{"id":16730,"date":"2021-10-15T11:51:11","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T03:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hometeamns.sg\/frontline\/?p=16730"},"modified":"2021-10-15T12:00:28","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T04:00:28","slug":"handmade-with-purpose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corpstaging.hometeamns.sg\/frontline\/handmade-with-purpose\/","title":{"rendered":"Handmade with purpose"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16730\" class=\"elementor elementor-16730\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42a7de1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"42a7de1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-853c558\" data-id=\"853c558\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff41fe7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff41fe7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Yellow Ribbon Project (YRP) youth volunteer Cheong Yen Ee shares her motivation for volunteering and how she uses her crocheting skills to show her support for ex-offenders.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59d13a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59d13a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>TEXT: MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS<br \/>IMAGES: CHEONG YEN EE<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16dc248 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16dc248\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Crocheting has been a hobby of Ms Cheong Yen Ee, 22, since 2018 \u2014 and she\u2019s so good at it that many of her friends have actually suggested that she start a small business selling her handicrafts. \u201cYet something always stopped me from pursuing this thought further,\u201d she says. \u201cDeep down, I knew I was doing this for a different purpose.\u201d<\/p><p>When Yen Ee first started her needlework, she remembered looking at her piece of poorly-crocheted fabric and thinking that it looked to be a wasted effort. But she was able to unravel her mistake and slowly, lovingly and meticulously re-stitch the yarn. To her, that moment symbolised a new opportunity, a clean slate, a time to start over. She felt liberated knowing that everyone has a second chance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d24758 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d24758\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>CREATING SECOND CHANCES<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9611da1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9611da1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-16733\" src=\"https:\/\/corpstaging.hometeamns.sg\/frontline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Yellow-Ribbon_V3-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"278\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/corpstaging.hometeamns.sg\/frontline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Yellow-Ribbon_V3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/corpstaging.hometeamns.sg\/frontline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Yellow-Ribbon_V3-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/corpstaging.hometeamns.sg\/frontline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Yellow-Ribbon_V3-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/corpstaging.hometeamns.sg\/frontline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Yellow-Ribbon_V3-1537x2048.jpg 1537w, https:\/\/corpstaging.hometeamns.sg\/frontline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Yellow-Ribbon_V3-1200x1599.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/corpstaging.hometeamns.sg\/frontline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Yellow-Ribbon_V3-1980x2639.jpg 1980w, https:\/\/corpstaging.hometeamns.sg\/frontline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Yellow-Ribbon_V3-scaled.jpg 1921w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 278px) 100vw, 278px\" \/>Yen Ee may not fully understand how hard it can be to make a fresh start in life, but she was eager to help inmates and ex-offenders.<\/p><p>\u201cI&#8217;m only 22 and I&#8217;m sure they are facing situations that are a lot harder than anything I can imagine. But I believe that the act of letting go and trying again is a collective effort. It is a laborious and tedious journey, but I hope that it will be one that gives hope to inmates and ex-offenders for their future,\u201d she says.<\/p><p>Yen Ee contacted YRP to propose a collaboration with them and was connected to a team of dedicated YRP staff.\u00a0She has been volunteering with YRP since February 2021.<\/p><p>Through a series of online lessons over the past months, Yen Ee worked with 36 volunteers from Singapore Management University and more than 50 inmates and ex-offenders from the Singapore Prison Service, halfway houses and shelters to teach them how to crochet yellow ribbons. She also created a tutorial video and conducted two Zoom sessions to train an additional 20 YRP volunteers for Project Crochet.