What: Volunteering with TNP @ Lions Befrienders

When: 30th December 2010

Where: Lions Befrienders SAC (Meiling)

Participant(s): Alberton, Bengyan, Charmaine, Jean, Jiamin, Phyllis, Rui En, Serchee, Shirley, Xinyi & Yanling.

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Xinyi, President:

This is the first time RBKD volunteered with Rui En, vice versa. It was a coincidence that Rui En, RBKD and TNP (The New Paper) all approached Hype at around the same timing on the possibility of volunteering together, so tadah!

Spending time to volunteer is an admirable act, hence I didn’t let anyone in RBKD know of her involvement as I didn’t want the sincerity of my members to be doubted. I merely created a “Volunteer Opportunity on 30 Dec” topic in forum and fairly soon I got the 10 persons I needed for the session. I always knew that I could count on RBKD when it comes to these.

The experience was actually something new for us, not because of Rui En’s involvement, but because we usually choose to volunteer in opportunities that required lesser interaction. And it was certainly time well spent interacting with the elderlies for all of us, with all the singing and the games.

We ended the session with the elderlies bringing home the fruits RBKD bought and the goodie bags Rui En prepared.

I then joined Rui En & TNP in a tour around the estate, and had a peek into their SAC (Senior Activity Centre) and the home of one elderly.

It is heartening to know that Lions Befrienders have done an excellent job, taking very good care of the elderlies in the estate. We volunteer when we are free, but they are the ones who are always there.

Rui En was scratched by a frightened cat when its owner suddenly shoved it into her arms. The cat can certainly give Garfield a run for its money, no wonder it was named “Tiger”.

Up on the 10th floor of the block, it was the usual sight of either too packed or too bare. I personally would still prefer rented estates to have motion sensor lighting and railings at the two sides of the corridor, something the well-equipped estate could still improve on.

We actually didn’t get to interact much with Rui En because the focus of the day was on the elderlies. So you might have guessed that we did not take many pictures that day, wouldn’t seem right if we did that too. Still, I took a short clip of the Chicken Dance session.

This girl is genuinely sincere, it isn’t for publicity, nor is it for show. You can see it in her eyes.

:)

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