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Kathryn Shannon Sim Acting Public Relations Manager Singapore Recreation Club DID: 6430 7567 Email: shannon.pr@src.org.sg |
A. Rashid General Manager/Secretary Singapore Recreation Club Tel: 6339 9367 Email: gm@src.org.sg |
Celebrating
SRC 121st Birthday With His Excellency Mr S R Nathan, President Of
The Republic Of Singapore As The Guest Of Honour
SINGAPORE, 20 August 2004 – The Singapore Recreation Club (SRC) was established in 1883 by a group of about 30 members from the Eurasian community. Situated in an enviably prominent location, SRC, which occupies 20,000 sq. metres of land, straddles the civic district and the world-class arts centre at the Esplanade. The Club’s on-going commitment to its 6,500 members is to promote all forms of sports, recreation and social activities; and actively participate in activities of national sports associations and the Singapore National Olympic Council. SRC’s current elected President for the term 2004-2006 is Dr Johnny Goh.
More than 1000 people, made up of
distinguished guests, SRC members and their friends, and overseas associates,
will gather at the Padang on Friday, 20
August 2004 for the SRC 121st Birthday Bash, themed Country
Rock ‘N’ Roll.
Guest Of Honour
The Guest Of Honour for the event is His Excellency Mr S R
Nathan, President of The Republic Of Singapore.
VIPs
The VIPs
for the event are Mr Nasri Gustaman, Counsellor, Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia, Ms Tunku
Yan Nazihah bte Tunku Laxamana Nasir, member of the Royal Family of Johore
Bahru and His Excellency Mr Tan Kah Hoe, High Commissioner of Singapore to Sri
Lanka and Maldives, and SRC ex-President.
The Programme
The
programme for the festival includes evergreen
emcee Brian Richmond as the host and Indonesia’s top recording Country &
Western band, the Ole Friends. The party features performances by up and coming
young ballroom dancing talents, Edna Lee and Way Keen, as well as special Guest
appearances by Rob Fowler, Pedro Machado, Paul McAdam and Rachael
McEnaney, members of
the world renowned group of line dance instructors and choreographers, Masters
In Line from the United Kingdom. A charity auction will also be held in
conjunction with the Women’s and Kids’ Soccer cum SRC’s Line Dance Stars
Festival Charity Drive on Saturday, 21 August 2004.
Ole
Friends – Indonesian Recording Stars
Ole
Friends is one of the most popular Country bands in Indonesia. Led by homegrown
Indonesian recording star, veteran entertainer and lead singer, Tantowi Yahya,
Ole Friends is credited with the reason for the rising popularity of Country
music in Indonesia.
The steady
rise of the band, playing predominantly Pop/Country music - a genre hardly
looked at by other musicians, has gained its members plenty of media attention
and coverage, as well as ever-rising popularity on home ground and overseas.
Ole
Friends has over the years gained many loyal followers and can
currently be seen on a weekly show broadcast on TVRI, called Country Road.
Performing for the very first time in Singapore, more than 50 fans from
Indonesia have bought premium tickets to this event. All proceeds will be
donated to the four beneficiaries, namely Family
Life Society, Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (MINDS),
Singapore Amalgamated Services Co-operative Organisation (SASCO) and Chinese
Women’s Association, in
conjunction with the Women’s and Kids’ Soccer cum SRC’s Line Dance Stars
Festival Charity Drive on Saturday, 21 August 2004.
Specially flown in from Indonesia, the band will be present on
Friday, 20 August 2004 to perform Country music for all avid line dancers.
Masters In
Line - World Renowned Group Of
Instructors And Choreographers From The United Kingdom
Based in the United Kingdom (UK), Paul McAdam, Rob Fowler, Rachael McEnaney and Pedro Machado are accomplished dancer-choreographers and instructors in their own right.
Entry to the event is by registration only. Programme will
commence from 6.30am to 1.00am.
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About Singapore
Recreation Club
The commitment to sporting excellence is enshrined in the
Club's Constitution and prevails to the present
day. Formal approval for the adoption
of the Club crest was granted by the Registrar of Societies on 27
November 1978. The symbols and colours in the Club’s crest signify the following:
1. The
four arched pillars arising from a common base and surmounted by the Lion of
Singapore represent the people of the four main cultures who meet in common
fellowship and sport as members of the Singapore Recreation Club;
2. The
name of the SRC is incorporated in the design by its initials “SRC” in monogram
form;
3. The
number 1883 stands for the year in which the Club was founded;
4. The
colours used in the design symbolise the following:
Red
– the brotherhood of man in sport;
Navy
Blue – the nobility of good sportsmanship;
Gold
– the new era of the Club following the introduction of the new Constitution.
Notes To The Editor
About Members of
Masters In Line (MIL)
Rob Fowler
A Karate expert and a devoted family man, Rob
channels the same degree of passion and commitment to line dancing. He came
across line dancing being taught whilst on holiday in Wales in 1992. He
thought, "I can do that" and has never looked back.
