HFS Ambassador Animation Competition 2009

Ministry of Home of Affairs - Community Engagement Directorate, Home Team Eastern Sector, Marine Parade NPC, Bedok South NPC and Geylang NPC will be organising a Homefront Security Ambassador Animation Competition Camp from 29th October to 1st November 2009. Venue: SCDF 3rd Divisional HQ to National Community Leadership Institute (NACLI) of 533 Yishun industrial Park A #01-01. Singapore 768774.

This programme aims to exploit into the popular medium of animation to engage students in expressing their awareness and knowledge on Homefront Security and Community Engagement Programme. Through the creation of their own animation story within the theme, these young ambassadors are allowed to express their notion and take ownership in their work.

The campaign is designed with three key objectives, which are as follows:

a) Creating awareness in school on the importance of Homefront Security and Community Engagement Programme

b) Creating a positive buzz around Homefront security and Community Engagement Programme messaging among students

c) Providing a ground-up approach to allow students to express their own notions on Homefront Security and Community Engagement Programme creatively through animation.

In effect, the camp aims to enhance the student leaders in their leadership, creativity and event management skills, in addition to introduce and challenge them to think about what they can do in their capacity to address Homefront Security and Community Engagement issues in their school.

Need to nominate 7 NCDCC cadets by 30 Oct

For the first time, Marine Parade Community Emergency and Engagement Committee (C2E) is conducting a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Youth Recruitment Camp from 4 – 6 December 2009 (Friday – Sunday).

The camp objectives are to train and recruit youths coming from different cultural backgrounds and unite for a cause to be ready and respond appropriately to serve the community not only during crisis, but also at peace time. The target group for this camp is between 14 (CERT min age requirement) and 25 years old.

The participating youth will undergo basic Community Emergency Preparedness Program conducted by Singapore Civil Defence Force and sessions sharing by other government agencies and community partners for the participants to understand better and react accordingly to any situation.

> Aim
1. To recruit youths as a Community Emergency Response Team member, develop them into future CERT leaders
2. To better equip them with the proper training and knowledge in responding to various emergency situations and role familiarization as a CERT member
3. Discover individual strengths and response resiliencies to any ituations arise.
4. To support various government agencies (SCDC, Police) and the community (C2E, Community Club, Residence Committee, Community Engagement Program, Community Safety and Security Program) during peace time.

The highlights of the camp include:
· Adventure Wave (understanding I, We and Together We concept)
· Basic CEPP Training
· Sharing Sessions
· SCDF Tours

UDI Passing Out Ceremony on 12 Sep 2009

Congratulations to SGTs Felicia Ong and Elizabeth Houghton!

UPDATES

12 CPLs were promoted to SGTs and 4 LCPs were promoted to CPLs in Sep 2009.

2 CPLs were promoted to SGTs and 1 SGT was promoted to SSG in Nov 2009.

11 Year 1 cadets were promoted to LCPs on 5 Nov 2009.

In Jan 2010, 4 more CPLs will be promoted to SGTs and 4 SNCOs will be promoted to SSGs. Congratulations!

Most of the Year 1 cadets passed Campcraft Practical Assessment and Footdrill (Bronze) Assessment. Campcraft Theory Assessment will be conducted on 16 Sep. It consists of 10 MCQs.

9 - 12 Sep: UDI - SNCO with FD (G)
OC Unit nominated SGTs Felicia Ong and Elizabeth Houghton.

19 Sep: CCA stand down for Sec 1 to 3 cadets

Nov 30 to 2 Dec: Unit Camp @ CCSS
There will be leadership training for Year 2 cadets and first aid assessments for Year 1 cadets dueing the camp.

5 Dec: Emergency Preparedness Day 2009
Since there were too many activites for Year 2 cadets in 2009, the Emergency Preparedness Day will be for Year 1 cadets. The target is 20 h of Community Engagement per year from next year onwards for all Sec 2 to 4 cadets.