Be prepared to be invoked with a sense of love, reflection and nostalgia at this year’s Young NTUC Celebrates! National Day 2012 on 9 August.
To be held at the Promontory@ Marina Bay, the event will see Young NTUC looking at Love and Reflection, in tandem with National Day Parade (NDP) 2012’s theme of `Loving Singapore, Our Home’.
Since its inception in 2007, Young NTUC Celebrates! National Day has been an annual highlight for the Labour Movement.
The celebration will see the coming together of more than 10,000 union members with their family and friends as they celebrate as one family, a community and as Singaporeans on the nation’s birthday. NTUC Income will once again be the proud presenter of the event.
Shared NTUC Income Chief Executive Officer Tan Suee Chieh: “As the first social enterprise set up by the Labour Movement to benefit the people of Singapore, NTUC Income’s development bears close parallels to the Singapore story.
Both started in challenging circumstances and have made tremendous progress through prudence, resolve and hard work.
Today, NTUC Income is very much a part of Singapore’s fabric and we are proud to sponsor Young NTUC Celebrates! National Day 2012 to commemorate our nation’s birthday with our fellow union members, their families and all Singaporeans.”
Young NTUC Celebrates! National Day 2012 event highlights will include the Great Young NTUC Sing-a-Long, led by Performing with Love by Active Youth (p.L.a.Y) members who are Young NTUC’s very own performance arts group made up of passionate activists and volunteers.
Apart from watching the live screening of NDP 2012 celebrations and enjoying the colourful backdrop of the fireworks, participants will also enjoy a time of symbolic candle lighting activity named `A Celebration of Unity’ to signify the solidarity and mutual support of the Labour Movement.
Said Young NTUC Executive Secretary Steve Tan: “Young NTUC is pleased to organise this companion event to the main NDP for the 6th time this year.
“Mobilising more than 10,000 union members, their families and friends, our event helps cement the role of the Labour Movement here as a constructive social partner in the development of Singapore.”
Alongside the festivities at the Promontory, the Labour Movement will also play a part in the parade and ceremonies segment of the NDP as one of the marching contingents.
The NTUC marching contingent has been part of the National Day Parade since the first parade in 1966.
