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publiC ServiCe SportS

anD Family Day 2013 -

a rounDinG SuCCeSS!

on saTURday, 26 oCTobeR 2013, oVeR 3,000 pUbLiC offiCeRs and TheiR famiLy membeRs showed
Up aT maRina baRRage foR a day paCked wiTh adRenaLine and fUn. The sUn Came oUT in iTs fULL
gLoRy foR The pUbLiC seRViCe spoRTs and famiLy day 2013, an annUaL eVenT aimed aT pRomoTing
CamaRadeRie and a heaLThy LifesTyLe among pUbLiC offiCeRs.

Gracing the event as Guest-of-honour was on our strength. team cohesiveness is what we Families had fun quality time together participating
mr peter ong, head of civil service and president need in order to win. in kite fying activity, interactive race and game
of civil service club. there was defnitely booths. For children, the main draw was defnitely
something for everyone at the event sports Another event highlight was the telematch the bounce houses. Young daredevils also put aside
activities, competitions, games booths, sports competition, which tested the participants their their fears to scale the infatable rock climbing
try-out stations, bazaar stalls, infatable and strength and above all, ability to coordinate as a wall. Game booths such as the Golf challenge
more. Amidst the festive atmosphere, the fun team. eight teams from different ministries pitted and baseball toss saw parents and children work
packs, pop-corn, ice-cream and cream rolls were their skills against one another. the challenges in tandem to score winning goals. children also
defnitely a draw. over the years, we have made include transporting water-flled jerry cans to the indulged their creative minds at the art competition,
the event more family oriented and we have end line and erecting a wooded structure. making beautiful handicrafts to bring home.
included activities that both children and adults
can enjoy, said charlie ng, General manager it was a close race but the mindeF team emerged providing entertainment at the event were Kit
of csc. victorious. this is the third year we have participated and Kai comedy Juggling duo, who dazzled the
in this event, said team leader peh shuan shuan. this spectators with their juggling fnesse. Wang Fei
the day started early for participants of the is the frst time we beat other stronger teams and also delighted the older crowd with renditions of
healthy Lifestyle walk. A group of energetic Zumba we are very happy! to outplay the others, the team popular classics.
instructors led them in a warm-up. then, it was members rotated amongst themselves and selected
fag off by Guest-of-honour mr peter ong and the the best persons for each task. Following a high-energy, gravity-defying
participants were off to a leisure walk to Gardens cheerleading performance by rexaz from republic
by the bay (bay east), enjoying the beautiful the event also served as a platform to introduce polytechnic, the top teams of the csc dragon
scenery and landscape of marina bay. sports to the participants. many of them had boat race and telematch competition went up
a go at sports such as fencing and archery. on stage to receive their trophies and prizes from
the csc dragon boat race was a marquee highlight. representatives from the sports association were mr Loh Khum Yean, Vice-president of civil service
20 men and womens teams competed for the present to impart skills to them. the kayaking & club. the event came to a close after the top three
championship title. Winning the mens Finals was dragon boating try-out gave participants a taste of Lucky draw prizes were drawn. All the participants
ministry of home Affairs (mhA) represented by watersports. over at the netball station, parents all went home with smiles, looking forward to
the police team. team captain noriskandar said, gave their young ones a boost to help them shoot the next edition of the public service sports and
mhA has been supporting this event since it was balls into the goal ring. Family day in 2014!
included last year. For this event, we focused more