Wear a yellow ribbon in the month of Sept 2007.
Join us and thousands of others in an act of acceptance by wearing Yellow Ribbon this September.
Show your support for 11,000 ex-offenders released each year as they reintegrate back into society and their homes.
This year, we will make a special effort to wear the ribbon on Friday 7 September, where ribbons will be distributed on the streets to raise funds.
Proceeds collected will go to the Yellow Ribbon Fund, that supports rehabilitation and reintegration programmes for ex-offenders and their families.
For more information on the Yellow Ribbon Project and the activities mentioned, please log on to
www.yellowribbon.org.sg or call 6511 0607
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Yellow Ribbon Walk
(Sunday) 2 September 2007, 7.30am
Starting Point: Pasir Ris Town Park
Admission is free
Celebrate second chances and express your support for ex-offenders and their families at the Yellow Ribbon Walk (3.5KM) from Pasir Ris Town Park to Prison Link Centre (Changi), where the Yellow Ribbon Fair Awaits for you!
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Yellow Ribbon Fair
(Sunday) 2 September 2007, 10am to 5pm
Venue: Prison Link Centre (Changi)
Admission is free
Come and learn more about our rehabilitation efforts and witness our inmates' and ex-offenders' talents as they present their songs, poetry, art and multimedia showcase.
Fair Highlight:
01. Tie-A-Yellow Ribbon- Come and tie your Yellow Ribbon on our Yellow Ribbon Trees as a symbolic gesture of your acceptance.
02. Experience the Journey of Rehabilitation - Get to know about inmates' and ex-offenders' contribution to the community, as well as the inspiring testimonies of ex-offenders as they reintegrate back into society.
03. Launch of the book "Giving Back" - A collection of winning heartfelt and inspiring poems and stories by the winners of the Yellow Ribbon Poetry & Storytelling Competition 2007.
04. Yellow Ribbon Cookies - Specially baked by inmates with different toppings. At only $1 per piece, proceeds will be donated to the Handicaps Welfare Association.
FREE Shuttle Service for both the walk and the fair from 7am to 4.30pm at the following locations:
01. Outside Tanah Merah and Tampines MRT Stations.
02. Along Pasir Ris Park Carpark C, D and F
03. Bus Stop opposite Downtown East.
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Yellow Ribbon Community Art Exhibition
(Saturday) 22 and 23 September 2007
9.30am to 6pm
Venue: The Arts House (Old Parliment House)
Admission is free
Prison art moves one notch up as we exhibit the best talents from our annual Yellow Ribbon Project Creative Festival.
Meaningful artistic expressions by inmates will take center-stage at this first-ever unique and educational public exhibition. Ex-offenders will also present original songs, poetry and stories.
Be inspired by their creative works.
The Exhibition will showcase the '5 Phases of Rehabilitation':
Phase 1: Faces of Youth Rebellion
Phase 2: Walls of Reflective Realisation
Phase 3: A Journey of Transformation
Phase 4: Community Acceptance & Family Reconciliation
Phase 5: Gift of 'Renewed' Life.