Issue 1 of WY02
New
Friends at West End. (59kb .pdf) Chairperson Chia Hsia writes about
some secondary school kids helping out at West End when we were short of volunteers
during RSPID's examination break.
Friends Forever. (83kb .pdf) Then editor of Radiance and WEnder Eric Tan shares his experience about the friendships he has forged at WE as he recalls a holiday trip WEnders have taken together.
Issue 2 of WY02
(no articles)
Issue 3 of WY02
Christmas
at West End. (43kb .pdf) WEnder Valerie describes a Christmas celebration
at WE that was different from any she had yet attended.
Issue 4 of WY02
West
End Retreat. (40kb .pdf) West End
(and the other MYG projects) organise an annual project retreat at the closing
of each work year for volunteers to share and reflect on the past year, "re-energize",
build new bonds between themselves and set directions for the new year. Chia
Hsia records her thoughts about the WE Retreat for WY02.
A Day at the Farm.(28 kb .pdf) West End organises occasional outings to places like Pulau Ubin etc. for its trainees. Chia Hsia writes about a visit to a farm.
An Outing to East Coast Road Safety Park. (38 kb .pdf) Another account by Chia Hsia about a visit to the Road Safety Park.
Issue 1 of WY03
(no articles)
Issue 2 of WY03
West
End Open House. (91kb .pdf) Each of the five MYG projects organises
a open house each quarter for volunteers from the other four project groups
to visit and understand what the project group does in its weekly sessions.
A volunteer from Reach
Out project writes about what he saw at West End's open house. A good
account of a typical weekly session at WE.
My West End Experience. (20kb .pdf) West End volunteer Huancui reflects on her experiences at West End project during her one year at the project. An excellent summing up of what being a volunteer at West End (and MYG) is like.
Issue 3 of WY03
The
Hunt for Durians.(105kb .pdf) A sneak preview (Issue 3 of WY03
is not officially out yet) of a light hearted account about WEnder's passion
for food revealed through a hunt for durians during a hike to Bt. Timah hill.
Here are some selected articles from MINDS Youth Group's in-house quarterly publication Radiance written by West Enders or related to West End. They would hopefully give a better picture of what we do at West End and what volunteering at WE is like.
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