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South East Family Fest 2009

The family is the cornerstone of our society. Strong and stable families are pivotal to social stability and harmony. In recognition to cultivate a pro-family environment, Family Hub was launched in November 2005 with the aim of achieving strong family units which support a cohesive community.

For over three years, many initiatives were organised under the Family Hub umbrella. These include South East Family Festival 2009.

South East Family Festival 2009

South East CDC has achieved another milestone with our very first South East Family Festival 2009. A total of 16 events were being carried out from 6 June to 28 June and a total of 4300 participants attended the South East Family Festival 2009. This would not had been possible without the collaborative effort from our partners such as Family Life Champions (FLCs) and Women Executive Committees (WECs).

Apart from the festivities, participating families are also part of the charitable spirit for a community cause. By having their photographs taken on site, South East CDC is able to exchange for 400 Food hampers to needy families generously sponsored by corporate donor, Lam Soon Singapore Pte Ltd.

1) Sand City 6

National Family Celebrations is an annual event which celebrates and reinforces the importance of families and family life. In line with National Family week, South East CDC will launch South East Family Festival 2009 with our iconic highlight, South East Sand City.

South East Sand City 6 has been a popular event running for the past five years with the objective of promoting strong family ties. This year, we had a short facilitator workshop where we invite the seasoned families who had joined us previously to come back for a revision session so that they could impart their knowledge to new families at the sandcastle building workshops.

Through the 2-hours workshops, families put their sand sculpting skills to the test and also spend quality time together in scenario planning, design and construction of their sandcastle.

South East CDC co-organise this event with four Women Executive Committees (WECs) and five Family Life Champions (FLCs) to reach out to more families in the district. A total of 83 families attended the Sand City 6. We had also engage six volunteers to help out at Sand City 6.


South East Sand City 6 Centre Piece � �Family First�


Age is definitely not a concern for sandcastle building


Fortress of our labour


Castle it up

2) My Dad The Chef

Organised by Braddell Heights Family Life Champion (FLC) and Women Executive Committees (WEC), Braddell Heights CC Men’s Cooking Interest Group, supported by PA Family Life Section and South East Community Development Council (CDC), ‘My Dad, The Chef’ is part of PA’s efforts to promote men’s role in the family through interactive activities such as cooking.

Coached by celebrity Chef Eric Teo, these fathers have a chance to prepare a healthy and sumptuous meal for their family on a pocket-friendly budget. A total of 65 participants had attended My Dad The Chef.


Fathers awaiting instructions from Chef Eric


Participants helping to decorate the Chef�s Hat and apron for their dad


Happy Father�s Day

3) SkipFIT @ South East

SkipFIT @ South East is a platform for families of different races to bond, connect and interact through the healthy activity of skipping. Prior to the finale, two skipping workshops were held for participating families to pick up basic skipping skills and choreographed use of the shared rope. This group activity requires coordination, mutual understanding and collaborative effort between all family members — an excellent conduit for ties to be strengthened, camaraderie to be forged and harmony to be fostered. At the finale, families will apply these values of teamwork and synergy in a friendly competition that promises to put their stamina and energy level to the test.

We had also engage four volunteers to help out at SkipFIT @ South East. A total of 77 participants attended the SkipFIT @ South East.


Slick Skip Moves


Warm-up session for the Long rope challenge


Skip up the action


Screaming good time