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RAS organised its first three-day carnival from 3rd to 5th December in conjunction with its LOO (Let's Observe Ourselves) Awards ceremony which was held for the first time last year. A total of 40 nominations were received and 21 recipients were selected to receive the awards from Guest-of-Honour Dr Amy Khor, Minister of State for the Environment and Water Resources at the National Library Building. The 21 recipients also included five recipients under a new Best Happy Toilet category namely the best coffeeshop, hawker centre, foodcourt, shopping centre and Happy Toilet of the Year 2010.
The awards ceremony was held on the first day of the carnival. At the carnival, partners and sponsors namely the NEA, PUB, Singapore Cancer Society, WDA, WTO, Rentokil Initial, Qool Enviro and Northern Ecotech featured products and services related to the restroom environment. RAS also showcased its mobile exhibition - RAS Learning Pavilion - on the different facets of sanitation development in Singapore since the 1960s. Visitors to the carnival also attended talks and participated in educational games and activities such as the Loo Quest, a restroom-etiquette version of snakes and ladders.
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The 15 recipients' names of our inaugural LOO Awards were announced at a media conference held in a Koufu's - one of the award recipients - coffeeshop namely the Ang Mo Kio VariNice Eating House for the first time.
After the media conference, RAS conducted a hand-washing exercise, a joint initiative sponsored by Initial Hygiene, for the stall holders and staff of VariNice Eating House. Everyone present was invited to join in the exercise. Mr Wan Chong Hock, the Chief Executive Officer of Ang Mo Kio - Yio Chu Kang Town Council was also at the event to present the 4-Star Happy Toilet certification to Ang Mo Kio VariNice Eating House. This coffeeshop toilet is also the first 4-Star Happy Toilet in the Central Singapore district.
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RAS launched the LOO - Let's Observe Ourselves - campaign at the Singapore Zoological Gardens to achieve its 2010 goal of sprucing up 70% of local public toilets to a minimum 3-star Happy Toilet rating. More than 150 guests from our participating organisations, partners, supporters, sponsors and school representatives including journalists from various media attended this milestone event.
The Guest-of-Honour, Dr. Amy Khor, Senior Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment and Water Resources witnessed our President and representatives from our participating organisations, partners, supporters and sponsors signed a LOO Pledge. After the LOO Pledge, RAS took the opportunity to introduce its pioneer batch of Eco-Assessors at a photo-taking session with Dr. Khor.
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In collaboration with a group of SMU undergraduates, the Restroom Association of Singapore (RAS) celebrated World Toilet Day 2007 on 19 November by paying tribute to "Toilet Cleaners- The Unsung Heroes".
Spun off from a Community Service Project initiated by a group of SMU students, the appreciation event was specially held for SMU's toilet cleaners from A & P Maintenance Services Pte. Ltd to commemorate this day. Highlights of the event include a montage made by SMU students in tribute to the toilet cleaners and a plaque presentation to SMU's toilet cleaners.
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19th November is World Toilet Day.
As a founding member of the World Toilet Organisation (WTO), RAS participated in the World Toilet Day (WTD) Celebrations 2006 organised by WTO.
In fulfillment of this year's WTD theme - "Youth for Public Health", Chong Boon Secondary School jointly partnered RAS to produce a video about the local toilet culture and how it has evolved over the years.
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