SCCL organised Singapore National Day Celebration and Learning Journey on 7 August 2018, Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration on 20 September 2018 and visited Lee Ah Mooi Old Aged Home on 22 November 2018. 

 

1. 2018 Singapore National Day Celebration and Learning Journey

       A simple yet formal celebration was held on 7 Aug to celebrate Singapore's 53rd birthday. SCCL staffs gathered at its multipurpose hall, sang the national anthem and recited the pledge.

 Singing the national anthem

 

       The SCCL SWC had also arranged a half-day learning journey for staff to visit Times Printers in the afternoon. Times Printers is one of the largest printing companies in Singapore. Through this learning journey, we learned about the printing company's operations from typesetting to printing. We also visited its printing facilities, during which the host explained to us some details concerning the printing procedures, such as the importance of paper and color.

 Listening attentively to the host's introduction of the company

 Getting ready to visit the printing facilities

 Dr Foo Suan Fong (Executive Director, SCCL) presenting souvenirs to Times Printers' representative

 

2. 2018 Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration

       On 20 September, SCCL staff gathered at Bamboo Villa to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. The SWC prepared a variety of mooncakes to tempt colleagues' taste buds. Game sessions were also designed to promote team building. The game sessions began with a quick-answer game following a showing of video clips about the Festival. Adding to the fun were the ensuing story-relaying game and creative lantern making competition. SCCL staff demonstrated team spirit when making creative stories and lanterns. With joy, members of the groups took photos with their DIY lanterns at the end of the session. This marked the end of 2018 Mid-Autumn Festival celebration.

SCCL staff participating in the quick-answer game actively

SCCL staff collaborating in the story-relaying game 

 SCCL staff making lanterns

 SCCL staff making lanterns

 

3. Visited to Lee Ah Mooi Old Aged Home

       SCCL staff visited Lee Ah Mooi Old Age Home (Silat) on 22 November 2018. Preparation work began one month before the actual day. During the month, SCCL SWC members had been busy stuffing donation boxes with items such as adult milk powder, coffee powder, cereals and chicken essence donated generously by colleagues while members of the Chinese orchestra interest group rehearsed on their harmonica, flute and singing.

       On the actual day, the activity hall was full of laughter and applause. The performance by the interest group was much-admired. We also had fun together playing "Music Chair", "Guess That Song" and "Bingo" with the elderly.

       SCCL would like to thank the staff and nurses of Lee Ah Mooi Old Age Home for their help which made this trip possible. We had a different but meaningful afternoon. We hope that our short visit has brought warmth and happy memories for the elderly.

 Chatting with the elderly

 Wonderful performance by SCCL interest group

Group photo