‘TIS THE SEASON OF GIVING AT THE SPORTS HUB COMMUNITY PLAY DAY

Singapore, 27 November 2017 – Celebrate the season of giving at the Sports Hub Community Play Day on 2 December 2017, from 9am to 7pm. Held at the OCBC Square, there will be a line-up of activities from fitness workouts to performances, and even opportunities for the public to do their part for charity. 

Key highlights of the event include a one-of-a-kind 3-generation (3G) massage workout, where the whole family, juniors and seniors alike, can take part in a specially choreographed workout routine using hand-held massage hammer sticks1, G-Motion Fitness Marathon by Giordano featuring three hours of non-stop Salsation, Zumba, and Kardio Kickboxing workouts, as well as the KPopX Fitness Anniversary where everyone can dance to their favourite KPop hits! 

Guest-of-Honour Mr Chew Hock Yong, Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Social and Family Development, will kick-off the event and flag off the ActiveSG OAC Family AdvRace, a family-friendly adventure race. 

Various sports and fitness tryouts such as calisthenics, bike spinning, jump rope, and disability sports including boccia, wheelchair basketball and goal ball, will be available throughout the day, in addition to kid-friendly activities such as story-telling, colouring, kids Yoga, face-painting, movie screening, craft activities at the Sports Hub Library, and traditional games at the Singapore Sports Museum. There will also be free health assessments on diabetes and weight management, and health talks on heart and knee topics by medical professionals. Other fun activities at the Sports Hub Community Play Day include carnival and arcade games, festive market, and archery and laser tag. 

Mr Oon Jin Teik, Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Singapore Sports Hub, said, “At the Singapore Sports Hub, we are a firm believer of giving back to the community. Christmas is the season of giving, and we hope that everyone can share the gift of quality time with their loved ones and bond through fun fitness and sporting activities, as well as support our local charities at the Sports Hub Community Play Day. We warmly welcome all Singaporeans to the Singapore Sports Hub.” 

In conjunction with the Giving Week national movement, there will be onsite donation drives conducted by Focus on the Family and REACH Community Services (RCSS) at the Sports Hub Community Play Day. 

During the Giving Week from 28 November to 5 December 2017, participants taking part in the daily FIT-Sessions at the Singapore Sports Hub can also give as they wish to charities, Focus on the Family and RCSS, as they participate in the fitness workouts including Zumba, Boot Camp, Cardio Blast, SuperFit.Community (Run), and Yoga (Please see Appendix A for FIT-Session schedule). Funds raised for Focus on the Family will be used to conduct family life education to strengthen the institution of family, while RCSS will use the funds to support RCSS programmes and services that benefit low income and needy families, at-risk youths and the lonely and vulnerable seniors. 

The Sports Hub Community Play Day is a quarterly community engagement initiative aimed at bringing the community together and encouraging a more active lifestyle through sports and recreational activities. 

1 Free massage sticks will be up for grabs, while stocks last. 

Please see Appendix B for the Sports Hub Community Play Day programme line-up and Appendix C for the event map. For more information on the Sports Hub Community Play Day, please visit www.sportshub.com.sg/CommunityPlayDay. 

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Singapore Sports Hub
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Appendix A – FIT-Session Schedule

FIT-SESSIONS/ Plan your FREE fitness workouts with our new FIT-SESSIONS SCHEDULE

For more information, visit http://www.sportshub.com.sg/community/Pages/ExperienceSports/fitsessions.aspx.

Appendix B - Sports Hub Community Play Day programme line-up 

Appendix C – Event Map 

ABOUT SPORTS HUB COMMUNITY PLAY DAY 

The Sports Hub Community Play Day is a full day of play, where everyone in the community is invited and encouraged to participate in sports and fitness activities with a view to adopting an active lifestyle. 

Held quarterly, the Sports Hub Community Play Day also encourages patrons to discover the various facilities and participate in the activities available at the Sports Hub, thereby aiding in the pursuit of active lifestyles. Each Sports Hub Community Play Day is held at a different venue within the campus, thereby presenting different aspects of the Sports Hub. 

Typically timed to coincide with national school holidays, the Sports Hub Community Play Day also plays a dual role of promoting family and community bonding through shared sports and sporting lifestyle experiences. Every Sports Hub Community Play Day features free sports try-outs, fitness workouts, fun competitions, kids’ activities and more. Most activities are also organised in collaboration with public and private sector organisations. 

Collectively, the past six editions of CPDs have drawn more than 80,000 attendees and highlights of each, including a preview of the upcoming seventh edition to be held on 2 December, may be found below. 

Sports Hub Community Play Day | Inaugural edition – 11 June 2016 @ OCBC Square (9am to 6pm) 

• > 8,000 participants 

• Guest of Honour – Mr Lim Biow Chuan, Deputy Speaker, Member of Parliament for Mountbatten SMC 

• First session featured Sports Tryouts, Learn-to-Play sessions, Experience Sports programme activities including Pilates, Yoga, Kickboxing etc. 

