Cheng Jing Hui Dragon & Lion Dance Association celebrated its 30th anniversary with a gala dinner at the Arumugam Road temple grounds on 13 Oct 2019. As the occasion also marked Singapore’s Bicentennial, the group invited artist Lily Tan and her team to build a 200-feet (61m) balloon sculpture for its special dragon dance performance. Read More »
Yuvabharathi International School, together with Vijayalakshmi Mohan, organised a Deepavali event at Gardens By The Bay on 14 Oct 2019. 341 people from the school, social services agencies and volunteers turned up to paint plastic ‘flowers’ cut from the bottoms of disposable water bottles. The flowers were later used to decorate some areas in the Gardens. Read More »
The Bone Marrow Donor Programme needs lots of donors as the chance of finding a bone marrow match is very slim. To reach out to more people, it organised a football-themed ‘Match For Life’ at Our Tampines Hub on 12 Oct 2019. At the event, 200 participants were in pairs and tossed footballs to each other for 5 mins. The ball toss action represented how a donor passes on hope to a patient ... Read More »
In conjunction with World Restart A Heart Day and Survivor Awards, Singapore Heart Foundation organised a more stringent training course for CPR and AED on 12 Oct 2019 at Singapore Expo. This was the first time that a certification course was conducted using a Brayden manikin which provided testers with quantitative data of trainees’ performance according to the Singapore Resuscitation and First Aid Council (SRFAC) guidelines such as compression depth, compression ... Read More »
152 well-toned men and women from Asian countries took part in the Mortal Battle – Multinational Pro/Amateur on 28 and 29 Sep 2019 at Festive Arts Theatre, Our Tampines Hub. This event was organised jointly by Fitness International Federation and Tampines West CSC. In previous years, the competition was organised by NABBA and WFF SG. Read More »
For the fifth year, Nee Soon GRC organised its Pets Fiesta for residents in that area on 28 Sep 2019. Over 100 vendors exhibited their products and services at MPC@Khatib. A lighted dog collar was given out to those taking part in the heart-shaped formation. 95 dogs paraded with their new toys. Read More »
MINDS – Woodlands Gardens School serves the educational needs of children with moderate intellectual disability and autism in the northern part of Singapore. Artist Vijaya Mohan who had been collecting used pens, brought thousands of these pens and engaged the students to paste the pens on pre-cut cardboards. They formed the words ‘Happy Children’s Day 2019’ – measuring 4.5m by 2.3m – to commemorate the occasion on 3 Oct 2019. Members of Rotary ... Read More »
Pink Ribbon Walk is Breast Cancer Foundation flagship annual community event. For the event on 5 Oct 2019, the organisers handed out a handmade paper camellia to each person who had finished the 5-km run or 3.5-km walk. 5,100 flowers in 16 boxes lined both sides of the finishing point. Read More »
Since 2010, the Secondary 4 cohort of Tanjong Katong Secondary School has this tradition of record breaking as its final bonding activity. On 4 Oct 2019, 222 students formed lines according to their classes and each person passed a hula-hoop through his body, threw it in front and picked up the second hoop and repeating the action for 50m. Read More »
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