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About
Us
 
Our
Mission
To
promote the practice and appreciation of oral storytelling in Singapore
Our
Objectives
● To
foster an appreciation of storytelling at home, in schools, in the
community and at work
● To
encourage and enable more people to tell stories by providing training
and storytelling opportunities
● To
support professional storytellers by establishing guidelines of standard
practice and providing a contact point for those seeking to hire a
teller for their event;
● To
disseminate information on storytelling activities in Singapore
● To
encourage storytelling in English, Mandarin, Malay, Tamil and sign
language
● To
work with existing organisations to promote oral storytelling activities
● To
foster links with international tellers and associations
Our
Logo
● Meaning
of Symbol:
The three waves represent stories and storytelling, sound waves, and the rhythms
of life. The waves emerge from a common source, i.e. the wealth of human
experience. Just as experiences are shared, spread and passed on, so the waves
ripple outwards.
● Meaning
of Colours:
The three colours represent the diversity of cultures and traditions which
storytellers source stories. Red is also the colour of life, and the colour of
the "Little Red Dot", i.e. Singapore.
Our
Membership
Strength
As of
11 Jan 2008, our membership numbers stand as follows:
● Ordinary
Members: 12
● Associate
Members: 60
● Friends:
47
Current
Committee Members
As
of 22 Feb 2008, the 2nd SAS Executive Committee (2008/09) consists of:
● President:
Kamini Ramachandran
● Vice
President:
Chuah Ai Lin
● Treasurer:
Mabel Lee
● Secretary:
Panna Kantilal
● Assistant
Secretary:
Dolly Leow
● Membership
Secretary:
Jessie Goh
● Members:
Rosemarie Somaiah, Sheila Wee
● Web
Mistress:
Verena Tay
Our
Milestones
● 22
Feb 2008:
SAS' 2nd AGM
● 27
Jan 2007–22 Feb 2008:
SAS' 1st Executive Committee (2007/08) consisted of:
- President:
Roger Jenkins
- Vice
President:
Chuah Ai Lin
- Treasurer:
Mabel Lee
- Assistant
Treasurer:
Panna Kantilal
- Secretary:
Kamini
Ramachandran
- Assistant
Secretary:
Dolly Leow
- Membership
Secretary:
Jessie Goh
- Members:
Kiran Shah,
Rosemarie Somaiah, Sheila Wee
- Web Mistress: Verena Tay
● 27
Jan 2007: SAS' 1st AGM
● 13
Oct 2006: SAS' 1st Story Swop
● 30
Aug–9
Sep 2006: SAS helped organise and execute the 1st
Singapore International Storytelling Festival.
● 14
May 2006: On Mothers’ Day, SAS publicly launched itself with
Let’s Celebrate, a two-hour performance for families, featuring
stories told by the committee members. We filled all 182 seats in the
Asian Civilisations Museum Auditorium.
“I
really enjoyed the storytelling sessions by members of the Association.
The one on Mother's Day was thoroughly enjoyable, my daughters and niece
are still telling others the stories and sometimes acting them out!”
~
Marie Therese Tay, teacher and mother of Anne(10),
Therese(8), Claire(6) aunt to Kayleigh (7)
● 20
Mar 2006: Upload of first SAS website
● 16
Mar 2006: SAS signed an agreement with the National Book Development
Council Singapore to assist in the planning of the 1st
Singapore International Storytelling Festival (30 Aug-9 Sep 2006).
● 27
Feb 2006–27
Jan 2007:
SAS' Pro-tem Committee (2006/07) consisted of:
- President:
Kiran Shah
- Vice
President:
Chuah Ai Lin
- Treasurer:
Roger Jenkins
- Assistant
Treasurer:
Panna Kantilal
- Secretary:
Kamini
Ramachandran
- Assistant
Secretary:
Dolly Leow
- Membership
Secretary:
Jessie Goh
- Members:
Mabel Lee,
Rosemarie Somaiah, Verena Tay, Sheila Wee
● 27
Feb 2006: SAS was formally registered as a society (ROS No.:
2026/2006) with the Registry of Societies, Singapore.
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