• Launch of Fitbit FIT-Sessions with a mass Zumba workout; debut of Speedminton 

• Collaboration with Active SG, SportSG, and private sports organisations 

Sports Hub Community Play Day | Second Edition – 17 September 2016 @ National Stadium (9am to 6pm) 

• > 16,000 participants 

• Guest of Honour – Mr Tan Chuan-Jin, Minister for Social and Family Development 

• Largest Zumba workout held in the National Stadium with 3,248 participants and 66 instructors 

• Record 4 million steps achieved at the Sports Hub Community Fun Stepper 

• Transformation into Community Playground with Passion Children Football Carnival, Speedminton, Dodgeball, Frisbee, Kampong Games, Family fun activities and a Flea Market 

• Collaboration with ActiveSG, SportSG, HPB, MSF, NPTD, NTUC U Sports, FAS, Milo, Canon, BAS, OCBC, Singapore Slingers, ActivFitness, ESPN, Speedminton, and more 

Sports Hub Community Play Day | Third edition – 17 December 2016 @ OCBC Arena (9am to 7pm) 

• > 9,000 participants 

• Guest of Honour – Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth 

• Festive edition of Community Play Day 

• Charitable activity in collaboration with Singapore Disability Sports Council (SDSC) 

• Presentation of various sports with training facilities within OCBC Arena including Fencing, Netball, Silat, Badminton as well as disability sports 

• Collaboration with SportSG, and NSAs such as Volleyball Association of Singapore, Netball Singapore, Singapore Silat Federation, Singapore Chess Federation, Table Tennis, Singapore Disability Sports Council, and more 

Sports Hub Community Play Day | Fourth Edition – 11 March 2017 @ Water Sports Centre, Riverside Walk & OCBC Arena 

• ~ 14,000 participants 

• Guest of Honour – Mr S. Iswaran, Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry) 

• First water-themed Sports Hub Community Play Day 

• Debut of the Sports Hub-SDBA Century Race; introduction of special DB Hearts Race; Light Saber (duelling practice) and Blackminton 

• Collaboration with Singapore Dragon Boat Association (SDBA)and other organisations 

Sports Hub Community Play Day | Fifth Edition – 17 & 18 June 2017 @ OCBC Arena (10am to 9pm) 

• ~ 21,000 participants 

• Guest of Honour – Mr Baey Yam Keng, Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Community, and Youth 

• Themed Good Ol’ Wonderland to bring back the nostalgia of the pure family fun at the Wonderland Amusement park, which was located at the present site of Singapore Sports Hub from 1969 to 1988. 

• Key activity highlights include Good Ol’ Carnival Games and Amusement Rides, Bubble Playground & Bubble Show, Inflatable rides, Glowing Zumba and Parkour Workshop 

• Collaboration with SportSG, National Heritage Board, Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), Parkour Singapore, and Great Eastern Life 

Sports Hub Community Play Day | Sixth Edition – 16 September 2017 @ National Stadium (9am to 7pm) 

• > 18,000 participants 

• Guest of Honour – Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth 

• First super warrior-themed Sports Hub Community Play Day 

• Key highlights include Great Eastern Warriors Challenge (obstacle course), Stepper Stair-Climbing activity, Warriors Fitness Party, Sports Tryouts and Basketball Clinic with Singapore Slingers 

• Collaboration with Great Eastern Life, SportSG, Focus on the Family Singapore, Basketball Association of Singapore, Singapore Slingers, Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), People’s Association, 100PLUS, Coca Cola, Nestle, OCBC Cares, Starhub, B60, ActivFitness, and Families for Life 

Sports Hub Community Play Day | Seventh Edition – 2 December 2017 @ OCBC Square (9am to 7pm) 

• Guest of Honour –Mr Chew Hock Yong, Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Social and Family Development 

• Key highlights include 3-generation (3G) massage workout, G-Motion Fitness Marathon by Giordano, KPOPX anniversary dance off, ActiveSG OAC Family Adventure Race, a family games zone and festive market bazaar with local curators 

• Giving theme in celebration of the Giving Week, with onsite donation drives conducted by Focus on the Family and REACH Community Services 

• Collaboration with ActiveSG, SportCares, Health Promotion Board, People’s Association, Great Eastern Life, Community Chest, Giving Week SG, Focus on the Family, REACH Community Services, Singapore Medical Specialist Centre, KPopX Fitness, Jump Rope Federation, Shin Zhong Taiji Quan, SuperFit, ActivFitness, Team Axis, SerendipET, Giordano, Jakarta Radiant World, Jump Rope Federation, SuperLeap, and iSwitch 

The Singapore Sports Hub is Singapore's premier sports, entertainment and lifestyle hub with integrated community programming. 

Consisting of a unique cluster development of integrated world-class sports facilities within the city, it plays a critical role in accelerating the development of sports industry, excellence and participation, and will take sports to the next level in Singapore. 

Located on a 35-hectare site in Kallang, the Singapore Sports Hub includes the following facilities: 

• A new 55,000-capacity National Stadium with a retractable roof and movable tiered seating 

• The iconic Singapore Indoor Stadium 

• A 6,000-capacity OCBC Aquatic Centre that meets FINA standards 

• A 3,000-capacity OCBC Arena which is scalable and flexible in layout 

• Water Sports Centre featuring kayaking and canoeing 

• 41,000 sq m Kallang Wave Mall, including indoor climbing wall and Splash-N-Surf facility (Kids Waterpark, Stingray and Lazy River) 

• 100PLUS Promenade that encircles the National Stadium 

• Singapore Youth Olympic Museum & Singapore Sports Museum 

• Sports Hub Library 

• Shimano Cycling World 

• Daily community facilities and activities, including beach volleyball, hard courts (futsal, basketball and netball) lawn bowls, giant chess, skate park and running & cycling paths 

The Singapore Sports Hub, which is managed by SportsHub Pte Ltd, is one of the largest sporting Public- Private Partnership (PPP) projects in the world. It is also Singapore's largest flagship PPP project of this nature, and has won the Project Finance International (PFI) award in London in 2011, World Architecture Festival Awards for Best Future Project in the leisure-led development category in 2013 and Sports Building of the Year in 2014. 

For more information, please visit the Singapore Sports Hub: 

• Website: www.sportshub.com.sg 

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• Twitter: @sgsportshub