Announcements

Dear All,

Here's wishing everyone a very happy new year! We thank you for all of your support throughout 2009, and we look forward to working with you in the year to come!

Have a great and blessed 2010!

Dear All,

Please note that the submission date of forms for assisting in the external collection for Singapore Red Cross Flag Day 2010 (27 February) has now been moved to 11 January.

We also wish to inform you that awards will be given to schools which have collected the highest amount of donations via the internal and external collections. EUA points will be awarded based Criteria 4: Participation in Competitions. There will be 3 standings for each district (Champions, 1st runners up, 2nd runners up).

We we hope that you can support us in this annual fund raising event!

Dear all,

Singapore Red Cross Youth Bilateral Exchange Programme with Japanese Red Cross Society – 11th to 18th December 2009

The following cadets had been selected from a number of Red Cross Youth Cadet Units to represent Red Cross Youth in the Kinki District Chapters Junior Red Cross International Exchange Programme 2009, Japan (Osaka)- 11th to 18th December 2009.

Chun Li Yan Christine: Serangoon Secondary School
Kee Xuan Yi: Tanjong Katong Secondary School
Lee Boon Yao: Evergreen Secondary School
Piramol Kongtrakul Krishnan: Singapore Chinese Girls’ School
Quek Jie Qi: Compassvale Secondary School
Soon Zhi Yuan: Greendale Secondary School

The cadets will be updating the blog (www.torndownwalls.blogspot.com ) daily if they can, so do take a visit and leave some comments or words on the tagboard for them!

Dear Youth Officers,

Singapore Red Cross Society would be conducting our Flag Day 2010 on 27th February 2010.

Please kindly note on the following weblinks for the downloading of the necessary reply forms for your necessary perusal.

Link: www.redcross.org.sg/index.php?aid=698
Cadet: www.redcross.org.sg/index.php?id=174,700,0,0,1,0

Should your unit have yet to reply us, please note on the following submission dates for your responses.

Submission Dates

REPLY FORM A (FOR LINK UNITS) : 5TH JANUARY 2010

REPLY FORM B (FOR CADET UNITS) : 5TH JANUARY 2010

REPLY FORM E (FOR CADETS INTERNAL COLLECTION) : 5TH JANUARY 2010

REPLY FORM F (FOR CADETS STREET COLLECTION) : 25th JANUARY 2010 (Name list of students for Street Collection)

For any queries on Flag Day 2010, please kindly contact Mr. Daniel Ong at 6336 0269 (ext 221) or at danielongredcrossorgsg

Thank you & regards

Volunteer Development Division

Dear all,

Project Red Cross Love 2009 has recently come to an end. The committee would like to thank all who have contributed to make this event a very successful one.

We would also like to thank the donors who had contributed to the donation-in-kind items which had helped the various beneficiaries from the following organisations for this event:

1. Lions Befrienders Servcie Association

2. Red Cross Home For The Disabled

3. Shan You Counselling Centre

4. Macpherson Moral Family Service Centre

We would also like to thank the various schools who has helped us in various ways, such as donations, pre-event preparations and helping out during the competition itself.

Please visit this link to download the document containing the list of schools who has contributed to this event.

The Link: www.redcross.org.sg/index.php?aid=993

Photos can be found at the following link:
http://picasaweb.google.com/theunichannel/ProjectRedCrossLoveLimZhenQinRCHNVolunteer#

More photos will be uploaded soon, so stay tuned!

Once again, on behalf of the committee, we would like to thank all of you who have contributed to Project Red Cross Love in one way or another.

We hope to see you again next year!

Dear all,

The results of the recently concluded First Aid Competition 2009 has already been released on the night of the competition on the UniChannel, the new RCY blog.

For easier reference, here are the Results of the First Aid Competition 2009, Cadet Category.

Overall Champion : Singapore Chinese Girls' School
Overall 1st Runner Up : Raffles Girls' School
Overall 2nd Runner Up : Raffles Institution
Overall Runner Up : Tanjong Katong Secondary School
Overall Runner Up : Admiralty Secondary School

North District Champion : Admiralty Secondary School
North District 1st Runner Up : Compassvale Secondary School
North District 2nd Runner Up : Hougang Secondary School

East District District Champion : Tanjong Katong Secondary School
East District 1st Runner Up : Pasir Ris Secondary School
East District 2nd Runner Up : Coral Secondary School

West District District Champion : Hua Yi Secondary School
West District 1st Runner Up : Jurong West Secondary School
West District 2nd Runner Up : Jurong Secondary School

South District Champion : Singapore Chinese Girls' School
South District 1st Runner Up : Raffles Girls' School
South District 2nd Runner Up : Raffles Institution

Congratulations to all winners!

