Briefing Follow Up

To all dearest participants of Under No Roof 2008,
these are the point and reminders of the briefings held.
please take note of them and every participant should be aware of all these to ensure everyone's safety and the camp's smooth flow.
thanks so much for your coorporation (:

participants who have not attended any briefing:
read everything thoroughly (:

participants who attended briefing:
browse through again.
read additional notes section below


Camp Overview
7th to 8th June 2008
Vivocity outside area (fountain area)
2days 1night

estimated dismissal – 8thJune 7pm

open to all aged 16 and above
so be expected to have other participants of different age groups

UNR 08’s focus:
China's Earthquake


Reporting
Report On:
- 7th June 08
- Vivocity Fountain Area
- 3pm

Attire:
- School-based T-shirt + Presentable Shorts
(Strictly NO short running shorts)
- Sandals or Covered shoes
(Strictly NO slippers)


Things to bring
Minimal belongings
as limited storage space available.
all belongings would be collected for safekeeping

Strongly advise against valuables
Minimal money
We are not responsible for any loss or damage to belongings.
So if you should bring these valuables, it would be at your own risk.

Note: you’ll be carrying nothing with you at all times
Handphones are to be kept in your bags which would be safekept.
those who wish to carry their phones would only be allowed to do so if they have a valid reason and have specially requested.
the validity of the reason to do so is up to the organiser's discretion.
this is for security reasons.

Food and water provided
so there would be no need to bring your own.

No need for extra change of clothes
We would be providing all participants with a UNR shirt
which you're to change into upon arrival at the event
You can change back into shirt you came in with at the end, before returning home.

Personal medication
bring your own medication. (fever, diarrhoea etc etc).
This is a precautionary measure.
Your medication would be kept for safekeeping also, and would be given to you when you need them.
Asthma patients: inhaler to be carried at all times


Basic rules
Discipline despite fun
Event to be held at Vivocity, hence there is a need to upkeep the various schools’ name, and also the keep a clean image of the event
But ultimately representing your individual selves as participants of this event.
Afterall, it is for everyone's safety and security

No entering into Vivocity at all times
Participants are only allowed to stay in the area allocated – which is the compound outside, near the fountain.
You can go into the designated Vivocity toilet for toilet usage.
The only other time they are allowed into Vivocity is after the event.

No littering nor vandalising
Materials given for all activities to be disposed off appropriately or to be returned
Please throw all unwanted things into designated areas.
Vivocity Management: even though there is such an event held there, we have to take note that we are still to be presentable to the public.

No rowdy behavior and unacceptable behavior
No tau-poking, playing with fountain, school cheers.
Groups (mixture of gender) will be sleeping together in their own slum; inappropriate behavior would not be tolerated at all

No loitering, leaving without permission
Stay with groups at all times do not wander and loiter around.
Be accounted for
Do not wander off into the shopping centre.
Stay with team and facilitator at all times.
If you have a definite need to leave, please inform facilitators earlier on.

Pay attention to instructions and facilitators
Be attentive, and pay attention to facilitators who would be with every team.
They would be the ones to be dispatching most of the information to all of you, and if you miss it, there’s a chance that you’ll be missing out on a lot of important things to take note of. Like lunch.
Anyone found to be in breach of these rules (and many more) would be handled by the organizers. They would have the final say in the outcome of the participants’ actions.


What to expect
FUN(:
Expect fun, but also tolerate hardship as we put you through activities to simulate real-life hardship, and experience how people living in different parts of the world deal with poverty and hardship.

Reality
Everything done in the program is portraying a mimesis of the real life situation.
Thus, the actitivities are mean to show you the reality of the problem, which is actually ongoing in this current world.

Discomfort of poverty living

An adequate but not-so-good night’s rest
be expected to be uncomfortable in the humidity and heat, and maybe even a sleepless night.

Program would be packed with activities, so you’re not to be bored. There would be something to do at every point in time, to try showing you the fact that people in the poorer countries have to stretch their time just to make ends meet, and there is no such thing as rest time for them.

Many activities are put in plact to test your attentiveness, responsibility, accountability, teamwork and creativity. This would help you to bind within your team and also create new friendships with the teams from other schools.


