PEOPLE’S ASSOCIATION 9 King George’s Avenue Singapore 208581 Tel: (65) 63405430;63405432;62382032 Fax: (65) 63485977 Website: www.pa.gov.sg EMBARGOED UNTIL SUNDAY, 5 JUNE 2016, 1.30PM 1 June 2016 FRIENDSHIPS TRIUMPH AT SINGAPORE COMMUNITY GAMES FINALS 120 Inter-Residents’ Committee/Neighbourhood Committee (Inter-RC/NC) Competitions have been lined up islandwide as part of Singapore Community Games since it was launched in April 2016 After two months of back-to-back sports action with friends and neighbours, the Singapore Community Games (SCG) champions will emerge at the Finals for Badminton, Basketball, Sepaktakraw and Table Tennis. From the initial 505 teams, after 64 competition match-days with a total of 900 matches, one team for each sport will be crowned SCG national champion on Sunday, 5 June 2016 at Republic Polytechnic Sports Complex (level two competition hall). Madam Halimah Yacob, Speaker of Parliament and Adviser to Marsiling- Yew Tee GRC Grassroots Organisations will join the residents at the SCG 2016 Finals. 2 The SCG brings together residents of different ages, races and living across different estates through sports. Despite the uncommon requirements, more teams than expected were formed, with many displaying high standards of play and showcasing the unique multi-culturalism and multi-racialism of Singapore. 3 The Boon Lay CSC Basketball Team is a good example. The basketball team consists of players of different ethnicities. Led by assistant team manager Vincent Koh, the team has progressed well to the knock-out stage at this year’s SCG. Vincent is also the key-driver of the team, inviting residents playing at the neighbourhood basketball courts to join him in the Games. He said, “Our team may consist of people from different races, but it has never been an obstacle. In fact, we get to know about each other’s culture better through our regular interaction during and outside of our training sessions. The SCG not only provided us with the opportunity to test our skills, but also the chance for us to know our neighbours better. While the competition is important, we certainly treasure the friendships we have established along the way more.” 4 As part of the SCG, the Inter-Residents’ Committee/Neighbourhood Committee (Inter-RC/NC) Competitions was launched in April 2016. The Inter- RC/NC Competitions, which will run till the end of 2016, feature a wide range of modified sports that are easily accessible and can be easily picked up by residents of different abilities. To date, 17 friendly matches had been held and over 100 more have been lined-up until the end of the year. 5 To encourage more residents to pick up sports, there will also be a large- scale gathering of new and interesting sports workshops and pop-up clinics organised by the People’s Association at the Finals. The pop-up clinics and workshops will occupy the entire football field and multi-purpose hall, covering sports such as Fuzionball, Modified Tennis, Kin-Ball, Tchoukball, Frisbee, Walking Football, Baseball and Cricket. The public are welcomed to join the pop- up clinics and workshops to try out the various sports. 6 Your journalist and photographer are cordially invited to the event on Sunday, 5 June 2016, 11.30am at Republic Polytechnic Sports Complex. The programme and location map are at Annexes A and B respectively. Interviews and photographs with participants can be arranged upon request. To RSVP, please contact the following media contact persons by Friday, 3 June 2016, 5.00pm. Contact persons : Christopher Beh Head (Community Sports) HP: 9049 5801 Email: [email protected] Valerie Yek Head (Corporate Communications) HP: 8113 9770 Email: [email protected] Issued by : Corporate Communications Division People’s Association Tel: 6340 5430, 6340 5432, 6238 2032 _________________________________________________________ About People’s Association The People’s Association (PA) is a statutory board established on 1 July 1960 to promote racial harmony and social cohesion, and to act as a bridge between the Government and the people. We offer a wide range of community programmes and volunteering opportunities for Singaporeans from all walks of life. Our network includes more than 1,800 grassroots organisations (GROs), over 100 Community Clubs, five Community Development Councils, National Community Leadership Institute and Water-Venture. More information at