How can you contribute a food hamper?

"BBSG@SP is not just about collecting 750 food hampers, it is about how you can serve and help the poor"

Shawn Hong, Publicity Dept for EXCO 10/11

Just some update of the numbers we have collected in SP and from residents in Clementi Area, we have raised 411 Food Hampers as of today (23/11/2010). For those who have yet to contribute to a food hamper, here is how you can do it.

Step 1: Take a look at the list of items of the flyers. Search and see if your house has the following items. If not move on to step 2.

Step 2: Go down to a nearby Shop Mart and purchase all the items to complete a food hamper. If you are buying alot of food hampers, get a few friends to go down with you to buy. Here is a sample receipt of 1 Food Hamper:

Here are some of the super marts you can go that is near Singapore Poly:
- Dover NTUC Fairprice
- Clementi NTUC Fairprice
- West Coast Sheng Siong
- Ghim Moh Shop N Save
- Clementi Shop N Save
- Commwealth Sheng Siong

Step 3: After that bring it down to booth located at FC5 and our booth helpers will assist you from there onwards.

Step 4: Help promote BBSG@SP to your lecturers, friends, classmates, even the school staff and ask them to help contribute food hampers to help the 375 families.

If you have any questions regarding BBSG@SP, feel free to drop us a mail by clicking the Gmail Logo, or approach our booth helpers, for assistance.

Let's Have A Heart, Share A Gift!

AfterGlow 2010

Afterglow to me is a successful event for the trippers that have put in a lot of effort to make it a good one. Their skits was great, it did bring out how they survived during the trip. I have a great time laughing and learning about the life they live in at Sri Lanka. The video is so touching and it did move my heart. I believed the trippers benefited and learn a lot from the trip.

To me, from the event, I learn to appreciate and be humble, not to despise the foreigners workers in Singapore that contribute so much for us as one of the skits showed that they are foreigners at Sri Lanka digging holes and clearing drains in the effort of helping the locals. Just like the foreigners that build our buildings, they contributed as much as the trippers contributed.

I learn to count my blessings. We are so much better off compared to the people in Sri Lanka but the level of happiness is worse than Sri Lanka’s. From the event, I remember one of the trippers said that the kids are so easily contented, even balloons or sweets brighten up their day. I guess we will not be so contented just to receive balloons or sweets as a gift. We have so many things compared to them yet we do not seem to be satisfied with just what we have.

Wong Shu Jun
Cluster A

After you read the reflections from one of the participant, here is a video to recap what the trippers has done for their trip to Sri Lanka from the 2nd Oct to 16th Oct:

BBSG@SP Publicity for Collection

BBSG@SP Publicity for Collection Round 2:

Date: 12/11/2010 (Friday)
Time: 5pm
Venue: SP Convention Centre (We meet over there then proceed to Clementi)
Attire: BB Polo, Berms and covered shoes (For those who do not have BB Polo, blue tops are okay)

If you are going to be late, Please contact your caller.

Well here is a sneak peak at what we did today;



Let's Have A Heart, Share A Gift!

A Story to Share

I always have this mindset that Singapore is very well-developed, with all the tall buildings, and the numerous ongoing developments around Singapore. When I look at the people around me, the words “hungry" and “poor” have never come to my mind before. I have always thought that everyone in Singapore was financially stable and had everything we needed. I never thought that the word “poor” would apply to anybody in Singapore at all.

Last year I joined BBSGB, currently known as BBSG, because I had to complete my service section for my NYAA Gold Award. The only thing I knew about BBSGB was that the aim was to collect 500 food hampers. I didn’t even know who we were giving the food hampers to. I did BBSGB out of necessity and not out of a heart to serve the poor.



It was not until Collection, that I felt that I was willing to do anything just to raise the 500 food hampers, or even more. Every single item that I collected on that day, it raised my hope that collecting 500 food hampers was possible. The feeling of receiving even an incomplete food hamper, brought joy to my heart. I felt happy; I was touched by even the smallest donation from the households in Clementi. At least we brought hope to our beneficiaries. And I was so grateful for the many donations, even if the food hampers were not for me.

