RE-Live! at Atrium Post Event Report 311008

Double A RE-live!
@ Atrium
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Environmental Challenge Organisation (Singapore)
known as ECO Singapore
Our Youth. Our Future.

Double A RE-Live! @ Atrium Post Event Report Society Reg. No: ROS326/2002
Charity Reg. No: 1739
1. Introduction to Double A RE-live! @ atrium
Global warming is a growing global concern and it is important for us as an individual to

start making changes in our daily consumption habits to ensure a more sustainable
future. That means we have to make more informed choices as consumers and users.
Along with global warming, it brings about other problems that affect our quality of life.
One well known example is, the increasing number of dengue attacks in Singapore due
the increasing amount of rainfall and freak weather changes caused by global warming.
We as humans have long lived carefree without concerning ourselves the effects of our
lifestyle on the environment. But, now we cannot continue doing it anymore as the
consequences of our past and present activities are catching up to us and knocking at
our front door. Drastic weather changes have affected economic stability of many
nations, the raising temperature have killed many while displacing millions especially
during unexplainable draughts and floods, we are running out food and water supplies
and still, there are many that refuse to acknowledge that we had a contributed, one
way or another, to this global disaster.
Hence, it is imperative that we as humans take a hard look at our lifestyle and make
necessary changes before it is too late. We no longer have the luxury to learn from our
mistakes as there won’t be a second chance in near future if we don’t make a stand
now. That would require everyone to be aware of the need for a change
and be informed on the available avenues for the public to do make
the change.
Hence, the aim of this proposal is to propose for a 15 days long event for ECO Youth to
share with the public on why their action matters and also inform them of the available
avenues to take action especially through their choices on consumption habits
2. Objective of the event
A. To educate the public how the environment affects them and what are they.
B. To have them learn to take action upon learning what they can each do.
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Society Reg. No: ROS326/2002
3. Structure of the organizing committee Charity Reg. No: 1739
4. Components of the project
4.1 Key event

This event was comprised of two parts namely, the Bike-a-thon and The Green Mile. For
the Bike-a-thon, we bid to set a precedent in the record books by clocking the longest
distance made on stationary bicycles in 11 days. As for the Green Mile, we were looking
to gather more than 300 people to explore and appreciate the green lungs of CBD while
promoting walking.
A) Bike-a-thon.
Objectives
We aimed to encourage cycling as an alternate mode of transportation to reduce the
emission of CO2 which leads to global warming
Event Outline
• 20 Gym exercise bikes were placed in the open for public to ride.
• Data like distance travelled, equivalent carbon emission by conventional transports like
car and others will be collected and shown to the participant.
• We attempted to set a record for most distance travelled covered in exercise
machines. Our target was to reach to 43,000 kilometres signifying the age of Singapore.

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B) The Green Mile Society Reg. No: ROS326/2002
Objective Charity Reg. No: 1739
• Promote walking as an alternate mode of transport to reduce carbon
footprint.
• Grant opportunities for people who support a green lifestyle to get to know each other,
encourage each other and to interact
Event Outline
• The Green Mile was a mass big walk, which capitalized on mass participation
• The Green Mile began and end at the Re-Live! carnival held @Atrium
• There were some tasks along the route like twig games and pledging at speakers
corner.
4.2 Energy and Water Exhibition

We brought in specially designed exhibitions to share with the public on the following
topics:
1. Energy
2. Water and Sanitation
Youth volunteers engaged the public meaningfully to share with them how they can
each adopt a lifestyle that will make a difference not only to the environment, but how it
will also benefit themselves.
4.3 Bazaar
• Conventional companies were invited to set up booths to sell their products. These
companies were required to be ECO Friendly by giving discounts to customers who
bring their own reusable bag.
• There was also hybrid cars display to encourage the public to use transportations which
do not emit high level of carbon dioxide.
4.4. Stage Events

On 5th to 8 th and 14th and 15th, there were activities on the stage to
engage the public. Those events were:
• Performances
• Games such Guess!, Giant Snake and Ladders board game and Handicraft
competition
4.5 PALMESSAGES
Objectives
• To raise awareness on how individuals can contribute to the environment by making
appropriate lifestyle adjustments and implementing green practices like the 7 easy
green habits.
Details
• Big white canvas was used for people to print their palm
• Each palmprint corresponded to a pledge on the part of participants to practice the 7
Easy Green Habits
4.6 ECO TRAIL

