heART for ART - Very Special Run Medix 2007

Sunday, January 28, 2007

heART for ART - Very Special Run Medix 2007 has been successfully completed! A total of S$10,100 has been raised for VSA Singapore! We could not have done it without your help.

The NUS Medical Society would like to thank everyone who came down for the Run; your support has been a great encouragement to us!

As the first event of Medix 2007 draws to a close, keep a lookout for more fun-filled activities coming your way in 2007! See you there!

run for charity;
1:16 AM

Friday, January 26, 2007

All Charity Run participants who have signed up previously are required to register at the Registration Booth before they start to run.

Please be informed that we will not be providing any bag deposit service and will not be liable for any lost or damaged belongings.

We look forward to seeing you on Saturday and hope that you will find the experience enjoyable and fulfilling :)

run for charity;
10:28 PM

Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Runners are encouraged to come in red running attire in support of our beneficiary VSA Singapore, red being the coporate colour of our supported charity.

Be sure to wear our limited edition "heART for ART 2007" event wristband during the Run! You can buy the wristband at $3 per piece and all proceeds will go to VSA Singapore.

run for charity;
10:57 PM

Registration is now CLOSED. Those who still want to register but have yet to do so can register on the spot at the registration counter set up next to the track.

run for charity;
10:54 PM

Monday, January 22, 2007

Personalised certificates of achievemet will be given out to runners who have completed 10 laps or more! Rememeber, the more you run, the more you raise for charity!

See you on Saturday!

run for charity;
12:16 AM

Sunday, January 07, 2007

run for charity;
2:24 AM

Saturday, January 06, 2007

heART for ART

Very Special Run Medix 2007

Welcome to our offical Event blog! Feel free to look around and remember to check this spot for regular updates on the Run! Registration closes on 24th Jan '07. Hope to see you there!

View our event listing on HOOKED here.

I run for charity. What about you?

run for charity;
12:34 AM

I run for charity. What about you?

heART for ART Very Special Run Medix 2007 is a Charity Run organised by the NUS Medical Society as the first of many events lined up throughout the year...
MEDIX 2007.

About Our Beneficiary - Very Special Arts (VSA) Singapore

VSA Singapore seeks to provide people with disabilities with opportunities to access the arts for rehabilitation and social integration.

VSA Singapore's Objectives

1. To promote the educational, rehabilitative and therapeutic benefits of Visual and Performing Arts to the disabled

2. To integrate individuals with disabilities into mainstream society through the Arts

3. To assist individuals with disabilities to obtain financial assistance/independence through Arts-Making

We believe in the mission and vision of this charity in empowering people with disabilities so that they may realize their fullest potential in being useful and contributing members of society.

Website: www.vsa.org.sg

The Inspiration

The physically and intellectually disabled form an integral part of our society. Though many people actively befriend and interact with them as part of community service participation, few actually see them as a valuable and useful part of the community.

While it is usually second nature for doctors, medical students, and many people to show care and concern for the sick, it is also especially vital for medical students to have the same degree of compassion and love for other sectors of the underprivileged in our community.

As future medical doctors playing an important role in caring for the sick, needy and less fortunate, a group of us felt convicted and driven to highlight the important role that the physically and intellectually disabled play in our society, a group often neglected in terms of their contribution to our lives. In addition to the medical support they receive, we also believe in the therapeutic benefits the disabled gain through arts therapy, which greatly helps in the healing and empowerment process.

Event Aims

1. To raise funds for VSA Singapore's activities and programmes

2. To raise awareness of how the intellectually and physically disabled form an essential and useful part of our community

3. To build a sense of esteem and purpose among the intellectually and physically disabled by acknowledging and appreciating their artwork

4. To promote health and fitness

Making a Difference

For every lap run round the track, money will be raised for VSA Singapore. Proceeds go toward:

- providing grants, scholarships and awards for children, youths and adults with disabilities.

- training for people with disabilities, as well as their teachers, parents, volunteers in art forms adapted for therapy.

- recruiting of special education teachers.

- funding for overseas arts exchange and artist attachment programmes for VSA beneficiaries.

- public education for parents, teachers and volunteers working with people with disabilities.

- selecting and grooming of national delegates with disabilities for regional / international arts events.

- job placement of freelance artists with disabilities for various design, handicraft and entertainment commission projects