What: Chinese New Year Charity
When: 14 January 2012
Where: ComCare Network Senior Activity Centre (Ang Mo Kio)
Participant(s): Alberton, Beng Yan, Bi Hui, Celest, Celest’s mother, Charmaine, Eunice, Isabel, Jasmine, Jean, Jia Min, Joanne, Jun Yee, Kah Yin, Krystal, Lionel, Liz, Lydia, Ming, Phyllis, Phyllis’ mother, Rachael, Sandra, Ser Chee, Shirley, Shu Pei, Vanessa, Vincent, Xinyi, Yan Ling, Ying Mei, Yunxian and Zhiqing.
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Xinyi, Club President cum Organiser:
It could have been an unfeeling routine, thankfully it was not.
Shall we do Charity again for Rui En’s Birthday Gift this year?
What would we like if we were them?
Are the snacks soft enough for them to eat?
Are the cookies/tarts we bake too sweet or buttery?
Would they be happy if someone decorates their place for them?
Can we try to be less efficient, to slow down and spend some time to talk to them?
Can we, shall we, should we, might they? You get the drift.
Organising this is as always, an enjoyable challenge for me.
Many thanks to my members who donated in kind, in cash, and volunteered to bake and in the door-to-door distribution, you guys so made this a success. Remember what we always advocate in RBKD, that it’s not a matter of what you have, but rather, what you wish to give. It is to walk the talk, to have the heart to contribute to our community, and to act upon it.
Community involvement is a large part of us in RBKD and I hope this spirit continues.
Stay sincere and true, you guys have done great! 
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Ying Mei, Participant:
This was the first time I participated in such a charity event apart from school CIP work.
It was a really fun and enriching experience for me.
Being the station master was refreshing as I’ve never tried anything like that. It was fun helping out to ensure that the distribution of goodie bags went on smoothly, and everyone had their fair share of visiting the residents. As one of the visiting participants, I felt that it was very rewarding. It definitely brought us happiness to see the residents’ smiles and their constant “thank you” for the CNY goodies, to know that we helped them welcome CNY like us too.
Everyone had the chance to play a part in making this CNY enjoyable for the residents (even for the non-chinese residents) and I definitely enjoyed myself during the activity. The whole block was filled with our laughter and chatting :P It was also the first lo-hei session I had with RBKD and it was awesome! :D I look forward to the next volunteer/charity activity with RBKD! ^^
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Phyllis, Participant:
I have volunteered with RBKD for quite a number of times. However, to me, every volunteering opportunity is a new learning experience. This time, I have learnt that as long as you are willing to put your heart and soul into doing something, you can create a difference.
For instance, during the packaging of the goodie bags everyone knew what they were supposed to do and this ensured that the the packaging process could be carried out smoothly. When we were going around for the door to door distribution, even first timers at volunteering tried their best to interact with the residents so that it would not just be merely a door to door goodie bag distribution kind of thing.
It was also an unique experience for me because I got to volunteer with my mother. This gave her a chance to understand that RBKD is not an ordinary fan club but instead we go the extra mile to help those who might need our help.
I’m glad that we created a little difference this festive season.
May this spirit of giving be kept alive and burning :)
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Phyllis’ Mother, Participant:
In the past, I used to be actively involved in community work. After such a long break from it, I am glad to have the opportunity to be involved in such a meaningful activity again.It is definitely heart warming to see young people giving back to the society by helping the less fortunate.
Throughout the event, be it during the packaging of the goodie bags or during the door to door distribution, everyone was actively involved. I could see everyone trying their best to help each other so that the whole event could be carried out smoothly. The energy and enthusiasm of the members certainly wowed me!
“Remember there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.” Keep it up everyone!
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Let’s take a peak into the baking process of the cookies …
A wide smile on all our face as we sent the last tray into the oven =)
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Happy Birthday.
Click here for more photos & details of this Drive as reported by Xinmsn.
Click here for details of RBKD’s Charity Drive last year.
If your FC would like to organise your own project, we would be most glad to share our experience with you.
Do contact our Secretary, Jiamin at layjiamin@RBKD-online.com.
two Rangels’ mother were spotted among the participants…it must have been a different kind of experience and joy to be volunteering with family members.=)
nice to read the write-ups, thank you Rangels for sharing this and blogmasters, also president for organising it.Spread the love!=))
This charity event is similar to what I’ve done before. I joined again because I wanted to do something meaningful in the new year. It was really a rejoice to see familiar faces participating and contented faces from the receivers of the charity event. Through showing our kindness to the residents, we can feel the love, still alive, still burning in our hearts, and the love from the receivers who appreciate our kindness.
At the end of the day, not only the residents feel delighted, we feel good too doing charity. Doing charity is an apt way to bring us together, a social gathering that at the same time, allows us to contribute to the society. We often look up to Rui En as our role model, one aspect would be for her charitable deeds. We not only talk about it, we walk the talk. With Rui En as our motivator, we ourselves, from participating charity events would eventually be someone who motivates people to do charity work. Let’s do it!