Objectives
• To Improve the understanding of Singaporeans of Non-Governmental Organisations
(NGOs) currently engaged in conservation efforts
• Provide opportunities for NGOs to raise awareness of their organisation and cause, and
source for volunteers from the public.
Details
• 4 NGOs( Vegetarian Society, Nature trekker, Naked Hermit Crabs, Acres) and
National Parks Board were invited to set up booths

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5. Execution of the project Charity Reg. No: 1739
5.1 Opening Ceremony
We were honoured to have Mr Teo Ser Luck, Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of
Community, Youth, and Sports, to grace our event at the Guest-of-Honour.
Students from the Celine Jessandra School of Performing Arts drew the crowds and
entertained the audience before the arrival of the GOH. With the arrival of the GOH,
speeches were delivered by the organizing chairperson Jeevaneswaran Ramoo, ECO
president Wilson Ang, a representative from our main sponsor Double A, and Mr Teo Ser
Luck himself. Tokens of appreciation were then given out to our partners by Mr Teo. Then
saw the official start of the AIBI Bike-a-thon, with Mr Teo cycling the first distance on stage
together with Jeevaneswaran and Wilson. This was then followed by a tour of the event
grounds, where Mr Teo spoke to the various non-governmental organizations that had set
up their booths there, made a pledge to the 7 Easy Green Habits at our Palmessages
booth, and spoke to our sponsors at their respective booths.
Performance Speech by Jeevaneswaran Ramoo
Speech by Mr Teo Ser Luck Giving of Tokens of Appreciation to

partners

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Launch of Bike-a-thon Tour of NGO booths
Palmessages canvas Palmessages canvas
Mr Teo at the Double A booth Mr Teo with the organizing committee
AIBI Bike-a-thon
20 AIBI stationary bicycles were brought in and set up at the Atrium on the evening of 4 th
June, the day before the event began. 4 information panels on transport and the
environment were also set up on the same day.
On 5th June, during the opening ceremony, the AIBI Bike-a-thon was officially launched
by our Guest-of-Honour, Mr Teo Ser Luck, who cycled the first distances together with the
organizing chairman Jeevaneswaran Ramoo and ECO president Wilson Ang.
Throughout the 11 days, free T-shirts were given out to the public who cycled a minimum
distance for the bike-a-thon. The T-shirts were a means for us to attract more people to
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participate, to capture their attention and time, so that we could take Society Reg. No: ROS326/2002
the opportunity to spread the environmental message, particularly in Charity Reg. No: 1739
the area of transportation. For the first 2 days, free T-shirts were given
out to anyone who came to cycle for 5km or more. From the third day onwards, this
figure was increased to 10km, to encourage the participants to clock more distance, as
well as to better regulate the number of T-shirts given out.
On the two Saturdays, records were broken and new records were set in the Singapore
Book of Records. The first Saturday saw participants cycling to break the record for the
longest distance cycled on a stationary bicycle in 6h (male and female), and the
second day saw participants cycling to set new records for the longest distance cycled
in 12h (male and female). The 6h challenge had 6 participants, with the breaking of the
record for males. The 12h challenge had 5 participants, and saw the setting of new
records for both male and female.
The AIBI Bike-a-thon ended with volunteers cycling the last leg of the distance during the
closing ceremony, with a total of 19,021km covered over the 11 day period.
Public participants at the Bike-a-thon Explaining the environmental message
Interacting with participants Display of distance covered

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Speaking with passer-by Participants of the 6h challenge
Record breaker for 6h challenge Participants of the 12h challenge
The Green Mile
On 8th June, public participants, volunteer road marshals, and organizers gathered on
the early Sunday morning to embark on The Green Mile. After a short briefing session and
distribution of the bright green T-shirts to participants, the walk was flagged off from the
Atrium with the mascot from our main sponsor, Double A, leading the group on the first
leg of the walk.
The walk brought participants through the various green lungs within the city area. From
the Atrium, participants walked to Fort Canning Park, where a short game was played to
encourage interaction between participants. From Fort Canning Park, participants then
walked through the Clark Quay area to Hong Lim Park, our midpoint and rest stop. Water
and food were distributed here, as participants took a break from the 5.1km walk. From
Hong Lim Park, the route then brought participants through the Central Business District,
and then on to Esplanade Park, where we were treated to great views of the Esplanade
and Singapore Flyer. From the Esplanade Park, we then headed through the grounds of
the Singapore Management University, back to the Atrium.

