“I’m glad to see the children having fun and enjoying
themselves. I hope therewill bemoreof suchopportunities
to bring joy to them,” Engineer LeeMinYi added.
Beyond the programme, the good bonds that formed
between the volunteers and the children was another
reason the children enjoyed themselves so thoroughly.
ContributedbyKennethGoh,
DefenceScience&TechnologyAgency
VeggiesDelight!
As part of DSTA’s Volunteer-A-Day programme, the
volunteers planned a day of fun and excitement on
15 March 2017 for the children at Bollywood Veggies,
a countryside organic farm.
The volunteers and children were divided into smaller
groups upon arrival. They played a series of ice-breaker
games to get better acquainted with one another. Once
everyonewaswarmed up, the groups set off for a fun and
engaging treasure hunt where they were tasked to find
specific items such as curry leaves.
Senior Engineer Michaela Chua, who found the day
enriching, shared: “This is not the first time I’ve
volunteered, but the experience was truly unique. It was
refreshing to explore a farm instead of the urban jungle.
The childrenproved that the sky is the limit when it comes
to their imagination. Theyused items foundon the farm so
creatively to dress their teammate as a scarecrow during
one of the games!”
The other volunteers were equally invigorated by the
experience. Engineer Pang Hong Ming said: “I found
myself learning much from the children, even though we
were supposed to be amentoring figure to them.”
“Whilesomechildrenharbouran intensedislike forvegetables,
the 30 children from Children’s Cancer Foundation certainly
did not. That was something the group of over 20 volunteers
fromCybersecurity ProgrammeCentrewere certain of.”
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