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1998,
1999, 2000,
2001, 2002,
2003, 2004,
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
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A
protem committee was formed by NCSS
and supported by the then Ministry of
Community Development to establish RSVP
Singapore. |
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RSVP Singapore
was officially launched by the then
Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong on October
31. |
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The Mentoring
Programme was inaugurated on September
28 at the then Bukit Ho Swee Primary
School. Kuo Chuan Presbysterian Primary
School was the other chosen. |
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Project Cyberguide
was formed in mid-1998 with the aim
of promoting lifelong learning and basic
IT skills among seniors. |
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| 1999 |
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On
August 19, RSVP was officially registered
with charity-status. |
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On October 31,
RSVP celebrated its first anniversary
with a grand D&D graced by the then
Minister for Community Development,
Mr Abdullah Tarmugi. A commemorative
magazine was produced. |
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In December,
RSVP moved to its very own office at
MND Building, Annex B. |
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| 2000 |
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On
July 17, RSVP held its inaugural AGM,
and the first Board of Management was
elected. |
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In September,
the inaugural issue of NETWORK, our
newsletter, was launched in place of
the earlier photocopied version. |
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On November 26,
RSVP organised the "Walk for Seniors"
fundraising event with the help of MacRitchie
Runners 25. The Guest-of-Honour was
Mr Abdullah Tarmugi. |
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In December,
RSVP launched its nation-wide essay-writing
competition for youths and young adults
in conjunction with the International
Year of Older Persons. |
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| 2001 |
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On
July 14, RSVP held its second AGM and
it was decided that a $12.00 annual
membership subscription be charged.
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On October 9, RSVP launched its book
titled "The Gift of Age" at
the Singapore Repertory Theatre. Guest-of-Honour:
Mr Abdullah Tarmugi. |
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October 21 marked
the start of RSVP Donation Draw drive
to raise funds for the organisation.
The Grand prize was $10,000. |
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RSVP
moved into bigger and better premises
at Boon Siew Building. In December with
the support of Central Singapore Community
Development Council and the Rotary Club
of Singapore, the RSVP IT Centre was
set up. |
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Two
new projects were launched early this
year, namely, the Polytechnic Students
Outreach Programme and the Mentally
Disadvantaged Outreach Programme. |
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| 2002 |
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RSVP started the year with a new look
in almost everything from a new logo
to a new design for our stationery and
a fresh, new format for NETWORK magazine.
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On January 17,
nine outstanding volunteers were presented
with our very first Volunteers' Recognition
Award at our second dinner and dance. |
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On May 31, Dr
Yaacob Ibrahim, the then Acting Minister
for Community Development and Sports
officiated at the launch of RSVP's own
IT Centre and RSVP's new office premises
at Boon Siew Building. A revamped website
was launched by the Minister. |
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On July 13,
the 3rd AGM was held. A new Board of
Management was elected for a 2-year
term. |
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August 31 was
our very own Flag Day, a large scale
fund-raising drive which was a great
success. |
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| 2003 |
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RSVP
entered the Public Education arena in
a big way to promote positive ageing
and intergeneration integration. A series
of talks and an island-wide essay writing
competition for secondary schools were
held, culminating with a public forum
on the topic "Bridging the Generation
Gap : A Roadmap for All Ages". |
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A new programme, namely NUS Host Family
Programme, commenced in partnership
with NUS. This Programme helps international
students to adjust to Singapore. It
involves family based hosting without
any physical stay. |
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| 2004 |
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We
received funding approval for our Mentally
Disadvantaged Outreach Programme under
NCSS VWO Capability Fund. |
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RSVP initiates
and heads an Intergenerational strategy
team which will come up with a recommendation
to promote Intergenerational Integration
as a natural way of life in Singapore
for MCYS’s review. |
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On 29 March,
an EGM was held to obtain approval for
the formation of RSVP ProGuide Pte Ltd,
a social enterprise venture to generate
funds for RSVP through consultancy services.
Other Constitutional changes concerned
clauses relating to the Board and editorial
clarity. |
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On 17 July,
the 5th Annual General Meeting was held.
A new Board of Management was elected
for a 2 year term. |
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A Seminar cum
Workshop titled: “Intergenerational
Integration… Issues, Challenges
and The Way Ahead” was held on
31 July at Novotel Apollo. The Guest
of Honour was Mr Chan Soo Sen, then
the Minister of State for Community
Development and Sports and Ministry
of Education. The keynote speaker was
Dr Matthew Kaplan, an intergenerational
specialist and author from Penn State
University, USA. |
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An Essay Writing
Competition on community harmony for
secondary school students was organised,
commencing late April. The closing date
was 13 August. This event was supported
by MCYS and MOE. |
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| 2005 |
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Feb
1 - MDOP celebrated its 4th year. Appreciation
certificates presented to volunteers
in recognition of their work. Party
ended with light-up tour of Orchard
Road and Chinatown with 30 residents
from the Institute of Mental Health
(IMH). |
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March 12 - RSVP's
Gift of Age. Event showcased RSVP's
programmes and activities, demonstrating
active ageing in action through talks,
laughter exercise, song and dance and
even a fashion show - all planned, produced
and carried out by RSVP members. |
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May 14 - Flag
Day. Volunteers from APEX, Soka Association
and RSVP members were busy for the day
raising fund. |
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June 2005 saw
the amalgamation of the hosting programmes
from NUS, Temasek Polytechnic and Ministry
of Foreign Affairs. |
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June 26 and 27
- RSVP participated at Ignite 2005 with
a booth showcasing our programmes. The
Club Service members contributed songs
and dance items. |
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July saw the
launch of Vitality and Me Contests (Photo
and Photojournalism) to promote active
ageing among seniors and intergeneration
bonding among families. |
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July 16 - 6th
AGM held at RSVP Multi-Purpose Hall.
