ABOUT
Challenge ur Limits (CurL) is a special project brought to you by Nanyang Technological University
(NTU) Welfare Services Club
(WSC).
The Welfare Services Club is an associate member of National Council of Social Services
(NCSS) with over 500 NTU student volunteers actively involved in diverse areas of community work.
Besides providing weekly regular services to 11 welfare organisations, the Club also undertake special projects such as CurL, to promote unconventional means of volunteerism.
WSC was the recipient of the Singapore Youth Award 2006 (Medal of Commendation) as well as the President’s Social Service Award 2008 (informal group category) for sustained efforts in community service.
With a main event organised each year, CurL’s main objective is to create opportunities for beneficiaries and volunteers to interact and participate in exciting activities that will challenge both their mental and physical limits. CurL also engages in various activities prior to this main event (eg: RSP visits, canvassing events).
CurL aims to reach out to people without prior volunteering experience, thus serving as a platform for them to embark on future volunteering activities. We aim to showcase to the public that our beneficiaries are capable too, of doing their part for the society. We also hope to increase the public’s awareness of the beneficiaries' abilities.
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HISTORY
CurL is into its 9th year of serving the community. Every year, the committee strives to improve and reach out to a larger pool of beneficiaries and volunteers.
Past Events
A brief outline of previous events:
CurL'10 put the beneficiaries to a challenge as their creativity unleashed in the designing of personalised clogs.
Alongside the slogan “Colouring Lives, Painting Futures”, a Shoe Closet displays the exquisitely painted masterpieces.
CurL'09 enables the beneficiaries to express their creativity and challenge their mental limits by decorating and flying kites at Marina Barrage.
Regardless of the H1N1 outbreak, the event was made possible with the participation of beneficiaries from MINDs and volunteers from respective tertiary institutions.
CurL'08 Construction of a large mosaic mural which is currently displayed at HortPark.
A total of 100 beneficiaries from various VWOs such as Friends of Disabled Society and MINDS Youth Group participated in the event.
Students from various junior colleges and secondary schools also took part in the event.
CurL'07 was part of the inaugural Marina Bay Challenge 2007 jointly organized by Community Chest, WSC, and People's Action Youth Movement.
CurL'07 was a dragon boating experience involving 300 participants from various VWOs and schools.
It was also one of the events in view of the month-long National Day celebrations.
Guest-of-Honour President S R Nathan flagged off a series of dragon boat races that was held at the Marina Bay floating platform where beneficiaries and volunteers raced down the Singapore River.
CurL'06 Kayaking expedition involving the participation of 150 volunteers as well as beneficiaries from several VWOs such as Special Olympics Singapore and the Singapore Association for the Deaf.
The event was made possible with the participation of volunteers from various secondary schools, junior colleges, tertiary institutions and corporate companies.
CurL'05 An attempt to break the Guinness World Longest "popiah" record and a raft relay marathon competition.
It involved the participation of 650 beneficiaries (elders, kids, visually handicapped, hearing impaired, PWIDs and physically disabled) from several VWOs such as the Children's Society and Whispering Hearts Family Service Centre.
Volunteers from various secondary schools, junior colleges, tertiary institutions and corporate companies also joined in the event that was held at Siloso Beach, Sentosa.
CurL'04 Pedal-kart relay race around Marina City Park. 400 upper secondary school student volunteers involved, befriended 200 less-privileged children from six welfare centres through this activity.
They worked together for over a month to create and decorate from scratch, the three-wheel pedal-karts that were used.
Beneficiaries included the Children's Cancer Foundation, Children's Society and Club Society.
CurL'03 Five-km canoeing expedition involving more than 100 participants, including canoeists from junior colleges, youths-at-risk, and the learning-impaired.
EVENT 2011
The upcoming project will consist the creating of mini-ecosystems. We aim to challenge the mental and physical limits of our beneficiaries (Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (PWIDs)) and at the same time, foster bonds between them and the volunteers.
In the process of attaining their goals, participants will be able to understand the fragility of the environment, and appreciate the earth that we reside in. Also, interactions between volunteers and beneficiaries will create an opportunity for the younger generation to gain more knowledge about volunteerism.
The self-made mini-ecosystem showcases our beneficiaries’ potential talents and capabilities. It also portrays how we have a direct impact on our environment, and hence calls for our awareness.
Through this, we also hope to educate the public that even in the midst of Singapore's success, we should never forget the existence of the less unfortunate ones in this same society.
CurL’11 endeavours to:
- Allow the participants to overcome their own mental and physical limitations and not be constrained.
- Provide a platform for community service beyond the conventional volunteering activities.
- Create opportunities for interaction between beneficiaries and volunteers.
- Raise public awareness of the beneficiaries' abilities and promote a more inclusive society.
- Reach out and benefit as many beneficiaries as we can.
- Highlight the significance of environmental conservation among the beneficiaries and public volunteers.
