SAJC celebrated Friendship Week on February 11-13, 2015 with the
theme “It’s a small, small world”.
It was organised by the 5th Saints Advocate in collaboration with Simei Care
Centre (SCC) to bring all Saints together as one family unbroken and to raise awareness
of the SCC patients.
The atmosphere was incredibly high all week as students were
hyped up by what we had
in store. Exciting posters hung around the school aroused curiosity, but even more exciting wasthe fact that our
beneficiaries, SCC, visited SAJC during morning
assembly to perform a dance number and shared their personal experience.
Various activities were held in the fitness corner. From our unique ball pit where
friends and strangers had a chance to converse, to the Photo Booth where juniors and seniors congregated to capture sweet
memories together, there was
never a dull moment.
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| Various activities during Friendship Week 2015 |
The merchandise booth was definitely one of the highlights, Handmade items like flowers and notepads from
SCC were available at affordable prices, but it wasn't that which made the
sales such a success.
Students, teachers and other staff took the initiative to ask about our friends
in SCC, and even went beyond that to enquire what else they can do to help. It was
honestly a heartwarming sight to see meaningful bonds forged between strangers,
all in the spirit of love and care. On top of that, the students had a
chance to see SCC members’ paintings at the Music Cafe displayed
all week. Students learned to appreciate the members’ talent
and creativity, and some even
expressed admiration and inspiration from SCC who were given so little, yet
gave so much.
Since Valentine’s Day was just around the corner, we also sold balloons
of different designs for Saints
to give as a statement of gratitude to their friends and loved ones. The
reception was astonishing – stocks ran out in hours, testament
to our community’s insurmountable capability for
concert and the invaluable “One Family Unbroken” spirit we boast.
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| Friendship Week 2015 highlights |
Friendship Week was truly a success as the Saints Advocate was able
to raise funds for Simei
Care Centre as well as for the future St Andrew’s Village Indoor
Sports Complex. However, its success did not stop there. Our aim to forge
better relationships among the Saints, to build a more inclusive student body
and to advocate for the cause of psychiatric patients at SCC were met with great success, and we have only the
guidance from our CCA teachers and help from the students and school staff to
thank.
We hope that friendships continue to grow for the years to come
and may the Friendship Weeks down the road not cease to enkindle in us the love
and care for the community internal and beyond. Indeed, it's a small, small world after all!
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| Behind the scene: Preparation work by Friendship Week task force |
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| Friendship Week 2015 task force |
