FTPPS Eagles will be embarking their Annual Recruitment for Scouts on Thursday, 21 Jan 2010 from 0900-1100hrs at the School Hall.  There will be exhibits on display featuring past activities photographs, souvenirs,  badges, camping gadgets and Archery equipment.  SIXERS will be on hand to answer queries relating to membership.  Our Senior Sixer, Hien will be giving a 5 mins talk and a slides show presentation.  If you are free, please come in your smart Scout Uniform..and show in force – What’s Scouting all about and also to help out in this Campaign!  We aims to recruit 20 new members..

TP Eagles EXCO will be conducting the 2nd First Aid Proficiency Badge Course For Cub Scouts on Saturday, 30 Jan 2010 from 0900-1800hrs at Scout HQ (Programme Room). 

The course aims to equip Cub Scouts with basic knowledge and skills as stipulated in the First Aid Proficiency Badge for Cub Scouts.  Upon successful completion of its requirement, Cubs may be awarded the Proficiency Badge which is a mandatory requirement for those pursuing the Akela Award.  The Course will be conducted by certified First Aid trainers.  Theory and practical tests will be conducted /or observed by qualified trainers from SJAB or Red Cross.  Participants must achieve a 80% pass rate for both theory and practical exams before being considered for certification.

Cubs who are interested, please check with your respective Unit Leaders.

Closing date: 23 Jan 2010. Limited to 40 pax.

For enquiries, please contact Course Manager: Benjamin Lim at benjamin_lim@live.com.sg.

With effect from 1 Nov 2009, Mr Tan Cheng Kiong (above) had been appointed as Chief Commissioner of the Singapore Scout Association by His Excellency, President Of The Republic Of Singapore, S R Nathan.  Mr Tan Cheng Kiong, a lawyer by professsion, had been in Scouting for 35 years.  He held several key appointments such as Deputy Chief Commissioner, International Commissioner and had also sat in the World Scout Committee and APR Committees etc. 

He took over the duties from Mr Nicholas Tang who had completed two full-four years term as CC.

Eleven Cubs led by CSLs Stephanie and Eunice went for a rambling experiences on Saturday, 7 November 2009 at Pasir Ris Park.  A well-deserved retreat for the Cubs after an "eventful H1N1 encounters" when the School imposed stringent measures to cut back CCA activities, resulting in cut-back on the number of outings for the Scouts. The two-years old Cub Scout Unit will begin their quest for more adventurous activities when they resume "full steam" of synergy to organise more such activities in coming months.

Coming end of November, Bendemeer Eagles will shadow Sarimbun Scout Camp when they participate in the Central Area Camp scheduled from 28-30 Nov 2009.

FTPPS Eagles scored a victorious Scouting moments when Six Cubs received their Akela Award in style. Witnessed by School Principal, Ms Pearly Ng, together with their proud parents and leaders, the Akela Award Presentation Ceremony was held on Saturday, 24 October 2009 at Scout Association.  Attended by some 300 guests including several School Principals and graced by the Chief Commissioner, Mr Nicholas Tang who will end his duties as Chief Commissioner at the end of the month.  To the FTPPS Award recipents, it will be a special moment for our only Girl scout, Hien who had been earned the honour being the first Girl Scout in the District to receive the award.  To the rest of the Akela Cubs, it will be their new begiinning to embark their Secondary School educaion and hopefully, to return to FTPPS as Scouts to serve and help out the younger Cubs.  The Akela Cubs’ achievements marked a good testimonial for TP Eagles Team for their dedication and committment to continually promote Scouting to the masses.  What a great Scouting year for FTPPS Eagles! Yasaka…Yasaka…Yasaka… 

From 2010, TP Eagles together with its related-Units will  "go green".  Paperless, hassle-free and easy communication will be new experiences for Scouting.  Log book writing will be phased out and  members are encouraged  to  go "blogging".  Reporting their personal experience on our weekly activities, learning new skills,  making friends, sharing of  ideas and receiving meeting notices etc…will create a platform for more interaction and communication…This is a new Scouting journey as Singapore Scouting celebrates 100 years of Scouting in 2010..

As part of this "Blogging" project,  every Cub will be given hands-on experience to create a Blog and learn to appreciate their experiences through group learning and interaction.  Sixers will guide the younger ones to set-up and will ensure that their members make an effort to report their weekly meeting updates or activities. 

For the first time in FTPPS, we have produced SIX Akela Cubs including the first-ever Girl Scout in Toa Payoh District.  Only the top 5% (104 recipents) of the Singapore’s Cub Scout Membership of 6,000 were selected through their leadership abilities, scout skills, first-aid, outdoor survival and personal proficiency pursuits in order to attain the Akela Award.  FTPPS Akela Cubs namely, Md Khairee, Nguyen Thanh Hein, Li Naing, Mak Chee Zheng, Ahmad Arif and Brandon Wong,  In addition to the Award, Outstanding Cub will also be graded with Honour or Merit attainment during the Award Presentation Ceremony scheduled to be held on Saturday, 24 Oct 2009 at SSA.   Congratulation and well done! 

Congratulation! To First Toa Payoh Eagle Cubs for clinching a Silver Medal at the National Cub Scout Challenge held on 15 August 2009 at Hwa Chong Institution.  The Cubs competed several skill stations such as speed knotting, orienteering, gadget-making, campsite model-making, pioneering skills and etc.  More than 600 Cubs from over 20 Units participated.  The overall champion went to defending champion, Gongshang Primary School Cubs who won four Gold Medals..

Our Bendemeer Cubs had gained fruitful experiences from taking part in this event.