R.U.F.U RUN

Though our SD activities for the month of May have been canceled due to precautions taken for the safety of everyone, we all can still participate in small group homevisits and dialogues, but let's exercise our Buddha wisdom in all these activities, always putting the interests of our members first. Continue to pray for the early containment of the Influenza A (H1N1) virus and the good health of every single member and family.

In the coming month of June, we will still be having of June SD Outdoor Sports Event that everyone's been looking forward to.

Theme: "Rufu" Run (Race of "Unity", "Friendship", "Uniqueness" Run)
Date: 7th June 2009
Venue: Toa Payoh Town Park
Time: 8am - 12pm
Objectives of the race:

1. To bond each institution together
2. To reach out to new friends and inactive members
3. To grow together through this event
   

Judging Criteria:

• Race

(Race only requires each person to run about 400 m.
Those who don't like to run can join in 7 Legged Race.)
- will be tested on Buddhist fundamentals at 1 station.
- Study materials: Discussion on Youth Book 1
Topic 5 & 6: Friendship & Perspective of Life during Youth Part 1 & 2.

o Run: The fastest time to complete the race
(Note: For institution with many teams, will take the average timing of the teams)

o 7 Legged Race: Which team fall down the least number of times
(Note: For institution with many teams, will take the average number of fall down)

• Institution identity presentation (Everyone! Let's chip in ideas on how to portray NPSD!)
  3 Criteria

1. Creativity
2. Unity
3. How spirited is the whole institution

Attire

1. Comfortable shoes
2. Clothes that identify the different institution (Let's wear our NPSD T-shirt!)
3. To bring as little belonging as possible

Recruitment form

1) Need to fill in all information before submission date on 23^rd May.

Let's reach out to all members and friends to tell them about this "Rufu" Run and encourage them to come down to exercise together, have fun and know new friends. Interested participants, pls inform the IICs and CICs!

2) Total of 25 participants in 1 team: Minimum 10 (YWD) and 10 (YMD) per team.
(Can form as many teams as we like)

3) 2 Trainers per team. (1 YMD & 1 YWD)

Role of trainers:
- take care of welfare of runners
- submit recruitment form of runners
- take attendance of their team of runners on actual day

(Anyone in the institution can apply for the role of a trainer. Please inform IIC/CIC asap!)

4) NPSD Training dates and venue:
1. 24 May 09, Sun, 9am @ Fort Canning
2. 30 May 09, Sat, 9am @ Fort Canning

Manpower (Who would like to volunteer as helper, please inform IIC/CIC asap!

1 IIC, 1 CIC and 1 member per institution

- to help out with actual day logistics, will not be running =)

For your info, there will be a trial run on this coming Saturday.

Date: 9th May (Sat)

Venue: Toa Payoh Town Park

Time: 9am

Objectives for the trial run:

- enable every institution to familiarize with the place (look out for safety etc.)

- have a feel of how the run will be like

- gauge the distance and timing of the run

In addition to 2 IICs, trainers and helpers are encouraged to come for the trial run as well. Please let IICs know who will be coming for the trial run asap, ok? Thank you thank you! :)