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Leaving the Atrium Walking through Fort Canning Park
Participants interacting at Fort Canning Group photo at Fort Canning
Walking near Clark Quay Food and drinks at Hong Lim Park
Walking near Fullerton Hotel Group photo from Esplanade Park

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Stage events Charity Reg. No: 1739
Various stage games were conducted during the weekends to engage public
participants in a fun and interactive manner, while passing on some environmental
knowledge through the games.
Snakes and Ladders

The Snakes and Ladders game was a twist on the usual snakes and ladders game, with a
large game board made from canvas, using humans as the pawn, and the inclusion of
environment related questions that participants had to answer at each turn before they
could proceed. This game engaged public participants, who not only had fun, but also
learnt a thing or two about the environment as they went through the game.
The large game board Throwing the dice
The environment related questions Answering the questions
Guess!
Guess! consisted of two rounds: the first round had participants guessing the answer to
some multiple choice questions on the environment. Winners from this preliminary round
went on to the second round, where they had to guess the number/weight of a creation
from recycled materials made by the organizing committee (such as the number of
aluminum cans used to create a ball structure). The overall winner for the game received
prizes sponsored by our main sponsor Double A.

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Guess! 1st round Participants guessing the answers to MCQ
Guess! 2nd round The ball of aluminium cans
Find Me
This game had public participants looking for 3 “environmental heroes” walking around
on the events ground, identified only by a little green man somewhere on their clothing.
Upon finding all 3 “environmental heroes”, participants were then told that 2 of the
“heroes” are fakes, and only one is real. With the “environmental heroes” sharing their
knowledge and experiences, participants were to identify the real “environmental hero”.
Find the “environmental heroes” The 3 “environmental heroes”

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Guess who is the real hero? The real hero reveals herself
Handicraft Competition
The Handicraft Competition saw participants creating environmental mascots from
recycled materials. Teams of 3 spent about 2h building their mascots, after which they
were judged based on the creativity of the mascot as well as the meaning behind their
creation. The judges for the competition were the General Manager of Double A, an
Environmental Engineering professor from NTU, and a teacher in the Art Elective Program.
Teams building their mascot Teams building their mascot
Judging of the mascots The 4 mascots created by the teams
Palmessages
The Palmessages canvas was a platform for people to show their support for the
environment by placing their palm prints on a large sheet of canvas. Public were invited
to pledge to the 7 Easy Green Habits, and then place their palm prints on our canvas, as
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well as write a short message or sign off next to their print. We received Society Reg. No: ROS326/2002
a total of 269 pledges over the first 4 days, after which the filled canvas Charity Reg. No: 1739
was put up on the event ground.
The Palmessages booth Painting the palm
Making the palm print Writing the message
Some of the messages Some of the messages
The entire canvas
Eco Trail

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The Eco Trail saw various non-governmental organizations and Society Reg. No: ROS326/2002
volunteer groups coming down to set up their booths to publicise their Charity Reg. No: 1739
causes and activities. The groups that were present were ACRES, Naked
Hermit Crabs, National Parks Board (Central Nature Reserve Volunteers), Nature Trekker
Singapore, and Vegetarian Society (Singapore). The booths allowed the public to get to
know better the environmental efforts in Singapore and how they can get involved.
The ACRES bear Panels by the Vegetarian Society
Colouring at the National Parks booth Specimens at the National Parks booth
Closing Ceremony
Students from the Celine Jessandra School of Performing Arts were again invited to
perform before the commencement of the closing ceremony, to draw the crowds. The
closing ceremony saw the giving out of prizes for the various stage games, the Double A
lucky draw held in conjunction with Palmessages, and the awards for the Bike-a-thon.
The organizing committee then took a pledge and sang “Heal the World” together as a
mark of their commitment to live an environmentally sustainable lifestyle. A slideshow put
together by the organizing committee brought the audience through the highlights of
the last 11 days. With a final countdown, the Bike-a-thon was officially ended, signifying
the end of Double A RE-live! @ Atrium 2008.

