Sweet memories: Young volunteers on the lessons they learnt from baking cookies and setting a national record
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Most children would get their parents to choose a co-curricular activity (CCA) with them, and it was no different for Greendale Primary School student, Alicia Tan. Except her parents told her to pick Girls' Brigade, a CCA that she was not interested in. AltSweet memories: Young volunteers on the lessons they learnt from baking cookies and setting a national record
Most children would get their parents to choose a co-curricular activity (CCA) with them, and it was no different for Greendale Primary School student, Alicia Tan. Except her parents told her to pick Girls' Brigade, a CCA that she was not interested in. Although she had her reservations, an after-school excursion with them changed the 12 year-old's perception of the club. «We visited the old folks home and when I saw their happy faces, it made me happy,» she said. Sweet tokens of friendship Despite having zero background in baking or cooking, Tan and 120 young girls from Girls' Brigade Singapore (GBS) volunteered for the opportunity to bake cookies for a noble cause at this year's launch of the Friend in Deed project. Read more