Concerns
Safety: medical standby
there would be medics on hand to attend to any situations on site.
Should there be a serious injury, we would definitely send you to the clinic / hospital.

Personal medical needs
Tell facilitators once you meet them. Have own medication prepared.
Take note: asthma. Have inhaler with you at all times

Adequate water supply
Bottled water would be given
No need to bring water bottle
Food: enough and dietary requirements are taken care of

Toilets
vivocity toilets are available
the toilets are not specially for us to use, and there would still be the public using the toilets there.
please do take note of the cleanliness and keep the toilets in good conditions.
participants are not to go to the toilets unless they have real needs (not to go and tie hair etc)

Money: bring minimal, all expenses covered
as all expenses are covered, there is no real need to bring money unless its for travelling expenses

Urgent matters: approach any organiser or facilitator
would be allowed to leave if necessary
the organisers and facilitators are to be informed of any intention to leave camp


Reminders
strongly advise against bringing of valuables:
mp3, camera, PSP etc
once again, we are not responsible for any loss or damage

proper attire, be comfortable
especially so for girls.
decent shorts, meaning no short not tight shorts. be discrete and presentable.
recommend sandals. socks are abit disgusting to wear for two days right? (:

special needs
medication, long term injuries etc. please declare and inform facilitators.
girls special hygiene needs: inform facils also

arrival and dismissal:
for those whom parents are driving, please do not congest along the road by the camp site.
meet at alternative venues.
Take note that 8th june (day of going home) is a Sunday so it may be crowded and could cause inconvenience to you.


Competition
Points awarded:
Fundraising 30%
fundraised more than S$200, between 1 - 10 bonus points will be given to the team depending on the extra amount raised.
- S$1 to S$20 more 2 points
- S$21 to S$50 more 5 points
- S$51 to S$100 more and above 10 points
For teams who are not able to raise the S$200, points will be deducted from their total score.

House building 25%
(more info during the camp)

Activities 45%
(more info during the camp)

Winning team gets a chance to go to China with HFH


Fundraising
As a requirement to the event, each of you have to carry out some pre-event sales beforehand.
As of today, you have until the event itself to sell them.

10 houses per participant
$2/- per house
Each of you have collected 10 sets of paper coin box houses each, of which you have to try selling before the event.
We hope that you would be able to sell all 10 each (10 isnt a lot in the first place)
Take note that each house is to be sold at $2 each, and proceeds would go directly to support HFH’s humanitarian work

street selling not allowed
no permits for street sales

returning of unsold houses and funds:
by 4th June, 9.30am – 5pm
HFH office

houses returned are to be in good conditions
any spoilt/damaged/vandalized houses would not be allowed to be returned, and has to be paid for by the participant.

returns then after are not allowed
assumed to be sold
meaning if you have unsold houses, it has to be returned to HFH by 4th June together with the collected funds.
after 4th June, participants who did not return the houses would be assumed to have sold all their houses, and $20 would be collected before the event on 7th
we STRONGLY ADVISE YOU TO SELL EVERYTHING.

proceeds support HFH Singapore’s humanitarian work

We would account for every house that you have signed out, and would expect the appropriate amount of money back when you return it, according to the number of houses you sell.
You have all the time to be selling the houses upon registration just now, til the 7th of june (event day)


From now to 7th
groupings and facilitators
sent by email

fundraising

check this blog regularly

emails
check regularly for updates


Questions
tagboard

email
refer to sidebar

questions would be answered asap
account would be checked daily
emails would be replied asap


Additional Notes
shorts
FBTs strongly discouraged.
if need be, please wear straight cuts.
curve cuts not allowed.

strictly no slippers

Fundraising
houses are to be sold at $2/- per house.
participants are not allowed to sell at any other prices.
anyone attempting to do so would be dealt with heavily.

Contact lens are strongly discouraged
wear spectacles.
all belongings would be kept, including contact lens solution and cases etc if brought.
highly inconvenient for change of lens.
so if you would want to wear contacts, it would be the same pair for both days.
furthermore, weather would be warm, and lens would be very uncomfortable.
trust us on this (:

additional information if any, would be posted on this blog or passed through email.