TOA PAYOH EAST ZONE 4 RC BLOCK PARTY – GARDEN FIESTA AND TOA PAYOH EAST ZONE 5 RC BLOCK PARTY – RACIAL HARMONY ON 18 SEPTEMBER 2010

Toa Payoh East Zone 4 RC organised a block party called Garden Fiesta for their residents on Saturday, 18 September 2010. This block party also celebrates the Mid-Autumn festival. Mr Seger Venu, Chairman of Zone 4 RC hosted the visit by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs and Member of Parliament for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC, Mr Wong Kan Seng.

Although the main celebration of the block party was for the Mid-Autumn, there were a good number of non-Chinese residents coming forward to participate. The children were treated to a series of magic shows which they were clearly very impressed and happy by the performance. Before the arrival of DPM Wong, the residents were enthusiastically rehearsing with the emcee on their welcome for DPM Wong before his arrival.

DPM Wong was invited to watch a short segment of the magic show before he was invited by the Chairman and Vice-Chairman to mingle with the residents and residents were waiting in line to take photo with DPM Wong.

On the same evening, Toa Payoh East Zone 5 RC organised a Racial Harmony block party for their residents on Saturday, 18 September 2010. Mr Joseph Lau, PBM, Chairman of Zone 5 RC hosted the visit by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs and Member of Parliament for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC, Mr Wong Kan Seng.

The residents were treated to performance by the various ethnic groups. Upon the arrival of DPM Wong, the RC Chairman brought DPM Wong to the various table to interact with the residents, eager residents were waiting in line for their photo opportunity with DPM Wong. DPM Wong also had a brief chat with two of the RC members who had recently become Singapore new citizens.