On the Sunday morning of 22 November, DPM Wong Kan Seng and three Members of Parliament (MPs) for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC, Mr Zainudin Nordin, Mayor of Central Singapore District, Mr Hri Kumar Nair and Mrs Josephine Teo joined about 200 residents in a series of sporting activities during the Toa Payoh East Sports Fiesta, which was organised by the Toa Payoh East Grassroots Organisations (GROs). Mr Sitoh Yih Pin, Adviser to Potong Pasir GROs was also invited to join the event.
The event started with a 15-minute workout, followed by the launch of the Toa Payoh Trail by DPM Wong. The Toa Payoh Trail project is a collaboration between First Toa Payoh Secondary School and Toa Payoh East GROs. The objective is to create greater awareness of the history and heritage of Toa Payoh Estate amongst it residents and the school students.
After flagging off the brisk walk, DPM Wong, Mayor Zainudin, Mr Nair and Mrs Teo were invited by Mr Sitoh to cross over to the Toa Payoh Lorong 8 Hawker Centre to have breakfast. Many residents who were there either for breakfast or Sunday marketing were pleasantly surprised by DPM Wong’s presence. Several came forward to shake hands with him and the other MPs as well as Mr Sitoh.
After breakfast, DPM Wong and the MPs went back to the event site to join the residents in other sporting activities which included gateball, mini golf, kicking chatek, rope skipping, etc. DPM and the MPs also penned on the Wishing Spheres their wishes for Singapore in 2010. These spheres will be released into the Marina Bay during the nation’s New Year Countdown Celebration on 31 December 2009.
As part of “Mayor’s Green Challenge” in support of the Central Singapore Environmental Sustainability Plan (ESP), DPM and the MPs were given a recyclable item each to drop it into the various containers as a symbolic presentation of the Launch of Project Earth @ Toa Payoh East. With this launch the programme hopes to encourage more of such recycling projects to be initiated in Toa Payoh East.
Here are some photos of the event.
..The Bishan East Blog Team..
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