All About Active Community Leaders

[dreammom]

If you have decided to go thr. the RC route, be prepared to contribute and stay active…if not at the end of the day., you will not be "promote" to executive members and thus unable to register under phrase 2B. One of my friend joined the RC a yr ago but was not very active and thus was not promoted, now she has no choice to register under phase 2C.

[sunset_dae]

wow.. seem not easy leh

i shall apply for PV lst, if not successful then go volunteer in RC

Im at the website of http://one.pa.gov.sg, where can i search the SCM contact no?

[voltes5]

chie:

voltes5:

One CRITICAL thing to note here when you want to go via this route: make sure that whatever the SCM/ACM says MUST be in writing. You do not want to be treated as free labour. Try whatever means to get the agreement in writing. Take it from someone who was cheated.

Hi voltes5,

If you get into the committee and be an executive member, surely they will update the org chart or this will be minuted right, how can they \"cheat'? Can share a bit more of your experience?

Thanks & Best Regards,
chie

Sure thing.

When I apply to join grassroots, the SCM asked me why I want to do so. I told SCM that for full disclosure, I need help for Primary 1 registration coz my kid registering in 2009. SCM thanked me for being honest.

Then got offered observer status in CSC. I told SCM that CSC not counted lah and cannot get 2B recommendation. SCM say must start somewhere. Dun worry, SCM knows what I want and can progress me.

Me dumb lor...trusted SCM...and was super active. 100% attendance and volunteer here and there for all chapalang activity.

In May, I asked SCM to help me out for 2B then got shocked when told that first, i am not eligible coz less than a year. Second, CSC not counted.

I call to complain to SCM and got told that I was told these info from start. Big fat lie! I noticed something fishy when i email SCM but only get phone calls as replies. Now i think back and realize that there is deniability in a phone call. Your word against mine.

Complain to MP no use also coz policy is policy. In fairness to MPs, they tried to help but MOE policy is policy.

So I feel cheated. One joke also- SCM pretend to help me write letter to school principal to accept me. This is one big joke as principal cannot anyhow give me placing. I gave letter to principal and he practically said SCM should know this is not allowed. Just making me go in circles.

So beware if u take this route. Now, I am in Phase 2B coz of clan association. Luckily I had back up plan. Join clan...no need to do anything. Just pay annual fee. Also can get 2B.

Now u know why i feel cheated.

[sunset_dae]

Can anyone advise, Nanhua primary, henry park primary are under Holland bukit timah GRC?

[chie]

sunset_dae:

Can anyone advise, Nanhua primary, henry park primary are under Holland bukit timah GRC?

Hi sunset_dae,

According to this link: (http://www.moe.edu.sg/education/admissions/primary-one-registration/listing-by-grc/), Yes, both nanhua and henry park is under holland-bukit timah grc.

Best Regards,
chie

[chie]

voltes5:

Sure thing.

When I apply to join grassroots, the SCM asked me why I want to do so. I told SCM that for full disclosure, I need help for Primary 1 registration coz my kid registering in 2009. SCM thanked me for being honest.

Then got offered observer status in CSC. I told SCM that CSC not counted lah and cannot get 2B recommendation. SCM say must start somewhere. Dun worry, SCM knows what I want and can progress me.

Me dumb lor...trusted SCM...and was super active. 100% attendance and volunteer here and there for all chapalang activity.

In May, I asked SCM to help me out for 2B then got shocked when told that first, i am not eligible coz less than a year. Second, CSC not counted.

I call to complain to SCM and got told that I was told these info from start. Big fat lie! I noticed something fishy when i email SCM but only get phone calls as replies. Now i think back and realize that there is deniability in a phone call. Your word against mine.

Complain to MP no use also coz policy is policy. In fairness to MPs, they tried to help but MOE policy is policy.

So I feel cheated. One joke also- SCM pretend to help me write letter to school principal to accept me. This is one big joke as principal cannot anyhow give me placing. I gave letter to principal and he practically said SCM should know this is not allowed. Just making me go in circles.

So beware if u take this route. Now, I am in Phase 2B coz of clan association. Luckily I had back up plan. Join clan...no need to do anything. Just pay annual fee. Also can get 2B.

Now u know why i feel cheated.

Hi voltes5,

Thanks for sharing your experience. Not sure why the SCM does that. Maybe he needs volunteer in CSC and not other committees but if this is the case, he can be honest abt it rather than make the empty promise that he can progress u to other relevant committees which appears was not delivered. I can imagine the helplessness of \"Your word against mine.\". Lucky for u that u had a safety net to fall on.

Will be more careful. Thanks for the advice..:)

Best Regards,
chie

[titank]

By the wat what does SCM stands for? Wow going through Community Leaders really would be \"Mission Impossible\".

[sunset_dae]

SCM stands for : Senior constituency manager

i tink can try PV lst, after all we need to register 2 yrs ahead of P1 enrollement. if SUAY SUAY rejected by schools, then bo bian got to apply to be community member.

[voltes5]

titank:

By the wat what does SCM stands for? Wow going through Community Leaders really would be \"Mission Impossible\".

Not really. I would go via RC or NC. More transparent and less likely to rely on the whims of one person. Usually, the RC heads are genuinely looking to help. Note that they are not paid to head the RC. The SCM is a paid employee. They could care less about helping you as long as they get their salary. I'm sure not all SCM are like that but suay suay the one I met was.

I've got frens who did RC and they all got their 2B recommendations after serving a year of membership.

So I would think going via grassroots route is most difficult amongst the 3 routes to 2B. From my experience, clan membership was easiest. Then PV. Then grassroots. I tried all 3 coz kiasu mah. But couldn't get into PV balloting. Then went clan route and grassroots route as 2-prong attack.

Having said that- i got a fren who got SHHK clan sponsorship to 2B without being a clan member! So there is still this other niche route based on connections/guanxi.

[jan1003]

i went to my cc today to sign up for RC membership and now that i found that my address is not the same grc as the school i want…urgh!!!


anyone know which is the easiest committee under PA to join?