Dear Friends,
OVERVIEW
“Going Forward!”
“Happy 57th National Day!”
This week, as we celebrate our 57th year of Independence as a nation, we are reminded to continuously strive and brace ourselves staying united and resolute to keep our nation peaceful and secure. In the same light, the Waterways Watch Society has worked tirelessly for the past 24 years to spread the word of keeping our waterways clean and safe and that we cannot take it (water) for granted. We will continue to do this.
Hence, Waterways Watch Society has just launched a new donation campaign on giving.sg as a lead up to our annual carnival which will be held in the fourth quarter this year. We hope to garner your support by sharing this with your friends and families. The funds collected from this campaign will be used to support the carnival and the mission of Waterways Watch Society. This donation campaign is supported by Tote Board’s Enhanced Fund-Raising Programme Dollar-for-Dollar Matching.
On 8th August we were featured on Channel 8. The programme covered our Filippina Team doing Clean-Up at Kallang Basin. Thank you Team and thank you Channel 8. The video will be uploaded on our website on 10 August.
The following activities were done for this week:
- We conducted 7 CSR programmes; The activities were 3 Kayak clean-up, 3 Boat clean-up, 2 Pedal Boat clean-up, 1 Foot clean-up and a Beach clean-up, which were attended by 324 participants and together they collected a total of 666 kg of litter.
- We conducted a Boat Training at Kallang for a member on her role and responsibilities when doing patrol and or facilitating a CSR Boat clean up.
- This week a total of 122 members were involved for CSR/VIA programmes, talk, patrols, administration, housekeeping duties and training and, the total trash collected = 713 kg.
- Boat Patrol. A total of 5 Boat patrols were carried out; 2 at Marina, 2 at Punggol and 1 at Lakeside.
- Bike Patrol. A total of 6 Bike patrols were carried out; 3 at Marina, 1 at Punggol and 2 at Lakeside.
- Foot Patrol. We conducted 2 Foot Patrols, one each at Punggol and Pang Sua.
- Pedal boat Patrol. No Pedal Boat patrols were conducted at Marina.
ACTIVITIES AND REPORT
1. Educational Programmes
2. Volunteer Patrols & Activities
a. Marina
b. Punggol
c. Lakeside
d. Pang Sua Pond
e. Yishun Pond Patrol
