(EXPIRED) 9 New Year countdown parties organised by PA Grassroots Organisations (GROs) on 31 Dec 2016

Hard Court Opposite Choa Chu Kang MRT Station

• The countdown is themed “Countdown for a Cause” and aims to raise awareness for social enterprises such as Adrenalin, The Good Karma, I’m Soul Inc, among others.
• The countdown aims to promote inclusiveness as residents will be involved in some of the performances e.g. Social enterprise I’m Soul Inc will do a stage performance with elderly residents using musical instruments.

Marsiling Mega Sports
Park

• A Rock & Roll themed singing performance featuring music from the 70s and 80s.
• Residents can also capture moments and preserve memories of the night with their family and friends at an instant photo booth.

Chua Chu Kang CC

• Mass Zumba display led by the Chua Chu Kang Active Ageing
  Committee. The display will be the biggest Zumba gathering in Chua Chu Kang, which seeks to advocate healthy living for residents.
• To encourage residents to live and eat healthily, fruits will be also be distributed to residents who will be participating in the event.
• Residents will be treated to performances by local talents.

Open field beside
North Woodlands Way

• Residents can participate in a 1-hour Zumba dance led by PA
  trainers and residents.
• There will be performances put up by local talents including an Indian Dance item by interest groups and vocal performances from the winner and runner-up of The Final One.
• Residents will also be entertained by game booths.

Bedok Community Park behind Block 15, Bedok South Road

• The countdown will feature performances by local talents such as local band ‘Shagies’ and cultural dance items.
• Residents will also be treated to getai performances.

Bishan-Ang Mo Kio
Park, Grand Lawn 1

• The ‘Unity in Diversity’ Bottle Cap Mural Booth will be showcased at the Teck Ghee Countdown 2017 event. Mooted
  by Teck Ghee grassroots volunteers, some 2,000 to 3,000 residents residing in Teck Ghee will be invited to design/write on the bottle caps which will be used to form a 10ft by 24ft
  wall mural. Residents, GROs and community partners, such as
  schools and mosques, contributed the bottle caps to make this wall mural. The whole wall mural took 2-3 months to complete, including collection, designing/penning and piercing, and these will be ongoing until the day of event.
• The Teck Ghee Talent Time will also take place at the event, including categories such as Singing, Musical Instrument and Dance.
• Family-oriented fringe activities for all ages such as family frame, peg art workshop, kite making, a touch pool from the S.E.A. Aquarium, and carnival rides.
• Mass sing-along of popular National Day hit ‘Home’.

Hardcourt beside Block
215 Boon Lay Place

• Co-planned by student volunteers from River Valley High
  School, the theme for this year’s Boon Lay Countdown 2017 is “Vibrancy of Heartland” (文礼倒数2017 – 齐心向前，舞出 色彩).
• Resident performances such as martial arts demonstrations, band performance, dance items and game stalls along Block
  210-217 etc.
• Student volunteers will also accompany 40 wheelchair-bound residents at the event.
• Festive bazaar along the pathway near Boon Lay CC (held from 16 to 31 December 2016).

Hard-court opposite
Khatib MRT

• Hosted by DJs from Power98 FM and 88.3Jia FM, residents will be treated to performances by popular local artistes such
  as Tosh Zhang, Wang Weiliang and Kelly Poon.
• Residents can paint and write their wishes for the New Year at an arts booth. There will also be a Recycling Booth where residents can create their own friendship bands using old clothing.
• Residents can capture memories of the night at an Instagram/selfie competition booth and instant print the photos.

Anchorvale CC, Open
Plaza

• This year’s countdown is themed “Blast from the past, forward to the future”.
• Residents will be treated to performances such as Nostalgic Racial Harmony Dance, a combination ethnic dance of various races (Malay, Indian, Chinese and Eurasian).
• Residents can also participate in nostalgic games such as A Song to Remember, where songs from past TV programmes will be played and audience are invited to sing or dance along.

Telok Blangah Plaza

• Residents can join in mass workout, group exercise and social dance demonstration conducted by various interest groups
  and PA trainers.
• Residents can also participate in the Telok Blangah Challenge – Teams will participate in a 10-station game challenge comprising traditional games such as pick-up sticks, marbles etc.
• The Telok Blangah Diversity Banner, comprising 50 photos taken by Telok Blangah residents, will also be launched at the event.