SingHealthSeasonof Sharing
On 10 December 2016, SingHealth HQ staff
volunteered and spent their valuable Saturday
morning with the kids from the Children’s Cancer
Foundationand their familiesatThePolliwogs indoor
play arenas. Our staff were wonderful nannies,
companions, playmates and friends to the kids.
Oneof our volunteers felt that bringing the kidsand
their families toThePolliwogswasawonderful idea
withanopportunity for familybonding. It wasalsoa
good platform to bring fun and joy to the childhood
cancer survivors. For others, it felt simply great
to be part of an enjoyable and meaningful event
where the children enjoyed themselves.
Wewould like to thankCCFstaffJoanneandLynn for
coordinating, and Joanne for spendingher Saturday
morning with us, together with the kids from the
Children’sCancer Foundationand their families.
ContributedbyWooHui Lin, SingaporeHealth
ServicesPte Ltd
SingaporeShippingAssociation
(SSA) YoungExecutivesGroup
(YEG) CommunityOutreach
Event: Movie&Luncheon
When it comes tocommunitywork, ourYoungExecutive
Group (YEG) members never fail to lend a helping
hand. The Singapore ShippingAssociation (SSA) YEG
Community Sub-group organised the annual Movie
and Luncheon with the Children’s Cancer Foundation
(CCF) on Friday, 9 December 2016. The response for
this year’s event was so overwhelming that we had to
turn downmany volunteerswhowere eager to help.
45 CCF beneficiaries, including children and their
families, were treated to a Disney animated movie,
Moana - A spirited teenager, who sails out to sea on a
daring voyage to prove herself and fulfil an unfinished
quest. A luncheon at Morganfield’s followed, where
roaming magician, Mr Bottle, wowed the children with
his rivetingmagic tricks. Moana themed activities were
also conducted includinga colouring competition,maze
lucky draw and amemory game booth!
It was an exciting day for the children with a total of
15 winners who were awarded Christmas goodies and
Disneymovie premiums, kindly sponsored by TheWalt
DisneyCompany.
Fellowvolunteer fromMasterbulk,AstriniPrajago,shared
her experience as “an eye opener” and she “never got
the chance to see so many kids from CCF happy and
engaged.” SSAYEG would like to express a big thank
you toCCF for theopportunity tocollaborateonceagain.
ContributedbyDeborahTan,
SingaporeShippingAssociation
Décor Your OwnRoom JollyVoila
This is the second timeVoilaDesignhad volunteeredwithCCF.
The activity, themed “DECOR YOUR OWN ROOM-JOLLY
VOILA”, was held close to the holiday season on 20December
2016, at Fidget Grandstand. We prepared cardboard and art
material to let the kids unleash their creativity and create their
own dream room. As it was close to the Christmas season,
every childwas given a goodie bag by the volunteers.
We had a great time with the kids and was very happy to see
some familiar faces from the year before. We look forward to
meeting the kids again. Thank you!
ContributedbyEileenLow, VoilaDesignPte Ltd
BalloonSculptingatCCF@KKH
Wehad thehonor hereat CCF@KKHof havingballoonist
Lily, to come run an event with us. I personally have
never seen a balloonist so talented and chirpy all at the
same time. Not tomention, we had a great event turn out
and all our children and their caregivers too had a really
enjoyable time. Lily was lovely, as she was very patient
with the children and ensured that they received the
balloon sculptures that they had requested for. Everyone,
was really impressed at how fast Lilywas at sculpting the
master pieces that looked so real to the actual thing. This
was definitely an event well-loved by all especially our
childrenandweareall looking forward tohavingher back.
Entertainment andEnrichment
(BakingGingerbreadman) at CCF
@NUH
We conducted a Gingerbread man baking session with
the children, in celebration of Christmas 2016. Before we
beganbaking, wehada short storytelling sessionabout the
Gingerbreadman.Next,weshowed them, stepbystep,how
tomake the batter for the gingerbread cookie. The children
raised their hands eagerly as they wanted a chance to
participate in themaking of thegingerbread cookie dough.
Thereafter, the kids sat around the tables to roll the dough
and then used the cookie cutter to cut the dough into little
pieces of gingerbread man and Christmas tree before
sending the cookies into the oven for baking. Once the
cookieswere out of the oven, the children enthusiastically
decorated themwith vibrant red and green colours before
putting them into nicely-wrapped gift bags.
FestiveCelebration
(ChristmasParty!) atCCF@NUH
IncelebrationofChristmas2016, agroupof volunteers
fromSG Festives! held aChristmas Party at theCCF
Playroomand in the inpatientward. Therewereawide
array of activities planned for the children.We started
thepartywithballoon sculpting. Each child chose their
favourite design before theywere seated towatch the
entertainingmagic show.
The Playroom was filled with the children’s euphoric
laughterandapplause.All thechildrenwereengrossed
in the magic show, and were reluctant to leave their
seats when the show ended. This was followed by
the highlight of the Party – the appearance of Santa
Clauswhenall the children rushed forward toget their
Christmas presents and to have their photos taken
with Santa Claus. The volunteers also set up a photo
booth, where the photos taken were printed out and
given to each family as keepsake.
Let’sCelebrate
(Lunar NewYear Celebration)
at CCF@NUH
In celebration of the 2017 Lunar New Year, Mr Yeo
fromSinHoePing troupe volunteered todoapuppet
show for the childrenat CCF@NUH.MrYeoenacted
a scene from the popular Chinese fable “Journey
to the West” using his handmade string and hand
puppets. The children were fascinated with the big
monkey puppet, as it was something that they had
not seen before. Mr Yeo’s skillful manipulation of
the puppets also enthralled the children, who were
delighted to playwith the puppets after the show.
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