Attended by some 80 members. |
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August 10 - Dr
Maliki Bin Osman visited RSVP office
with his party of eleven from the Ministries
of Health and Community Development,
Youth and Sports and the Committee on
Ageing Issues. They came on a fact funding
and familiarization visit. |
| 2006 |
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An EGM was held
on 16 February to appoint a new auditor
K B Lee plus minor changes to constitution. |
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On 10 April we
had two visitors from RSVP International,
Mr Jack Steele, the co-Director and
Pastor Larry Light a volunteer. They
met up with Dr Philbert Chin and some
Board members. |
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RSVP held the
Gift of Age Event on 29 April at the
Singapore Power Auditorium, Somerset
Road. There was a large turnout of around
540 participants |
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On 19 May we
hosted three RSVP members from Guilin,
China at our office premises. They met
up with our President and members of
the Mandarin committee. |
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RSVP Flag Day
was held on 31 May 2006. As it was a
weekday we were not able to raise much
funds |
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RSVP held its
7th AGM on 29 July where members voted
for their new Board Members for the
new term (2006-2008). There were 24
contestants with 15 positions to be
filled. |
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RSVP moved to
new office premises at Bishan Junction
8 Shopping Centre on 14 October. We
resumed operations effective 16 October. |
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RSVP’s
Volunteer Appreciation Nite, November
2. This is the first of such events
organized by RSVP Singapore to honour
active volunteers for the period August
2005- July 2006. Around 200 active volunteers
attended. Certificates of Appreciation
were given to these volunteers and Long
Service Awards to those who have volunteered
with the organization for more than
5 years. |
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3 November saw
the visit of the Mayor of Central Singapore
District to RSVP’s office as part
of the launch of all the VWOs within
the building. There was an Open House
later to the public. All 12 VWOs are
now grouped under the theme ‘One
Central’. |
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RSVP staged its
annual Senior Computer Day in conjunction
with Senior Citizens’ Week on
Saturday, 25 November . This year’s
event was at our new office premises. |
| 2007 |
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Four sub-committees
were formed under the Mentoring Management
Committee. They are: Human Resource,
Programme Development, Curriculum
Development and Operations. Each was
headed by a Chairman who is instrumental
in the expansion and enhancement of
the programme. |
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RSVP started
its Ladies' Choir with 30 members on
17 March. It subsequently recruited
male members and was renamed RSVP Choir. |
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RSVP Charity
Golf Tournament, the first for RSVP
Singapore, was held on Tuesday 24 April
2007 at SICC. There were 3 categories-
the Open Division, the Senior Division
and the Ladies Division. |
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The 8th AGM was
held on Saturday 21 July |
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The RSVP Infocomm
Centre underwent upgrading after receiving
62 PCs with XP Operation Systems and
LCD Monitors, donatd by IDA and SGX. |
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The Changi Senior
Ambassador Project, a partnership project
with the Civil Aviation Authority of
Singapore was launched in November with
some 80 volunteers. These volunteers
offer a directional and assistance service
to travellers at the Changi Airport. |
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The RSVP Senior
Computer Day was renamed Silver Infocomm
Day and was held on 24 November. |
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On 24 November,
Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for
Community Development, Youth and Sports
and Second Minister for Information,
Communications and the Arts was present
to launch RSVP Infocomm Centre as the
first Silver infocomm Junction. |
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RSVP celebrated
its second Volunteers' Appreciation
Nite on 30 November at Bishan Community
Club. Some 200 active volunteers attended
the event and each received an Appreciation
Certificate for their voluntary services. |
| 2008 |
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Name changed
from Retired & Senior Volunteer
Programme, Singapore ( RSVP Singapore
) to RSVP Singapore – The Organization
of Senior Volunteers through the kind
assistance of Dr Vivian Balakrishnan,
Minister for Community Development,
Youth and Sports. |
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Refined RSVP
Core Values. |
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Celebrated RSVP’s
10 Anniversary in a big way with a special
Mentors- Mentees Learning Journey to
Changi Airport T3 on 20 and 21 May 2008,
a Members’ Gala Nite on 17 October
and a Gala Charity Dinner at Meritus
Mandarin on 12 November. |
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