And there was Distribution. I had this opportunity of going to a less wealthy family, to deliver the food hampers to them. Their faces lighten up when I greeted them and smiles on their faces were priceless. It was truly a memorable experience. They were even willing to share their stories with us, and it made me realise how blessed I was and how contented I should be with all the things I have.

This year’s BBSG to me is no longer just about raising 750 food hampers for our beneficiaries. There are many other priceless things that you can take home; the feelings, the joy, the love, the gratefulness, the stories shared, the teamwork, the experiences and many more. You will never know, these food hampers that we deliver
may just change the beneficiaries’ lives.The experiences will live with us forever too.

Let's Have A Heart, Share A Gift!

Maggie Chua
Vice-President
SP.Primers Exco 10/11

Poly 50 '10 Reflection

Finally! 27th October marked the end of all the tough trainings that we had been having every week.

I still remember that I would be crashing to bed whenever I got home from every week’s training. Tiring is the word that circles around our mind after every week of jogging and running. There was once I had this in my mind, which is giving up. I wanted to give up the entire Poly 50 Run, sleep at home and enjoy the comfort of the bed. But the motivation to continue running came from my group members. Despite the fact that they are tired after such heavy lessons in the early morning, they persevere and come for training once every week. This made me even more motivated and driven to clear all the trainings planned by the committee.

On the actual day of the event, I was kind of excited and nervous as it is my first time participating in this massive event organized by the school for CCAs to have a friendly competition. Before the run, I was looking at other competitors from the various CCAs. To be honest, most of the other competitors looked fit which made me even nervous as I am afraid that I would be last. Being last is way out of my wish list. But I was later calmed down by my group members’ words of encouragement and it motivates me to do my best to complete the race.

As the competition heats up, many of the runners including myself were already “half dead”. Some of the runners’ faces were pale, while some of them actually fell down and injured themselves. During the race, I was actually sprinting with the people who are in the Sports club. By the time I finished one whole round, both my legs cramped. I thought I could at least challenge myself since I love challenges but it failed. It was the first time I ever felt such pain in my legs and I was on the verge to give up running and completing the race. Luckily, there was medic! Jonathan was going around the three pit-stops and helping people who are either injured or feeling unwell. It was very nice of him to help us apply the medicine for our cramped legs. Not forgetting Huishan and Joeson going around the pit-stops, giving us water to drink and checking to see if we are alright.

My group members played a big role in motivating me to carry on with the run. Whenever I feel exhausted or unwell, my group mates would come over to ask if I am feeling any better. They would pass me a bottle of mineral water every time I reached the next pit-stop. Such care and concern can only be seen in SP Primers because we are one big family and we care!

I must say that Poly 50 training is indeed tough but when the Poly 50 Run came to an end, I believe all of us will look back and say: “Everything that we had done was worthwhile!”

Edmond Lim Sin Yang
Cluster A

POLY50 Campus Relay '10

SP.Primers will be involved in Poly50 yearly, including this year. But what makes this year different from the rest, is that we have sent out 9 teams this year.

What is Poly50 all about if you ask, well Poly50 is a 10 man & woman team race running around the workshops and main administration building. Participants are required to complete 50 rounds of the circuit, of which certain rounds must be completed by lady runners.

"Poly 50 is not about winning, it is about completing the race as a team and getting to know each other in the team better." Shawn, one of the team captains commented. Indeed it is true, SP.Primers is not out to win the race, but we are out to complete this grueling event as team.

Before the race, some were feeling nervous and scared, while some were feeling excited and ready about the run.

Challenges is what most of the runners faced. "As the competition heats up, many of the runners including myself were already “half dead”. Some of the runners’ faces were pale, while some of them actually fell down and injured themselves." Edmond Lim pointed out. By the halfway mark, vomits can be seen at some of the checkpoints, those who were well went to care for those who were not feeling well.

"It felt really great! I’m really proud of all those who run with me! We made it to the end!" Keh, another team captain who liked to appreciate her team for being able to complete this run as a team.

We are still in the midst of getting the timing for all the readers of the blog, but do not worry, when we have the timing, we will post it up here asap.

But here is a video montage, for the POLY50 run. Enjoy!