www.pa.gov.sg. About the Community Sports Clubs The Community Sports Clubs (CSCs) are part of the People’s Association network of grassroots organisations. There is a CSC in each constituency. The CSCs are managed by volunteers who work with the PA to organise sports activities for the residents to promote social cohesion, racial harmony and community bonding. For more information, please visit: www.facebook.com/CommunitySportsClub. Annex A SINGAPORE COMMUNITY GAMES 2016 FINALS ON SUNDAY, 5 JUNE 2016 AT REPUBLIC POLYTECHNIC SPORTS COMPLEX, 15 WOODLANDS AVENUE 9, SINGAPORE 738967 PROGRAMME 9.30 am Commencement of Singapore Community Games (SCG) 2016 Finals and Inter RC/NC Competitions 10.30 am Start of Sports Marketplace – Sports Workshops and Pop-Up Clinics 12.30 pm Arrival of Guest-of-Honour Mdm Halimah Yacob Speaker of Parliament Adviser to Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC GROs 1.00 pm Prize Presentation 1.30 pm Reception 2.00 pm End of programme Annex B SINGAPORE COMMUNITY GAMES 2016 FINALS ON SUNDAY, 5 JUNE 2016 AT REPUBLIC POLYTECHNIC SPORTS COMPLEX, 15 WOODLANDS AVENUE 9, SINGAPORE 738967 Location Map (As at 31 May 2016) Annex C SINGAPORE COMMUNITY GAMES 2016 FINALS ON SUNDAY, 5 JUNE 2016 AT REPUBLIC POLYTECHNIC SPORTS COMPLEX, 15 WOODLANDS AVENUE 9, SINGAPORE 738967 List of Inter RC/NC Competitions (As at 31 May 2016) Community Sports Club (CSC) Type of Sports Competition Ang Mo Kio-Hougang CSC Bowling Bukit Panjang CSC Basketball, Bowling Bukit Batok East CSC Bowling Bukit Gombak CSC Bowling, Street Soccer, 3-on-3 Basketball Chong Pang CSC Sepaktakraw, 3-on-3 Basketball, 5-on-5 Football Chua Chu Kang CSC Futsal, Table Tennis, Badminton Clementi CSC Bowling Fengshan CSC Bowling, Table Tennis, Badminton, Football Gambas CSC Bowling Hong Kah North CSC Bowling, Badminton, 3-on-3 Basketball, Table Tennis, Street Soccer Jalan Kayu CSC Futsal Joo Chiat CSC Futsal Kampong Chai Chee CSC Table Tennis, Bowling Keat Hong CSC Bowling Keat Hong CSC Bowling, Table Tennis, Badminton Marine Parade CSC Table Tennis, Tennis, Bowling Marsiling CSC Badminton, Sepaktakraw, Football Mountbatten CSC Badminton, Tennis, Table Tennis, Bowling Nanyang CSC Basketball, Soccer, Sepaktakraw, Bowling Nee Soon Central CSC Bowling, Street Soccer, Badminton Nee Soon East CSC Badminton, Bowling, Sepaktakraw Nee Soon South CSC 3-on-3 Basketball, Badminton Pasir Ris East CC Badminton, Table Tennis, Sepaktakraw, Captain's Ball, Woodball Pasir Ris West CSC Badminton, 3-on-3 Basketball, Sepaktakraw, Table Tennis Pioneer CSC Table Tennis, Badminton, Bowling Potong Pasir CSC Stair Climbing Punggol Coast CSC Badminton, Bowling, Running Punggol East CSC Netball Punggol North CSC Tennis, Running, Basketball, Captain’s Ball, Futsal, Bowling Radin Mas CSC Bowling Sembawang CSC Futsal, 3-on-3 Basketball, Mini Table Tennis, Frisbee, Brisk Walk Race Sengkang Central CSC Futsal, Brisk Walk Race Sengkang South CSC Bowling, Brisk Walk Race Sengkang West CSC Badminton, Brisk Walk Race, Futsal Siglap CSC Soccer, 3-on-3 Basketball, Badminton, Table Tennis Taman Jurong CSC Tchoukball, Table Tennis Tampines Central CSC Badminton, Bowling, Running Tampines Changkat CSC Netball, Basketball Tampines East CSC Football Tampines North CSC Basketball Tampines West CSC Badminton, Street Soccer, Basketball Telok Blangah CSC Bowling West Coast CSC Badminton, Bowling, Football, Table Tennis Woodgrove CSC Cricket, Walking Football, Sepaktakraw, Frisbee Yew Tee CSC Badminton, Table Tennis, Basketball Yuhua CSC Badminton, Table Tennis, Sepaktakraw, Basketball Annex D SINGAPORE COMMUNITY GAMES 2016 FINALS ON SUNDAY, 5 JUNE 2016 AT REPUBLIC POLYTECHNIC SPORTS COMPLEX, 15 WOODLANDS AVENUE 9, SINGAPORE 738967 Glossary S/No. English Chinese 1. People’s Association 人民协会 2. Singapore Community Games 新加坡社区运动会 3. Community Sports Club 社区体育俱乐部 4. Community Sports Club Council 社区体育俱乐部理事会 5. Inter-Residents’ 邻里友谊赛 Committee/Neighbourhood Committee Competitions 6. Residents’ Committee 居民委员会 7. Neighbourhood Committee 邻里委员会 8. Sports workshops and pop-up clinics 运动学习坊 9. Fuzionball 融合球 10. Modified Tennis 简易式网球 11. Kin-Ball 健球 12. Tchoukball 巧固球 13. Frisbee 飞盘 14. Walking Football 健步足球 15. Baseball 棒球 16. Cricket 板球 17. Halimah Yacob 哈莉玛 Adviser to Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC 马西岭-油池集选区基层组织顾问 Grassroots Organisations 18. Ang Hak Seng, BBM 洪合成, BBM Chief Executive Director, PA 人民协会总执行理事长 .