Message from GAHA EXCO
September 4th, 2008
Dear Vintages of GAHA,
How time flies. We are already into the second half of the year! There have been a whirlwind of activities on all fronts: regular health walks for the elderly, mentoring of youths at the Boys’ Home; exchanges with countries like Hong Kong and Russia; conferences at the regional, ASEAN, Commonwealth and UN level; talks and programmes for youths in schools; environmental forums; photography events and more. And for each event, GAHA members have came forward to lead, to serve and contribute in diverse ways. For instance, GAHA was involved in the inaugural ASEAN+3 Youth Festival – key members of the Organising Committee, delegates, liaison officers, facilitators and volunteers were from GAHA. And in the pipeline, we have more exciting programmes lined up including plans in support of the 2010 Youth Olympic Games!
GAHA members also shared their rich and varied experiences with other young people. GAHA members were invited to speak at various events this year including the Asian Young Leaders Forum in Jurong Junior College (Mar 2008), the North Vista Secondary School Prefects’ Investiture Ceremony (Apr 2008), MOE’s CIP seminar (Jun 2008), the Nanyang Girls’ High School Affective Education Seminar (Jun 2008), the Student Network Forum (Jul 2008 - as a panellist together with Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports) and more. As GAHA grows, so will the invitations and opportunities to share. If any of you receive invitations to speak in your capacity as a GAHA member, do keep us posted at info[a.t]nyaagaha.org so that we can coordinate our responses collectively as GAHA.
But all volunteering and no food make GAHA a stick in the mud. There were informal meet-ups with many of you over coffee and tea to chat and find out more about your interests and passions. We hope to continue with more of such social interactions to bring GAHA members closer together. Let us know at info[a.t]nyaagaha.org if you are interested in joining the fun or even helping to organise!
Cliff Koh
Deputy Chairman (2007/09)
GAHA @ NYAA
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