Monday, September 14, 2015

Sports and Wellness FINALS

Hello cadets,
This post will be regarding Sports & Wellness Finals.
For Category 2 participants, congratulations for making it to the top 10. Details of the Prize Presentation Ceremony are below.
Date: 20 September 2015 (Sunday)
Venue: Bedok Community Centre, Hall
Address: 850 New Upper Changi Road Singapore 467352
Time: 1pm to 4.45pm
Attire: School Uniform (Participants for Captain’s Ball can remain in their PT Kit)
Things to bring: Water Bottle
**lunch will not be provided
For Category 1 participants, the date and venue of the Finals is the same. Note that Reporting Time is 10am instead of 1pm and Attire is Unit Tee & PE Shorts. Dismissal Time will remain the same and lunch will be provided.
For the 2 First Aiders, please report at 10am too. Here are some further details.
Reporting attire: Mufti (Unit Tee and Track pants with covered shoes)
Things to bring: Water Bottle
**Money
Writing Materials
Personal Medication
Certificate of participation will be given to cadets who offered their service as First Aiders on both the district games and finals.
To all other cadets, you are also welcome to come down to support our team. There are interesting programmes lined up for you such as the DARE Programme (Free 45 min AED & CPR Workshop) and the World First Aid Day Carnival. You can also watch the games and cheer for your unit-mates.
Consent forms for Category 1 and 2 participants as well as the First Aiders will be released at a later date.

BIO

Friday, September 11, 2015

November Camp 2015


Hello cadets,
November Camp 2015 will be held on November 16 - 19, 2015. Please keep these dates free. Further details regarding what to bring, etc. will be released after the EOYs. If you cannot make it, please send your excuses and evidence to rircbatch64@googlegroups.com by November 9, 2015. See you there!
Bring It On

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

SRC Humanitarian Exhibition 2015

Hello cadets,
As part of the upcoming Humanitarian Week, Singapore Red Cross (SRC) will be organizing the Humanitarian Exhibition. The details of the exhibition are as follows:
"Together For Humanity - The Red Cross Story"
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2015 to Mon, 14 Sep 2015
Time: 10.00am to 9.00pm
Venue: The Promenade, Level 9, National Library Board
100 Victoria Street, Singapore 188064
Admission is free, Registration is not required.
This event is not compulsory, but do drop by if you are free/live close to the place to learn more about, and appreciate the impact of our Movement's collective efforts globally, and also SRC's Services to the local community.
The Red Cross stands today as the largest and the longest-lived humanitarian movement in the world endowed with a distinctiveness which derives from its fundamental principles, its values and modes of operation.
SRC, with its contribution over the past 65 years, has a special place in local history and stands as a leader to communities and organisations with humanitarian objectives.
Co-presented by the SRC and the ICRC in commemoration of their 65th and 150th anniversaries, this exhibition takes you on a journey through time, demonstrating the evolution of humanitarian aid and relief efforts locally and globally - amid conflict and suffering.
On the global level, the exhibition also showcases the aid brought to the people affected by armed conflict as well as disasters in conflict zones, by the ICRC.
Singapore Red Cross - 65 years of service to humanity
International Committee of the Red Cross - 150 years of humanitarian action

BIO

SRC Flag Day 2015

Hello cadets,
This Saturday, SRC will be holding its annual Flag Day event. Most of you have already signed up for either shift, so here are the details. Print out the consent form, get your parents to sign it, and pass it to Jonathan Sir on the before you go collecting.
Date: 12 September 2015, Saturday
Reporting Location: Red Cross House (HQ)
Nearest MRT Station: Dhoby Ghaut
Dismissal Location: Red Cross House (HQ)
Reporting time: 10am for 1st shift, 2pm for 2nd shift (if possible try to be there 15 min early)
Attire: Unit T-Shirt + PE shorts
Just like the SAVH Flag Day, you guys will be grouped. So stay in your groups at all times during the collection.
Shift 1 (10am to 3pm)
Alpha:
Oh Ming Song
Joel Lam
Hakim HS
Keng Yong Tan
Matthew Lim Zhi Long
Bravo:
Han Ruobin
Daniel Choo Kai Jie
Ng Shang Wen
Lim Zheng Wei
Chen Lei Yu
Charlie:
Tianxiang Liu
Jiang Yu Hang
Ryan Lim
Soong Rui Jie
Brian Choon Wei Hao
Delta:
Lin Hong
Alvin Wu
Loh Zhan Bo
Huang Beihua
Echo:
Chew Yu Cai
Jee Kuen Loke
Mike Xiong Qian Long
Mok Zhe Ming
Hean Zhor Sim
Shift 2 (2pm to 7pm)
Foxtrot:
Neo Sun Han
Bryant Li
Zhang Yu Chi
Golf:
Jonathan Heng Jun Yi
Jonathan Goh
Khor Eng Yeow
Lim Cheng Kai

BIO

Link for consent form:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/191409952/RIRC/Red%20Cross%20Flag%20Day.pdf

Saturday, September 5, 2015

RED CROSS YOUTH CHALLENGE 2015 – CAMP UNITY

Interested cadets (sec 2s only), please PM any of the NCOs! :)

This camp is definitely going to be a fun experience and you wouldn't want to miss it! Aloysius Toh, Chiaw Soong and I went for it last year so if you have any queries about what the camp is like, you can always approach us to ask. The camp is there for you to make more friends and enjoy yourselves AND help the community! (And extra if you get a lanyard - by demonstrating your leadership skills!)

Objectives:
• To equip our Youth with the spirit of serving with Compassion, Passion & Professionalism through Humanity.
• To foster self-awareness, self-reflection and personal transformation.
• To inspire a change of mindsets on Volunteering & Youth Movement.
• To promote interaction and foster friendships among youths from different backgrounds.
• To allow participants to challenge themselves beyond their limits

This year’s Red Cross Youth (RCY) Challenge 2015 – Camp Unity will be emphasising the importance of being a leader & serving with a heart for the community. RCYC has been a platform for all members of RCY to come together to share ideas and bond as a community. In celebration of RCYC’s 10th Anniversary, this year’s Red Cross Youth (RCY) Challenge 2015 – Camp Unity will be extended to 5 days 4 nights.

There will be high elements, Heritage Trail, campfire night and dragon boat race. There will be a major community service event where they will be out on the streets to recruit members of the public as blood donors.

Contact Session 1
Date : 28 November 2015 (Saturday)
Time : 0900h –1300h
Venue : Red Cross Campsite, 62 Jalan Khairuddin S(457524)
Attire : Mufti (Red Cross T-shirt with Track Pants, Socks and Covered Shoes)

5 Day -  4 Night Camp
Date : 12 to 16 December 2015 (Saturday to Wednesday)
Reporting Time : 0900h on 12 December 2015
Dismissal Time : 1800h on 16 December 2015
Venue : Red Cross Campsite, 62 Jalan Khairuddin S(457524)

(Further administrative details such as Packing List will be given out during the Contact Session)

No. of Participants:
Maximum 5 x Secondary 2 or 3 cadets
+ 2 cadets on waiting/reserve list

Camp Fee:
SGD$50.00/person (Inclusive of RCYC 2015 shirt(s))
--> May be subsidised. So don't worry, if you are interested, but money is an issue, just bring the issue up to me, and I will see how much I can subsidise across the 7 participants.

BIO,
Jonathan Heng
on behalf of B64

**Due to limited vacancies, participating cadets are expected to attend the full camp and 1 contact session. Kindly note that there will be NO refund for participants who withdraw without any replacement.