The Committee would like to thank all participants of this year's competition, and hopes to see everyone joining the First Aid Competition 2010.

Dear All,

Here's wishing all the best to all First Aid Competition Participants in the upcoming First Aid Competition 2009, held at Compassvale Secondary on 7 November.

Results will be posted on this website on the night of the competition.

Meanwhile, do visit the new section of the RCY Website called the UnI Channel. More information can be found on the site itself. Refer to the link on the bar above to visit the site, or simply go to: www.theunichannel.blogspot.com

Happy Holidays!

Dear All,

On behalf of the Organizing Committee, Red Cross Youth would like to convey their greatest gratitude for your units’ overwhelming support for the Current Affairs Competition 2009.

The judges have reviewed the both the poster and video submissions and they have made their selections. Here are the results:

National Level
Champions: Hougang Secondary School
Runners Up: Raffles Girls School
2nd Runners up: St Margaret Secondary School

North District Level
Champions: Yio Chu Kang Secondary School
Runners Up: Greendale Secondary School
2nd Runners up: Serangoon Secondary School

South District Level
Champions: Raffles Institution
Runners Up: CHIJ (Toa Payoh) Secondary School
2nd Runners up: Bendemeer Secondary School

East District Level
Champions: Victoria School
Runners Up: Tanjong Katong Secondary School
2nd Runners up: Broadrick Secondary School

West Level
Champions: Hua Yi Secondary School
Runners Up: Commonwealth Secondary School
2nd Runners up: Zheng Hua Secondary School

Congratulations to all winners! Winning teams above will not only receive trophies but the RCV Gold Badge as well.

The Committee would like to acknowledge the tireless efforts of your members in accomplishing both the posters and video presentations. They would like to keep one set of all video presentations as reference.

Further information on distribution of the various certificates and trophies will be given soon.

Once again thank you for participating in this competition, and we look forward to your contributions again next year!

Dear all

The Red Cross Carnival Organizing Committee would like to convey their greatest gratitude for your school’s overwhelming support for the Red Cross Carnival on 1 August 2009 (Saturday).

They are pleased to inform you that the results of the Banner Competition are out and they are as follows:

Link Category

Champion: Rivervale Primary School
1st Runner-Up: River Valley Primary School
2nd Runner-Up: Fairfield Methodist School (Primary)

Cadet Category

Champion: Nan Chiau Secondary School
1st Runner-Up: Greendale Secondary School
2nd Runner-Up: Hougang Secondary School

Congratulations once again and we thank for your school’s continuous support towards the success of the event.

The Current Affairs Competition Results will be released on 24 August instead. This is due to the high competitive standards of the video and posters sent by the schools, resulting in a second round of judging to finalise the results.

Stay tuned!

Dear all,

Thank you for your support in coming down to celebrate the Singapore Red Cross 60th Anniversary at East Coast Park! More events will be coming up soon!

The date for the submissions of CAC videos is over, and results will be out by the 14th of August. Stay tuned!

Dear all,

Come down and support the 60th Red Cross Anniversary Carnival @ East Coast Park. All details have been distributed to various schools.

Everyone is invited, so do bring in your families and friends, especially those not in the Red Cross Youth community to join this wonderful fiesta!

For more information: ***//***redcross.org.sg/Red-Cross-Carnival-2009.phtml

See you there!

Dear all,

The Current Affairs Competition will still go on as usual, but there has been a change in format. Please refer to the Letter to Schools and the CAC poster under the Events Page > Competitions.

We appreciate your continuous support for our events!

Dear everyone,

Due to the H1N1 crisis, all RCY events in July have been postponed to a later date. Please note that the format of the Current Affairs Competition has been changed such that there will not be any form of gathering of participants. More information will be sent to all YOs soon.

The RCY Recognition Day has also been canceled. All awards and badges will be sent directly to schools.

The Singapore Red Cross Society 60th Anniversary Carnival however will still continue on 1 August 2009 (Saturday). More details will be given soon.

