MBSParaGames
On 5, 7 and 9 December 2015, Marina Bay Sands’
Team Member volunteers, together with six CCF
beneficiariesand their families, lent their voices tocheer
on Singaporean para-athletes at the 8
th
ASEAN Para
Games2015 (APG). Held for the first time inSingapore,
theAPGwas also the closing celebratory event tomark
Singapore’sGolden Jubilee.MarinaBaySandswas the
officialGamesVillagewhile theSportsHubhostedmost
of the competitions.
The beneficiaries and volunteers truly enjoyed showing
their support for the para-athletes and were really
inspired by the para-atheletes’ dedication and strength.
Besides cheering for para-athletes, they also had the
opportunity to try first-hand some of the para-sports
such as goalball andboccia at theAPGCarnival.
“Itwasa fulfillingexperience to interactwith thekids from
CCF. I had funmaking friendsandexplaining thegames
to them. They were very excited to meet people from
outside their school environment and were fascinated
withMBS!” –
JonathanSim,AssociateDirector,MICE
“It was my first time volunteering and I didn’t know
what to expect. Initially, I thought that the young
beneficiarieswouldbeconservativeandshy.However, I
was pleasantly surprised at how friendly and open they
were. Going to the Para Games together and sharing
the excitement with the beneficiaries was certainly an
eye-opener. The athletes are an inspiration to all of us.
I hope to participate inmore of such activities in future
and would definitely ask my fellow team members to
volunteer withme.” –
JulieMicahFernando, Hostess,
ADRIFTbyDavidMyers
ContributedbyTasneemDjabarali,Communications
Executive, MarinaBaySands
MovieScreeningand
LuncheonSession!
The Youth Executives Group from Singapore Shipping
Association (SSA)hasonceagain reachedout toCCFand treated
16CCFbeneficiariesand their families toamovie screeningand
luncheon sessionat VivoCity on 30November 2015.
The day startedwith a private screening of ‘TheGoodDinosaur’
at Golden Village followed by a luncheon session filled with
games and activities at The Chop House. The children were
entertained by a roving magician and a colouring contest. The
topdesignswere awardedwithmany attractiveprizes!
The children also cruised along the 300-metre waterfront
Promenade at Vivocity via theMini ExpressTrain. They had lots
of funandenjoyed themselves thoroughly!All theSSAvolunteers
enjoyed interacting with the beneficiaries and many expressed
their interests to join again in 2016!
Contributed by Jolyn Teo, Executive Officer, Corporate
Communications, SingaporeShippingAssociation
On 27 November 2015, we hosted seven CCF beneficiaries
and their families at the LEGO office and LEGO Singhub. We
had quizzes and prizes for the children who watched snippets
from the LEGO documentary, and we played with LEGO bricks
for individual memory games as well as team games. The
children also built spaceships in their respective groups and
enthusiastically shared the rationale behind their garden and
circus spaceship designs. As they toured the LEGO office, they
could not resist climbing up the yellow bleachers which made
them feel like they were on top of the world! The event ended
witha sumptuous dinner for everyone.
Personally, itwasagreatexperience forme! I loved the teamwork
by our staff volunteers, especially our IT supporters who helped
to set up and restore thewire configurations at the event venue
beforeandafter theevent! I felt happyseeing thekids’ faces light
upwhen they saw themanyLEGObricksandmonuments inour
office. It is truly humbling to know that despite their illness, the
childrenpossessgreat strengthand tenacity. LEGOwill continue
to do thismore often, definitely.
ContributedbyLi LinHu, LEGOSingaporePte.Ltd
LegoFun!
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