reminiscences, students and seniors are able to interact in a lively way as students help the elders to recount their lives’ journeys. Students will also benefit from the experiences of the seniors during those challenging times. Meanwhile, seniors will have a platform to publish their life stories and reach out to a greater audience.

Q: What’s your biggest achievement throughout by joining WSC? A: The biggest achievement throughout when joining WSC Patchworks is to be able to overcome many challenges to get the new project started, seeing it progressed and completing it in time to come.

Q: Before ending this interview, do you have any encouragement or advice for our readers?A: I would like to advice all the members as well as non members to always believe in things that you do. You will never know how far this belief could bring you to in life. Be confident in yourself.

Interviewer: Lam Jia Chyi Interviewee: Lee Hup Kee

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Volunteer Management basically 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 outside of what we are regularly helping out at. The events we organize differ yearly ranging from fund raisers to outings except for our annual 3 day camp for underprivileged children in December. Our events range from 1 day to 3 days for the beneficiaries and then recruit volunteers directly from the school population to volunteer at these events. This provides an avenue for students and staff who are unfamiliar with or are unable to volunteer regularly to enrich them and learn more about volunteering. 

We can basically view Volunteer Management as a bridge which links the beneficiaries to a larger population and to potential regular volunteers. 

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There is a tremendous strength that is growing in the world through... sharing together, praying together, suffering together, and working together.

Mother Teressa

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If I can help somebody as I pass along, if I can cheer somebody with a word or song, if I can show somebody he’s traveling wrong, then my living will not be in vain.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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In every community there is work to be done. In every nation there are wounds to heal. In every heart there is the power to do it.

Marianne Williamson

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