NPCC Alumni Dinner

cum community service fund raising project for NPCC-OEP

Date: Friday 31 August 2007
Time: 7.00pm to 9.00pm
Price: $50 per pax (8-course dinner)
Venue: Sembawang Country Club Chinese Restaurant @ Level 2
249 Sembawang Road, Singapore 758352 [Map]

This year, our NPCC alumni dinner will be a fund-raising event for the NPCC-OEP project just like for the Golf Event to be held on the same day. (It will be the same dinner as for the golf event. If you are participating in the golf event need not sign up for this dinner.)

interested members please click here to download registration and donation form and reply before 17 August 2007.

We would also like to take this opportunity to raise fund for National Police Cadet Corps Overseas Expedition Project (NPCC-OEP), an overseas youth exchange project which NPCC Cadets get to lead and organize expeditions to any ASEAN country, China, or India, to provide voluntary services for the needy communities there example by teaching their children in schools and helping them build or renovate schools and homes.

In 2004, NPCC collaborated with the Singapore International Foundation (SIF) to inaugurate the 1st NPCC-Overseas Expedition Project (OEP) to Yunnan, Peoples' Republic of China. This Service Learning OEP saw 20 youths involved themselves in community based project with the local villagers for 21 days under harsh living environment. [click here to see previous OEP report].

Your support to this fund-raising event will cultivate team spirit among cadets and inspire them through meaningful overseas community service, to make a difference to the lives of others, at home and abroad.

Informal Socials @ SPOM

Another Alumni event not to be missed

Friday 27 Jul 07 @ 7.00pm at SPOM,
Mount Pleasant Road
(near to old Police Academy)

Block this date on your calendar!

Take this opportunity to catch up with old friends and network with new ones.

The month end informal socials is on next Friday at Senior Police Officer Mess (SPOM). Let's make an effort to come and contacts all others for this informal networking and socialising. They may come earlier for dinner (dutch) at the cafeteria.

Let's get this socials revitalised again.

[Map] [Street Directory]

Visit To Police K-9 Unit

A community service event for Chen Su Lan Methodist Children’s Home cum leisure event for alumni members. The Police K-9 Unit is previously known as The Police Dog Unit. It was officially opened on 31 Jan 2004 for its new Mowbray Camp location at 2 Mowbray Road (off Choa Chu Kang Way), Singapore 688253.

Date: Thur 06 Sept 2007

Time:	Proposed Programme
0830 hrs	Departure from Children's Home (for the children of the Home)
0930 hrs	Arrival at Police K-9 Unit Short introduction of the Police K-9 Unit
0945 hrs	Witness dog training Security Dog (field) Narcotic Detector Dog (human search) Explosive Detector Dog (vehicle search)
1100 hrs	Tour or kennelling facilities
1130 hrs	Return to Children's Home
1230 hrs	Lunch at Children's Home (plan is subjected to changes)

This is on school holiday and hope that most of us can make an effort to be volunteers for this community service. This is also a leisure event for our alumni's family members.

We need volunteers to help in the event for the children, and also assist in logistic planning (transport and refreshment arrangement, goody bags for kids, etc).

Any volunteer? Please reply and submit your family members' names if they are coming. (We will confirm the payment amount per person once the volunteers have worked out the figures)

[click here to reply online]

[map of Police K-9 Unit]
[map of Chen Su Lan Methodist Children’s Home]

Golf Event for Alumni

A NPCC Alumni Golf Tournament 2007 Event to raise funds for NPCC-Overseas Expedition Project (OEP)

Date: Friday 31st Aug 2007

Time: 1300hrs (1pm sharp)

Venue: Sembawang Country Club,
            249 Sembawang Road, Singapore 758352 [Map]

Guest-of-Honour: Dr. Teo Ho Pin, Member of Parliament
            Mayor, North West Community Development Council
            (Dr Teo is also an ex-NPCC Cadet Inspector, 1977)

Trophies will be presented to top 3 champions and overall gross for both men and women catergories.

Participation fee:
- Individual ($200)
- Individual for member of Sembawang Country Club ($140)
- 1 Flight ($800)
- Corporate - Flight of 4 players ($3000) with 'Corporate A-Sign' advertisement at the Course Fairway

Format of play: Stableford

Lunch and dinner will be provided for participant

Lunch at Golfers' Terrace from 11.30am onwards
Dinner at 7.00pm @ Chinese Restaurant at 2nd Level (will be held together with the NPCC Alumni Dinner on the same day)

interested members please click here to download registration and donation form for more details, or contact Kester Tan for any enquiry.

The purpose of holding the NPCC Alumni Golf Event is to raise funds for National Police Cadet Corps Overseas Expedition Project (NPCC-OEP), an overseas youth exchange project which NPCC Cadets get to lead and organize expeditions to any ASEAN country, China, or India, to provide voluntary services for the needy communities there example by teaching their children in schools and helping them build or renovate schools and homes.

