Citra Ria Gemilang Sdn. Bhd.

Project Orion Affiliated Partner

Citra Ria Gemilang Sdn. Bhd. (CRG) was founded by a group of visionary entrepreneurs with over 20 years of experience in corporate gifts distributions, corporate event management and public relations multimedia promotion.

Accompanied by a strong team of marketing force and backed by a professional production team, they strive to fulfill the teams of their valued customers. If uncertainties occur from the customer regarding the choices of premium to choose from, the sales team will provide ideas to assist them in determining the best choice of products.

CRG also provides clients with very unique and highly successful promotional programmes and event services.

Creative, effective and efficient

Refined and renowned name for corporate merchandise

Gracious event management and multimedia promotion

Zonice Rovers

Project Orion Affiliated Partner

Zonice Rovers (ZR) are essentially, a gathering of a very passionate and driven 'Scouts' with the love for outdoor adventures cultivated from the old days of learned scouting activities. Zonice Rovers is a registered Rover Crew with the Scouts Association of Malaysia (Persekutuan Pengakap Malaysia/PPM.

They aim to:

• Provide a training centre to facilitate youth development and social integration;
• Unite fellow scouts and friends regardless of race, age and gender;
• Share their knowledge and resources for the benefit of their youths and society;
• Work together so that everyone can progress;
• Develop further their scouting passions into a substantial profession, and
• Enjoy the rewards and achievements together.
  

Meeting 5

Venue: Vivo City

1) Recee Trip Updates

- Questions from previous meeting answered

2) Operations Update

- Programme for Project Orion

- English Introductory Sessions

- Mangrove Replanting

- Post-Event Updates

- R&R Updates

3) Logistics Update

- Additions to team and personal packing list

- Stuff to buy for lessons and WWF Info Centre

- Stuff to buy for beach patrol and mangrove replanting

4) Sponsorship Updates

5) AOB

- Bicycles or car?

- The merchandise and transport discussion

- Liaisons with WWF and Malaysian Scouts

Associate Professor Diong Cheong Hoong

Project Orion Supporter

Dr. Diong Cheong Hoong, from National Institute of Education, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Science Education, is a leading sea turtle researcher in Singapore. Dr. Diong received his BSci (Hons) degree from the University of Malaya, before moving on to obtain his MSci and PhD degrees from the University of Hawaii.

Dr. Diong’s professional affiliations include the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, The Wildlife Society, The Herpetologist League, International Sea Turtle Society and the Institute of Biology, Singapore. Dr. Diong was the Chairman for Year of Turtle (YoT) Singapore in 2006 and a Scientific Observer for the 16th IBO held in Peking University, Beijing in 2005, amongst many others.

Apart from his interests in environmental science education and vertebrate ecology, Dr. Diong also has an immense interest in sea turtle nesting ecology and conservation. He showed his support for the project by taking time off from his busy schedule on a weekend to present his research and chat with the team during our pre-event visit to UWS.

National Youth Council - Youth Expedition Project

The National Youth Council aims to develop a vibrant, highly-connected and self-sustaining youth sector so as to nurture World-Ready Youth.

The Youth Expedition Project (YEP) has been a success since its inception in 2000, enabling over 9,000 youths to participate in about 400 community projects overseas. In early 2005, after the tsunami disaster, YEP also supported about 600 youths, spread over 50 teams, to assist in the rebuilding efforts in affected countries.

By participating in overseas projects, our youths gain a better appreciation of their life in Singapore and an increased social consciousness.

After the consultation with various stakeholders, the future direction for YEP is to encourage youths to see YEP not as a one-off project overseas, but a sustained activity with contributions to the Singapore community. More ground-up initiatives from youth and for the youth sector are encouraged and NYC will support a network of partners to share expertise and experience.

Project Orion - Rovering with Turtles

All About Orion!

The 2nd Scouts of the World Award Voluntary Service of the SWA Singapore Base. The first was Project Sirius - Rovering with Rhinos in 2007.

Project Orion will be held in Setiu, Terengganu, Malaysia from 20th June to 5th July 2009. With a main focus on turtle conservation, the team will be doing beach patrolling for turtle nestings, repairing and painting of the turtle watching hut and information and awareness centre in Setiu, beach clean-up, and mangrove replanting. Conservation is however never successful without the human aspect, which plays a major role, hence the team will also be interacting with the nearby villagers, providing English lessons and awareness education for both adults and kids, provision of stationaries and books, assist the local women in the cottage industry for revenue generation, and of course not forgetting fun and games with them!

The Name!

Orion is a prominent constellation, often referred to as "The Hunter". It is one of the largest, most conspicuous, and most recognizable in the night sky. Its name refers to Orion, a hunter in Greek mythology. Orion's brilliant stars are found on the celestial equator and are visible throughout the world. It was all these factors that we hope this project will be, and thus Project Orion was named!
The project also makes specific reference to the prominent asterism, Orion's belt, which is made up of three bright stars, signifying the three species of turtles involved - the Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), the Green turtle (Chelonia mydas), and the Olive Ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea).

Signed off,
Sijie
Project Advisor

Photos taken from:
http://www.malaysia-hotels.net/images/pic-terengganu.jpg, http://www.beartoothnbc.com/ktvh/images/Orion_000.jpg , http://www.geocities.com/abaastronomers/imgs/orion.gif, http://www.yoto98.noaa.gov/books/turtles/hawksbill.jpg, http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/images/olc/olive_ridley_leonard.jpg, http://www.seaturtlenet.com/Images/GreenSea/GreenTurtle15.jpg , http://www.wwf.org.my/about_wwf/what_we_do/freshwater_main/freshwater_conserving_freshwater_habitats/projects_sustainable_management_of_setiu_wetlands/setiu_issues/

Meeting 1

Venue: Spenelli @ The Heeren

1) Introduction by Team Advisor

2) Team Introduction

3) Project Introduction

- The SWA Voluntary Service component

- Partnership with WWF Malaysia and PPM

- Environmental conservation project

- Location, duration and details

4) Team Appointments

5) AOB

- Application of leave from school, NS