Boys Brigade

The Boys’ Brigade 64th Singapore Company aspires to instill confidence in our boys through opportunities for developing leadership, managing projects and building skills. It also raises awareness of the Boys to the needs of others and encourages them to engage in activities and projects in which they can care for the community at large. In addition, the Boys are empowered in creative decision making at all levels of the organisation and take up responsibility suitable to their age and capacity.

2017 was an exciting year for 64th Company. It commemorated The Boys’ Brigade Day in conjunction with the CCA Open House in January which drew a recruitment of 8 members for the new year. This year saw the 64th Singapore Company being awarded the Silver Award for the J M Fraser for Excellence Award for the very first time in its 25-year history, since the humble days of beginning at Teck Ghee Community Club.

Throughout the year, the Boys’ honed their leadership skills as well as learnt new skills including navigation, drills, kayaking, first aid and leadership. The Boys were also encouraged to look out for their fellow Boys in their squads to show care and concern for one another. In the pursuit of a mindset of excellence, the Boys also competed in the annual BB Blaze adventure race, where the Boys did the Company proud by clinching the Silver Honours Roll, again for the first time in the Company’s history. The annual fundraising efforts showed the perseverance of the company which was placed on the Bronze Honour Roll for BB Week 2017 for several consecutive years.

This year, under the guidance of adult officers, the Boys planned and executed a BB Cares event where the Boys showed compassion and empathy to members with special needs from MINDSville through having dialogue sessions and accompanying them to a games carnival organised by Boys’ Brigade HQ.

For the second consecutive year, the Company is proud to have produced another Boy who earned the highest and most prestigious title in the Seniors’ Programme, the Founder’s Man. Leadership qualities of the Boys were recognised with the conferment of the Founder’s Man to our CSM SSG Teg Singh Tiwana.

As 2017 draws to a close, the Company will be celebrating its 25th Anniversary together with 52nd Girls’ Brigade at St Margaret Secondary School and St John Chapel. The Company hopes to see the coming together of old and current Boys as well as partners and sponsors at our 25th Anniversary Thanksgiving Dinner on 19 November 2017. Indeed, it will not be just a night of thanksgiving but also a reunion for many of our old Boys.