Some 240 Residents’ Committee (RC) Thematic Corners were set up in April 2017 to refresh and strengthen RC programmes to meet the changing needs of residents. These thematic corners were designed to provide families and neighbours with the relevant facilities, courses and space to encourage them to mingle and make friends. The thematic corners were decided based on feedback from residents during house visits by grassroots volunteers over all constituencies in Singapore.
2 “Building on residents’ interests, we set up thematic corners at RC centres to offer customised programmes for small-group interaction. We welcome residents to share their hobbies or let their RC know what programmes they hope to participate in, so that residents have a larger stake in deciding RC courses and programmes.” said RC Council Chairman, Mr Bob Lau, PBM
3 RCs chose to set up one of three corners for their residents – Café Corner, which provides coffee and tea for residents and allows them to mingle with one another; Sports Corner, which loans out sports equipment to residents to play games with their neighbours and runs sports clinics based on residents’ requests; and Handicrafts Corner, which serves as a platform for families to spend time together through making art pieces and undergoing art courses. Based on the identified themes, these RCs have been equipped with the necessary facilities and have been introducing programmes based on residents’ needs and interests. (More information on the various thematic corners is in the Annex.)
4 Grassroots Adviser to Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC Grassroots Organisations, Mr Chong Kee Hiong, will be launching the RC Thematic Corner initiative on Sunday, 18 June 2017 at at Bishan East Zone 3 RC. At the launch, residents will get to experience various activities at the handicraft thematic corner, including parent-child hands-on workshop in celebration of Father’s Day.
5 Your journalist and photographer are cordially invited to the launch taking place on Sunday, 18 June 2017, 9.35am at Bishan Zone 3 RC (Blk 196 Bishan Street 13). In addition, media are also invited to visit the sports thematic corner on the same day, 9.05am at Bishan East Zone 1 RC (Blk 112 Bishan Street 12 #01-111 Singapore 570125. The programme is attached.
Contact person/s : Ms Jean Qwek
Head (RCU)
HP: 9796 9888
Email: Jean_QWEK@pa.gov.sg
Ms Florence Low
Constituency Manager (Bishan East-Thomson Division)
Tel: 8100 3362
Email: Florence_Low@pa.gov.sg
Issued by : RC & NC Division
People’s Association
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