THE
YELLOW RIBBON NEWS
AUGUST 2015
Yellow Ribbon Prison Run 2015
13 September 2015 (Sunday) | SAF Field (Changi Village)
This is your last chance to be part of the Yellow Ribbon Prison Run 2015!
Take the run beyond completing the distance and stand in solidarity with
ex-offenders as they push themselves in the difficult journey ahead. Be
part of this iconic activity and show your support for ex-offenders and
their family now!
Onsite registration available at the Race Pack Collection on 29 and 30
August at Orchard Central!
Mount Alvernia Hospital’s
Community Outreach Programme
For the first time, Yellow Ribbon Project
partnered Mount Alvernia to provide
complimentary health screening to Halfway
Houses (HWHs). On 14 Feb 2015, Mount
Alvernia gave free medical check-ups to
about 57 residents at Pertapis HWH. The
check-up included BMI, blood pressure,
blood glucose and blood cholesterol.
In May, the same health screening services
were extended to Jamiyah HWH. This
partnership will continue throughout 2015,
covering six other HWHs, including families
of ex-offenders. This health assessment will
help ex-offenders take the first step towards
early prevention against major illnesses.
Yellow Ribbon Fund Charity Gala 2015
The marquee event for the Yellow Ribbon
Fund, the Charity Gala was held on 29 May
2015 and graced by President Tony Tan Keng
Yam. The more than $1,000,000 raised from
generous corporations and individuals will
be used to support future programmes to
benefit the families of the incarcerated. The
event also saw ex-offenders volunteering
to give back. They also shared with The
President their aspirations and dreams with
the second chance given to them.
Visual Arts
Hub: Always
on My Mind
Yellow Ribbon Songwriting Competition 2015
The
Yellow
Ribbon
Songwriting
Competition 2015, co-organised by YRP
and Composer and Authors Society of
Singapore (COMPASS) was held on 16 June
2015 at Institution B5. Graced by Speaker
of Parliament, Mdm Halimah Yacob, the
finals saw 10 of the best compositions
competing for the Top 3 awards. Lyrics for
song ‘Correction’ was declared Winner of
Top Song for Yellow Ribbon Songwriting
Competition 2015.
WHAT’S AHEAD
Yellow Ribbon Prison Run 2015
 13 September 2015
Yellow Ribbon Community Art Exhibition
 5 – 18 December 2015
YELLOW RIBBON FUND
407 Upper Changi Road North Singapore 507658 | Tel: +65 6214 2832
Email: [email protected] | www.yellowribbon.org.sg
Bringing
inmates’ hopes
and aspirations
through art
to the
community.
“Always on My Mind” is lovingly
painted by an offender from the Visual
Arts Hub, Changi Prison Complex using
mixed mediums on paper. This painting
depicts a picture of an inmate’s memory
of his lovely daughter. He is missing his
young daughter. He misses her antics
and the times he gets to hold and
watch her grow up. Now his awareness
is failing him; the hands in flames show
that his memory is fading. He is aware
that he has to reorder his life so he may
be with someone he loves. An inmate’s
self-awareness is important. When he
is aware of his position, the state he is
in, things he loses or lacks, he will push
himself to seek the changes that make
him a better person.
The Yellow Ribbon Art Adoption
Programme provides an avenue for
inmates to express their dreams and
hope. Public members may adopt the
artwork made by the inmates through
YR events and online art gallery.
SUPPORT US
Make your cheque payable to
Yellow Ribbon Fund
and mail it to YRF address