Details on RI Community Day
Raffles Institution celebrates its 185th anniversary in 2008 and a series of events has been organized to mark this occasion.
One of these is the RI Community Day on Thursday 20 March 2008. This school day set aside for all staff and students to do service not only for the community but also as a community and we involved our partners such as alumni and parents.
RI Community Day reaffirmed the school's commitment to serving the community and also reminded our boys about the importance of dedicating themselves to the common good in whatever they do.
It was also a platform for our boys to independently plan and carry out a Community Involvement project that they themselves were passionate about as the leaders of all core Co-Curricular Activity (CCA) groups in the school identified and organized a Community Involvement project for their own members and teachers (under the guidance of students from the school's Interact Club).
One of these is the RI Community Day on Thursday 20 March 2008. This school day set aside for all staff and students to do service not only for the community but also as a community and we involved our partners such as alumni and parents.
RI Community Day reaffirmed the school's commitment to serving the community and also reminded our boys about the importance of dedicating themselves to the common good in whatever they do.
It was also a platform for our boys to independently plan and carry out a Community Involvement project that they themselves were passionate about as the leaders of all core Co-Curricular Activity (CCA) groups in the school identified and organized a Community Involvement project for their own members and teachers (under the guidance of students from the school's Interact Club).
| Time | Activity | Venue | Remarks |
Examples of projects: Painting of a wall mural at the Handicaps Welfare Association, service at the SIA-MINDS Employment Development Centre, concert performances for Tanglin Special School and Toa Payoh Care Corner and running of reading, drama and autism awareness workshops at local primary schools.
Special thanks to RADM (Ret) Kwek Siew Jin for gracing the occasion as our Guest of Honour.
The school raised over $55,000 through the ORA donation cards for the charities we reached out to on RI Community Day.
RI Community Day, CiP in a Different Way.
Special thanks to RADM (Ret) Kwek Siew Jin for gracing the occasion as our Guest of Honour.
The school raised over $55,000 through the ORA donation cards for the charities we reached out to on RI Community Day.
RI Community Day, CiP in a Different Way.
RI Community Day Projects
| S/No. | CCA | Project | Recipient of ORA Jogawalkathon Funds Raised by RI | Timing for Departure from RI |
| 1 | Squash | Service at Pathlight School | Pathlight School | - |
| 2 | RI Military Band | Performance and interaction with elderly from Toa Payoh Care Corner | Toa Payoh Care Corner | 8:30am |
| 3 | Gym | Service at Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped | Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped | 8:30am |
| 4 | Shooting | Service at Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped | 8:30am | |
| 5 | Red Cross | Interaction with residents and gardening + cleaning of the Bishan Home for the Intellectually Disabled | Bishan Home for the Intellectually Disabled | 8:30am |
| 6 | Table Tennis | Changi Beach clean-up | 8:30am | |
| 7 | Hullett Memorial Library and InfoComm Club | Painting of wall mural at Handicaps Welfare Association | Handicaps Welfare Association | 8:30am |
| 8 | Swimming | Interaction and games at Lions Befrienders | Lions Befrienders | 8:30am |
| 9 | Indian Cultural Club | Roadshow to promote reading of Tamil books in First Toa Payoh Primary | 8:30am | |
| 10 | Raffles Players | Drama workshop for pupils at Tampines Primary | 8:30am | |
| 11 | Basketball | Basketball clinic for youths from TOUCH Community Services | TOUCH Community Services | 8:30am |
| 12 | 01 and 02 Scouts | Pledge-card donations to raise funds for Viriya Community Services | Viriya Community Services | 8:30am |
| 13 | Badminton | Service with youths from SIA-MINDS Employment Development Centre | SIA-MINDS Employment Development Centre | 9am |
| 14 | NPCC | East Coast Parkway beach clean-up | 9am | |
| 15 | RI Guitar Ensemble | Performance and interaction with children from Tanglin Special School | Tanglin Special School | 9am |
| 16 | Cricket | Autism awareness talks in Evergreen and Jurong Primary | Pathlight School | 9am |
| 17 | Judo | Sporting activity with children from MINDS Guillemard Gardens School | MINDS Guillemard Gardens School | 9am |
| 18 | Boys' Brigade | Performance and interaction with elderly from Sunlove Home and Surya Home | Sunlove Home and Surya Home | 9:30am |
| 19 | Sailing | Interaction with elderly from Care Corner Family Service Centre | Care Corner Family Service Centre | 9:30am |
| 20 | NCC | Newspaper Collection in Bishan / Toa Payoh residential area to promote recycling | 9:30am | |
| 21 | Water Polo | Interaction with children from the School for the Visually Handicapped | School for the Visually Handicapped | 9:30am |
| 22 | Tennis | Interaction with elderly from NTUC Elder Care Coop | NTUC Elder Care Coop | 9:30am |
| 23 | Raffles Voices | Performance and interaction with children from Grace Orchard School | Grace Orchard School | 10:45am |
| 24 | Cross Country and Track and Field | Games with children from EN Community Services Society | EN Community Services Society | 12 noon |
| 25 | RI String Ensemble | Performance and interaction with residents from AWWA Community Home for the Eldery | AWWA Community Home for Senior Citizens | 12 noon |
| 26 | RI Chinese Orchestra | Performance and interaction with elderly from Dover Park Hospice | Dover Park Hospice | 1:45pm |
| 27 | Rugby (Lower Sec) | Reading and interaction with children from Whispering Hearts Student Care Centre | Whispering Hearts Student Care Centre | 2pm |
| 28 | Rugby (Upper Sec) and Raffles Parents Association | Interaction with residents from Singapore Cheshire Home | Singapore Cheshire Home | 2:30pm |
| 29 | Softball | Softball clinic for students of Guangyang Primary | - | |
| 30 | Bowling | Bowling with children from Children's Aid Society | Children's Aid Society | - |
| 31 | InfoComm Club | Briefing and Demonstration of IT Programme created for Down Syndrome Association | Down Syndrome Association | Alternative day |
| 32 | Hockey | Hockey clinic for APSN Tanglin School students | APSN Tanglin School | Alternative day |
2008 ORA Jogathon Collections Donation to VWOs
| S/n | Payee's Name | Amount |
| 1 | ARC - Pathlight | $2,640.56 |
| 2 | Down Syndrome Association (Singapore) | $2,640.56 |
| 3 | Care Corner Seniors Activity Centre | $2,640.56 |
| 4 | Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped | $2,640.56 |
| 5 | Bishan Home for the Intellectually Disabled | $2,640.56 |
| 6 | Handicaps Welfare Association | $2,640.56 |
| 7 | Lions Befrienders | $2,640.56 |
| 8 | Viriya Community Services | $2,640.56 |
| 9 | Tanglin School | $2,640.56 |
| 10 | Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore | $2,640.56 |
| 11 | Guillemard Gardens School | $2,640.56 |
| 12 | Sunlove Abode For Intellectually Infirmed Ltd | $2,640.56 |
| 13 | Care Corner Family Service Centre (Toa Payoh) | $2,640.56 |
| 14 | Grace Orchard School PCS Building Fund | $2,640.56 |
| 15 | EN Community Services Society | $2,640.56 |
| 16 | Touch Community Services Ltd | $2,640.56 |
| 17 | Dover Park Hospice | $2,640.56 |
| 18 | Whispering Hearts Family Service Centre A/c 2 | $2,640.56 |
| 19 | Singapore Cheshire Home | $2,640.56 |
| 20 | Children's Aid Society | $2,640.56 |
| 21 | Singapore Disability Sports Council | $2,640.56 |
| Total: | $55,451.76 |