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Performance Giving of certificates for AIBI Bike-a-thon
The committee taking a pledge The committee singing
Watching the slideshow The final ride

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6. Key events highlights Society Reg. No: ROS326/2002
Key Indicators
Duration 5th June to 15th June 2008
Outreach Over 20,000 members of public
Sponsors AIBI International
Double A
The Atrium @ Orchard
Main Organisers
Non Governmental Organisations Environment Challenge Organisation (Singapore)
Grassroots organisations Youth Connection X

Institutions Singapore Management University VERTS
Raffles Junior College Raffles One Earth
Nanyang Technological University Earth Link Club
Supporting Partners
Statutory Boards National Environment Agency
National Parks Board
Public Utilities Board
Grassroots organizations Peoples’ Association
PAYM Ci Yuan Community Centre YEC
Institutions Republic Polytechnic Conservation Interest Group
Non Governmental Organizations Animal Concerns Research and Education Society
Naked Hermit Crabs
Nature Trekker Singapore
Vegetarian Society Singapore
The Green Mile
Key Indicators
Outreach 36 members of the public
Parks and Gardens visited Esplanade Park
Fort Canning Park
Hong Lim Park
Distance covered 5.1 km
AIBI Bike-a-thon
Key Indicators
Duration 5th June to 15th June 2008
Participants 1060 members of the public
Number of gym bicycles 20
Total distance covered 19,021 km
New records set in the Singapore Book of Records 12 hours continuous cycling on a
stationary bicycle – female
12 hours continuous cycling on a
stationary bicycle – male
Record broken in the Singapore Book of Records 6 hours continuous cycling on a
stationary bicycle – male

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7. Good job done and things that can be improved on Society Reg. No: ROS326/2002
7.1 Jobs well done:
• Made the hard decision to scrap some events due to constraint on resources
• Linked up with PA for publicity
• Securing of sponsors within such a short timeframe
• Palmessages was more successful than expected
• Opening and closing ceremony events went smoothly.
• Volunteers managed to keep up the energy and enthusiasm for 11 days.
7.2 Improvements
• Venue: Layout plan needs to be better visualized before confirmation (e.g.
panels blocking the stage this year), ventilation conditions, lighting conditions,
crowd flow, etc.
• Recruitment of committee: Clear definition of roles from the beginning, including
the roles of the subcommittees, and recruitment of committee members into their
specific roles, so that they enter prepared with the correct mindset.
• Recruitment of volunteers: Needs to be done earlier, proper briefings and dry runs
if relevant
• Permits from relevant authorities need to be sought and approved earlier e.g.
police permits, land use permits, etc.
• Publicity: Needs to be done earlier and through more avenues. Publicity also
needs to be more coordinated, all the activities need to be consolidated into a
single mail and website needs to be functioning as an important resource when
the mail is sent out.
• Sponsorship: Sponsorship package needs to be beefed up earlier (was working
with very small-scale package at the start), need to approach sponsors and iron
out sponsorship agreement earlier as well.
• Government support: Could have been better, e.g. approach MCYS for funding
and assistance in publicity
• Event execution: Make the chain of command each day clearer, make sure
everyone is clear of their specific role (this year, some committee members did
not have specific roles during the event itself.

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8. Summary of whole event Charity Reg. No: 1739
Double A RE-live! @ Atrium was a successful culmination of the people, private, and
public sectors on an event to raised awareness of the importance of living an
environmentally sustainable lifestyle. Co-organised by youth from various educational
institutions, the event garnered the support of numerous corporations as well as non-
governmental organizations, to reach out and engage the public through numerous
activities. Throughout the 11 days, youth volunteers engaged passers by to ride with us at
the AIBI Bike-a-thon, walk with us at the Green Mile, pledge at the Palmessages booth,
visit our Eco Trail, and join our exciting stage games. Through the event, we managed to
reach out to more than 10,000 members of the public.
This inaugural event marked a successful start to RE-live! , an annual environmental
carnival organized by youth to commemorate World Environment Day. With the
knowledge and experienced gained from RE-live! this year, we look forward to bringing
to the masses even more engaging and impactful events in the coming years.
9. Main Recommendation for the next event
• As the committee consists of people from different institutions, some bonding sessions
should be held after the committee is formed to create a good working relationship.
• During recruitment, everybody must be informed of their roles and expected
commitment level especially the Sponsorship and Marketing committee.
• The committee should be formed much earlier, preferably 8 months before the actual
event
• The committee must go through the proposal thoroughly and make sure every
important details are accurate before sending to outside parties
• The weekly tasks must be attainable within the stipulated time and the people in
charge should be consulted when setting the timeline and weekly tasks
• The top committee members must check and make sure the tasks are completed
within stipulated time. After each month, the committee should check whether the
timeline should be changed due to sudden unexpected changes that affect the
planning of the events.
• During meetings, the committee members should give more constructive ideas or
solutions to issues. Personal feelings/ agenda should not be brought into meetings.
• Must make sure committee members who were given important tasks that are to be
discussed in meetings attend the weekly meetings. If not, a representative should be
present.
• Though it’s good for committee to think about the event in the grandeur scale, when
the situation arises where a particular idea is no longer feasible, the committee should
cancel it without pondering the idea for a long time without finding a solution.
• The committee should check whether there are other similar events being held at the
same time especially around 5th of June, the World Environmental Day.
• Should contact GOHs and other guests 2 month before the event itself to secure their
attendance.
• The general publicity materials of the event should be sent out at least 1 month
before the event. For target groups like schools, it should be sent out 2 months earlier so
that their attendance/ involvement could be confirmed and alternatives could be
explored if they could not be involved in the event.
• Posters or banners should be put up 1 month earlier than the event and the relevant
parties who own the place where the publicity are to be put up should be contacted 2
months earlier.

