The CD Lionhearters Club was officially launched on the 27th October 2009. During the event, Guest-of-Honours, Comr Peter Lim, Commissioner SCDF and Mr Tan Hang Cheong, Principal of Singapore Polytechnic, pinned the CD Lionhearter insignias on the 85-member pioneer batch of SP-CD Lionhearters. One look at the excited faces of the students and we could sense that it was truly a memorable moment for them.
As part of SCDF’s initiative to engage the community and schools, SCDF and Singapore Polytechnic (SP) recently collaborated to form the CD Lionhearter’s Club. The student volunteers, fondly known as Lionhearters, are trained in emergency preparedness and life saving skills. At the same time, they are trained to take on the roles of mediators in incidents involving communal tensions on campus and also provide humanitarian assistance during SCDF overseas missions.
The highlight of the event was a video presentation and sharing session by six Lionhearters, who had recently assisted in humanitarian work, following the devastating quake in Padang, Indonesia. The students helped to distribute boxes of rations and medical supplies to earthquake victims in the affected areas, as well as unload and pack relief items at Mercy Relief’s warehouse in Pariaman. Most notably, they also helped erect tentages, which were used as temporary classrooms for students of “Yayasan Pendidkan Silaturahmi” school that had collapsed during the earthquake.
The six young Lionhearters also shared their experience interacting with the villagers and how they felt towards the earthquake.
Although this was just a three-day mission, the students had a very rewarding and enriching experience they would not forget.
Written by OCT Ariff, who is currently serving his attachment at SCDF Public Affairs Department. Ariff will be joining the up-coming SCDF Basic Officer Course at Civil Defence Academy.
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