Recent Community Outreach – Kayak & Clean

Written by Max Shaw, 17 years old

My family has been Members of the Singapore Cricket Club for about five years; we have always enjoyed the Club, and it is also really nice to participate in some of the experiences the Club organizes that highlight social responsibility. Last year we were able to take part in a beach clean-up which took a lot of hard work but was ultimately a rewarding experience with a lot of positivity from everyone who took part. Singapore is generally much cleaner than most other countries, but there is always more we can do when it comes to cleaning up the rubbish that collects in the water, damaging the environment and the habitat. I really think that SCC has done an amazing job in opening my eyes to the amount of trash and waste that lies and floats around our rivers. I found the whole experience to be productive but also a lot of fun as the venture of paddling around the center of the city and collecting trash that floated in the water made for some good conversation and laughs along the way.

With the activity taking place around midday, the weather was extremely hot. Yet it allowed for my family and me to experience many interesting interactions, like the wide variety of tourist boats that came and passed us, multiple rowers (seemingly in training) and many people enjoying a day out on or around the river. The overall environment was very relaxing as the cooling water from the river tackled the overbearing heat and the location was surprisingly beautiful in some of the areas where there were moments where you could get a perfect view of the city.

At school we are required to complete C.A.S. (Creativity, Activity, Service) objectives and being able to sign up to SCC organized events such as the Kayak and Clean-up is very helpful for this process in addition to being for a good cause. We have signed up to do the Kayak Clean-up again in a couple of weeks and I hope to be able to seize other opportunities, hopefully working with animals through the S.P.C.A or other similar organizations.

It was a good day out and I would recommend SCC organized events such as these to other families.