Events organized by Heartwarmers.
(Internally and Externally)
Heartwarmers will be organizing the following activities:
(1) 28th August (Getai Performance)
Main Objective: To celebrate the Hungry Ghost Festival (7th Month of the Chinese Lunar Calendar) with the residents of CMH
Event Highlights and volunteers support required:We will be having,
- Getai (歌台）with a string of performances.
- Auction, bidding of items by the beneficiaries. - Requiring Volunteers to assist the beneficiaries with the bidding using ice-cream sticks..
Auction items (suggested) - watches, water bottles, cup noodles, coffee-mix packets, radio.
Location:Christalite Methodist Home
Time:1pm to 3.30pm
Extra Details:Time Programme
1.00pm Arrival of volunteers CMH for a briefing
1.30pm Serving of tea break
1.40pm Special Dance Performance by student volunteers ("Nobody")
1.45pm Performance by 1st gig singers (4 songs)
- 风雨无阻
- 明明白白我的心
- 朋友（cantonese)
- 爱拼才会赢 (Hokkien)
1.55pm Auction
2.05pm Performance by 2nd gig singers (4 songs)
2.20pm Auction
2.30pm Performance by 3rd gig singers (2 songs)
2.40pm Auction
2.50pm Finale - Singing by all volunteers
3.00pm End of Ge-tai
**** How can you help?Assist the beneficiaries with the bidding during the auction using ice-cream sticks.
Assist in the serving of tea-break
Engage the residents in the whole session (clap and sing)
Interested parties, please register with us at cmh.volunteer@gmail.com by 22 August 2010(2) 3rd & 4th September (Goodies bag packing)
Main Objective: To assist with the packing of Goodies Bag for the less fortunate family which includes the visually handicapped, MINDS, hospice, many low income family and others.
Activity Highlight:The activity is split into 2 parts:
1) Packing: There will be about 120 volunteers who will be assisting the packing of the goodies bag during daytime on Friday (3rd Sept). Extra help may be needed if the packing could not be finish during the day.
2) Loading: The goodies bag will have to be loaded onto vehicles on Saturday morning for distribution.
Location:Henderson Community Club
Our (Heatwarmers) Involvement:The target is to complete the whole packing during the day.
If however the packing could not be completed by then, we may need volunteers to help out with the packing after work.
**** How can you help?Interested parties, please register with us at cmh.volunteer@gmail.com by 29 August 2010 so that we could prepare a backup list of volunteers to call up if the packing could not be completed. (We will call you all on the day itself if need arises)
(3) 25th Sept (Mid-Autumn Festival Outing)
Main Objective: To celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋节）with the residents of CMH.
Event Highlights:We will be bringing 20-25 residents to the Woodlands Waterfront.
Woodlands Waterfront - http://www.ura.gov.sg/woodlandswaterfront/
Location:Christalite Methodist Home → Woodlands Waterfront → Christalite Methodist Home
Time:4.30pm to 8.30pm
**** How can you help?Interested parties, please register with us at cmh.volunteer@gmail.com by 5 September 2010 so that we could ensure sufficient volunteers are present during the event.
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External Event by external group:
(1) 11th September (Elderly Sector Network Carnival)
Elderly Sector Network (ESN) will be organizing an annual ESN carnival:
Main Objective: To infuse a sense of togetherness as a community of volunteers serving the elderly sector and to provide an afternoon of beyond volunteering experience of fun, cheer and company to the elderly by the combined efforts of volunteers.
Background of Elderly Sector Network:The objective of the Elderly Sector Network is to synergise, streamline and consolidate training/event-organising efforts between volunteer agencies of the same interest group. Focusing on the elderly sector, we hope to promote networking among the volunteer agencies to share and exchange ideas, resources and information. We hope to promote networking not only within the elderly sector but also to other sectors, through our inter-sector networking efforts. (Extracted from: http://www.elderlysectornetwork.blogspot.com/ )
Event Highlights:Games and food stalls will be set up by volunteers from different home.
There will also be a mini-concert, as well as lucky draws for beneficiaries.
Location:Yishun JC (However please take note that volunteers attached to the beneficiaries would be required to report to CMH)
Time:2pm to 4.30pm
Our (Heartwarmers) involvement:We will be setting up:
1) Food stall (Selling Tau Suan) - Requiring 4 students + 1 regular CMH volunteer to mann
2) Game stall (Pending Confirmation) - Requiring 4 students + 1 regular CMH volunteer to mann
3) 15 beneficiaries from CMH will be joining in the carnival - Requiring 20 to 25 volunteers
(For student volunteer, we will either pair you up with an adult of if we have insufficient manpower, we will have 2 students to be attached to a beneficiary)
What we hope to achieve:We hope that through this event,
- It will encourage more interactions between our volunteers and the beneficiaries from CMH as well as with volunteers from the other volunteer groups.
**** How can you help?Interested parties, please register with us at cmh.volunteer@gmail.com by 5 September 2010 so that we could ensure sufficient volunteers are present during the event.
