SN Home volunteer aim to provide a conducive environment for the elderly in Sree Narayana Mission Home through our weekly visits and activities. We continue building a cohesive volunteer group which attracts, motivates and retains quality volunteers
Photos - SN Elder outing to VivoCity on 19 July 2008
These photos took by Candice and i uploaded on her behalf. Embedded slide with a video music also...so that you don't feel bore while seeing those photos... :)
On the 10th of May about 15 SN volunteers attended the First Aid Awareness Programme organised by Red Cross to mark World Red Cross Day. We agreed to meet at Clark Quay Mrt station at 9.45 before making our way to Central Mall.
Wah the venue was big and little did I know that red cross was located at a corner inside the mall.
Our session started off with some sharing by the speaker on... what was it? is it bandage? can't remember. but yeah we did learn how to bandage our head, arms and legs in the case of fracture and open wound. gosh i was wrapped up as a guinea pig by the group (although i volunteered). haha. well our group facilitators are ever willing to share their knowledge and we are glad to have them... except Joel? haha... don't ask me why... ask him!
can't remember what was mentioned during the talk... its the usual stuff about poisoning, bites and burns etc. its the hands-on that leave the deepest memory. lunch seems a long way off... so we actually had about two to three hours of break in between waiting for it to start since we ended our session early.
finally lunch came... was a simple fare of veges, meat and rice. hey hey! wat do you expect... its free ok! haha yep after lunch was lecture again... then before i knew it... zzz monster came looking for me and a few others. wat to do, lecture after lunch is always like tat. and BEN was the first one to feel sleepy. sat beside me and kept saying he was sleepy, in the end i fell asleep. haha. after that... woo lah! time for the most exciting event... CPR!
so there we were... practicing our skills on the dummy. gee... was not easy. everyone took turns to try and finally we manage to 'master' it. haha. but hey, don't think we dare do it on a real person. heard from the instructor that its best if we not do it in real life if we lack the confidence. furthermore, we aren't protected if anything goes wrong. so best is get license through the proper first aid certified course. nonetheless, its still worth the session becoz who knows? if there is someone we actually know that u see needs CPR, chances are we won't sit back and do nothing.
So its still a skill worth learning in times of crisis. well, that was the final session for the programme... and yep... we were among the last to leave. shows how enthusiastic we were! tats all folks, juz some informal sharing~
Service Learning @ Zoo with Sree Narayana Home – 5/1/07
Service Learning @ Zoo with Sree Narayana Home – 5/1/07
Programme
09.30am: Volunteers arrive at SN Home + wheel elderly down
09.45am: Girl Guides meet at SNH
10.00am: Guides, Volunteers and the Elderly depart for the zoo
10.45am: Arrive at zoo
- Brief introduction by Xiaozheng (Assistant Company Leader)
11.00am: Set off from entrance of to embark on trail to the following exhibits
- Polar Bear
- White Rhino
- Giraffe and African Lion
- Orchid Garden
- Children’s World Animal Land (for Animal Show)
12.00pm: Lunch @ Children’s World Animal Land
12.30pm: Animal Friend’s Show @ Children’s World Animal Land
01.30pm: Set off for the exit of zoo, will walk pass the following exhibits
- Komodo Dragon
- Orang Utan
02.30pm Arrive at the exit of zoo
03.00pm: Set off for SNH
03.45pm: Arrive at SNH
Logistics
Chartering of buses (two): North View Guides
Preparation of lunch for elderly: SNH (25 packets)
Additional Notes
1. Admission for the elderly is free, however, the admission for volunteers is payable at a 20% discount (discounted price: $13.20, normal price: $16.50)
No promises, but we are still trying our best to look for subsidies and sponsorships to cover the admission costs for volunteers. Nonetheless we hope you can continue to lend your support for this elderly outing please… Thank you!
2. Areas marked out at Animal Friend’s Show to cater to disabled visitors
Finally, there will be a total of 25 elderly (10 walking, 15 wheelchair-bound) and 2 staff going. We need about 20 volunteers to help supervise the 28 students attached to the elderly. Lunch and afternoon tea will be provided only for the elderly by SN Home. The rest of us have to see to our own lunches. See you there!
This coming Saturday (24 Nov 07) we are having a Deepavali Celebration at SN Home. We have arranges many performance and activities for the celebration.
I would like most of our volunteers to join us for the celebration and bring happiness to our elderly at the home.
