This is a video of our children from AWWA School who specially made the photoframes for the volunteers during our Volunteers' Appreciation 2011.

Cheers to all the volunteers in AWWA!

For some of the1001 fun pack in this year’s National Day Parade (NDP), the fun starts here in AWWA School as 40 of our students with special needs together with 25 SAF personnel help to pack the fun pack. It is a time where our students get to participate and join in the celebration of our Nation's birthday!

It was all smiles and laughter and a little break from their routine classroom activities. With the encouragement of volunteers, teachers and SAF personnel, they were able to pack 1001 packs in a day.

Packing sounds like an easy task, however for our students, it took them extra effort to do the job. The students enjoyed themselves very much and they had a sense of achievement when they managed to finish packing.

Overall, it was an unique way of celebrating the Nation's Birthday! Happy Birthday Singapore!

By: Sebastian Soon , AWWA

AWWA TM United team has scored their successive international championship in a Futsal tournament held at Manila Philippines in June 2011. The event was co-organised by Philippines Disability Association and Kids Inclusive Sports Club Singapore.

Five teams participated in the event and AWWA TM United team won the victory cup for Singapore!

The event was honoured by the presence of ASEAN Paralympics Committee and FIFA representatives. AWWA TM United Team did so well that they were recommended to register under the Paralympics council!

In celebration of AWWA's 40th Anniversary, AWWA and its beneficiaries have managed to raise $14,858.23 for The Straits Times School Money Fund which provide pocket money for the needy students in Singapore.

The funds was raised by our beneficiaries and AWWA staff through setting up stalls at our Carnival and Donation drive respectively.

"Helping others lifts the self-esteem of our clients and makes them feel good, rather than simply being helpless. We've been taking from others, so we feel it's time for us to give something back and not be so fixated on helping ourselves."

~ Mrs Sandra Berrick, AWWA President

Congratulations to our AWWA TEACH ME’s Soccer team on winning the Singapore – Malaysia Futsal Exchange 2011

AWWA TEACH ME’s soccer team(AWWA TM United) participated in the Singapore – Malaysia Futsal Exchange 2011 on 26

February 2011 held at The Sports Planet Futsal Arena, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia (The event was organized by Kids Inclusive Sports Club in collaboration with IMC – Pan Disability Football Malaysia.) Six teams participated in the event and the tournament format was on league basis where they played against all the teams. AWWA TM United entered the finals.

In the finals, AWWA TM United were pitched against the Malaysian Cerebral Palsy team comprising of some paralympians. The youth did AWWA proud playing 4 matches and winning them all bringing home the championship cup for Singapore. The star player of AWWA TM United, Khairul Anwar (Captain of the team) received the Best Player trophy. He scored 10 goals in the tournament.

The event was graced by VIPs, Y Berbahagiya Datuk Rajagopal Malaysian National Football Team coach, YB Dato Subahan Kamal Malaysian National Football Team Manager, Mr Franky Thanapal Singapore Disability Sports Council President, Mdm M B Karim Kids Inclusive Sports Club Chair Person and En Musa Yusof Tourism Malaysia, Director of International Marketing Division.

AWWA is proud of AWWA TM United’s achievement and we are looking forward for more support from the community as they embark on the journey to represent Singapore in disability soccer.

About AWWA TEACH ME’s Soccer Team (TM United)

AWWA TEACH ME’s soccer team (TM United) with physically challenged players was first formed in 2003. The game was introduced as a form of rehabilitation for children and youth with physical challenges who are clients of AWWA TEACH ME. Soccer training is either used as a form of regular therapy or complement therapy that these clients are already receiving.

TM United soccer team played in tournaments and friendly matches over the last few years with teams made up of able-bodied players or physically challenged youth e.g They played in Brother-AWWA Street Soccer Tournament and a friendly match against Johor Spastic Centre.  The regular training and bonding has helped not just the needs of therapy but has build confidence into a group of youth to achieve more.