Hello!

      We are a group of your 4 ordinary 19-year olds with a not-so-ordinary kind of energy and mission in mind. Filled with a zesty passion and enthusiasm to create positive change within our society, plagued by the frightening 'OhDearMe8MonthsBeforeUniStarts' fear of inactivity after our A levels, we decided to participate in the Citibank-YMCA Youth For Causes. We seek to raise $20 000 as well as public awareness for
Beyond Social Services from May to August 2010 through a variety of means. Beyond Social Services is a non-profit, multi-racial, secular organisation which strives to curb delinquency among disadvantaged young people and their families and to move them beyond their problems.

      Youth volunteerism is a huge part of our project - my friends, you play an extremely important role in the meeting of our project goals. Our organising team has expanded to include current JC students from our alma mater, HCI (College). In addition to having a fun-filled carnival+concert and sale of button badges to raise funds, we formed Ohana, a 6-month long volunteer programme recruiting to aid Beyond in their LIFE (Learning Is Fun and Exciting) Programme for underprivileged primary school students.

      Do show us your fullest support throughout the various aspects of our project for a good cause! (: To learn more about them and ways you can help/volunteer in Project Cactus, simply click on the links at the side or email any queries to
projectcactus2010@gmail.com. Check out our Facebook Page to join our group and receive fresh and constant updates on the happenings of our exicting, wildly meaningful project and upcoming events! (:

      What are you waiting for? (: Hope to see you at our our awesome fun-filled fund-raiser event COME HOME! 2010, which is a 2-in-1 outdoor event consisting of a charity concert preceded by the carnival 'WHERE IT ALL MAT-TERS' of games, food, fashion and fun, all laid out on mats! Happening only on the 15th of June at Fort Canning Park, 1830 to 2130 (: Hurry grab your tickets!

Love truckloads,
Val,Wen, Thiammy, YQ
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Beyond Social Services (BSS)is a charity organisation that caters to disadvantaged youth and youth-at-risk in Singapore. The organisation focuses on the development of young people who respect the law, value their education and seek to become responsible individuals.
BSS undertakes a long-term view and focus on impacting young lives by providing them access to social, educational and community support programmes. BSS believes that people have the ability to help themselves and can successfully reach their goals despite their disadvantages. The organisation ensures quality social service by facilitating an organisational culture that rewards passion, innovation, on-going evaluation and the development of human resources.

Do visit http://www.beyond.org.sg/for more info! (:

Hello!

      We are a group of your 4 ordinary 19-year olds with a not-so-ordinary kind of energy and mission in mind. Filled with a zesty passion and enthusiasm to create positive change within our society, plagued by the frightening 'OhDearMe8MonthsBeforeUniStarts' fear of inactivity after our A levels, we decided to participate in the Citibank-YMCA Youth For Causes. We seek to raise $20 000 as well as public awareness for
Beyond Social Services from May to August 2010 through a variety of means. Beyond Social Services is a non-profit, multi-racial, secular organisation which strives to curb delinquency among disadvantaged young people and their families and to move them beyond their problems.

      Youth volunteerism is a huge part of our project - my friends, you play an extremely important role in the meeting of our project goals. Our organising team has expanded to include current JC students from our alma mater, HCI (College). In addition to having a fun-filled carnival+concert and sale of button badges to raise funds, we formed Ohana, a 6-month long volunteer programme recruiting to aid Beyond in their LIFE (Learning Is Fun and Exciting) Programme for underprivileged primary school students.

      Do show us your fullest support throughout the various aspects of our project for a good cause! (: To learn more about them and ways you can help/volunteer in Project Cactus, simply click on the links at the side or email any queries to
projectcactus2010@gmail.com. Check out our Facebook Page to join our group and receive fresh and constant updates on the happenings of our exicting, wildly meaningful project and upcoming events! (:

      What are you waiting for? (: Hope to see you at our our awesome fun-filled fund-raiser event COME HOME! 2010, which is a 2-in-1 outdoor event consisting of a charity concert preceded by the carnival 'WHERE IT ALL MAT-TERS' of games, food, fashion and fun, all laid out on mats! Happening only on the 15th of June at Fort Canning Park, 1830 to 2130 (: Hurry grab your tickets!

Love truckloads,
Val,Wen, Thiammy, YQ
((((:

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Beyond Social Services (BSS)is a charity organisation that caters to disadvantaged youth and youth-at-risk in Singapore. The organisation focuses on the development of young people who respect the law, value their education and seek to become responsible individuals.
BSS undertakes a long-term view and focus on impacting young lives by providing them access to social, educational and community support programmes. BSS believes that people have the ability to help themselves and can successfully reach their goals despite their disadvantages. The organisation ensures quality social service by facilitating an organisational culture that rewards passion, innovation, on-going evaluation and the development of human resources.

Do visit http://www.beyond.org.sg/for more info! (:

Ohana!

     Ohana!, under Project Cactus, is a 6-months long Volunteer Programme collaboration with the BSS’s ‘LIFE (Learning is Fun and Exciting)’ Programme.

     The project name, ‘Ohana’, means ‘family’ in Hawaiian. It is the hope and aim of the Team Ohana! that the children grow to see the volunteers as their ‘Ohana, individuals whom they can trust, rely on and seek help from. (:

      Through Ohana!, we aim to recruit and mobilize youth volunteers to empower underprivileged school children and youths who require close supervision and guidance in their academics. It seeks to rebuild students’ confidence and enthusiasm for learning and attending school regularly through the tuition in English, Mathematics and Science. In addition, the youth volunteers set out to provide the students with an enriching curriculum through coaching sessions, nurturing talents and passion in the areas of Art and Craft, Vocal training and Music and Dance. Through the tuition and coaching sessions, volunteers seek to instill moral values such as resilience and responsibility in the students.

      Youth volunteers from ages 15 to 25 will be recruited from various schools and the public split into teams, with each team assigned to each of the 8 BSS Family Centres.

      As an Ohana! volunteer, you will be volunteering weekly for about 6 months, facilitating the progress of the LIFE! lessons alongside the BSS teachers.

      Do you like to work with children? Do you yearn to bring smiles of joy and indescribable warmth to the kids and youth at BSS, at the same, gaining immense satisfaction with the intangible seeds of love you’ve sown into the childrens’ lives? Not forgetting, do you wish to know others who share the same kind-hearted interests as you do?

      If you’re keen on becoming an Ohana! volunteer, do drop us an email at projectcactus2010@gmail.com with the subject header ‘Ohana Volunteer’ providing us with your name, age and contact details. As recruitment for volunteers is an on-going process, we will definitely contact you shortly for further arrangements! (:

     
Awaiting to hear from you!

Love (:
Team Ohana
A branch of Project Cactus 2010