RAS launches SaniGives: Buy ∙ Give ∙ Help
On 17th
November at the ninth LOO
(Let’s Observe Ourselves) Awards ceremony, RAS launched SaniGives which literally
means “Giving for Sanitation”. It is a holistic initiative to raise public awareness
about showing kindness and recognition towards fellow cleaning
attendants. Under the holistic SaniGives initiative, individuals can be
SaniGivers to:
·
Buy products
and services from fundraising partners
·
Give
donations to fund appreciation activities
·
Help
volunteer in appreciation activities
The SaniGives tagline, "Buy ∙ Give ∙ Help", urges all individuals to be SaniGivers to
take some or all of the above actions. They can choose to BUY products
from RAS partners, which will either make a donation to the RAS, for
every purchase made by the individuals, and/or give discounts to RAS
donors and volunteers. SaniGivers can visit www.giving.sg/RestroomAssociation
to GIVE donations to the RAS. They also have the option to either HELP to
volunteer in any upcoming appreciation activities organised by the RAS or
involve their friends to organise appreciation activities on their
preferred dates. The public can visit www.toilet.org.sg/sanigives
for more details or download the LOO (Let’s Observe Ourselves)
Whiz restroom-cleaning
mobile game from Apple App Store or Google Play Store
and browse for more information about SaniGives from the game’s
menu.
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RAS gives out 42 awards at the
ninth LOO (Let’s Observe Ourselves) Awards
On 17th November in commemoration of World Toilet Day, the LOO Awards was held at Our Tampines Hub to recognise 42 exemplary
LOO
Awards recipients comprising organisations and individuals.
This included 1
Platinum preschool under the Happy Toilets @ Preschools Programme,
6 Platinum
STAR and 20 Gold STAR
schools awarded under
the STAR (Sustaining Toilets As
Restrooms) Awards Programme. In his speech, North East District Mayor
Desmond Choo strongly commended
the outstanding achievements of the award recipients and singled out 66
year-old Madam Yu Lee Wah from Springmount Services for her learning
spirit. She has 24 years of cleaning experience and given her age, this
did not deter her from completing four WSQ environmental cleaning modules
including washroom cleaning less than a year ago!
After making his speech, Mayor Choo had a
firsthand experience of the LOO (Let’s Observe Ourselves)
Whiz restroom-cleaning mobile game. This was followed by a
tour of the exhibition booths of Adkel
Solutions, Adsec Global, Aeora Lab, TOTO Asia Oceania, Viso
and World Toilet Organization.
The bidet easy washer from Adkel Solutions can be easily installed to
existing toilet bowls. Adsec Global offers its ozone water anti-bacteria
products which can be effectively used for washing of hands, laundries
and vegetables. Toilet users who wish to eliminate their own embarrassing
odours can try the pocket-friendly product offered by Aeora Lab. New home
buyers and owners who are considering a makeover for their existing bathrooms
can approach TOTO Asia Oceania for their wide range state-of-the-art
sanitary wares such as their suite collections. Better air quality at
home without the unwanted noise can be achieved with innovative silent
air purifiers from Viso. Finally, let’s not forget about World Toilet Day
which was first initiated by the World Toilet Organization on 19th
November 2001 and offically
declared by the United Nations in 2013.
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RAS presents vouchers to cleaning
attendants at Our Tampines Hub
Apart
from holding the LOO Awards on 17th November, RAS extended its outreach to
the public about SaniGives over the weekend from 18th to 19th November. RAS
is heartened to have the first batch of SaniGivers from the Victoria
Junior College Interact Club (VJCIC) to help in outreach activities to
educate the public about showing kindness and recognition to cleaning
attendants. The VJCIC SaniGivers undertook different roles on a rotational
basis as follows:
- Conducting an educational
game for the young
- Educating the young
during colouring activities
- Ushering and
distributing brochures to generate traffic
- Guiding the public to
play the LOO (Let’s Observe
Ourselves) Whiz game
- Taking photos
Both
days saw a total of 59 cleaning attendants presented with a total $2,360
worth of vouchers with each of them receiving $40 worth of vouchers. The
vouchers were purchased from donations made to the RAS. Excluding
attendants from Our Tampines Hub, attendants from nearby shopping malls
namely Elias Mall, Tampines 1 and Tampines Community Complex were also
presented with the grocery vouchers. At the LOO Awards, another $2,000
worth of vouchers were presented to 10 cleaning attendants, who each
received $200 worth of grocery vouchers and a plaque, for their strong
commitment in maintaining quality restrooms.
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RAS launches LOO (Let’s Observe Ourselves) Whiz mobile
version
In
its bid to raise public awareness about SaniGives, the RAS collaborated
with the Nanyang Polytechnic’s School of
Interactive & Digital Media to develop the mobile
version of LOO Whiz. The LOO Whiz is a
restroom-cleaning game for gamers to
experience the demanding work of a restroom attendant due to poor user behaviour.
The purpose of the game is to educate the public to better appreciate the
efforts of the attendants by acting responsibly. The
game is now available for download at Apple App Store and Google Play Store.
Gamers
have to tap on the screen of the mobile devices to control the movement
of the game character LOO Whiz and tap on the screen to select the right
tools namely the mop, cloth and broom to clean up areas either dirtied or
vandalised by irresponsible users. Gamers will also need to frequently
replenish toilet paper due to wastage. The PC version of the game was first
developed and launched in 2012 at the LOO
(Let’s Observe Ourselves) Carnival & Awards held at IMM.
The PC version is available on the RAS
Facebook page.
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