In 2004, NPCC collaborated with the Singapore International Foundation (SIF) to inaugurate the 1st NPCC-Overseas Expedition Project (OEP) to Yunnan, Peoples' Republic of China. This Service Learning OEP saw 20 youths involved themselves in community based project with the local villagers for 21 days under harsh living environment. [click here to see previous OEP report].

Your support to this fund-raising event will cultivate team spirit among cadets and inspire them through meaningful overseas community service, to make a difference to the lives of others, at home and abroad.

Corporate Sponsorship to support this community event would be most welcome. Interested corporation please contact Kester Tan for any enquiry. [Contact Details & Registration Form]

For individual who does not play golf, your contribution for donation to this fund-raising event would be greatly appreciated. [Donation Form]

We also need individual sponsorship for door gifts, lucky draw prizes, or other items to be used for event decoration. Your generous support will be crucial to make this meaningful event a success! [please contact Kester Tan for details.]

NPCC Inter-area Officers' Annual .38 Revoler Shooting Competition 2007

(NPCC Officer Annual Invitational Shoot)

This year's shooting competition (Finals) will be held on 25 Aug 2007 (Sat) at Home Team Academy Range. Stay tuned to find out more!

Competition Objectives
1. To raise the level of proficiency in musketry through friendly competition
2. To encourage a competitive spirit amongst officers of the Corps
3. To provide a feel for management and conduct of range target shooting

Dates of Preliminary
21 Jul 2007

Date of Finals
25 Aug 2007

Competition Venue
Home Team Academy Range

Deadline for Nomination
6 Jul 2007

NPCC Alumni came in 2nd postition last year for the 2006 Inter-Organisation Invitation Shoot (Mr Tan Puay Kern Challenge Trophy) while our alumni member Teo Chun Liang scored a perfect 200 marks.

Any member who is interested to represent the NPCC Alumni team for this year competition, please email to activities@npccalumni.org.sg or

click here to submit your name to us online

Teo Ho Pin

Dr Teo Ho Pin is a Mayor of North-West District and Member of Parliament for Bukit Panjang Constituency in Singapore. He is also the President of the Building & Estate Management Alumni Association of National University of Singapore over the past decade. Dr Ho will be presented with the NUS Distinguished Alumni Service Award on 5 July 2007.

Dr Teo was an NPCC cadet of New Town Secondary School (1973-76) and cadet inspector (1977-78). He was also very active in Singapore Lifeguard Corps and NUS Lifeguard Corps. He was the top 1st year student and subsequently graduated in 1985, with Honours in Building from the National University of Singapore (NUS). After graduation, he joined NUS as a teaching staff in the Department of Building. With the NUS Overseas Graduate Scholarship, he attained his masters in Project Management (Top M.Sc Student) and doctorate in Building (PhD), from the Heriot-Watt University, UK.

Dr. Teo's first experience as a volunteer was during his secondary school days, where he was in the National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC). He was very involved in his CCA, which provided opportunities for him to be involved in community work. During his days in NPCC, he was a shooting instructor at the Police Academy. When he became a MP, he was invited back to his secondary school to officiate the school's commemoration day.

He became the Chief Executive Officer of Jurong Town Council in 1991. As the Chief Executive, he was responsible for the management of over 40 000 units of HDB flats. In 1997, he was elected as MP for Sembawang GRC, which sparked off his career life as a MP.

Dr. Teo has been in the Grassroots for over 25 years, dating back to 1981, where he first joined the Grassroots volunteer as a Young Executive Committee (YEC) member during his university days. When he was running the town, one of the MPs nominated him to be a potential candidate to be a MP. Dr. Teo then joined the Sembawang GRC, which was a 6 member GRC. After which, he was appointed by the Prime Minister to become a Mayor, in year 2001.

Over the last 10 years, Dr. Teo has been playing his part well as a MP and a Mayor, by serving and bonding the community. When he was appointed to become a Mayor, the first thing that he did was to help the retrenched and unemployed. The passion that Dr. Teo has towards his job was evident. “I’ll work with grassroots leaders and MPs to see how we can match jobs for those who need them. We'll also look into how we can help those making adjustments in their family lives as a result of the recession,” he said, when interviewed by The Straits Times on 17th November 2001.

When faced with a challenge, Dr. Teo would always work it out with his partners. By making things transparent, he would get more heads to come in together and think of a way to overcome the challenge. Dr. Teo works together with the respective Grassroots Organizations, the People’s Association, and other voluntary welfare organizations, and under his good leadership and guidance, they were able to get things done. One of his ex-employee commented that Dr. Teo was “very good at garnering grassroots support” and “very prompt in deciding how to deal with the issues of the day”.

Apart from being a MP and a Mayor, Dr. Teo also has a family with 3 children. Having such a busy job with long working hours, Dr. Teo has to be able to strike a balance between his career and family. However, it isn’t easy to do so. Even with proper time management, he still has to sacrifice some family time. Despite so, Dr. Teo is able to maintain his family well, because of the strong support and understanding from his family members.

[click here to see Dr. Teo Ho Pin in cadet inspector course 1977]

[A weblog of - Dr. Teo Ho Pin]