Please take care of yourselves as we fight back this pandemic together in Singapore.

Dear all,

The Cadet Arts Festival 09 results are out! Refer to the following link for more details:

www.redcross.org.sg/Arts-Festival-09-Finalist.phtml

All are invited to come down for the Art Festival Finals, whether your school team is in the finals or not.

Time: 1000h onwards
Location: Raffles Institution (Secondary)

We look forward to seeing you there!

Dear YOs for Link Units,

Please note that the CCAB will be introducing uniform grant for Primary Schools.

You will be able to claim up to per pupil’s uniform from April 2009 onwards.

Please do not hesitate to contact us should you require any clarifications.

Yours in Red Cross,
Red Cross Youth Secretariat

Singapore Red Cross Society
15 Penang Lane, Singapore 238486
Tel: 6336 0269 ext 221
Fax: 6336 5012
Website: www.redcross.org.sg

Dear YOs, Teacher In-Charges & RCY members,

We have uploaded the some documents for your viewing.
- Unit Update Form (Cadets)
- VI Deplyment Request Form (Schools)

It can be located respectively under:-
- Resources > Cadet Level > Red Cross Youth Related Resources

We thank you and look forward for your participation.

Dear YOs, Teacher In-Charges & RCY members,

We have uploaded the some documents for your viewing.

- Recruitment Poster 2009
- RCY Guidelines on Rate of Promotion 2009

It can be located respectively under:-
- Resources > Red Cross Youth Related Resources
- Resources > Red Cross Youth Guidelines > General Guidelines

We thank you and look forward for your participation.

Dear YOs, Teacher In-Charges & RCY members,

We have uploaded the Invitation Letter, Forms & Programme to school for your immediate response and notice for the following events.

- Youth Officer Sharing Session (YOSS) 2009
- National Footdrill Competition 2009
- Arts Festival 2009

It can be located respectively under:-
- Events> RCY Events for Youth Officers 2009
- Events> RCY Competitions [Cadet] 2009
- Events> RCY Link Events 2009

We thank you and look forward for your participation.

Dear RCY members,

We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year of 2009!

As we begin a new year of possibilities and changes, we present to you the revamped look of the RCY Website. Do have a look around to check out the newly improved site, and we assure you that we will keep you as updated as possible when a new event is around the corner.

The events of 2009 will all be finalized and uploaded by mid-January, so continue to update yourselves with this webiste.

We thank you for your continuous support for the RCY, and we wish everyone a meaningful and successful year ahead!

Dear YOs and Teacher In-charges,

Thank you very much for your continuous support for RCY.

Please note that sales of RCY uniform
accessories, ranks and badges will stop from 1 November 2008 (Friday) until further notice. This is to facilitate the year-end stock taking and auditing for the items.

Please submit any requests on hand to Mr Jordan Soh (Email: Jordansohredcrossorgsg or Fax: 6336 5012) before 1 November if any.

Thank you once again and look forward to a successful 2009!

Dear RCY members,

we are pleased to inform you that we have uploaded the latest version of Accreditation Record Sheet for your use. This would overwrite the previous version (i.e. Annexes).

There is also a guide on how to fill up the Accreditation Record Sheet (For instructors, YOs) at the same area.

The above documents can be found under RESOURCES > CADETS > Circulars to Schools.

Thank you.

Dear RCY members,

we have uploaded the invitation letter to school for your immediate response.

It can be located under RESOURCES > Cadet/Link

Thank you.

Dear RCY Members,

we have uploaded the latest circulars to schools under RESOURCES.

Thank you.

Dear RCY Members,

we are pleased to inform you that we have uploaded documents related to our Organisation, Management and Decision Making. This would give an insight of the processes in decision making.

You can find the link to this page at the top of the website.

Thank you.

Dear members of RCY,

we are pleased to inform you that we have uploaded the speeches for Director's Change of Command for your viewing.

It's located under SPEECH.

Dear RCY Community,

we have uploaded the following documents for your download:

Links
1) Linakamania 2008

Cadets
1) SANA 2008 I (June)
2) Unit Leaders Programme 2008

It can be found under Resources > Links / Cadets.

Dear RCY Members,

we are pleased to inform you that we have uploaded documents related to our Organisation, Management and Decision Making. This would give an insight of the processes in decision making.

You can find the link to this page at the top of the website.

Thank you.