14th Korea National Jamboree

3 - 9 August 2016

Nakdonggang Riverside, Dalseong-gun, Daegu-city, Korea

A contingent of 29 participants and 4 adult leaders led by Mr Tan

Kay Kerng attended the 14th National Korea Jamboree at Daegu

city, Korea. The theme ‘Building Scout’s Dream’ encouraged the

youth to build their dreams

The Singapore Scout Foundation subsidised four deserving

scouts who attended the Jamboree:

Muhammed Faiz, 14, a Secondary 2 scout from Tanjong Katong

Secondary School reported, “I am happy to meet people from

different countries and find out more about their culture. I have

learnt new things from the Koreans that we did not learn in

school, such as new scouting skills from pitching a tent to setting

up a campsite. I have also tried new food such as ginseng chicken.

I hope that more will benefit from the Scout Foundation subsidies

to attend future Jamborees and I am looking forward to more

international scouting activities.”

IN THIS ISSUE

14TH KOREA NATIONAL JAMBOREE

PRESIDENT SCOUT AWARD

NATIONAL PATROL CAMP

SINGAPORE CUBOREE & CAMP POSSIBLE

SSA BUILDING FUND

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Another Scout, Lim Yi Leo, 16, a Year 4 scout from River

Valley High School said, “Although there were language

barriers, I was still able to communicate with scouts from other

countries and gain insights about their cultures. I was able to

make new friends and have stayed in contact with them,

including one from Jeju Island and another from Seoul.

I have also made a new friend from Indonesia. It happened

during the closing ceremony. I turned around and she waved at

me. We exchanged gifts and were friends since. In the evening,

we went around the various campsites to watch performances

and took pictures together.

The subsidies really helped me a lot to attend the Jamboree. I

would not have gotten the chance to attend the Jamboree if not

for the financial assistance. I thank the Singapore Scout

Foundation for the subsidies.”

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President’s Scout Award

On Wednesday, 14 December 2016, fifteen Venture Scouts and seventeen Girl Guides were conferred the

President’s Scout Award and President’s Guide Award respectively by President Tony Tan Keng Yam.

The award ceremony was held at the Istana.

Lau Wai Soong, a PSA recipient from Hwa Chong Institution wrote, “I am extremely grateful to have

received this award, and this only marks the beginning of a lifelong journey of scouting. We should always

strive to live outside our comfort zones to improve ourselves continually and to have a more fulfilling

life”.

Natasha Sarita Vincent, a PSA recipient from Stallion Scout Group (Open) shared, “I am humbled to

receive the prestigious President's Scout Award. In my view, the PSA is not just an award, but also a

culmination of all my experiences thus far as a scout. It signifies that challenges can be overcome, if one

commits his or her mind and spirit to it. As the only female PSA awardee this year, I hope to use the award

as a testament that girls are equally as capable as boys. I accept the award as a form of empowerment and

hope for other aspiring female scouts in Singapore.”

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National Patrol Camp

The 9th National Patrol Camp was held from November 24th to 27th 2016 at Sarimbun Scout Camp. Widely

recognized as the “Mother Of All Scout Competitions”, 47 patrols pitted against each other in a series of

activities such as Pioneering, Backwoodsman Cooking and Camping Standards. 9 patrols won the Gold

Award, 20 the Silver Award, 14 the Bronze award and 4 patrols received the Certificate of Participation.

Scouts from Zhenghua Secondary School won the Chief Commissioner’s Championship Shield for the

second time in a row and were named the “Best Singapore Scout Patrol”.

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Singapore Cuboree & Camp Possible

The Singapore Cuboree and Second Camp Possible was

held at the MOE Jalan Bahtera Adventure Centre from

26 to 29 Nov. 2016, in conjunction with the celebrations

of 100th year Cub Scouting in Singapore. 235 Cub

Scouts, 36 Scouts from Special Education Schools and

10 youths with special needs, attended the camp that ran

alongside the 9th National Patrol Camp.

The participants interacted and engaged with one

another, enhancing their self-awareness and confidence.

They prepared for future-ready citizenry through

participating in empowering activities such as outdoor

challenge, role playing at KidZania, NPC Open House

and Values-In-Action (VIA).

The VIA boost the confidence of the youths with special

needs as they were able to contribute to the community

with the new skills that they learnt at the camp. In

partnership with Public Health Council (PHC), the

Scouts and youths with special needs served as Anti-

littering advocates. Their primary duties were to educate

and advise the public to discard their waste or rubbish

into the proper designated bins.

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Appeal for Donation to the SSA Building Fund

We are appealing to you to make a difference to the scouting movement in Singapore - by making a

contribution for the expansion and retrofitting of the Singapore Scout Association HQ building at 1

Bishan Street 12.

The Singapore Scout Association has an illustrious history of more than 100 years of scouting in

Singapore. It is part of a word-wide scouting movement dedicated to the holistic development of youth

by myriad forms of indoor and outdoor activities for the purpose of developing youth into good,

responsible and reliable individuals. Since the establishment of the Association, generations of youth

had participated in scouting activities, which have transformed them into able, committed and dedicated

leaders in all segments of society. In the context of an ever-changing ethos of a multi-racial and multi-

religious Singapore, scouting activities are constantly evolving in order to maintain their relevance to

the prevailing times and to foster international understanding and harmony. There are now more than

200 scout units in Singapore – located in the schools and in the larger community.

To benefit the community at large, the Association is expanding its range of activities to further reach

out to the larger community, including youth who have not had the benefit of scouting experience and

the less privileged members of the society. Towards that end, the Association has established an outdoor

education leadership centre to organize camps for school children as part of their school curriculum.

The Association has also been organizing camps regularly for many years for the physically challenged

children along with camps for Scouts. Later this year, the Association, in collaboration with the

Singapore Kindness Movement, will launch a programme to promote “doing at least a good deed a day”

within the family and the community.

Construction of the HQ building was completed more than 20 years ago. Plans are now afoot to convert

the building into a hub for activities for youth and the larger community. Not only will the general

public have easy access to the HQ building, the capacity of the building will be increased from 1,920

to 2,963 square metres. There will be a new rock-climbing wall, a new reception area cum visitor’s

lounge, more office space, more training space with better equipped training aids, an expanded Scouting

heritage gallery, and a new café, roof terrace with BBQ pits. An artist’s impression of the expanded

and retrofitted HQ building is featured herein.

The expansion and retrofitting works will commence in mid-2017 and will be completed by end 2018.

The cost of the works is about $5 million. All donations towards the costs would be eligible for 250%

tax deduction. We hope that you would make a donation to realise the objectives of the Association to

benefit the youth and community at large.

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