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• The committee must make sure all the terms and agreements in the Society Reg. No: ROS326/2002
proposal is understood well and agreed by the venue sponsor Charity Reg. No: 1739
before setting up.
• The venue sponsors should be contacted 5 months before the event so as to secure
the venue as well to clarify every important detail in the proposal.
• The committee should reccee the event venue carefully especially the lighting, the
main flow of crowd and nearby external events that might happen at the same time
as the event.
• The roles for volunteers should be clearly defined and the volunteer management
committee should assign the volunteers according to their skills. For example, those
good at communication should be assigned to engage the public.
• The arrangements of exhibition, booths and stage should be arranged in a way so
that the key vents are not blocked from view and there is a clear walkway from major
walkways into the event itself.


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Double A RE-live!

Our Youth. Our Future.

Global warming is a growing global concern and it is important for us as an individual to

2. Objective of the event

ECOSPHERE, 87 Beach Road Chye Sing Building #06-01 Singapore 189695

Our Youth. Our Future.

4. Components of the project

4.1 Key event

ECOSPHERE, 87 Beach Road Chye Sing Building #06-01 Singapore 189695

Our Youth. Our Future.

4.2 Energy and Water Exhibition

4.4. Stage Events

4.6 ECO TRAIL

ECOSPHERE, 87 Beach Road Chye Sing Building #06-01 Singapore 189695

Our Youth. Our Future.

5.1 Opening Ceremony

Performance Speech by Jeevaneswaran Ramoo

Speech by Mr Teo Ser Luck Giving of Tokens of Appreciation to

ECOSPHERE, 87 Beach Road Chye Sing Building #06-01 Singapore 189695

Our Youth. Our Future.

Launch of Bike-a-thon Tour of NGO booths

Palmessages canvas Palmessages canvas

Mr Teo at the Double A booth Mr Teo with the organizing committee

Our Youth. Our Future.

Public participants at the Bike-a-thon Explaining the environmental message

Interacting with participants Display of distance covered

ECOSPHERE, 87 Beach Road Chye Sing Building #06-01 Singapore 189695

Our Youth. Our Future.

Speaking with passer-by Participants of the 6h challenge

Record breaker for 6h challenge Participants of the 12h challenge

The Green Mile

ECOSPHERE, 87 Beach Road Chye Sing Building #06-01 Singapore 189695

Our Youth. Our Future.

Leaving the Atrium Walking through Fort Canning Park

Participants interacting at Fort Canning Group photo at Fort Canning

Walking near Fullerton Hotel Group photo from Esplanade Park

Our Youth. Our Future.

Snakes and Ladders

The large game board Throwing the dice

The environment related questions Answering the questions

ECOSPHERE, 87 Beach Road Chye Sing Building #06-01 Singapore 189695

Our Youth. Our Future.

Guess! 1st round Participants guessing the answers to MCQ

Guess! 2nd round The ball of aluminium cans

Find the “environmental heroes” The 3 “environmental heroes”

ECOSPHERE, 87 Beach Road Chye Sing Building #06-01 Singapore 189695

Our Youth. Our Future.

Teams building their mascot Teams building their mascot

Judging of the mascots The 4 mascots created by the teams

Our Youth. Our Future.

The Palmessages booth Painting the palm

Making the palm print Writing the message

Some of the messages Some of the messages

The entire canvas

ECOSPHERE, 87 Beach Road Chye Sing Building #06-01 Singapore 189695

Our Youth. Our Future.

The ACRES bear Panels by the Vegetarian Society

ECOSPHERE, 87 Beach Road Chye Sing Building #06-01 Singapore 189695

Our Youth. Our Future.

Performance Giving of certificates for AIBI Bike-a-thon

The committee taking a pledge The committee singing

Watching the slideshow The final ride

ECOSPHERE, 87 Beach Road Chye Sing Building #06-01 Singapore 189695