We are trying to attract more Eurasian youngsters into sports during the year of the Youth Olympic Games 2010. Be one of the 1st 20 participants to sign up for the dialogue session and receive an autographed copy of “To the Finishing Line” by Eurasian Olympian Mary Klass!

Speakers include:

Mr. Chris de Souza (MP, Holland-Bukit Timah)
Dr. Bervyn Lee (Senior Director, Sports Pathways Development, SSC)
Mr. Kiran Kumar Gosian (Principal, Xishan Primary School)
Dr. Nick Aplin (Associate Professor, Physical Education & Sports Science (PESS))

Date: Saturday, 20 March 2010
Time: 2pm
Venue: Eurasian Community House

For more details and registration, please contact Patch 6447 1578.

We are looking for a team to work from home to provide customer appointment services. The basic criteria are as follows:

1. A bubbly personality and great voice.

2. Conversant with MSN Chat / Skype, Google and Excel.

3. Possess a PC with Internet connection.

4. Able to work from January to March 2010

What you get

1. Training

2. Basic Salary + Incentives

3. Flexible work hours from home!

4. No sales or selling involved

We only have 40 positions available. Please call Mr. Anthony Peter @ 83110930 immediately to book your place for our upcoming job briefing or email us at inquiries@teleconsultingasia.sg.

Looking for a Christmas gift? The Eurasian Association is proud to announce the availability of a new book called The Great Genealogical Search. Written by Eurasians, for Eurasians, this book, presented in the form of a case study, brings you through the different methods of research that you should know to discover your family history.

Amazingly, the book details the real life experience of the Shepherdson family in Singapore, recently featured on CNN.com (http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/11/09/dna.families/). Follow them on their 20-year quest through church records, the Internet and DNA tests in the tradition of a Dan Brown novel!

To learn all these and more, together with a complete resource guide, place your order for The Great Genealogical Search from the EA and receive a 10% off the retail price of S$24.90 (Valid till Dec 31st 2009). For more information or to order a copy, please contact Jacqueline Peeris @ 6447 1578 or email Jacqueline@eurasians.org.

Everyman’s Hero, written by the late Rex Shelley, will be officially launched by His Excellency Presidency SR Nathan on Monday 18 January 2010.

The biography sheds light on the life and times of famed gynecologist and nationalist Dr Charles Paglar (1894-1954). Hailed as a benefactor by many and blamed by some for leading members of the Eurasian community to Bahau in Negri Sembilan, Malaysia, during the Japanese Occupation, he remains an enigmatic figure in the long gaze of history.

The NewEurasian is a free quarterly magazine that has a readership of approximately 8000, including Members of Parliament, CEOs and professionals both Eurasian and non-Eurasian. To advertise your goods and services with us, please contact eber.christian@gmail.com. Attractive rates and discounts are available for members.

Share your talents and time with us and be rewarded in kind! The EA is always on the lookout for committed volunteers to help out in the areas of ration delivery, education, community bonding, dance and communications. In return we promise you loads of fun and the chance to bond with like-minded people.

For more details or to register as a volunteer, please contact Lorraine @ 6447 1578 or lorraine@eurasians.org.

The MOE Bridging Programme 2009 was conducted over 4 weeks, from 24 Nov to 18 Dec. There were 15 host schools evenly spread out in different areas of Singapore for the convenience of the students. This year, the SHGs expanded the Bridging Programme to reach out to more pre-school children from lower-income families who have not attended pre-school education or not being ready for Primary education with the necessary school readiness skills. Based on the recommendations from the Kindergartens, there were 277 students who participated in the programme, of which 3 were Eurasian students.

This December, join us in a special series of gaming sessions for seniors at the Programme Zone, Jurong Regional Library.

The games and consoles we will cover include Wii, Xbox and strategy board games. Each 2-hour session will be fully hands-on.

For dates and registration, please visit our GoLibrary portal at http://golibrary.nlb.gov.sg/. Registration is free, and on a first-come basis.

Male Eurasian talents wanted for a lead role in an upcoming local TV drama to be telecast on Channel 5 in 2010.

The Role: TONY FERNANDEZ

A former picture frame-maker who is vain and flamboyant. Tells everyone he’s “in his forties”. All talk no action.
After he retired he took his CPF and set up a wind-surfing business in Philippines that failed.

•     Ages from early 50s to early 60s.
•     Able to speak fluently and have a sense of humour.

Interested parties please contact Adrian Wong at mobile 97661649 or email to adrianwong@mediacorp.com.sg

Auditions are now open!

This year, as a milestone of our 90th Anniversary celebrations, a souvenir magazine will be produced in which families and corporations may send out messages and greetings. The souvenir magazine will have messages from VIPs as well as articles on Eurasians who have excelled in their fields and relate the history of the Eurasian Association. The advertising rates are as follows:

a. Prominent page       $2500
b. Full page                       $1000
c. Half page                       $500
d. Quarter page              $250

The magazine gives the unique opportunity to send personalized messages to your loved ones and friends in conjunction with our 90th anniversary and the New Year. These messages will be in the form of ‘bricks’ that measure a minimum of 8cm by 4cm and start from as little as $100.   Please note that these advertisements will not be entitled to any tax deduction receipts.

To advertise or send out a greeting in the souvenir magazine, please contact Lorraine@6447 1578 or lorraine@eurasians.org.