Empowering the young
Dear Friends,
This week was a relatively busy week for the Waterways Watch Society! We had the Singapore American School (SAS) with us each morning from Tuesday to Thursday for a River Monster programme with storytelling. The children were very engaged and they had a lot of fun during the programme. Unfortunately, due to inclement weather on Thursday and Friday, the SAS students for the Thursday group and the participants for NUS LKYSPP on Friday were unable to head out. We thank the participants for being understanding and supportive despite the disappointment. Participants from LKYSPP were well engaged during their sit-in with us and had a meaningful and enjoyable time with us. Many were foreign delegates for this course. The organizer for the afternoon programme (DP World Asia Pacific) on Thursday cancelled due to a forecasted thundery showers.
Patrols went on as per usual, no patrols were scheduled on Sunday as it was Deepavali. The exception was the kayak patrol at Marina on Sunday, where members Kayaked upstream to Potong Pasir, along with two safety boats. A total of 35 members participated including CEO and DCEO. Pangsua reported a couple of trees that posed a danger to the public, such as fallen or leaning trees. On 7 and 8 November, there was a pokemon run event at the Stadium Roar, our members were sad to see that there was a lot of litter left around the event area when they patrolled the area on Saturday, 7 November. We urge event organizers to do their part to reduce the likelihood of littering in their event as much as they can and the relevant authorities to be more engaging with such public organizers. It is not right to enjoy and have others clean-up your mess!! It is not Singaporean!!
Summary of activities conducted over this week:
- CSR/VIA Programme
- 4 VIA programmes – Singapore American School (4 separate programmes)
- 2 CSR programmes – STTGDC, NUS LKYSPP
- 1 cancelled programme – DP World Asia Pacific
- Total assisting volunteers – 56
- Total rubbish collected – 110kg
- Member Patrols
- Total assisting volunteers – 63
- Total rubbish collected – 62kg
a. CSR/VIA Programmes
b. Member Patrols
ACTIVITIES AND REPORT
1. Educational Programmes
2. Volunteer Patrols & Activities
a. Marina
b. Punggol
c. Lakeside
| 8 November No patrol scheduled due to Deepavali |
d. Pang Sua Pond
e. Yishun Pond
| No patrol |
