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public serVice on 23 august 2014, saturday,
marina Barrage teemed with a
multitude of public of cers and their
sporTs anD families, dragon boaters and eager
children. that could only mean one
Famil Y Da Y 20 1 4: thing: public service sports and

family day 2014 was underway!
FuN, SWeAT AND eXCiTeMeNT!

- 23 August 20 1 4

at around 8am, participants began to stream The only guidance they had came in the form of performances
in with smiles adorning their faces. They began their leaders disembodied voices. Choruses of jack and rai, a duo of guitarists, serenaded the
the morning with a Zumba warm-up. Very soon, left, right, left, right echoed throughout. crowd with popular songs such as Happy. Magician
they were dancing and throwing their hands up Kiki Tay charmed the crowd with his high-octane
in the air. The dance was a prelude to the fun Donavan seng from iras said this was his teams acts, swallowing balloons and creating confetti out
Walk @ Marina Bay. This 5km walk was f agged third year of joining the telematch. We did not of thin air. The f amboyant Donna Daniels capped
off by guest-of-Honour Mr Peter ong, Head of have any prior training, just a high level of trust. off the line-up, performing a powerful rendition
Civil service and President of Civil service Club. This formula was certainly enough as his team of feel This Moment. The multilingual star even
managed to come in third. belted out 月亮代表我的心!
paddling to victory
Keeping with traditions, the CsC Dragon Boat a urry of activities Memories of a great day
race was one of the event highlights. Hailing from The event also packed lots of fun for the rest as the day segued into the late afternoon, the
different ministries such as Ministry of Home of the participants. Children plucked up courage event came to a close. Winners of the dragon
affairs, land Transport authority and Ministry to scale the tall inf atable walls of a bouncing boat race and telematch were presented with
of national Development, the dragon boaters castle while others donned rollerblading gear and prizes and medals. The lucky draw winner also
channelled great strength into every stroke. tried the sport for the very f rst time. over at CsC went home with the grand prize of $500! once
Changi Clubhouse, participants of the inaugural again, CsCs Public service sports and family
The womens team from the Ministry of Home CsC Cycle Changi to Marina Barrage embarked on Day was a rounding success.
affairs was a force to be reckoned with. They an ambitious 30km cycling trip to their destination
clocked an impressive timing of 1:13:74 and Marina Barrage. They reached just in time for
emerged the champion. Team leader Candice the performances!
goh was jubilant. our strategy today was to
use faster strokes, she shared. To prepare for
this race, the team focused on running and drills.

bonding through games
over at the open f eld, a high-adrenaline
telematch took place. Participants had to
tackle many obstacles, all designed to test their
teamwork. for example, in March & Match, they
had to strap their feet in the sleds and march in
unity. a challenge that sounded easy enough, until
the participants learnt they had to be blindfolded.