Project Happy Feet Slipper Race 2011 is the first-ever non-competitive race in slippers. It was held successfully on 13 November 2011 Sunday at East Coast Park. There were 1,800 registered participants and 250 volunteers with SGD87,000 raised (still counting). 100% of which will be channeled to support education of underprivileged children in Singapore, Cambodia and Vietnam.
When the word about this slipper race got to ERCI Student Services and Student Council, we promptly rounded up more than 30 staff members and students to take part. “Project Happy Feet allows students and staff to pro-actively give back to society through a simple, fun-filled event that will also foster the bond and team spirit between the staff and students,” says Mr Ong Han Boon, Group Deputy CEO, ERC Holdings. “Staff and students of ERC Institute are supporting this event because it echoes our values of compassion, action, fun, team spirit and optimism”.
“I am excited and looking forward to this event. Being one of the Student Councils in-charge of this event, it makes me feel proud to be doing something meaningful to help the children across the 3 countries – especially those from Vietnam, my home country,” shares Ms Pham Thi Nhu Quynh Sophia, 22, a student pursuing the Advanced Diploma in Business Administration. “I would like to do this again next year!”
The ERCI team had a morning of fun whereby we walked around 3km on foot with our slippers at East Coast Park. This is to remind ourselves that some of these underprivileged students in Vietnam and Cambodia have to walk miles and miles barefooted to school. With such a meaningful event, ERCI staff and students were indeed proud to say that at ERCI – We Care!
Participants:
23 students; 12 staff
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| Colorful Slippers |
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| Our Principal Mr Habib with the Students |
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| Staff & Students Leisure Walk Along ECP |
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| Staff & Students With Orange Goodie Bag |
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| Students excited to start the slipper race |
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| Students Posing with the Penguin |
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| The Finishing Line |
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| Warm Up Exercise before the race starts |
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