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LOOney News
Clean & Green Singapore
Schools’ Carnival 2007
 Once again, RAS’s
booth in the NPO sector of the carnival proved to be a hit with students
and adults alike. Taking the opportunity to promote awareness of the Happy
Toilet School Education (HTSE) Programme, the interesting display and
interactive games drew us crowd which expressed much interest in
participating in the HTSE programme.
RAS’s activities in the Wonderland (for preschoolers)
sector also proved to be widely popular as they learnt about good toilet
etiquette through “The Loo-tiquette Quest”, “Bin & Bowl”, “Germ
Catcher” and interesting activity sheets. Pictures showcasing the Happy
Toilet School Education for Preschools impressed many visitors as well and
garnered interest for the programme.
Australian
TV network visits Happy Toilets in Singapore
 23 October 2007 marks the day that
renowned Australian movie character Kenny drops by Singapore’s
Happy Toilets for the filming of TV series “Kenny- a World Tour of Toilets.
During
the loo trip, Kenny was “wowed” by the 5-star Happy Toilet at Tampines Street 11 Round Market and the Happy Toilet
Learning Journey in Meridian
Primary School. Not
only did Meridian’s students share their HTSE
experience with Kenny and crew, they also got their new Happy Toilet
audited by him and gladly received the Gold Award from Kenny’s
hands!
RAS participates in Semakau
Corporate Environmental Outreach Run
 As part of the Clean &
Green Singapore Programme, RAS participated in the Semakau
Corporate Environmental Outreach Run on 17 November whereby about S$390,000
was raised by more than 40 corporations to help preserve the environment.
Minister for Environment and Water Resources Yaacob Ibrahim flagged off the event, where heads of
companies traded their corporate jackets for shorts and T-shirts.
Other beneficiaries of the fund raised include
Singapore Environment Council, Climate Change Organisation, Singapore
Institute of International Affairs Haze Programme, WaterWays
Watch Society and Environmental Challenge Organisation.
World Toilet Day 2007
 In
collaboration with a group of SMU undergraduates, the Restroom Association
of Singapore (RAS) celebrated World Toilet Day 2007 on 19 November by
paying tribute to “Toilet Cleaners- The Unsung Heroes”.
Spun
off from a Community Service Project initiated by a group of SMU students,
the appreciation event was specially held for SMU’s
toilet cleaners from A & P Maintenance Services Pte. Ltd to commemorate
this day.
Highlights of the event
include a montage made by SMU students in tribute to the toilet cleaners
and a plaque presentation to SMU’s toilet
cleaners.
 RAS gets Creative
with Dustbin Art
Taking
part in “Creative Home” (a character development process involving the
transformation of a public necessity into works of art and meaning), RAS has painted a dustbin to promote good toilet
etiquette, encouraging public members to be responsible toilet users.
Along with 87 other dustbins painted with a
social/environment message, these dustbins are placed along Orchard Road
for public use.
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