Greetings Opsmilers

In the blink of an eye, more than half of 2011 has flitted past, and I hope you agree that the past months have been very eventful for the Operation Smile Singapore Student Chapter (OSSSC). When you look back at the many activities, from the facebook event to the most recent Harry Potter movie screening, I also hope you agree that those were some hectic days with the happiest memories spent toiling with the friends you’ve made through Operation Smile.

For the rest of the year, our activities will ease so we will be taking a little break from our monthly updates till the end of the year. Meanwhile, do continue to keep Operation Smile in a special place in your hearts, and wear your Smiley shirt to tide you through your busiest days!

Love,

OSSSC NEC

Local Updates

Stitch for Smile Workshop

Operation Smile Singapore conducted a Stitch for Smile workshops at the Operation Smile Singapore office. Led by Michelle, Manager (Finance and Administration), participants had a whale of a time as they employed their creativity and aesthetic sense in creating kawaii soft toys out of socks! Toys made on that day contribute towards the completion of an order of 200 sock toys that is required next year. Each toy, hand-sewn, is sold at S$10 with all proceeds going to Operation Smile Singapore. Look forward to more workshops in the future!

IGNITE! Music Festival

IGNITE! Music Festival is an annual, student-driven music festival by Republic Polytechnic and it moved itself into its fourth year of celebration and the first and second of July 2011! The outdoor music festival provides an excellent platform for local independent bands to showcase what they have got to offer!

Our Republic Polytechnic Student Chapter set up an Operation Smile booth at the festival and approached interested members of the public to ‘shower them with the most important information about Operation Smile’ as Syahiran, President of the RP Chapter enthused. Syah continues:

‘All in all, I feel good that there are still many people with their hearts opened up for new experiences and care for others. Did I mention that we sold quite a number of t-shirts? We had 65 of them initially and sold 33 of them in the end which makes S$335… By the way, the $5 extra is actually a donation from 2 students. ^^’

Thank you RP, for your infectious enthusiasm and joy!

Student Chapters

NYGH Talk

On 19 July, Tuesday, Secondary 3 girls from Nanyang Girls’ High School enjoyed a talk by Justyn, our Student Chapter Advisor, about Operation Smile and the capacity of student’s contributions to our cause. We hope to conduct more sharing sessions to spread the word about Operation Smile, so please feel free to email us at osssc.nec@gmail.com if you are keen on arranging one.