Rob rose to become the UK's most sought-after
instructor, demonstrator and choreographer. He has travelled to USA, Canada,
Holland, Sweden, Finland, Norway, France, Germany, South Africa and around UK.
He continues to choreograph successful dances one after the other and his most
famous being "The Beast".
Rob runs his own club and has produced many very
successful students, including several World Champions. His devotion to
teaching has also seen many videos and instruction cassettes being produced,
earning him the titles of Personality of the Year, Instructor of the Year, Choreographer
of the Year and Peoples' Champion.
Pedro Machado
Pedro was born in Washington, D.C. in 1970 of
Portuguese decent. He began to develop his passion for dancing in 1993 at the
Cancun Cantina, in Glen Burnie, Maryland. Since then, he has danced on and
coached several award-winning dance teams, using his original choreography.
Pedro is highly in demand as a coach and
choreographer for both individual and team competitors. Some of Pedro's
original choreography include "Kick-N-Rock", "Funk-N- Groovin",
"King of the Road" choreographed with Jo Thompson, "Kiss
Me" with Chris Kumre and "Mambo No.5" with Anthony Lee. A judge
for UCWDC, he has judged for the TNN Wild Horse Saloon dance competition and
was an instructor at Cotton-Eyed Joe's, the No. 1 Country Bar in America.
Pedro sincerely believes that children are the future
of dance. He has been offered many opportunities to teach children around the
world. He not only uses his abilities to teach children but also helps
raise funds for needy children in England.
Paul Mcadam
Born in the quiet town of County Durham, England,
18-year-old Paul McAdam discovered line dancing when his Aunt encouraged him to
attend a line dance class with his brother one day. Since then, it’s been
uphill.
Talent spotted by Rob Fowler at a competition event
in 1997, Paul’s raw talent was evident and he was soon offered an opportunity
to train with Rob’s team in Liverpool. The rest of the story is history as he
smoothed up the ranks and soon became a natural foil for demonstrations and
specialised routines.
The highlight of Paul's competition career so far was
his double win at Worlds this year where he topped the Junior Teen Advanced and
Junior Teen Showcase divisions. Nevertheless, the engaging and humorous
self-professed all rounder is determined to master all aspects of line dance.
Today, apart from working on advanced routines,
developing his exciting, jazzy dance style and choreography skills, Paul is
working towards popularising West Coast Swing in U.K.
Rachael McEnaney
A dancer since the age of four, and with a family
background of Ballroom and Latin Champions, Rachael, through her love of dance
discovered and trains in many different forms of dance and began teaching line
dance in England at the tender age of 15.
With an ambition to dance and travel, her first
competition was the European Championships in April 1999, returning the
following year as a Superstar. Having won many British and European titles she
also took home a Double World title from Worlds 2000 as the Grand Classic and
Showcase Line Dance Champion, and was the first European female to qualify for
the Superstar Division. More memorably, she returned from UCWDC Worlds 2001 in
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada as the Female Superstar World Champion.
In 2002, Rachael formed Masters In Line with Pedro,
Rob and Paul. Looking forward, Rachael will continue to tour the UK as well as
Australia, Asia, Europe and USA.
About Family Life Society (FLS)
Family Life Society (FLS) is a non-profit
organization that offers counselling and care services as well as educational
programmes and resources to families and individuals. As directed by the
Catholic Archbishop of
Singapore, the Family Life Society was established as the Family Life
Bureau in 1983 by Father Edmund Dunne and registered in February 1985 under the
Societies Act of Singapore to promote understanding and respect for marriage,
family and human life.
About Chinese Women’s Association (SCWA)
Organise
social activities for their members and fund raising activities for various
charities. Main on-going project is the running of the Henderson Senior
Citizens' Home.
About Singapore Amalgamated Services Co-operative
Organisation (SASCO)
Singapore
Amalgamated Services Co-operative Organisation (SASCO) Ltd, an affiliate member
of the National Council of Social Services is a secular and non-ethnic
voluntary welfare organisation providing services to the poor and destitute for
21 years.
SASCO
was the first Co-Operative Organisation to set-up and run a Senior Citizens
Home in 15 October 1981 and a Day Care centre for the elderly in 18 June 1999.
To meet the growing needs of young children two childcare centres were set-up
for the middle and low-income families.
About Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (MINDS)
Movement
for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (MINDS) is one of the oldest and largest non-governmental organisations
catering to the educational, vocational, social and welfare needs of the
Intellectually Disabled in Singapore. MINDS operate five Special Education
Schools, three Sheltered Workshops, two Training & Development Centres, and
two Residential Homes, serving around 2400 Intellectually Disabled persons.
MINDS
was founded in 1962 under the name of the Singapore Association for Retarded
Children (SARC). It is a voluntary welfare organisation catering to the needs
of intellectually disabled persons and their families.
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