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82754f7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"82754f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fac1ed8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fac1ed8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">KNIT YOUR SUPPORT<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed81e12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed81e12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">An ex-offender\u2019s rehabilitation journey often involves unravelling what has been done and making a fresh start, just like in crocheting. In a joint effort with inmates, ex-offenders and YRP volunteers, YRP is aiming to create 5,000 Yellow Ribbon Pins for the Yellow Ribbon Crochet Project. These pins will be included in the DIY Yellow Ribbon Packs that will be distributed to partners and the public through various platforms. \u201cWe hope to motivate every Singaporean to join the Yellow Ribbon Crochet Project and to show your acceptance and commitment to support second chances with every stitch,\u201d says Yen Ee.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Find out how\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yellowribbon.gov.sg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yellow Ribbon Singapore<\/a>\u00a0can help others gain a second chance.<\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.15pt; border: 1pt none windowtext; padding: 0in; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\">Visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mha.gov.sg\/volunteers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mha.gov.sg\/volunteers<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.volunteer.gov.sg\/ParticipatingMinistries?agencyOrg=%23tab-mha\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">volunteer.gov.sg\/mha<\/a>\u00a0for more information about their volunteer schemes or connect with the Home Team Volunteer Network on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/htvolunteers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/htvolunteers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@htvolunteers?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok<\/a>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yellow Ribbon Project (YRP) youth volunteer Cheong Yen Ee shares her motivation for volunteering and how she uses her crocheting skills to show her support for ex-offenders. TEXT: MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRSIMAGES: CHEONG YEN EE Crocheting has been a hobby of Ms Cheong Yen Ee, 22, since 2018 \u2014 and she\u2019s so good at it that many of her friends have actually suggested that she start a small business selling her handicrafts. \u201cYet something always stopped me from pursuing this thought further,\u201d she says. \u201cDeep down, I knew I was doing this for a different purpose.\u201d When Yen Ee first started her needlework, she remembered looking at her piece of poorly-crocheted fabric and thinking that it looked to be a wasted effort. But she was able to unravel her mistake and slowly, lovingly and meticulously re-stitch the yarn. To her, that moment symbolised a new opportunity, a clean slate, a time to start over. She felt liberated knowing that everyone has a second chance. CREATING SECOND CHANCES Yen Ee may not fully understand how hard it can be to make a fresh start in life, but she was eager to help inmates and ex-offenders. \u201cI&#8217;m only 22 and I&#8217;m sure they are facing situations that are a lot harder than anything I can imagine. But I believe that the act of letting go and trying again is a collective effort. It is a laborious and tedious journey, but I hope that it will be one that gives hope to inmates and ex-offenders for their future,\u201d she says. Yen Ee contacted YRP to propose a collaboration with them and was connected to a team of dedicated YRP staff.\u00a0She has been volunteering with YRP since February 2021. Through a series of online lessons over the past months, Yen Ee worked with 36 volunteers from Singapore Management University and more than 50 inmates and ex-offenders from the Singapore Prison Service, halfway houses and shelters to teach them how to crochet yellow ribbons. She also created a tutorial video and conducted two Zoom sessions to train an additional 20 YRP volunteers for Project Crochet. KNIT YOUR SUPPORT An ex-offender\u2019s rehabilitation journey often involves unravelling what has been done and making a fresh start, just like in crocheting. In a joint effort with inmates, ex-offenders and YRP volunteers, YRP is aiming to create 5,000 Yellow Ribbon Pins for the Yellow Ribbon Crochet Project. These pins will be included in the DIY Yellow Ribbon Packs that will be distributed to partners and the public through various platforms. \u201cWe hope to motivate every Singaporean to join the Yellow Ribbon Crochet Project and to show your acceptance and commitment to support second chances with every stitch,\u201d says Yen Ee. Find out how\u00a0Yellow Ribbon Singapore\u00a0can help others gain a second chance. \u00a0 Visit\u00a0mha.gov.sg\/volunteers\u00a0and\u00a0volunteer.gov.sg\/mha\u00a0for more information about their volunteer schemes or connect with the Home Team Volunteer Network on\u00a0Instagram,\u00a0Facebook\u00a0or\u00a0TikTok.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":16942,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-force"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Handmade with 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